Lost n Found Films

Mesquite Buckaroo is a 1939 American black-and-white Western film. Directed by Harry S. Webb and scripted by George H. Plympton, the film was produced by Metropolitan Pictures and distributed by State Rights. It features Bob Steele as Bob Allen, a champion rodeo-playing cowboy, who is kidnapped by "Trigger" Carson, played by Charles King, and his gang of crooks. Mesquite Buckaroo was released in the United States on May 1, 1939. SYNOPSIS It's time for the big rodeo and it's Bob of the Allen ranch against Luke Williams of the Barns ranch. With Bob leading after the first day, Sands and Trigger kidnap him to keep him from winning. CAST & CREW Bob Steele as Bob Allen Carolyn Curtis as Betty Bond Frank LaRue as Jim Bond Juanita Fletcher as Aunt Sarah Allen Charles King as Trigger Carson Carleton Young as Sands(as Gordon Roberts) Ted Adams as Luke Williams Jimmy Aubrey as Mort (as James Whitehead) Ed Brady as Hank (as Edward Brady) Bruce Dane as Cookie, Singing Cowhand Directed by Harry S. Webb Written by George H. Plympton (story and screenplay) Produced by Harry S. Webb Cinematography by Edward A. Kull (as Edward Kull) Editing by Fred Bain Production Company Harry Webb Productions (Metropolitan Pictures) Distributed by Metropolitan Film Exchange Released May 1, 1939 Country of Origin United States Language English

Midnight Shadow is a 1939 film with an all African-American cast. It was directed and produced by George Randol, who was also African American. SYNOPSIS The mind-reading Prince Alihabad courts a girl from Oklahoma played by Frances E. Redd. Her parents want to make her happy, but they do not like that Alihabad worships Allah. A killer is on the loose and locals fear that it might be Alihabad. In a quiet, all-black Oklahoma community live the Wilsons, whose pretty daughter Margaret is courted by awkward Buster and suave stage mentalist Prince Alihabad. On one busy night, Mr. Wilson shows his valuables to Alihabad, who plans to elope with Margaret; a mysterious man hangs around while another burglarizes the house; and someone murders Mr. Wilson! Will the killer be caught by the police, or by bumbling correspondence-school detective Junior Lingley? CAST & CREW Frances Redd as Margaret Wilson Buck Woods as Lightfoot Richard Bates as Jr. Lingley Clinton Rosemond as Mr. Dan Wilson Jesse Lee Brooks as Sergeant Ramsey Edward Brandon as Buster Barnett Ollie Ann Robinson as Mrs. Emma Wilson Laurence Criner (billed as John Criner) as Prince Alihabad Pete Webster (actor) as John Mason Ruby Dandridge as Mrs. Lingley Napoleon Simpson as Mr. Ernest Lingley Directed by George Randol Written by George Randol Screenplay by Arthur Reed Produced by George Randol Cinematography Arthur Reed Edited by Robert Jahns Music by Johnny Lange, Lew Porter Production company George Randol Productions Distributed by Release date 1939 Running time 54 min Country United States Language English

Mr. Wong in Chinatown is a 1939 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff as Mr. Wong. SYNOPSIS A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa. A beautiful Chinese woman visits Mr. Wong late at night but is murdered before she can tell him why she needs his help. Wong discovers that she is Princess Lin Hwa, the sister of a powerful Chinese general, and that she was killed with a poisoned dart fired from a Chinese "sleeve gun." As with some of his previous investigations, Wong is given important information by the leader of a powerful tong (Chinese secret society). The tong leader tells Wong that the princess had come to the United States with almost $1-million to arrange the secret purchase of airplanes that were to be smuggled into China. As Wong continues the investigation he learns that all the money that the princess deposited in a local bank has been paid out—and that the signature on most of the checks is a forgery. Wong becomes the target of a killer, and is aided in his investigation by a blonde, beautiful and energetic newspaper reporter. Was the princess killed by enemies of her brother to prevent the shipment of the planes to China? Or was she killed to hide the fact that there actually were no planes and the whole scheme was a scam? Wong's careful conversations with the captain of the ship the princess traveled on, the owner of the aviation company that owned the planes she was going to buy, and the president of the bank where the princess deposited her money, result in him uncovering the identity of the killer. CAST & CREW Boris Karloff as Mr. James Lee Wong Marjorie Reynolds as Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan Grant Withers as Police Capt. Bill Street Huntley Gordon as Mr. Davidson George Lynn as Capt. Guy Jackson (as Peter George Lynn) William Royle as Capt. Jaime James Flavin as Police Sgt. Jerry Lotus Long as Princess Lin Hwa Lee Tung Foo as Willie (as Lee Tong Foo) Bessie Loo as Lilly May Richard Loo as Tong chief Ernie Stanton as Burton I. Stanford Jolley as Hotel clerk Directed by William Nigh Written by Hugh Wiley, Scott Darling Produced by William T. Lackey Cinematography Harry Neumann Edited by Russell F. Schoengarth Music by Edward J. Kay Distributed by Monogram Pictures Release date August 1, 1939 Running time 71 minutes Country United States Language English

