Terry and the Pirates (1940)
Based upon the famous Milton Caniff cartoon strip.
Dr. Herbert Lee, an archaeologist seeking to decipher ancient Mara inscriptions, is aided by his son Terry, Terry's pal Pat Ryan, and Normandie Drake. Jungle pirate and warlord Fang (Dick Curtis) plots to kill The Dragon Lady, Queen of the Temple of Mara, and seize the treasures of her ancestors. Both Fang and The Dragon Lady have sworn death for any foreign intruders.
- Date of release
- 1940-04-12
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 5h 0m
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- Director
- James W. Horne
Casting
- William Tracy — Terry Lee
- Jeff York — Pat Ryan
- Joyce Bryant — Normandie Drake
- Joyce Bryant — Connie
- Victor DeCamp — Big Stoop
- Sheila Darcy — The Dragon Lady
- Dick Curtis — Master Fang
- John Paul Jones — Herbert Lee
- Forrest Taylor — Allen Drake
- Jack Ingram — Stanton
- Joe Devlin — Henchman
- Eddie Fetherston — Thompson
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