FIGHTING DEVIL DOGS (THE ), 12 CHAPTER SERIAL, 1938

THE FIGHTING DEVIL DOGS
12 CHAPTER SERIAL
1938

Famous for its villain, The Lightning - the very first costumed supervillain. George Lucas has stated that The Lightning was the inspiration for Darth Vader.

PLOT:
In Singapore, two US Marine Lieutenants, Tom Grayson and Frank Corby, discover the threat of a new villain called The Lightning, a masked villain who uses a powerful lightning based weapon in his bid for world conquest. Unfortunately, the battle becomes personal when The Lightning annihilates the officers' unit, and later kills Lt. Grayson's father as he was helping the investigation of the weapon. Now, those young marines have dedicated themselves to stopping The Lightning and bringing him to justice.

CAST:
Lee Powell ... Lieutenant Tom Grayson
Bruce Bennett ... Lieutenant Frank Corby (as Herman Brix)
Eleanor Stewart ... Janet Warfield
Montagu Love ... General White
Hugh Sothern ... Ben Warfield / The Lightning
Sam Flint ... Colonel Grayson
Perry Ivins ... Crenshaw
Forrest Taylor ... Benson
John Picorri ... Professor Gould
Carleton Young ... Johnson, 'Aurora' Crewman
John Davidson ... Lin Wing
Henry Otho ... Sam Hedges, the Gardener
Reed Howes ... Parker, Sub Crewman
Tom London ... Henchman Wilson
Edmund Cobb ... Henchman Ellis
Alan Gregg ... Henchman Marco
Allen Mathews ... Todd, Submarine Captain

CHAPTERS:
1. The Lightning Strikes
2. The Mill Of Disaster
3. The Silenced Witness
4. Cargo Of Mystery
5. Undersea Bandits
6. The Torpedo Of Doom
7. The Phantom Killer
8. Tides Of Trickery
9. Attack From The Skies
10. In The Camp Of The Enemy
11. The Baited Trap
12. Killer At Bay

RUNNING TIME: 204 MIN