Underplayed Gems

Doctor Satan's Robot (1966)

Doctor Satan's Robot poster
Original title
Dr. Satan's Robot
Directed by
John English
Genre
superhero film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A masked vigilante called the Copperhead fights a criminal mastermind named Doctor Satan. The doctor uses a robot to threaten the world and the hero seeks justice for his step-father's death.

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What happens

Doctor Satan's Robot is a 1966 made for television film condensed from the original 1940 Mysterious Doctor Satan film serial named after its chief villain. Master criminal Doctor Satan has a nemesis, a masked mystery man, the "Copperhead", whose secret identity is Bob Wayne. Wearing a copper mask, Wayne is searching for justice and revenge on Satan for the death of his step-father. With Doctor Satan creating a mechanical robot that will terrorize the world, Wayne is determined to stop the criminal plans of the evil doctor. Doctor Satan's Robot and Mysterious Doctor Satan was directed by the directorial team of William Witney and John English. Doctor Satan is played by Edward Ciannelli and the Copperhead/Bob Wayne by Robert Wilcox. Henry Brandon originally cast as Doctor Satan, was to play in a devil costume, complete with horns. The character was developed into a mad scientist played by Ciannelli. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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