| The Phantom Creeps | |
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| Directed by | Ford Beebe Saul A. Goodkind |
| Screenplay by | George Plympton Basil Dickey |
| Story by | Wyllis Cooper |
| Produced by | Henry MacRae |
| Starring | Béla Lugosi Dorothy Arnold Robert Kent |
| Cinematography | Jerry Ash William A. Sickner |
| Edited by | Irving Birnbaum Joseph Gluck Alvin Todd |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 265 minutes (12 chapters) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Phantom Creeps is a 1939 12-chapter science fiction horror serial starring Bela Lugosi as mad scientist Doctor Zorka, who attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions. In a dramatic fashion, foreign agents and G-Men try to seize the inventions for themselves.[1]
It is the 112th serial released by Universal Pictures and the 44th to have sound. It was adapted in DC's Movie Comics #6, cover date September–October 1939, the final issue of that title.[2]
In 1949, to broadcast on television, the 265-minute serial was edited to a 78-minute feature film.[3]
- ^ Kinnard, Roy (1998). Science Fiction Serials: A Critical Filmography of the 31 Hard SF Cliffhangers. McFarland & Co. p. 77. ISBN 978-0786437450.
- ^ Kohl, Leonard J (May–June 1996). "The Sinister Serials of Bela Lugosi". Filmfax magazine. p. 44.
- ^ The Phantom Creeps at IMDb