The Phantom

The Phantom (1961)

The Phantom, along with canine companion Devil, investigate wicked doings at the plantation of Mrs. Harris. An unsold TV pilot based on the popular superhero.

Date of release
1961-01-01
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
24m
Genres
Action, Adventure, TV Movie
Director
Harold Daniels

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Phantom

The Phantom is a 1961 American TV film. It was a pilot for a proposed TV series based on the comic strip The Phantom. It is widely believed that the pilot never aired, but decades after it was filmed, it leaked onto the internet.

Production

The production of The Phantom was overseen by Al Brodax and Bob Duncan, with Phantom rights-holders King Features directly handling the project. Harold Daniels directed the pilot episode. Writer John Carr originally wrote four episodes, but because the pilot was not picked up by a network, the remaining three were never filmed. Actress Marilyn Manning had originally been cast as Diana Palmer, but never appeared in the pilot.

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