Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)

Directed by

Wallace Grissell, Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt

Genre

science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

3h 39m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A scientist invents a machine that can transform matter. A criminal mastermind called Captain Mephisto uses the machine to try and take over the world. A hero must stop him across a series of dangerous situations.

pulpfast-pacedcliffhanger-heavyformulaicadventurousdatedcampynoir-ish

What happens

Manhunt of Mystery Island is a 1945 science fiction movie serial. It was the thirty-sixth serial produced by Republic Pictures (of a total of sixty-six) and the first released in 1945. It is the penultimate 15-chapter serial to be released by the studio. The year 1945, the end of the Golden Age of Serials, was the last in which Republic released any 15-chapter serials, the remainder being either 12 or 13 chapters in length. In 1966 footage from the serial was edited together into the 100-minute film Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine. Three of the serial's cliffhanger gags and set pieces are copied in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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