Mysterious Dr. Satan etc.

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feeds@yuku.com (Pa Stark) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:10:06 PST

The impression I have from Carruthers40's posters is the girl who is bound and gagged is not heroine Ella Neal, but she looks more like Kay Aldridge. Anyone else notice that?

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feeds@yuku.com (bela lugosi) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:03:12 PST

Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy it. I think it might be one of my favorites, though I haven't seen it for a long time, and I've noticed that even as a mature adult, my tastes continue to change a little bit over the years.

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feeds@yuku.com (rvoyttbots) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:05:44 PST

I actually watched this one on VHS. Took me weeks to finish it. Bored me to tears, I`m afraid. I think this is the only serial I`ve watched from beginning to end.

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feeds@yuku.com (bela lugosi) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:23:53 PST

Would love to have this on DVD. Any chance of it being released, anyone know? One of my all time favorites. I used to have a VHS copy, but since it's been lost during a few moves. I pretty much wore it out also. Any news is much appreciated.

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feeds@yuku.com (BijouBob8mm) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:39:20 PST

A number of Bollywood titles were good at "recycling" concepts, as well. I was amazed at how much 1967's THE LIVING CORPSE (aka DRACULA IN PAKISTAN) "paid homage" to HORROR OF DRACULA (even down to the soundtrack music, in some sectio...
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feeds@yuku.com (TomWeaver999) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:10:00 PST

Sounds like a scream -- thanks for the heads-up! *DEATHLESS* DEVIL is the title of the foreign DOCTOR SATAN rip-off. It's lot of fun. Whenever "big" action was called for (the blowing-up of a building, a plane crash, whatever), we'd watch the v...
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feeds@yuku.com (BijouBob8mm) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:39:07 PST

Quote:there was a Turkish (or whatever) remake in the 1970s You'll have to check out 1979's TURKISH SUPERMAN, whipped out to cash in on the Richard Donner epic. This thing lifted most of its soundtrack from the double album of John Williams' SUPERMAN sc...
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feeds@yuku.com (atenolol) — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:28:17 PST

I just finished watching it on VHS. Superb direction and stuntwork and top cliffhangers. Wilcox was a wooden actor, but athletic enough to convincingly blend with the spectacular stuntwork of Sharp. I could not at any point tell visually that it was Sh...
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feeds@yuku.com (TomWeaver999) — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:10:01 PST

Of course I can't remember the title right now, but there was a Turkish (or whatever) remake in the 1970s -- unauthorized, I'm sure, and in color, but using clips from the original DOCTOR SATAN. It was actually pretty enjoyable. THE DAUNTLESS DEVIL, or so...
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feeds@yuku.com (carruthers40) — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:33:07 PST

I've honestly not had a chance to see this serial, but I've always loved the imagery from it. Here are few little gems, these are Spanish heralds and measure only 4" x 6". I love the way Ciannelli looks, barking commands for the destruction of ...
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feeds@yuku.com (HalLane) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:40:35 PST

I remember reading (or hearing a radio interview maybe) with actor Henry Brandon that he was originally tapped by Republic to play Dr. Satan, after his exemplary turn as Fu Manchu. He was going to play it with little horns and "hooves" of some s...
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feeds@yuku.com (BijouBob8mm) — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:31:30 PST

Thanks for the info, Tom. (I need to read the VALLEY OF THE CLIFFHANGERS book one day...maybe our local library can get it on loan.) Would also love to read the Superman script, sometime.

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feeds@yuku.com (TomWeaver999) — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:28:08 PST

<< Wonder if that original Superman material still survives. << I have a memory of Jack Mathis writing (in his book VALLEY OF THE CLIFFHANGERS) about the ways the SUPERMAN script was changed, once Superman was "out" and the Copperhe...
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feeds@yuku.com (BijouBob8mm) — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:15:07 PST

Quote:MYSTERIOUS DR. SATAN is rated by most serial fans as one of the top 10 serials made in the sound era. Which, given its origins, might come as a surprise to some. I'm sure most here already know much of the material was recycled from Republic's unu...
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feeds@yuku.com (Rich Wannen) — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:33:42 PST

Looks like you can pick up a used VHS copy thru Amazon.com. These offerings would surely be the commercial video version available in the 90s, not hobby-dealer prints; and you can always send it back if its not.

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feeds@yuku.com (shewolf7777777) — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:08:04 PST

One of Republics best serials with great stuntwork from Dave Sharp.

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feeds@yuku.com (Pa Stark) — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:16:59 PST

MYSTERIOUS DR. SATAN is rated by most serial fans as one of the top 10 serials made in the sound era. The hero wears a hood made of copper chain mail and is called The Copperhead. The stunt work by Dave Sharpe, Cy Feuer's musical score, and Witney-Engli...
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feeds@yuku.com (Laughing Gravy) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:01:37 PST

Both BATMAN (1943) and BATMAN AND ROBIN (1948) are officially on DVD, from Sony/Columbia. MYSTERIOUS DOCTOR SATAN is only available from grey market dealers; I think www.accomics.com has it, for one. They're work is uniformly excellent.www.inthebalcony.c...
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Mysterious Dr. Satan etc.

feeds@yuku.com (BoLorKay) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:48:27 PST

I've read some discussions of this serial, both pro and con. Would anyone know where I can obtain a good (quality wise) copy of this serial ? Also, are both BATMAN serials available on DVD ? Thank You