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Writers:
Franklin Adreon (screenplay)
Morgan Cox (story)
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Release Date:
28 August 1937 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Romance | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
ADVENTURE....THAT SWEEPS THE SEA! ROMANCE...THAT SWEEPS THE HEART! more
Plot:
A mad scientist tries to sell his formula for a dist integrating gas to foreign powers. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
US Coast Guard Saves the Day more (6 total)

Cast

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Ralph Byrd ... Lt. Terry Kent

Bela Lugosi ... Boroff, alias M.A. Anderson
Maxine Doyle ... Jean Norman
Richard Alexander ... Thorg
Lee Ford ... Snapper McGee
Herbert Rawlinson ... Cmdr. Boyle
John Picorri ... G.A. Rackerby
Lawrence Grant ... Rabinisi (Boroff's spokesman at screening)
Thomas Carr ... Ens. Jim Kent
Carleton Young ... Henchman Dodds [Ch. 4]
Allen Connor ... Dick Norman
George Chesebro ... L.H. DeGado - Chief Thug
Ranny Weeks ... Wies - Ambulance Orderly thug
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roy Barcroft ... Goebel, Henchman [Chs. 2, 10] (uncredited)
Richard Beach ... Seaman (uncredited)
Earle D. Bunn ... Kelp Plant Heavy 1 [Chs. 8-9] (uncredited)
Yakima Canutt ... Seaman (uncredited)
Ed Cassidy ... Patrol Boat Capt. Johnson [Chs. 1-3, 5, 12] (uncredited)
Jack Clifford ... Carver (uncredited)
Baldwin Cooke ... Seaman (uncredited)
Floyd Criswell ... Motorcycle Heavy [Ch. 8] (uncredited)
Jack Daley ... Captain of the S.S. 'Carfax' [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Leon Davidson ... Seaman (uncredited)
Forrest Dillon ... Sea Wolf Thug [Ch. 7] (uncredited)
Lester Dorr ... Hospital Radium-Tech [Ch. 11] (uncredited)
Curley Dresden ... Dock Heavy 1 [Chs. 6-7, 10] (uncredited)
Robert Dudley ... Pierport Station Agent [Ch. 6] (uncredited)
Norwood Edwards ... Seaman (uncredited)
Frank Ellis ... Kelp Plant Worker [Ch. 8] (uncredited)
Frank Fanning ... Roadside Police Sergeant [Ch. 3] (uncredited)
Jerry Frank ... Sea Wolf Thug [Chs. 3, 5, 7] (uncredited)
Lee Frederick ... Citizen [Ch. 3] (uncredited)
Audrey Gaye ... Telephone Switchboard Supervisor [Ch. 2] (uncredited)
Joseph W. Girard ... Cmdr. Green [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Kit Guard ... Kelp Plant Heavy 2 [Chs. 8-9] (uncredited)
Henry Hale ... Krohn - Morovanian Scientist (uncredited)
Jack Ingram ... Seaman [Chs. 2-3, 6-7] (uncredited)
Warren Jackson ... Boat Heavy #4 [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson ... Boy in lifeboat (uncredited)
Jerry Larkin ... Henchman (uncredited)
Rex Lease ... Coast Guard Orderly [Chs. 1, 3] (uncredited)
Alexander Leftwich ... Froman, Morovanian emissary [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Jack Long ... Seaman (uncredited)
Joseph P. Mack ... Captain of the S.S. 'Adamic' [Chs. 5-6] (uncredited)
Teddy Mangean ... Seaman (uncredited)
Gene Marvey ... Blake (uncredited)
Frankie Marvin ... Sniper [Ch. 7] (uncredited)
Frank Meredith ... Policeman [Ch. 6] (uncredited)
James Millican ... Dock Heavy 4 [Chs. 6-7, 10] (uncredited)
Pat Mitchell ... Radioman (uncredited)
King Mojave ... Ambulance Driver-Thug [Chs. 3-4] (uncredited)
Edwin Mordant ... Dr. Meade [Chs. 6, 11] (uncredited)
Michael Morgan ... Coast Guardsman Moore [Chs. 3, 11-12] (uncredited)
Henry Morris ... Dock Heavy 2 [Chs. 6-7, 10] (uncredited)
Charles Murphy ... S. S. 'Adamic' Mate [Chs. 5-6] (uncredited)
John Mustin ... Policeman (uncredited)
Henry Otho ... Mate on the S.S. 'Carfax' [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Eddie Phillips ... Boat Heavy 1 [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
Loren Riebe ... Pete, Thug [Chs. 5, 8] (uncredited)
Vinegar Roan ... Dock Heavy 3 [Ch. 6-7, 10] (uncredited)
Jack Roberts ... Jones - Racherby's Lab Assistant [Ch. 2] (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt ... Patrol Boat Lt. Scott (uncredited)
Dick Scott ... Gang Launch Pilot [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Reed Sheffield ... Thug Loading Launch [Ch. 11] (uncredited)
Dick Sheldon ... Ambulance Attendant-Thug [Chs. 3-4] (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... Phone Company Code Expert [Ch. 2] (uncredited)
Duke Taylor ... Loader [Ch. 6] (uncredited)
Tom Ung ... Charlie, 'Sea Wolf' Cook [Ch. 7] (uncredited)
Billie Van Every ... Telephone Operator [Ch. 2] (uncredited)
Robert Walker ... Henchman Black [Chs. 6-7, 10] (uncredited)
Frank Wayne ... Henchman Payne [Chs. 3, 5, 7-8, 10-11] (uncredited)
Herbert Weber ... Belden, Cargo Clerk-Thug [Ch. 5] (uncredited)

