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.

Cast

Bela Lugosi

as Dr. Alex Zorka

Dorothy Arnold

as Jean Drew

Robert Kent

as Capt. Bob West

Edwin Stanley

as Dr. Fred Mallory

Regis Toomey

as Lt. Jim Daley

Jack C. Smith

as Monk

Edward Van Sloan

as Jarvis

Dora Clement

as Ann Zorka

Anthony Averill

as Rankin

Hugh Huntley

as Perkins

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 whol...

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