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Chapter 11 has what film historians Harmon and Glut consider to be the "most unique chapter ending of them all": Spy
Smasher is gunned down by enemy agents at point blank range and falls from the top of an office building to crash into the pavement below. In the resolution, the audience discover that
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The Mask's attacks on the United States begin with an attempt to flood the country with forged money and destroy the economy. When this is defeated, he continues with other attacks including destroying aircraft, oil and munitions intended for
Britain. Constant defeats at the hands of Spy Smasher,
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Smasher's aircraft from the comic, the Gyrosub, was changed for the serial to be a secret Nazi aircraft called The Bat Plane. Mort Glickman echoed the "V for Victory" theme from Beethoven's 5th symphony in the Spy Smasher theme song. Both pieces of music include the "..._" Morse code for the
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Richmond did some of his own stunts but the most spectacular were performed by Dave Sharpe and Carey Loftin. Sharp for example rolled from an overturning motorcycle to leap atop a careening auto that plunged from a cliff. Loftin showed what a motorcycle could do in the hands of an expert.
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is the best serial in terms of special effects and stunts, and one of the best in general; they described it as the foremost cliffhanger example of a whole school of
Hollywood filmmaking of the 40s. The script is consistently logical and well constructed with credible dialogue and good
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Jack, Spy
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Armstrong and Admiral Corby (Sam Flint), also leads the villain to take the fight back to the masked hero. In the end, the villain is killed aboard his own U-boat in a sea of flaming oil.
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as "The Mask". The Nazi villain of the serial appeared often without the disguise, the only purpose of the mask seemed to be to make him familiar to comic book fans.
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885:Celluloid Wings: The Impact of Movies on Aviation
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908:The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury
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1564:Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc
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778:"In Search of the Ammunition"
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614:List of film serials by studio
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2565:Adventures of Captain Marvel
1916:Adventures of Captain Marvel
1849:Daredevils of the Red Circle
1669:Trader Tom of the China Seas
1342:Adventures of Captain Marvel
1293:Daredevils of the Red Circle
856:"Soothing the Savage Beast"
602:Adventures of Captain Marvel
354:2700° Fahrenheit (16min 56s)
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1833:The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1641:Zombies of the Stratosphere
1286:The Lone Ranger Rides Again
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1010:University of Northern Iowa
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1972:G-Men vs. the Black Dragon
1940:Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.
1501:King of the Forest Rangers
1474:The Purple Monster Strikes
1404:G-Men vs. the Black Dragon
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790:"The Plotters of Peril"
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357:Hero's Death (16min 45s)
330:Human Target (17min 29s)
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2207:Pals of the Golden West
2135:Twilight in the Sierras
1908:Mysterious Doctor Satan
1892:Adventures of Red Ryder
1841:Zorro's Fighting Legion
1809:The Fighting Devil Dogs
1676:Man with the Steel Whip
1634:Radar Men from the Moon
1606:Desperadoes of the West
1529:Jesse James Rides Again
1335:Mysterious Doctor Satan
1321:Adventures of Red Ryder
1307:Zorro's Fighting Legion
1265:The Fighting Devil Dogs
838:pp. 140 & 145.
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179:April 4, 1942
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3012:Stamp Day for Superman
2482:40 Guns to Apache Pass
2474:The Girls on the Beach
2418:Valley of the Redwoods
2367:The Cool and the Crazy
2338:(1955) (battle scenes)
2175:Spoilers of the Plains
2052:Under California Stars
1825:Hawk of the Wilderness
1648:Jungle Drums of Africa
1578:King of the Rocket Men
1411:Daredevils of the West
1279:Hawk of the Wilderness
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2888:The Dark Knight Rises
2629:Atom Man vs. Superman
1599:The Invisible Monster
822:"Emissaries of Evil"
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104:William J. O'Sullivan
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2287:Shadows of Tombstone
2183:Heart of the Rockies
2068:Night Time in Nevada
1964:King of the Mounties
1876:Heroes of the Saddle
1769:The Painted Stallion
1690:King of the Carnival
1397:King of the Mounties
1237:The Painted Stallion
913:Routledge Publishing
875:"Filmography: 1942".
844:"Sons of Adventure"
738:A clip of this scene
609:List of film serials
3054:The Quest for Peace
2450:Master of the World
2351:A Strange Adventure
2343:Stranger at My Door
2327:The Fighting Chance
2279:Iron Mountain Trail
2255:South Pacific Trail
2239:Old Oklahoma Plains
2167:Trail of Robin Hood
2108:The Golden Stallion
2020:Bells of San Angelo
1467:Federal Operator 99
761:In the Nick of Time
708:Cline 1984, p. 155.
546:Spy Smasher Returns
279:Spy Smasher Returns
2864:Batman & Robin
2498:Darktown Strutters
2271:Old Overland Trail
2231:Border Saddlemates
2223:The Last Musketeer
2151:Sunset in the West
2076:Grand Canyon Trail
1980:Roll on Texas Moon
1884:Drums of Fu Manchu
1857:Dick Tracy's G-Men
1817:Dick Tracy Returns
1777:S.O.S. Coast Guard
1752:Films directed by
1543:G-Men Never Forget
1453:Zorro's Black Whip
1314:Drums of Fu Manchu
1300:Dick Tracy's G-Men
1272:Dick Tracy Returns
1244:S.O.S. Coast Guard
759:Cline, William C.
717:Cline 1984, p. 64.
552:Critical reception
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877:pp. 232–233.
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1988:Home in Oklahoma
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1956:Perils of Nyoka
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