Federal Operator 99

Federal Operator 99 (1945)

PULSE-POUNDING ADVENTURE...BREAT-TAKING THRILLS!

Jerry Blake (aka Federal Operator 99) teams-up with Joyce Kingston to thwart the plans of escaped crime boss Jim Belmont.

Date of release
1945-07-07
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
2h 49m
Genres
Action, Crime
Director
Yakima Canutt, Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell

Casting

Interesting facts

Federal Operator 99 is a 1945 American movie serial from Republic Pictures. It was later edited down into a feature version titled F.B.I. 99 for television. The serial is about an FBI agent named Jerry Blake who battles gentleman thief Jim Belmont, who escapes custody with help of his gang and begins a wave of crimes, beginning with plotting to steal the crown jewels of the Princess Cornelia.

Production

Federal Operator 99 was budgeted at $143,620 although the final negative cost was $153,737 (a $10,117, or 7%, overspend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1945.

It was filmed between 18 January and 14 February 1945. The serial's production number was 1497.

Dale Van Sickel as Jerry Blake (doubling Marten Lamont)

Duke Green as Jim Belmont (doubling George J. Lewis)

Tom Steele as Matt Farrell (doubling Hal Taliaferro)

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