Mr. Moto's Last Warning is the sixth in a series of eight films starring Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto. The film is an original story featuring the character created by John P. Marquand. SYNOPSIS Moto thwarts a ruthless band of international agents who try to foment an international incident by mining the entrance to the Suez Canal and blaming the British. The British Navy in Port Said is making plans for naval manoeuvres with the French fleet. Plans are delayed because the British Secret Service has been warned of possible sabotage. On a ship docking in Port Said is Madame Delacour (Margaret Irving), wife of the French naval admiral. Delacour and her daughter Marie (Joan Carroll) are befriended by the charming Eric Norvel (George Sanders), the goofy Rollo Venables (Robert Coote), and someone posing as Mr. Moto (Teru Shimada). Norvel reveals his true nature when the ship docks and he lures Mr. Moto to his death. This "fake" Mr. Moto turns out to be a fellow agent of Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) who is posing as a curio dealer Mr. Kuroki. Norvel takes Delacour and Venables to a variety show featuring Fabian the Great (Ricardo Cortez), a ventriloquist. Fabian is the leader of the gang of saboteurs including Hakim (John Davidson), Captain Hawkins (Leyland Hodgson), Danforth (John Carradine), and Norvel. Danforth is actually a British Secret Service agent named Burke. Moto listens in on their conversation and is almost captured, but Burke helps him escape. Norvel is given the task of learning from Delacour when the French fleet is due at Port Said. The suspicious Fabian thinks that Kuroki may actually be Mr. Moto. Fabian enlists his girlfriend Connie (Virginia Field), who is unaware he is an agent, to follow Mr. Moto the next day. She sees Moto visit the Port Commandant's office where he learns of the salvage ship "The Vulcan" captained by Hawkins. Fabian also discovers that Danforth is the secret agent, Burke. Fabian lures Burke to "The Vulcan" and reveals his plan to blow up the French fleet and blame the British. He then kills Burke by trapping him in a diving bell. Norvel gets the information needed and tells Fabian at the theater. Connie overhears the conversation and threatens to call the Port Commandant, but Fabian convinces her to go along with him. Hakim tries to kill Moto with a bomb, but Moto escapes the explosion and follows Hakim to a warehouse. Moto enlists Venables to help, but Venables is tricked by Norvel. After a fight, Moto and Venables are tied in sacks and thrown into the ocean, but not before Moto tricks Hawkins and grabs a piece of sharp metal. Connie can't bear to see this violence and goes to call the police. Fabian knocks her out and proceeds with his plans. Moto escapes underwater and frees Venables, who goes to the police. Norvel dives down to await a signal from Fabian but Moto overpowers him and prematurely detonates the explosives meant to destroy the French fleet. CAST & CREW Peter Lorre as Mr. Kentaro Moto (a.k.a. Mr. Kiroki) Ricardo Cortez as Fabian the Great Virginia Field as Connie Porter John Carradine as Danforth (a.k.a. Richard Burke) George Sanders as Eric Norvel Joan Carroll as Mary "Marie" Delacour (credited as Joan Carol) Robert Coote as Rollo Venables Margaret Irving as Madame Delacour Leyland Hodgson as Captain Bert Hawkins John Davidson as Hakim Teru Shimada as the Fake Mr. Moto Directed by Norman Foster Written by Philip MacDonald, Norman Foster Based on character created by John P. Marquand Produced by Sol M. Wurtzel Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date January 20, 1939 Running time 71 minutes Country United States Language English NOTES Mr. Moto's Last Warning is the only Peter Lorre Moto film in the public domain. The film was announced in April 1938. The title was then changed to Mr. Moto in Egypt before it eventually became Mr Moto's Last Warning. In April, the studio announced they were considering giving a lead role to Al Jolson, who was making Rose of Washington Square for the studio. This role eventually went to Ricardo Cortez. The previous Moto film, Mysterious Mr. Moto, had finished shooting in April 1938. Filming on this one started in June 1938. Virginia Field also appeared in the first film of the series, Think Fast, Mr. Moto. John Carradine had previously appeared in Thank You, Mr. Moto. Carradine's part was to have been played by Miles Mander but he was delayed by retakes on Suez and had to be replaced. While filming a fight scene on the film, stunt man Harvey Perry was knocked out for five minutes. When Ricardo Cortez made the film he announced he was retiring from acting and had signed to Fox as a director. The film was released in January 1939. The New York Times thought the "method" used by Moto was "a little tough on the audience" but praised the "rousing old fashioned climax". The Los Angeles Times gave the film "faint praise" saying it was "routine".

Moon Over Harlem is a 1939 American race film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. SYNOPSIS A gangster, Dollar Bill Richards, seduces a wealthy widow, Minnie, to get his hands on her money. Musical numbers highlight this story of a wealthy widow who disowns her daughter after a new man enters her life. CAST & CREW Bud Harris as Dollar Bill Cora Green as Minnie Izinetta Wilcox as Sue Earl Gough as Bob Zerita Stepteau as Jackie Petrina Moore as Alice Daphne Fray as Pat Mercedes Gilbert as Jackie's mother Frances Harrod as Maud Alec Lovejoy as Fats Walter Richardson as Brother Hornsby Slim Thompson as Long-Boy Freddie Robinson as Half-Pint John Bunn as Wallstreet Marieluise Bechet as Nina Mae Brown Archie Cross as A Boy from Newark William Woodward as A Boy from Newark John Fortune as Jamaica Audrey Talbird as Connie Marie Young as Jean Christopher Columbus and His Swing Crew as Themselves Sidney Bechet as himself - Clarinetist Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer Written by Mathew Mathews (story), Shirley Ulmer (screenplay), Mathew Mathews (dialogue) Produced by Edgar G. Ulmer Cinematography J. Burgi Contner, Edward Hyland Edited by Jack Kemp Music by Donald Heywood Distributed by Sack Amusements Release date October 31, 1939 Running time 69 minutes Country United States Language English

