Secret Agent X-9 (1945 serial)
| Secret Agent X-9 | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lewis D. Collins Ray Taylor |
| Written by | Patricia Harper Dashiell Hammett (comic strip) |
| Produced by | Morgan Cox |
| Starring | Lloyd Bridges Keye Luke Jan Wiley Victoria Horne Samuel S. Hinds Cy Kendall |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman Ernest Miller |
| Edited by | (supervisor) Jack Dolan Alvin Todd |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 13 chapters (246 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Secret Agent X-9 is a 1945 Universal movie serial based on the comic strip Secret Agent X-9. It was the second serial with this name, the first was released by Universal in 1937.
Plot[]
On a neutral island in the Pacific called Shadow Island (above the island of Formosa), run by American gangster Lucky Kamber, both sides in World War II attempt to control the secret of element 722, which can be used to create synthetic aviation fuel.
Cast[]
- Lloyd Bridges as Phil Corrigan aka Secret Agent X-9
- Keye Luke as Ah Fong, Chinese agent
- Jan Wiley as Lynn Moore, Australian agent
- Victoria Horne as Nabura, villainous Japanese agent
- Samuel S. Hinds as Solo
- Cy Kendall as Lucky Kamber, self-proclaimed governor of the neutral Shadow Island
- as Marker
- George Lynn as Bach, one of Nabura's henchmen
- Clarence Lung as Takahari, one of Nabura's henchmen
- Benson Fong as Dr. Hakahima
- Arno Frey as Kapitan Grut, Nazi captain
- as Papa Pierre Dupray
- Ann Codee as "Mama Pierre" Dupray
- as Drag Dorgan
Production[]
Secret Agent X-9 was based on the comic strip Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett, Leslie Charteris and others. It was Universal's last comic strip adaptation (from 1936 to 1945, Universal almost made more serial adaptations of comic strips than both of their rivals, Columbia and Republic, combined).[1] The serial reuses footage and Frank Skinner's score from Universal's Gung Ho!.
Stunts[]
- Eddie Parker doubling Lloyd Bridges
- doubling Benson Fong
Chapter titles[]
- Torpedo Rendezvous
- Ringed by Fire (or "The Flaming Lake" per the on screen teaser card)
- Death Curve
- Floodlight Murder
- Doom Downgrade
- Strafed by a Zero
- High Pressure Deadline
- The Dropping Floor
- The Danger Point
- Japanese Burial
- Fireworks for Deadmen
- Big Gun Fusillade
- Zero Minute
Source:[2]
References[]
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "2. In Search of Ammunition". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 18. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 241. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
External links[]
- Secret Agent X-9 at IMDb
- Secret Agent X-9 at AllMovie
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- 1945 films
- English-language films
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- American black-and-white films
- Seafaring films
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- Films based on works by Alex Raymond
- Films directed by Ray Taylor
- Films directed by Lewis D. Collins
- World War II films made in wartime
- Films based on works by Dashiell Hammett
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- 1940s action adventure films
- Films scored by Paul Sawtell
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