The Crimson Ghost
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| The Crimson Ghost | |
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| Directed by | Fred C. Brannon William Witney |
| Produced by | Ronald Davidson |
| Written by | Albert DeMond Basil Dickey Jesse Duffy Sol Shor |
| Starring | Charles Quigley Linda Stirling Clayton Moore I. Stanford Jolley Kenne Duncan Forrest Taylor Sam Flint Joseph Forte |
| Cinematography | Bud Thackery |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1946 |
| Running time | 12 chapters (167 min) |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $137,912 (negative cost: $161,174) |
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The Crimson Ghost (1946) is a Republic Movie serial.
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[edit] Plot
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Like many Republic serials, this mystery employed yet another inscrutable invention, a counter atomic device known as Cyclotrode X, sought after by yet another cloaked villain, the eponymous Crimson Ghost.
[edit] Production
Like the characters on screen, the viewer would have had a tough job spotting the person hiding behind the hideous disguise. The studio had taken no chances with this and cast stunt-man Bud Geary to embody the villain while several actors supplied the voice, including I. Stanford Jolley, whose role was minor but who received fourth-billing and was therefore highly suspect. When The Crimson Ghost was unmasked in the 12th and final chapter, he proved to be yet another actor, Joseph Forte, who had enacted a character seemingly above suspicion. Of interest to more recent viewers, television's Lone Ranger, Clayton Moore, played one of the villain's henchmen, a cold-hearted gangster.
This was director William Witney's last serial. His first was The Painted Stallion in 1937 and a gap due to serving in World War II had existed prior to this production.
[edit] Cast
- Charles Quigley as Duncan Richards
- Linda Stirling as Diana Farnsworth
- Clayton Moore as Ashe
- I. Stanford Jolley as Doctor Blackton & Voice of the Crimson Ghost
- Kenne Duncan as Professor Chambers
- Forrest Taylor as Professor Van Wyck
- Emmett Vogan as Anderson
- Sam Flint as Maxwell
- Joseph Forte as Professor Parker
- Stanley Price as Count Fator
[edit] Stunts and effects
[edit] Stunts
- Dale Van Sickel as Duncan Richards (doubling Charles Quigley)
- Polly Burson as Diana Farnsworth (doubling Linda Stirling)
- Tom Steele as Ashe (doubling Clayton Moore & I. Stanford Jolley)
- Joe Yrigoyen as Duncan Richards & Count Fator (doubling Charles Quigley & Stanley Price)
[edit] Special effects
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The special effects were produced by Republic's Lydecker brothers.
[edit] References to the serial
The poster for the Max's Kansas City show on 28 March 1979 featured the first use of the Crimson Ghost by the band The Misfits. It has since become their logo. Iron Maiden have also used the Crimson Ghost in their "The Number of the Beast" music video. In Halloween (2007 film) a little boy is possibly wearing a Crimson Ghost costume.
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| Preceded by Daughter of Don Q (1946) |
Republic Serial The Crimson Ghost (1946) |
Succeeded by Son of Zorro (1947) |
