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Secret Service in Darkest Africa is a 1943 Republic movie serial. It was Republic's thirtieth serial, of the sixty-six produced by the studio.
It was a sequel to G-Men vs the Black Dragon released earlier in 1943, again starring Rod Cameron as American secret agent Rex Bennett. This time Bennet faces the Nazis rather than the Japanese. As with the earlier installment, Bennet is supported by characters from some of the allied nations in World War II.
The serial is also known by the titles Manhunt in the African Jungles, changed when it was re-released in 1954, and The Baron's African War, when it was edited into a 100-minute film for television in 1966.
Original Release
07/24/1943
US Release
07/24/1943
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rod Cameron | Rex Bennett |
Joan Marsh | Janet Blake |
Duncan Renaldo | Capt. Pierre LaSalle |
Lionel Royce | Baron von Rommler / Sultan Abou Ben Ali |
Kurt Kreuger | Ernst Muller |
Frederic Brunn | Wolfe |
Sigfrid Tor | Luger |
Georges Renavent | Armand |
Kurt Katch | Kurt Hauptmann [Ch. 1] / Kurt Hauptmann |
Ralf Harolde | Riverboat Captain [Ch. 1] / River Boat Captain |
Directors
Writers
Royal K. Cole, Ronald Davidson, Basil Dickey, Jesse Duffy, Joseph O'Donnell, Joseph F. Poland
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rod Cameron | Rex Bennett |
Joan Marsh | Janet Blake |
Duncan Renaldo | Capt. Pierre LaSalle |
Lionel Royce | Baron von Rommler / Sultan Abou Ben Ali |
Kurt Kreuger | Ernst Muller |
Frederic Brunn | Wolfe |
Sigfrid Tor | Luger |
Georges Renavent | Armand |
Kurt Katch | Kurt Hauptmann [Ch. 1] / Kurt Hauptmann |
Ralf Harolde | Riverboat Captain [Ch. 1] / River Boat Captain |
Wilhelm von Brincken | Capt. Boschert [Ch. 7] / Capt. Boschert |
William Yetter Sr. | Submarine Commandant [Ch. 3] / Submarine Commandant |
Hans von Morhart | Submarine First Officer [Ch. 3] / Submarine First Officer |
Erwin Goldi | Col. von Raeder [Ch. 1] |
Frederick Worlock | Sir James Langley [Ch. 15] / Sir James Langley |
Ed Agresti | French Officer [Ch. 10] / French Officer |
Frank Alten | Schloss [Ch. 1] / Schloss |
Nino Bellini | French Supply Terminal Officer [Ch. 10] / French Supply Terminal Officer |
John Bleifer | Kasar [Ch. 5] / Kasar |
Jack Chefe | French Soldier with Bomb Detector [Ch. 4] / French Soldier with Bomb Detector |
Producers
Name | Role |
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William J. O'Sullivan | Producer |