Mr. Moto's Last Warning is the sixth in a series of eight films starring Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto. The film is an original story featuring the character created by John P. Marquand. SYNOPSIS Moto thwarts a ruthless band of international agents who try to foment an international incident by mining the entrance to the Suez Canal and blaming the British. The British Navy in Port Said is making plans for naval manoeuvres with the French fleet. Plans are delayed because the British Secret Service has been warned of possible sabotage. On a ship docking in Port Said is Madame Delacour (Margaret Irving), wife of the French naval admiral. Delacour and her daughter Marie (Joan Carroll) are befriended by the charming Eric Norvel (George Sanders), the goofy Rollo Venables (Robert Coote), and someone posing as Mr. Moto (Teru Shimada). Norvel reveals his true nature when the ship docks and he lures Mr. Moto to his death. This "fake" Mr. Moto turns out to be a fellow agent of Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) who is posing as a curio dealer Mr. Kuroki. Norvel takes Delacour and Venables to a variety show featuring Fabian the Great (Ricardo Cortez), a ventriloquist. Fabian is the leader of the gang of saboteurs including Hakim (John Davidson), Captain Hawkins (Leyland Hodgson), Danforth (John Carradine), and Norvel. Danforth is actually a British Secret Service agent named Burke. Moto listens in on their conversation and is almost captured, but Burke helps him escape. Norvel is given the task of learning from Delacour when the French fleet is due at Port Said. The suspicious Fabian thinks that Kuroki may actually be Mr. Moto. Fabian enlists his girlfriend Connie (Virginia Field), who is unaware he is an agent, to follow Mr. Moto the next day. She sees Moto visit the Port Commandant's office where he learns of the salvage ship "The Vulcan" captained by Hawkins. Fabian also discovers that Danforth is the secret agent, Burke. Fabian lures Burke to "The Vulcan" and reveals his plan to blow up the French fleet and blame the British. He then kills Burke by trapping him in a diving bell. Norvel gets the information needed and tells Fabian at the theater. Connie overhears the conversation and threatens to call the Port Commandant, but Fabian convinces her to go along with him. Hakim tries to kill Moto with a bomb, but Moto escapes the explosion and follows Hakim to a warehouse. Moto enlists Venables to help, but Venables is tricked by Norvel. After a fight, Moto and Venables are tied in sacks and thrown into the ocean, but not before Moto tricks Hawkins and grabs a piece of sharp metal. Connie can't bear to see this violence and goes to call the police. Fabian knocks her out and proceeds with his plans. Moto escapes underwater and frees Venables, who goes to the police. Norvel dives down to await a signal from Fabian but Moto overpowers him and prematurely detonates the explosives meant to destroy the French fleet. CAST & CREW Peter Lorre as Mr. Kentaro Moto (a.k.a. Mr. Kiroki) Ricardo Cortez as Fabian the Great Virginia Field as Connie Porter John Carradine as Danforth (a.k.a. Richard Burke) George Sanders as Eric Norvel Joan Carroll as Mary "Marie" Delacour (credited as Joan Carol) Robert Coote as Rollo Venables Margaret Irving as Madame Delacour Leyland Hodgson as Captain Bert Hawkins John Davidson as Hakim Teru Shimada as the Fake Mr. Moto Directed by Norman Foster Written by Philip MacDonald, Norman Foster Based on character created by John P. Marquand Produced by Sol M. Wurtzel Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date January 20, 1939 Running time 71 minutes Country United States Language English NOTES Mr. Moto's Last Warning is the only Peter Lorre Moto film in the public domain. The film was announced in April 1938. The title was then changed to Mr. Moto in Egypt before it eventually became Mr Moto's Last Warning. In April, the studio announced they were considering giving a lead role to Al Jolson, who was making Rose of Washington Square for the studio. This role eventually went to Ricardo Cortez. The previous Moto film, Mysterious Mr. Moto, had finished shooting in April 1938. Filming on this one started in June 1938. Virginia Field also appeared in the first film of the series, Think Fast, Mr. Moto. John Carradine had previously appeared in Thank You, Mr. Moto. Carradine's part was to have been played by Miles Mander but he was delayed by retakes on Suez and had to be replaced. While filming a fight scene on the film, stunt man Harvey Perry was knocked out for five minutes. When Ricardo Cortez made the film he announced he was retiring from acting and had signed to Fox as a director. The film was released in January 1939. The New York Times thought the "method" used by Moto was "a little tough on the audience" but praised the "rousing old fashioned climax". The Los Angeles Times gave the film "faint praise" saying it was "routine".

Mr. Wong in Chinatown is a 1939 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff as Mr. Wong. SYNOPSIS A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa. A beautiful Chinese woman visits Mr. Wong late at night but is murdered before she can tell him why she needs his help. Wong discovers that she is Princess Lin Hwa, the sister of a powerful Chinese general, and that she was killed with a poisoned dart fired from a Chinese "sleeve gun." As with some of his previous investigations, Wong is given important information by the leader of a powerful tong (Chinese secret society). The tong leader tells Wong that the princess had come to the United States with almost $1-million to arrange the secret purchase of airplanes that were to be smuggled into China. As Wong continues the investigation he learns that all the money that the princess deposited in a local bank has been paid out—and that the signature on most of the checks is a forgery. Wong becomes the target of a killer, and is aided in his investigation by a blonde, beautiful and energetic newspaper reporter. Was the princess killed by enemies of her brother to prevent the shipment of the planes to China? Or was she killed to hide the fact that there actually were no planes and the whole scheme was a scam? Wong's careful conversations with the captain of the ship the princess traveled on, the owner of the aviation company that owned the planes she was going to buy, and the president of the bank where the princess deposited her money, result in him uncovering the identity of the killer. CAST & CREW Boris Karloff as Mr. James Lee Wong Marjorie Reynolds as Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan Grant Withers as Police Capt. Bill Street Huntley Gordon as Mr. Davidson George Lynn as Capt. Guy Jackson (as Peter George Lynn) William Royle as Capt. Jaime James Flavin as Police Sgt. Jerry Lotus Long as Princess Lin Hwa Lee Tung Foo as Willie (as Lee Tong Foo) Bessie Loo as Lilly May Richard Loo as Tong chief Ernie Stanton as Burton I. Stanford Jolley as Hotel clerk Directed by William Nigh Written by Hugh Wiley, Scott Darling Produced by William T. Lackey Cinematography Harry Neumann Edited by Russell F. Schoengarth Music by Edward J. Kay Distributed by Monogram Pictures Release date August 1, 1939 Running time 71 minutes Country United States Language English

Mutiny in the Big House is a 1939 American film directed by William Nigh. SYNOPSIS A young man forges a check in order to help his mother, but is caught and sentenced to 14 years in prison. The prison chaplain, seeing that the new arrival is a good man who's had some bad luck, sets out to help keep him out of trouble so he can serve his sentence and get out. However, his cellmate, a hardened con, sees the chaplain's interest in the young convict as something he can use in his planned jailbreak. Father Joe Collins is a kindly but realistic prison chaplain who tries to bring some humanity behind the grim walls of a major penitentiary. One of his success stories is "Dad" Schultz, a kindly convict who was released after 20 years but found the outside world so overwhelming that he had a nervous breakdown. Father Collins convinces the prison officials to take him back as a civilian employee/gardener, so he will "feel at home". Father Collins also takes an interest in Johnny Davis, an educated inmate who received an overly stiff sentence for forging a $10.00 check. Hardened lifer Red Manson does his best to lessen the influence of Father Collins among the inmates, while planning a mass breakout. When the break begins, Davis wildly fires a rifle to keep Father Collins from being taken hostage. The distraction enables the guards to regain control of the prison. CAST & CREW Charles Bickford as Father Joe Collins Barton MacLane as Red Manson Pat Moriarity as Pat, the Warden Dennis Moore as Johnny Davis William Royle as Captain of Guards Ed Samson Charley Foy as Convict Bitsy George Cleveland as Convict "Dad" Schultz Nigel De Brulier as Convict Mike Faleri Eddie Foster as Convict Del Richard Austin as Singing Jim Russell Hopton as Convict Frankie Directed by William Nigh Written by Martin Mooney (original story), Robert Hardy Andrews Produced by Grant Withers Cinematography Harry Neumann Edited by Russell F. Schoengarth Production company Monogram Pictures Release date 1939 Running time 83 minutes Country United States Language English

