The Phantom Creeps

The Phantom Creeps

6/6/1949 1h 18m 3.8/10

Overview

The truncated feature version of the 4½ hour serial about a mad scientist who attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions.

Director

Ford Beebe

Top Billed Cast

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Dr. Alex Zorka

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Lt. Jim Daley

Robert Kent

Robert Kent

Capt. Bob West

Edwin Stanley

Edwin Stanley

Dr. Fred Mallory

Jack C. Smith

Monk

Dorothy Arnold

Dorothy Arnold

Jean Drew

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6/22/2022

4/10

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 whole range of useful things including explosives; a deadly Z-ray, a lethal gas; an invisibility contraption; a machine that can heal wounds and... the most astonishing and hysterical looking Inca-esque robot you've ever seen - as he strives for world domination and to stay ahead of the investigating G men. It's a hoot, and should be viewed as such - for heaven's sake don't try to make sense of it - it's just there to be enjoyed.

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