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Bud Brewster · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:19 pm Post subject: Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)

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[Also released as: "Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine"]

Standard Republic serial with a certain amount of imagination; an amazing "transformation chair" turns an inventor into Captain Mephisto, infamous buccaneer from the 1700's (played by Roy Barcroft) who wants to get his hands on a newly invented Radio-atomic Power Transmitter, with which he can control the world.

Thwarting this villain at every turn is Richard Bailey, a brave criminolgist, aided by Linda Sterling as the inventor's daughter. A condensed version of the serial appears on the late show occasionally.

Directed by Spencer Bennet, Wallace Grissel, and Yakima Canutt, the latter of which is one of Hollywood's most famous stunt men and a frequent second-unit director of Westerns during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:27 am Post subject:

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Boy oh boy, an enthusiastic trailer can make me want to watch movies and serials no matter how bad I suspect they might be.

This one is a good example, with bold claims and an outrageous premise that undoubtedly thrilled the kids who went to Saturday matinees in the 1940s.

Here's both the trailer and all 15 chapters! Something to enjoy next Saturday! Very Happy

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______ Manhunt of Mystery Island - Serial Trailer

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_____ Manhunt Of Mystery Island Charpters 1 to 7

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_____ Manhunt Of Mystery Island Chapters 8 to 15

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)