The Mystery of Mr. Wong is a 1939 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff. The film is the second in the series of Mr. Wong. SYNOPSIS Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as "The Eye of the Daughter of The Moon." A wealthy gem-collector, Brandon Edwards, gains possession of the largest star sapphire in the world, the 'Eye of the Daughter of the Moon', after it has been stolen in China. Edwards, at a party in his home, confides to Mr. Wong that his life is in danger. During a game of Charades (called "Indications" by Mrs. Edwards), Edwards is mysteriously shot dead and the gem disappears. Unbeknownst to Wong, the jewel is in possession of Edwards' maid, Drina, who intends to return it to China, but she too is murdered , and the gem is taken again. After one more murder—the suspect list is dwindling—Wong exposes the killer, turns him over to Police Inspector Street, and orders his manservant Willy to return the gem to China. CAST & CREW Boris Karloff as James Lee Wong Grant Withers as Police Captain Sam Street Dorothy Tree as Valerie Edwards Craig Reynolds as Peter Harrison Ivan Lebedeff as Michael Strogonoff Holmes Herbert as Prof. Ed Janney Morgan Wallace as Brandon Edwards Lotus Long as Drina, the Maid Chester Gan as Sing, the Butler Hooper Atchley as Carslake Bruce Wong as Asian Man Jack Kennedy as Policeman Joe Devlin as George, the Detective Lee Tung Foo as Willie (as Lee Tong Foo), Wong's Butler and door opener. Wilbur Mack as Ballistics Expert Dick Morehead as police detective Directed by William Nigh Written by Scott Darling, Hugh Wiley Produced by Scott R. Dunlap, William T. Lackey Cinematography Harry Neumann Edited by Russell F. Schoengarth Music by Edward J. Kay Production company Monogram Pictures Release date March 8, 1939 Running time 68 minutes Country United States Language English

The Mystery of Mr. Wong is a 1939 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff. The film is the second in the series of Mr. Wong. SYNOPSIS Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as "The Eye of the Daughter of The Moon." A wealthy gem-collector, Brandon Edwards, gains possession of the largest star sapphire in the world, the 'Eye of the Daughter of the Moon', after it has been stolen in China. Edwards, at a party in his home, confides to Mr. Wong that his life is in danger. During a game of Charades (called "Indications" by Mrs. Edwards), Edwards is mysteriously shot dead and the gem disappears. Unbeknownst to Wong, the jewel is in possession of Edwards' maid, Drina, who intends to return it to China, but she too is murdered , and the gem is taken again. After one more murder—the suspect list is dwindling—Wong exposes the killer, turns him over to Police Inspector Street, and orders his manservant Willy to return the gem to China. CAST & CREW Boris Karloff as James Lee Wong Grant Withers as Police Captain Sam Street Dorothy Tree as Valerie Edwards Craig Reynolds as Peter Harrison Ivan Lebedeff as Michael Strogonoff Holmes Herbert as Prof. Ed Janney Morgan Wallace as Brandon Edwards Lotus Long as Drina, the Maid Chester Gan as Sing, the Butler Hooper Atchley as Carslake Bruce Wong as Asian Man Jack Kennedy as Policeman Joe Devlin as George, the Detective Lee Tung Foo as Willie (as Lee Tong Foo), Wong's Butler and door opener. Wilbur Mack as Ballistics Expert Dick Morehead as police detective Directed by William Nigh Written by Scott Darling, Hugh Wiley Produced by Scott R. Dunlap, William T. Lackey Cinematography Harry Neumann Edited by Russell F. Schoengarth Music by Edward J. Kay Production company Monogram Pictures Release date March 8, 1939 Running time 68 minutes Country United States Language English

Nancy Drew... Reporter is a 1939 American comedy-mystery film directed by William Clemens and written by Kenneth Gamet. The film stars Bonita Granville as Nancy Drew, John Litel, Frankie Thomas, Mary Lee, Dickie Jones and Larry Williams. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 18, 1939. It is a sequel to …

Nancy Drew... Reporter is a 1939 American comedy-mystery film directed by William Clemens and written by Kenneth Gamet. The film stars Bonita Granville as Nancy Drew, John Litel, Frankie Thomas, Mary Lee, Dickie Jones and Larry Williams. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 18, 1939. It is a sequel to Nancy Drew... Detective (1938) and was followed by Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939). SYNOPSIS Nancy Drew, contest-reporter for the local newspaper, clears a young woman of murder charges. Nancy Drew, competing in the local newspaper's amateur reporter contest, attempts to clear a girl named Eula Denning of murder charges with the help of long-suffering Ted and the two brats from next door. Nancy rockets through a car chase, a song fest in a Chinese restaurant, a boxing bout, and a finale of whistling fireworks to catch the real killer. CAST & CREW Bonita Granville as Nancy Drew John Litel as Carson Drew Frankie Thomas as Ted Nickerson Mary Lee as Mary Nickerson Dickie Jones as Killer Parkins Larry Williams as Miles Lambert Betty Amann as Eula Denning Thomas E. Jackson as City Editor Bostwick Olin Howland as Sergeant Entwhistle Sheila Bromley as Bonnie Lucas Art Smith as News Editor Directed by William Clemens Written by Kenneth Gamet Based on Nancy Drew by Mildred Benson Produced by Bryan Foy, Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner Cinematography Arthur Edeson Edited by Frank DeWar Music by Heinz Roemheld Production company Warner Bros. Distributed by Warner Bros. Release date February 18, 1939 Running time 68 minutes Country United States Language English

Navy Secrets is a 1939 American espionage film. Directed by Howard Bretherton, the film stars Fay Wray, Grant Withers, and Dewey Robinson. It was released on February 8, 1939. The screenplay by Harvey Gates was based on the short story "Shore Leave" by Steve Fisher, which was originally published in the August 1938 edition of Hearst's International Cosmopolitan. SYNOPSIS A Navy officer is assigned to break up a spy ring within the service itself. CAST & CREW Fay Wray as Carol Evans, aka Matthews Grant Withers as Steve Roberts, aka Fletcher Dewey Robinson as Nick Cilatto William Von Brincken as Cronjer Craig Reynolds as Jimmy George Sorel as Slavins André Cheron as Joe Benje Robert Frazer as Peter Joseph Crehan as Daly Duke York as Babe Directed by Howard Bretherton Written by Harvey Gates Based on the short story, "Shore Leave" by Steve Fisher Produced by William T. Lackey Cinematography Harry Neumann Edited by Russell Schoengarth Production company Monogram Pictures Release date February 8, 1939 (US) Running time 60 minutes Country United States Language English

