John Baroda, a neo-Nazi and his alter ego, The Spy King and his aide Nitra, are part of a sabotaging team for a vast defense system of radar stations along the US borders. Radar Defense Bureau operative Chris Calvert comes to the rescue of radar scientist, Joan Hughes, who has been kidnapped by Baroda's henchmen...
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]
Stuntsedit
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)
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King's official release date is November 23, 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]
radar, patrol, king, 1949, chapter, black, white, film, serial, produced, distributed, republic, pictures, from, original, commissioned, screenplay, collaboratively, written, royal, cole, william, lively, shor, kirk, alyn, played, lead, directed, byfred, brann. Radar Patrol vs Spy King is a 1949 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 Radar Patrol vs Spy KingDirected byFred C BrannonWritten byRoyal ColeWilliam LivelySol ShorProduced byFranklin AdreonStarringKirk AlynJean DeanJohn MertonGeorge J LewisEve WhitneyAnthony WardeCinematographyEllis W CarterMusic byStanley WilsonDistributed byRepublic PicturesRelease dateNovember 23 1949 1949 11 23 U S 1 Running time12 chapters 167 minutes 1 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 164 970 negative cost 164 632 1 Contents 1 Plot 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 linksPlot editJohn Baroda a neo Nazi and his alter ego The Spy King and his aide Nitra are part of a sabotaging team for a vast defense system of radar stations along the US borders Radar Defense Bureau operative Chris Calvert comes to the rescue of radar scientist Joan Hughes who has been kidnapped by Baroda s henchmen Cast editKirk Alyn as Chris Calvert Jean Dean as Joan Hughes John Merton as John Baroda Spy King George J Lewis as Lt Manuel Agura Eve Whitney as Nitra Anthony Warde as Ricco Stephen Gregory as Hugo Tristram Coffin as Franklin LordProduction editRadar 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 edit Tom Steele as Chris Calvert amp Ricco Morgan doubling Kirk Alyn amp Anthony Warde Dale Van Sickel Chris Calvert Ricco Morgan amp Lt Manuel Agura doubling Kirk Alyn Anthony Warde and George J Lewis David Sharpe as Lt Manuel Agura doubling George J Lewis Special effects edit The special effects were created by the Lydecker brothers Release editTheatrical edit Radar Patrol vs Spy King s official release date is November 23 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 editThe 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 See also editList of film serials List of film serials by studioReferences edit a b c d e f g h i Mathis Jack 1995 Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement Jack Mathis Advertising pp 3 10 116 117 ISBN 0 9632878 1 8 Cline William C 1984 Filmography In the Nick of Time McFarland amp Company Inc p 250 ISBN 0 7864 0471 X External links editRadar Patrol vs Spy King at IMDb nbsp Radar Patrol vs Spy King at AllMovie Radar Patrol vs Spy King at Todd Gault s Movie Serial Experience Preceded byThe James Brothers of Missouri 1949 Republic SerialRadar Patrol vs Spy King 1949 Succeeded byThe Invisible Monster 1950 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Radar Patrol vs Spy King amp oldid 1222105354, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
