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Radar Patrol vs. Spy King

Directed by	Fred C. Brannon
Produced by	Franklin Adreon
Written by	Royal Cole William Lively Sol Shor
Starring	Kirk Alyn Jean Dean John Merton George J. Lewis Eve Whitney Anthony Warde
Music by	Stanley Wilson
Cinematography	Ellis W. Carter
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date(s)	23 November 1949^[1]
Running time	12 chapters (167 minutes)^[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$164,970 (negative cost: $164,632)^[1]

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949) is a 12 chapter black and white spy film serial produced and distributed by Republic Pictures from an original, commissioned screenplay collaboratively written by Royal K. Cole, William Lively and Sol Shor. Kirk Alyn played the lead.

1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 Production
- 3.1 Stunts
- 3.2 Special effects
4 Release
- 4.1 Theatrical
5 Chapter titles
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

Synopsis

Federal Bureau of Radar Research agents find themselves facing attempts to impede American radar development, due to the activities of a former Nazi saboteur, Baroda, and his criminal associates.

Cast

Kirk Alyn as Chris Calvert
Jean Dean as Joan Hughes
John Merton as John Baroda
George J. Lewis as Lt Manuel Agura
Eve Whitney as Nitra
Anthony Warde as Ricco
Stephen Gregory as Hugo
Tristram Coffin as Franklin Lord

Production

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King was budgeted at $164,970 although the final negative cost was $164,632 (a $338, or 0.2%, under spend).^[1] It was filmed between 20 September and 12 October 1949.^[1] The serial's production number was 1706.^[1]

Stunts

Tom Steele as Chris Calvert & Ricco Morgan (doubling Kirk Alyn & Anthony Warde)
Dale Van Sickel Chris Calvert, Ricco Morgan & Lt Manuel Agura (doubling Kirk Alyn, Anthony Warde and George J. Lewis)
David Sharpe as Lt Manuel Agura (doubling George J. Lewis)

Special effects

The special effects were created by the Lydecker brothers.

Release

Theatrical

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King's official release date is 23 November 1949, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.^[1] This was followed by a re-release of Undersea Kingdom instead of a new serial. The next new serial, The Invisible Monster, followed in spring of 1950.^[1]

Chapter titles

The Fatal Fog (20min)
Perilous Trail (13min 20s)
Rolling Fury (13min 20s)
Flight of the Spy King (13min 20s)
Trapped Underground (13min 20s)
Wheels of Disaster (13min 20s)
Electrocution (13min 20s)
Death Rings the Phone (13min 20s)
Tomb of Terror (13min 20s)
Death Dive (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
Desperate Mission (13min 20s)
Day of Reckoning (13min 20s)

_Source:^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Mathis, Jack. Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement. Jack Mathis Advertising. pp. 3, 10, 116–117. ISBN 0-9632878-1-8.
^ Cline, William C.. "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc.. p. 250. ISBN 078640471X.

External links

Preceded by The James Brothers of Missouri (1949)	Republic Serial Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949)	Succeeded by The Invisible Monster (1950)

Republic serials

Serials

Pre-war Serials (1936-1942)	Darkest Africa • Undersea Kingdom • The Vigilantes Are Coming • Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island • Dick Tracy • The Painted Stallion • S.O.S. Coast Guard • Zorro Rides Again • The Lone Ranger • The Fighting Devil Dogs • Dick Tracy Returns • Hawk of the Wilderness • The Lone Ranger Rides Again • Daredevils of the Red Circle • Dick Tracy's G-Men • Zorro's Fighting Legion • Drums of Fu Manchu • Adventures of Red Ryder • King of the Royal Mounted • Mysterious Doctor Satan • Adventures of Captain Marvel • Jungle Girl • King of the Texas Rangers • Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. • Spy Smasher • Perils of Nyoka • King of the Mounties

War-time Serials (1942-1945)	G-Men vs the Black Dragon • Daredevils of the West • Secret Service in Darkest Africa • The Masked Marvel • Captain America • The Tiger Woman • Haunted Harbor • Zorro's Black Whip • Manhunt of Mystery Island • Federal Operator 99 • The Purple Monster Strikes

Post-war Serials (1945-1955)	The Phantom Rider • King of the Forest Rangers • Daughter of Don Q • The Crimson Ghost • Son of Zorro • Jesse James Rides Again • The Black Widow • G-Men Never Forget • Dangers of the Canadian Mounted • Adventures of Frank and Jesse James • Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc • Ghost of Zorro • King of the Rocket Men • The James Brothers of Missouri • Radar Patrol vs Spy King • The Invisible Monster • Desperadoes of the West • Flying Disc Man from Mars • Don Daredevil Rides Again • Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion • Radar Men from the Moon • Zombies of the Stratosphere • Jungle Drums of Africa • Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe • Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders • Trader Tom of the China Seas • Man with the Steel Whip • Panther Girl of the Kongo • King of the Carnival

People

Actors and Actresses	Kay Aldridge • Kirk Alyn • Roy Barcroft • Adrian Booth • Ralph Byrd • Rod Cameron • Phyllis Coates • Ray "Crash" Corrigan • Judd Holdren • Clayton Moore • Duncan Renaldo • Kane Richmond • C. Montague Shaw • Peggy Stewart • Linda Stirling • Aline Towne • Tom Tyler

Stunt Performers	Yakima Canutt • Pierce Lyden • Eddie Parker • Dave Sharpe • Tom Steele • Dale Van Sickel

Production Crew	Franklin Adreon • Spencer Gordon Bennet • Fred C. Brannon • Ronald Davidson • Basil Dickey • B. Reeves Eason • John English • Lydecker brothers • Joseph F. Poland • Sol C. Siegel • Stanley Wilson • William Witney

See also

Film serials List of film serials • List of film serials by studio Commando Cody

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