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The Phantom Creeps

The Phantom Creeps

  • Status: Released
  • 06-06-1949
  • Runtime: 78 min
  • Score: 3.8
  • Vote count: 8

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

Bela Lugosi

Dr. Alex Zorka

Dorothy Arnold

Jean Drew

Robert Kent

Capt. Bob West

Edwin Stanley

Dr. Fred Mallory

Regis Toomey

Lt. Jim Daley

Jack C. Smith

Monk

Edward Van Sloan

Jarvis

Dora Clement

Ann Zorka

Anthony Averill

Rankin

Hugh Huntley

Perkins

Monte Vandergrift

Jarvis Goon

Frank Mayo

West's Boss

Jim Farley

Harbormaster

Eddie Acuff

Mac

Ed Wolff

The Robot

Roy Barcroft

Parker (uncredited)

Lee J. Cobb

Road Crew Foreman (uncredited)

Charles King

Car-Crash Cop (uncredited)

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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.