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Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945) is a Republic Movie serial. It was the thirty-sixth serial produced by Republic (of a total of sixty-six) and the first released in 1945. It is the penultimate 15-chapter serial to be released by the studio. The year 1945, the end of the Golden Age of Serials, was the last in which Republic released any 15-chapter serials, the remainder being either 12- or 13-chapters in length. In 1966 footage from the serial was edited together into the 100-minute film Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine. Three of the serial's cliffhanger gags / set pieces are copied in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Original Release
03/17/1945
US Release
03/17/1945
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Bailey | Lance Reardon |
| Linda Stirling | Claire Forrest |
| Roy Barcroft | Capt. Mephisto |
| Kenne Duncan | Sidney Brand |
| Forrest Taylor | William Forrest / Prof. William Forrest |
| Forbes Murray | Harry Hargraves / Prof. Harry Hargraves |
| Jack Ingram | Edward Armstrong [Chs. 1-11] / Edward Armstrong |
| Harry Strang | Fred Braley / Frederick "Fred" Braley |
| Ed Cassidy | Paul Melton [Chs. 1-6, 10] / Paul Melton |
| Frank Alten | John Raymond |
Directors
Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Wallace Grissell
Writers
Albert DeMond, Basil Dickey, Jesse Duffy, Alan James, Grant Nelson, Joseph F. Poland
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Bailey | Lance Reardon |
| Linda Stirling | Claire Forrest |
| Roy Barcroft | Capt. Mephisto |
| Kenne Duncan | Sidney Brand |
| Forrest Taylor | William Forrest / Prof. William Forrest |
| Forbes Murray | Harry Hargraves / Prof. Harry Hargraves |
| Jack Ingram | Edward Armstrong [Chs. 1-11] / Edward Armstrong |
| Harry Strang | Fred Braley / Frederick "Fred" Braley |
| Ed Cassidy | Paul Melton [Chs. 1-6, 10] / Paul Melton |
| Frank Alten | John Raymond |
| Lane Chandler | Police Insp. Reed [Chs. 1, 8] / Police Insp. Reed |
| Russ Vincent | Ruga |
| Dale Van Sickel | Sardon [Chs. 1, 3-4, 7-10] / Barker / Ritter / Lewis / Frazier / Sardon |
| Tom Steele | Bailey [Chs. 3-4, 10, 13] / Lyons - Thug / Lyons / Bailey |
| Duke Green | Thug Clark in Wine Cellar [Ch. 5] / Spencer Harvey [Ch. 1] / Spencer Harvey |
| Fred Graham | Blake - Thug B-6 in Winery [Ch. 4] |
| Si Jenks | Joe Benson [Ch. 3] |
| Eddie Parker | Ship's Captain [Chs. 1, 8] / Fallon - Cave Thug [Ch. 12] |
| Duke Taylor | Hill - Thug [Ch. 8] |
| Fred Howard | C.D. Pembroke [Ch. 7] |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ronald Davidson | Producer |
Editors