Navy Secrets is a 1939 American espionage film. Directed by Howard Bretherton, the film stars Fay Wray, Grant Withers, and Dewey Robinson. It was released on February 8, 1939. The screenplay by Harvey Gates was based on the short story "Shore Leave" by Steve Fisher, which was originally published in the August 1938 edition of Hearst's International Cosmopolitan. SYNOPSIS A Navy officer is assigned to break up a spy ring within the service itself. CAST & CREW Fay Wray as Carol Evans, aka Matthews Grant Withers as Steve Roberts, aka Fletcher Dewey Robinson as Nick Cilatto William Von Brincken as Cronjer Craig Reynolds as Jimmy George Sorel as Slavins André Cheron as Joe Benje Robert Frazer as Peter Joseph Crehan as Daly Duke York as Babe Directed by Howard Bretherton Written by Harvey Gates Based on the short story, "Shore Leave" by Steve Fisher Produced by William T. Lackey Cinematography Harry Neumann Edited by Russell Schoengarth Production company Monogram Pictures Release date February 8, 1939 (US) Running time 60 minutes Country United States Language English

Nancy Drew... Reporter is a 1939 American comedy-mystery film directed by William Clemens and written by Kenneth Gamet. The film stars Bonita Granville as Nancy Drew, John Litel, Frankie Thomas, Mary Lee, Dickie Jones and Larry Williams. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 18, 1939. It is a sequel to Nancy Drew... Detective (1938) and was followed by Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939).

New Frontier (also known as Frontier Horizon) is a 1939 American Western film starring John Wayne, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Raymond Hatton, and Jennifer Jones. This was the last of eight Three Mesquiteers Western B-movies with Wayne (there were 51 altogether). The leading lady is Jennifer Jones, billed as Phylis Isley, in her film debut. The director was George Sherman. SYNOPSIS The Three Mesquiteers convince a group of settlers to exchange their present property for some which, unbeknownst to our good guys, is going to be worthless. They are captured before they can warn the ranchers. When politician William Proctor announces that a dam will be built on a site where many settlers have built homes, a retired major who founded the settlement leads a backlash. Eventually, the fight comes to the attention of the Three Mesquiteers—Stoney Brooke, Tucson Smith and Rusty Joslin—who try to find a peaceful solution. However, they soon realize Proctor will resort to any trickery to get his way. CAST & CREW John Wayne as Stony Brooke Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith Raymond Hatton as Rusty Joslin Jennifer Jones as Celia Braddock (billed as Phylis Isley) Eddy Waller as Major Steven Braddock Sammy McKim as Stevie Braddock LeRoy Mason as M.C. Gilbert Harrison Greene as William Proctor Wilbur Mack as Mr. Dodge Reginald Barlow as Judge Bill Lawson Burr Caruth as Dr. William "Doc" Hall Dave O'Brien as Jason Braddock Hal Price as Sheriff Jack Ingram as Henchman Harmon Bud Osborne as Dickson Directed by George Sherman Screenplay by Luci Ward, Betty Burbridge Based on Based on characters by William Colt MacDonald Produced by William A. Berke Cinematography Reggie Lanning Edited by Tony Martinelli Production company Republic Pictures Distributed by Republic Pictures Release date August 10, 1939 Running time 57 minutes Country United States Language English

New Frontier (also known as Frontier Horizon) is a 1939 American Western film starring John Wayne, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Raymond Hatton, and Jennifer Jones. This was the last of eight Three Mesquiteers Western B-movies with Wayne (there were 51 altogether). The leading lady is Jennifer Jones, billed as Phylis Isley, in her film debut. The director was George Sherman. SYNOPSIS The Three Mesquiteers convince a group of settlers to exchange their present property for some which, unbeknownst to our good guys, is going to be worthless. They are captured before they can warn the ranchers. When politician William Proctor announces that a dam will be built on a site where many settlers have built homes, a retired major who founded the settlement leads a backlash. Eventually, the fight comes to the attention of the Three Mesquiteers—Stoney Brooke, Tucson Smith and Rusty Joslin—who try to find a peaceful solution. However, they soon realize Proctor will resort to any trickery to get his way. CAST & CREW John Wayne as Stony Brooke Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith Raymond Hatton as Rusty Joslin Jennifer Jones as Celia Braddock (billed as Phylis Isley) Eddy Waller as Major Steven Braddock Sammy McKim as Stevie Braddock LeRoy Mason as M.C. Gilbert Harrison Greene as William Proctor Wilbur Mack as Mr. Dodge Reginald Barlow as Judge Bill Lawson Burr Caruth as Dr. William "Doc" Hall Dave O'Brien as Jason Braddock Hal Price as Sheriff Jack Ingram as Henchman Harmon Bud Osborne as Dickson Directed by George Sherman Screenplay by Luci Ward, Betty Burbridge Based on Based on characters by William Colt MacDonald Produced by William A. Berke Cinematography Reggie Lanning Edited by Tony Martinelli Production company Republic Pictures Distributed by Republic Pictures Release date August 10, 1939 Running time 57 minutes Country United States Language English

