MASKED MARVEL (THE ), 12 CHAPTER SERIAL, 1943

THE MASKED MARVEL
12 CHAPTER SERIAL
1943

Made during the dark days of W.W.II, this fast moving espionage thriller is a first rate example of the serial format at it's best. A superhero called The Masked Marvel battles Japanese saboteurs intent on blowing up America. In a reversal of the common serial plot, the audience doesn't know who the hero is until the final reel.

Tom Steele was one of those great stuntmen who made action actors look good, and here he stars as "The Masked Marvel" -- but doesn't even get screen credit. Steele also doubles as a couple of the investigators in their unmasked action scenes and, on top of that, appears as TWO of the bad guys.

PLOT:
The Masked Marvel, a hero dressed in a business suit and a face mask, fights the Japanese saboteur Sakima and his espionage organization.

CAST:
William Forrest ... Martin Crane
Louise Currie ... Alice Hamilton
Johnny Arthur ... Mura Sakima
Rod Bacon ... Jim Arnold
Richard Clarke ... Frank Jeffers
Anthony Warde ... 'Killer' Mace
David Bacon ... Bob Barton
Bill Healy ... Terry Morton
Howard C. Hickman ... Warren Hamilton
Kenneth Harlan ... Gas Works Policeman
Thomas Louden ... Matthews, the butler
Eddie Parker ... Meggs
Duke Green ... Carl, Delivery truck thug
Dale Van Sickel ... Super-X warehouse thug
Wendell Niles ... Newscaster

CHAPTERS:
1. The Masked Crusader
2. Death Takes the Helm
3. Dive to Doom
4. Suspense at Midnight
5. Murder Meter
6. Exit to Eternity
7. Doorway to Destruction
8. Destined to Die
9. Danger Express
10. Suicide Sacrifice
11. The Fatal Mistake
12. The Man Behind the Mask

RUNNING TIME: 197 MIN