The Crimson Ghost

The Crimson Ghost (1946)

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A criminal mastermind known as The Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit all electrical current on the planet.

Date of release
1946-10-26
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (12)
Runtime
2h 47m
Genres
Adventure, Action, Crime
Director
Fred C. Brannon, William Witney

Casting

Interesting facts

The Crimson Ghost is a 1946 American film serial directed by Fred C. Brannon and William Witney. Produced by Republic Pictures and written by Albert DeMond, Basil Dickey, Jesse Duffy, and Sol Shor, it was the last serial directed by Witney. It is divided into twelve chapters and stars Charles Quigley as a criminologist who attempts to thwart the efforts of the eponymous villain to steal a device that can render electrical devices powerless. The serial also stars Linda Stirling, Clayton Moore, and I. Stanford Jolley.

Production

The Crimson Ghost was budgeted at $137,912, although the final negative cost was $161,174 (a $23,262, or 16.9%, overspend). It was the most expensive Republic serial of 1946. It was reportedly filmed between March 28 and April 24, 1946 under the working title The Scarlet Shadow. The serial's production number was 1597.

In order to prevent the audience deducing the identity of the Crimson Ghost, I. Stanford Jolley, who portrayed the character Doctor Blackton on-screen, provided the voice of the Ghost. Jolley received fourth-billing and was therefore highly suspect. When the Crimson Ghost was unmasked in the twelfth and final chapter, he proved to be yet another actor entirely, Joseph Forte, who played Professor Parker.

The Crimson Ghost was director William Witney's last serial. His first was The Painted Stallion in 1937 and prior to this production had temporarily left the serial business to serve in World War II.

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