Nurse Edith Cavell is a 1939 American film directed by British director Herbert Wilcox about Edith Cavell. The film was nominated at the 1939 Oscars for Best Original Score. SYNOPSIS An English nurse with a great reputation for her work in Belgian hospitals, becomes outraged at the number of Allied soldiers detained in German prisoner-of-war camps during World War I, and devises a secret plan to help hundreds escape. The story follows the broadly true story of Edith Cavell who went to German-occupied Brussels after the onset of the First World War. Edith hides the young Frenchman Jean Rappard, but is suspected of this and her hospital is inspected by German troops at regular intervals. Jean is put on a canal barge and despite being searched at the border escapes successfully. Back in Brussels a firing squad executes a dozen escaped prisoners who were caught in the woods. Edith and Albert go to try to find wounded on a battlefield near the woods and bring back four British men including Pte Bungey of the Buffs. They are hidden in the hospital in a secret room accessed through a wardrobe in the basement boiler room. The Countess goes to the cobbler to organise their safe transportation. Meanwhile Edith also tends the young dying Germans in the main hospital. A further three Frenchmen are sent to the border by barge with Mme Moulin. An alleged escaped French PoW arrives at the Countess's mansion. The Countess is suspicious due to his accent and locks him in the kitchen whilst informing the German authorities. The hospital is also being watched. Nevertheless the numbers increase ... but they include Wilhelm Schultz of the German military intelligence. He therefore works out how Edith and the Countess operate. Esch person is given new ID papers and money. On 5 August 1915 Edith is arrested and placed in the Prison of St Gilles. A campaign begins to release her, but the Germans wish to "set an example" and wish her shot. In the court she is charged with the far more serious crime of espionage. The very young Francois Rappard is brought into the court (in handcuffs) as the critical non-military witness. The authorities point out that the people who were helped returned to the front and killed Germans. Edith admits to having had helped at least 200 men escape. The three military judges go to decide her sentence. She is read the sentence in her cell by Cpt. Heinrichs: she is to be shot at dawn. CAST & CREW Anna Neagle as Nurse Edith Cavell Edna May Oliver as Countess de Mavon George Sanders as Capt. Heinrichs May Robson as Mme. Rappard ZaSu Pitts as Mme. Moulin H. B. Warner as Hugh Gibson the British consul Sophie Stewart as Sister Williams Mary Howard as Nurse O'Brien Robert Coote as Private Bungey Martin Kosleck as Pierre Gui Ignon as Cobbler Lionel Royce as Gen. von Ehrhardt Jimmy Butler as Jean Rappard Rex Downing as François Rappard Henry Brandon as Lt. Schultz Fritz Leiber as Edith's defence lawyer Ernst Deutsch as the Chief Prosecutor Halliwell Hobbes as the pastor who gives the last rites Directed by Herbert Wilcox Screenplay by Michael Hogan Based on Dawn 1928 novel by Reginald Berkeley Produced by Herbert Wilcox, Cinematography F. A. Young, Joseph H. August Edited by Elmo Williams Music by Anthony Collins Production company Imperadio Pictures Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures Release dates September 22, 1939 (Premiere-New York City), September 29, 1939 (US) Running time 98 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $508,000 Box office $1,082,000 NOTES The film made a profit of $38,000. Modern Screen gave the film 4 out of 4 stars, stating that the film was "a powerful message against war and hatred", and that it maintained its level of suspense throughout the course of the picture. They praised the acting, particularly that of Anna Neagle in the title role, as well as May Robson, Edna May Oliver, and ZaSu Pitts, in their roles of women who aid the fleeing soldiers. The performance of Rex Downing was called "notable", and that of Lionel Royce was described as "stand-out". Also commended were George Sanders, Mary Howard, Sophie Stewart and H.B. Warner. The magazine was especially enthusiastic of Herbert Wilcox's direction, in that he managed to make every part credible, and even the roles of the "heavies" managed to be shown with compassion and understanding.

Outlaws' Paradise is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and was produced by Victory Pictures Corporations. SYNOPSIS Gang leader Trigger Mallory is about to be released from prison. When Bill Carson notices the resemblance, he gets the Warden to hold Mallory and he assumes his identity. He fools both the gang and Trigger's girlfriend Jessie as he sets them up to be captured. But Trigger escapes from prison and returns to expose the hoax and Bill is made a prisoner. Gang leader Trigger Mallory is about to be released from prison. When Bill Carson notices the resemblance, he gets the Warden to hold Mallory and he assumes his identity. He fools both the gang and Trigger's girlfriend Jessie as he sets them up to be captured. But Trigger escapes from prison and returns to expose the hoax and Bill is made a prisoner. CAST & CREW Tim McCoy as Captain William "Lightning Bill" Carson / Trigger Mallory Joan Barclay as Jessie Treadwell Ben Corbett as Magpie Magillicuddy Ted Adams as Slim Marsh Forrest Taylor as Henchman Eddie Bob Terry as Henchman Steve Donald Gallaher as Henchman Mort Dave O'Brien as Henchman Meggs Jack Mulhall as Prison Warden Directed by Sam Newfield Written by Basil Dickey Produced by Sam Katzman Cinematography Marcel Le Picard Edited by Holbrook N. Todd Production company Victory Pictures Corporation Distributed by Victory Pictures Corporation Release date April 19, 1939 Running time 62 minutes Country United States Language English NOTES The film's earliest documented telecasts took place in Philadelphia Thursday 11 August 1949 on Frontier Playhouse on WPTZ (Channel 3), in Cincinnati Saturday 16 October 1949 on WLW-T (Channel 4), and in Los Angeles Saturday 28 October 1949 on KFI (Channel 9). Martin Hafer suggests "Despite McCoy's fun performance, clichés and poor writing keep this one from being among his best."

Oklahoma Terror is a 1939 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. SYNOPSIS Cartwright's racket is to sell a ranch and then have Mason and his men drive the ranchers away so he can resell it. If they want their money back he gives it to them and then has them killed. Jack arrives and learns that Mason and his men are the culprits but that they have a boss. He suspects Cartwright and sets trap to expose him. CAST & CREW Addison Randall as Jack Ridgely Al St. John as "Fuzzy" Glass Virginia Carroll as Helen Martin Don Rowan as Slade Davison Clark as Cartwright Glenn Strange as Ross Haddon Tristram Coffin as Mason Warren McCollum as Don Martin Ralph Peters as Reb Nelson Nolan Willis as Henchman Yucca Woodridge Rusty as Rusty, Jack's Horse Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet Written by Lindsley Parsons (story) George Waggner (screenplay) Produced by Lindsley Parsons Cinematography Bert Longenecker Edited by Robert Golden Production company Lindsley Parsons Productions Distributed by Monogram Pictures Release date August 25, 1939 Running time 50 minutes Country United States Language English

