The Phantom (1943)

Directed by

B. Reeves Eason

Genre

action film, adventure film, superhero film, detective film

Country

United States

Runtime

4h 59m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A masked hero fights crime in the jungle with the help of his girlfriend and his dog. He battles a villain who wants to take over the world.

pulpyfast-pacednostalgiclight-heartedcliffhangerformulaicserialized

What happens

The Phantom is a 1943 15-chapter cliffhanger superhero serial, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed by B. Reeves Eason, and starring Tom Tyler in the title role. It is based on Lee Falk's comic strip The Phantom, first syndicated to newspapers in 1936 by King Features Syndicate. The serial also features Jeanne Bates as the Phantom's girlfriend Diana Palmer, and Ace the Wonder Dog as the Phantom's trusted German shepherd Devil (who is a wolf in the original comic strip). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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