The Phantom (2001)

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Lee Falk and Ray Moore's famous syndicated comic strip hero came to the screen in this 15 chapter serial produced by Rudolph C. Flotow for Columbia Pictures. Displaying unusually good judgment, the studio cast the still strapping former silent screen cowboy Tom Tyler as Geoffrey Prescott who, like… More Lee Falk and Ray Moore's famous syndicated comic strip hero came to the screen in this 15 chapter serial produced by Rudolph C. Flotow for Columbia Pictures. Displaying unusually good judgment, the studio cast the still strapping former silent screen cowboy Tom Tyler as Geoffrey Prescott who, like generations of Prescotts before him, battles piracy and crime in Darkest Africa. Dressed in his trademark tights and black mask, The Phantom sallies forth to locate the lost city of Zolos, aided by his lovely fiancée, Diana Palmer (Jeanne Bates) and Ace, the Wonder Dog. The opposition is headed by the nefarious Dr. Bremmer (Kenneth MacDonald), but the good doctor is, in the long run, no match for the masked avenger who, in the final chapter, restores "Peace in the Jungle." One of Columbia's few worthwhile serials, The Phantom was yet another success for the popular and personable Tyler, who had earlier scored in the title role of Republic Pictures' The Adventures of Captain Marvel. Columbia filmed a belated and rather unnecessary sequel, The Adventures of Captain Africa (1949), starring John Hart, a bland actor who later played The Lone Ranger for one season on television when Clayton Moore went on strike. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated,
Genres: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy

On DVD: Jan 30, 2001
Studio: VCI

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Cast

            Ernie S. Adams as Rusty Fenton

            John Bagni as Moku

            Jeanne Bates as Diana Palmer

            Anthony Caruso as Count Silento

            George Cheseboro as Marsden

            Edmund Cobb as Grogan

            Wade Crosby as Long

            Ángel de la Cruz as Chief Zarka

            Dick Curtis as Tartar

            Joe Devlin as Singapore Smith

            Al Ferguson as henchman

            Sol (Saul) Gorss as Andy Kriss

            Alex Havier as houseboy

            Al Hill as Collins

            I. Stanford Jolley as Watson

            Guy Kingsford as Byron Anderson

            Kenneth MacDonald as Dr. Max Bremmer

            Paul Marion as Rocco

            Kermit Maynard as Drake

            Lal Chand Mehra as Suba

            Paul Newlan as Cates

            Pat O'Malley as Joe Miller

            Eddie Parker as Scott

            Guy Bates Post as Prescott Sr.

            Frank Shannon as Professor Davidson

            Jay Silverheels as Atari warrior

            Tom Tyler as The Phantom/Godfrey Prescott

            Anthony Warde as Karak

            Dan White as Braddock

            John Maxwell as Larkin

            Stanley Price as Chota

            Ace the Dog as Devil
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