One Third of a Nation... is a 1939 American drama film directed by Dudley Murphy and written by Oliver H.P. Garrett and Dudley Murphy. The film stars Sylvia Sidney, Leif Erickson, Myron McCormick, Hiram Sherman, the future director Sidney Lumet and Muriel Hutchison. The film was released on February 10, 1939, by Paramount Pictures. SYNOPSIS A fire in a run-down tenement building injures young Joey Rogers. Wealthy passerby Peter Cortlant rushes the boy and his attractive older sister Mary to the hospital and pays the medical expenses for the poverty-stricken family. Only later does Peter learn that the firetrap tenement is one of his own vast real estate holdings. Faced with his own unwitting complicity in the deaths and injuries resultant from the fire and with his growing attachment to Mary, Peter decides to tear down his tenements and erect decent affordable housing. But his family is aghast at his plan and plots to wreck it. When a fire breaks out in a run-down tenement in New York City, a young boy named Joey Rogers (Sidney Lumet) attempts to flee using a fire escape. It collapses due to ill repair, and Joey is severely injured. Joey's much older sister, Mary (Sylvia Sidney), rushes him to the hospital with the help of wealthy Peter Cortlant (Leif Erickson), who pays for Joey's medical bills on the spot. Cortlant is told by his business manager (Percy Waram) that he owns the building where the fire occurred. The local district attorney investigates the fire, and tells Mary that the tenement's age means it was exempt from modern building safety codes. Since no tenants complained about the building before the fire, no crime has been committed. When Cortlant visits the tenement, he is warned to stay away from Mary by Mary's boyfriend, Sam (Myron McCormick). Mary is upset when she learns that Cortlant owned her building. She removes Joey from the hospital. Crippled and suffering from delusions that the building is talking to him, Joey vows revenge on the tenement. Mary meets with Cortlant, and convinces him to turn his decrepit tenements into public housing and rebuild them. Appalled at the cost, Cortlant's sister, Ethel (Muriel Hutchison), tries to blackmail Cortlant into stopping the project by telling the press that he's having an affair with Mary. CAST & CREW Sylvia Sidney as Mary Rogers Leif Erickson as Peter Cortlant Myron McCormick as Sam Moon Hiram Sherman as Donald Hinchley Sidney Lumet as Joey Rogers Muriel Hutchison as Ethel Cortlant Percy Waram as Arthur Mather Otto Hulett as Assistant District Attorney Horace Sinclair as John Iris Adrian as Myrtle Charles Dingle as Mr. Rogers Edmonia Nolley as Mrs. Rogers Hugh Cameron as Mr. Cassidy Julia Fassett as Mrs. Cassidy Baruch Lumet as Mr. Rosen Byron Russell as Insp. Castle Robert George as Building Inspector Wayne Nunn as Insp. Waller Max Hirsch as Mr. Cohen Miriam Goldina as Mrs. Cohen Bea Hendricks as Min William Pote as Jim Directed by Dudley Murphy Screenplay by Oliver H.P. Garrett, Dudley Murphy Based on One-Third of a Nation 1937 play by Arthur Arent Produced by Harold Orlob Cinematography William Miller Edited by Duncan Mansfield Music by Nathaniel Shilkret Production company Dudley Murphy Productions Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date February 10, 1939 Running time 79 minutes Country United States Language English Budget under $200,000 or $165,000 NOTES It was the last feature film shot at Astoria Studios in New York until its reopening in the 1970s.

Overland Mail is a 1939 American western film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Jack Randall, Vince Barnett and Dennis Moore. It was produced and distributed by Monogram Pictures which specialized in low-budget second features, particularly westerns. SYNOPSIS Overland mail riders Jack Mason and his pal, Porchy, learn that an Indian uprising is imminent because one of the tribe has been murdered by a gang of outlaws. The primary town of the mail route is also being used as a hideout and base of operations for a gang of counterfeiters led by Joe Polini. Jack and an undercover federal agent, Duke Evans, round up the counterfeiters and turn Polini over to the Indian Chief as the killer of the brave. Two overland mail riders discover that a Native American uprising is likely due to the death of one of the tribe at the hands of townspeople. They discover that a gang of counterfeiters are behind the murder and turn over their leader to the Indian chief. CAST & CREW Jack Randall as Jack Mason Vince Barnett as Porchy Jean Joyce as Mary Martin Tristram Coffin as Joe Polini George Cleveland as Frank Porter - aka Saunders Dennis Moore as Duke Evans Glenn Strange as Sheriff Dawson Jimmie Fox as Pat - Storekeeper Maxine Leslie as Blondie Hal Price as Lugo Merrill McCormick as Buck - Henchman Joe Garcio as Squint - Henchman Harry Semels as Pancho Iron Eyes Cody as Indian Chief Directed by Robert F. Hill Written by Robert Emmett Tansey Produced by Robert Emmett Tansey Cinematography Bert Longenecker Edited by Robert Golden Music by Frank Sanucci Production company Monogram Pictures Distributed by Monogram Pictures Release date November 16, 1939 Running time 51 minutes Country United States Language English

Panama Patrol is a 1939 American drama film. Directed by Charles Lamont, the film stars Leon Ames, Charlotte Wynters, and Adrienne Ames, it was released on May 20, 1939. The film was known during production by the working titles of Curio Cipher and Panama Cipher. SYNOPSIS The head of the cipher bureau, Phillip Waring, is about to marry his secretary, Helen Lane, when he is informed that the state department has discovered a message that must be decoded. With the information given, Waring and his assistant, Lieutenant Murdock, investigate, but their every move seems to be known to their alien adversaries. Helen discovers that Arlie Johnson, interpreter for the bureau, is the real leader of the spy ring, but before she can relay the information she falls into the hands of Johnson and his spy-ring henchmen. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Phillip Waring, the head of the Cipher Bureau in Washington, D. C., is called away on the day of his wedding to secretary Helen Lane by an urgent request to decipher a diplomatic message intercepted from an international spy ring. Waring and his assistant, Lieutenant Murdock, track down one of the spies, but he is shot before they are able to question him. With the spy's death, their only clue is a letter written in Chinese, which they give to Bureau interpreter Artie Johnson to decipher. Unknown to Waring, Johnson is the clandestine leader of the spy ring, and the interpreter gives Waring information that leads him into a trap at the Maing curio shop. When Waring fails to return from his mission, Murdock goes to the shop and rescues him. While at the shop, Waring discovers another letter, and when asked to interpret it, Johnson cleverly changes one of the letters in the code by means of a blotter. Johnson's information sends Waring and Murdock to California on a wild goose chase. In their absence, however, Helen finds Johnson's blotter and realizes that he is involved in the spy ring. While confronting Johnson at his house, Helen is taken captive by the ring. Meanwhile, Waring realizes that his mission is a frame-up, and returns to Washington to discover Helen's peril. Arriving at Johnson's house just after the spies have left with Helen, Waring discovers the final part of the code, which reveals the spy's plan to impede traffic traveling through the Panama Canal. CAST & CREW Leon Ames as Major Phillip Waring Charlotte Wynters as Helen Lane Adrienne Ames as Lia Maing Weldon Heyburn as Lt. Murdock Abner Biberman as Artie Johnson Sidney Miller as Jimmy Jack Smart as Eli Maing Donald Barry as Lt. Loring Hugh McArthur as Lt. Everett William Von Brincken as Marlin Directed by Charles Lamont Written by Arthur Hoerl Produced by Charles Lamont Cinematography Arthur Martinelli Edited by Bernard Loftus Music by David Chudnow Production company Fine Arts Pictures Distributed by Grand National Films Release date May 20, 1939 Running time 67 minutes Country United States Language English

