Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14281 in VHS
• Released on: 1995-05-30
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Formats: Black & White, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of tapes: 2
• Running time: 250 minutes

Customer Reviews

One of the best of the genre of cliffhanger serials.
One of the best of the genre of cliffhanger serials. Features plenty of action, a delicious "oriental" villain (played by an Italian (:-)) with all sorts of fiendish torture devices and a plan to take over America. A young Rod Cameron stars as the hero G-Man and there are some great car chases featuring all the marvelous period automobiles.

Great, Greater, Greatest!
Of all my collection of Republic's "Golden-Age" Serials, this is the one I can watch again and again and enjoy it better with each viewing. This serial surely equals the "ultimate" cliff-hanger, "Spy Smasher." For one thing, everything in this stunningly directed, edited, acted, photographed chapter-play is so darn fresh. Only a few stock shots are used. Another great plus is the fantastic cast: Rod Cameron,probably the greatest of all action heroes, and the cool, voluptuous and feisty Constance Worth who isn't afraid to get her hair mussed as she jumps right in with machine guns, revolvers and pluck to help out Cameron. You wonder whatever happened to her? By far the most chilling and inventive cliff-hanger ending comes at the end of Chapter 8 and it features our gal, Constance. I won't tell you what happens but it involves a spear. William Witney proves himself to be a master craftsman, an over-looked genius who was the major force that elevated Republic Studio Serials to great art--and fantastic entertainment that can be seen and enjoyed by modern audiences. Bravo to Rod, Constance and Witney!

Cameron and Moore Equal Dynamite!
Rod Cameron was probably the greatest of all action heroes of the 40s and thanks to the magic of film, we can see him here at his prime. Incredibly handsome, dashing, suave in his tailored suits, with a face that looks like it inspired the cartoon strip of Dick Tracy, he makes his fight scenes look like energetic ballets. This serial also sparkles because of its feisty, voluptuous female sidekick, Constance Moore. She handles that machine gun with aplomb, wears wonderful hats, isn't afraid to jump right in and help protect Rod when he needs it. A great scene is when Constance is locked up in a metal container and she's nearly burned alive. The villain is wonderfully cartoonish--an Italian actor performing an execrable Oriental accent (paging Saturday Night Live). Incredibly edited, choreographed in its fights, great participation of Constance, this serial deserves five stars. An award should be presented to Republic studios who have produced these glossy, wonderfully preserved films found in these videos.