The Phantom Creeps
The truncated feature version of the 4½ hour serial about a mad scientist who attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Release Date
June 6, 1949
Popularity
1
Director
Ford Beebe
Writer
George H. Plympton
Writer
Basil Dickey
Where to Watch
Cast
Bela Lugosi
Dr. Alex Zorka
Dorothy Arnold
Jean Drew
Robert Kent
Capt. Bob West
Edwin Stanley
Dr. Fred Mallory
Regis Toomey
Lt. Jim Daley
Jack C. Smith
Monk
Edward Van Sloan
Jarvis
Dora Clement
Ann Zorka
Anthony Averill
Rankin
Hugh Huntley
Perkins
Monte Vandergrift
Jarvis Goon
Frank Mayo
West's Boss
Jim Farley
Harbormaster
Eddie Acuff
Mac
Ed Wolff
The Robot
Roy Barcroft
Parker (uncredited)
Lee J. Cobb
Road Crew Foreman (uncredited)
Charles King
Car-Crash Cop (uncredited)
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
This film is a cannibalisation of a series of twelve episodes cut (not particularly skilfully) into just under 80 minutes. As such, there are some glaring holes in the storyline as Bela Lugosi portrays a scientist who has discovered a new meteorite element and is determined to convert it into a whole range of useful things including explosives; a deadly Z-ray, a lethal gas; an invisibility contraption; a machine that can heal wounds and... the most astonishing and hysterical looking Inca-esque robot you've ever seen - as he strives for world domination and to stay ahead of the investigating G men. It's a hoot, and should be viewed as such - for heaven's sake don't try to make sense of it - it's just there to be enjoyed.