The Pal from Texas is a 1939 American Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and written by Carl Krusada. The film stars Bob Steele, Claire Rochelle, Josef Swickard, Betty Mack, Ted Adams and Carleton Young. The film was released on November 1, 1939, by Metropolitan Pictures Corporation. SYNOPSIS Partners Bob and Texas have found gold and Ace Brady knows about it. When Ace has his partner Fox follow Texas, Fox killls Texas and takes the gold. As Fox flees, Ace arrives and arrests Bob for the murder. Bob escapes but is now a wanted man with a price on his head. A virtual remake of, among several others, two Ken Maynard films, "Fightin' Thru, 1930" and "Fargo Express, 1933", and credited Story writer Forest Sheldon and credited Screenplay writer Carl Krusada didn't even nod in the direction of the original writer, Jack Natteford, other than keeping many of the original character role-names from "Fightin' Thru" such as "Alice Malden", "Queenie", "Ace Brady" and "Fox Tyson." They changed Maynard's character name from "Dan Barton" to "Bob Barton" to fit Bob Steele, and Wallace MacDonald's original "Tennessee Malden" to "Texas Malden" to fit the new title of "The Pal From Texas." The helped along when they didn't have to waste a lot of time thinking up new character names from lifted plots. This time out Bob Barton and his pal, Texas Malden, are reaping rich rewards from a strip of land they've leased to miners working gold claims. Malden's niece, Alice, is coming to keep house for her uncle and, the day she arrives, Malden gets drunk in Ace Brady's saloon but Bob intervenes in time to keep him from being swindled. Later, Malden is killed by Brady's henchman, Fox Tyson, and his partner Bob is framed for the murder and hunted by the sheriff and his posse. Alice also believes that Bob killed her uncle, and she is about to turn over her power-of-attorney to Brady, so he and Fox can collect money due from the miners. The outlawed Bob now has to escape the posse and also prove his own innocence.

The Phantom Creeps is a 1939 12-chapter science fiction horror serial starring Bela Lugosi as mad scientist Doctor Zorka, who attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions. In a dramatic fashion, foreign agents and G-Men try to seize the inventions for themselves. It is the 112th serial released by Universal Pictures and the 44th to have sound. It was adapted in DC's Movie Comics #6, cover date September–October 1939, the final issue of that title. In 1949, to broadcast on television, the 265-minute serial was edited to a 78-minute feature film. SYNOPSIS A military intelligence officer and a pretty reporter try to find a scientist whose inventions can destroy the world. Dr. Zorka, a rogue scientist, is the creator of various weapons of warfare, including a devisualizer belt which renders him invisible; an eight-foot tall slave robot (Ed Wolff), robot spiders that can destroy life or paralyse it and he also has a deadly meteorite fragment from which he extracts an element which can induce suspended animation in an entire army. Foreign spies, operating under the guise of a foreign language school, are trying to buy or mostly steal the meteorite element, while his former partner, Dr. Fred Mallory, miffed that Zorka will not turn his inventions over to the U.S. Government, blows the whistle on him to Captain Bob West of the Military Intelligence Department. Tired of answering the door and saying no to the spies and the government, Zorka moves his lab. When his beloved wife is killed, Zorka, puttering around for his own amusement up to this point, is crushed and swears eternal vengeance against anyone trying to use his creations and to make himself world dictator. And would have if not for his assistant Monk, an escaped convict virtually enslaved by Zorka, who is cowardly, treacherous and totally incompetent, and whose accidental or deliberate interference with Zorka's efforts repeatedly frustrates his master's own plans... CAST & CREW Bela Lugosi as Dr. Alex Zorka: Lugosi received top billing for this, his final serial appearance. Robert Kent as Capt. Bob West Dorothy Arnold as Jean Drew Edwin Stanley as Dr. Fred Mallory Regis Toomey as Jim Daley Jack C. Smith as Monk Edward Van Sloan as Jarvis [Chs.2-12] Dora Clement as Ann Zorka [Chs.1-2] (as Dora Clemant) Anthony Averill as Rankin - Henchman [Chs.2-12] Hugh Huntley as Perkins, Dr. Mallory's lab assistant [Chs.2-12] Monte Vandergrift as Al - Guard [Ch.5] Frank Mayo as Train Engineer [Ch.6] Jim Farley as Skipper [Ch.9] (as James Farley) Eddie Acuff as Mac - AMI Agent [Chs.2-12] Reed Howes as Signalman [Ch.10] Ed Wolff as The Robot (as Edw. Wolff) Directed by Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind Screenplay by George Plympton, Basil Dickey Story by Wyllis Cooper Produced by Henry MacRae Cinematography Jerry Ash, William A. Sickner Edited by Irving Birnbaum, Joseph Gluck, Alvin Todd Production company Universal Pictures Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date January 7, 1939 Running time 265 minutes (12 chapters) Country United States Language English NOTES The serial contains some similarities with the earlier serial The Vanishing Shadow, such as an invisibility belt and a remote-control robot. Stock footage was used from The Invisible Ray, including scenes of Dr. Zorka finding the meteorite in Africa. As with several Universal serials, some of the stock music came from Frankenstein. The Phantom Creeps' car chase was itself used as stock footage in later serials.[6] Newsreel shots of the Hindenburg disaster were used as part of Dr. Zorka's final spree of destruction after his robot, which is supposed to destroy the human race, is stopped due to the sabotage by the Monk after being unleashed. Universal tried to improve their serials by eliminating the written foreword at the start of each chapter. This led to The Phantom Creeps being the first serial in which the studio used vertically scrolling text as the foreword. The Rob Zombie song "Meet the Creeper" is based on this movie. Zombie has used robots and props based on the design of The Robot in several music videos and live shows. The character Murray The Robot in Zombie's animated movie The Haunted World of El Superbeasto is also based on The Robot. The Robot also appears on the album cover for the single "Dragula". A comic book adaptation was published by DC Comics in Movie Comics #6. Chapter titles The Menacing Power Death Stalks the Highways Crashing Timbers Invisible Terror Thundering Rails The Iron Monster The Menacing Mist Trapped in the Flames Speeding Doom Phantom Footprints The Blast To Destroy the World