Mysterious Doctor Satan

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It runs long at 4h 27m.

Synopsis

A mad scientist named Dr. Satan plots to steal key pieces of technology to enable him to build an army of robots based on his prototype to conquer America. The only one standing in his way is Bob Wayne, who fights Satan as the enigmatic Copperhead. Mysterious Doctor Satan is a 1940 film serial named after its chief villain. Doctor Satan's main opponent is the masked mystery man, "The Copperhead", whose secret identity is Bob Wayne, a man searching for justice and revenge on Satan for the death of his step-father. The serial charts the conflict between the two as Bob Wayne pursues Doctor Satan, while the latter completes his plans for world domination.

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Key crew

• Joseph F. PolandScreenplay
• William WitneyDirector
• Franklin AdreonScreenplay
• Ronald DavidsonScreenplay
• Norman S. HallScreenplay
• John EnglishDirector
• Sol ShorScreenplay

Cast

• Eduardo CiannelliDoctor Satan
• Robert WilcoxBob Wayne / Copperhead
• William NewellSpeed Martin
• C. Montague ShawProf. Thomas Scott
• Ella NealLois Scott
• Dorothy HerbertAlice Brent
• Charles TrowbridgeGov. Bronson
• Jack MulhallPolice Chief Rand
• Edwin StanleyCol. Bevans
• Walter McGrailStoner
• Joe McGuinnGort
• Bud GearyHallett

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