Robert J. Wilke ... Seaman (uncredited)
Robert Williams ... Sloan, Henchman [Ch. 8] (uncredited)
Roger Williams ... Black, a Thug [Chs. 6-7, 10] (uncredited)
Dan Wolheim ... Sea Wolf Captain Slauson [Ch. 7] (uncredited)
Duke York ... Sea Heavy #1 [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alan James 
William Witney 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Franklin Adreon  screenplay
Morgan Cox  story
Ronald Davidson  story
Edward Lynn  screenplay (uncredited)
Winston Miller  screenplay (uncredited)
Lester F. Scott Jr.  story (uncredited)
Barry Shipman  screenplay

Produced by
Sol C. Siegel .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Alberto Colombo (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
William Nobles 
 
Film Editing by
Murray Seldeen 
Edward Todd 
Helene Turner 
 
Art Direction by
John Victor Mackay (uncredited)
 
Set Decoration by
Morris Braun (uncredited)
 
Makeup Department
Bob Mark .... makeup supervisor (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Robert M. Beche .... production supervisor (as Robert Beche)
Al Wilson .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Roy Wade .... property master (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Terry Kellum .... sound engineer
Daniel J. Bloomberg .... sound (uncredited)
Charles L. Lootens .... sound (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Jack Coyle .... special effects (uncredited)
Howard Lydecker .... special effects (uncredited)
Theodore Lydecker .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Earle D. Bunn .... stunts (uncredited)
Yakima Canutt .... stunts (uncredited)
Loren Riebe .... stunts (uncredited)
Duke Taylor .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Lee Lukather .... chief grip (uncredited)
Nels Mathias .... grip (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elsie Horwitz .... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Robert Ramsey .... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Raoul Kraushaar .... musical director
R.H. Bassett .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Louis De Francesco .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Karl Hajos .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Arthur Kay .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
William Lava .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Hugo Riesenfeld .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Hugo Riesenfeld .... music arranger (uncredited)
Milan Roder .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Leon Rosebrook .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
J.S. Zamecnik .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
224 min (12 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved | Sweden:15 | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
Filming Locations:
Port Hueneme, California, USA more
Company:
Republic Pictures more

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Trivia:
Chapter Titles: - 1. Disaster At Sea - 2. Barrase Of Death - 3. The Gas Chamber - 4. The Fatal Shaft - 5. The Mystery Ship - 6. Deadly Cargo - 7. Undersea Terror - 8. The Crash - 9. Wolves At Bay - 10. The Acid Trail - 11. The Sea Battle - 12. The Deadly Circle more
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
US Coast Guard Saves the Day, 9 October 2005
6/10
Author: Mike-764 (michaelnella@yahoo.com) from Flushing, NY

Boroff, a munitions expert, has just perfected a disintegrating gas which he plans to sell to any nation that will meet his price. Despite being a wanted man across the world, Boroff smuggles himself aboard the SS Carfax to ship a load of arnotite to Morovania, who plans to use the disintegrating gas. The Carfax is wrecked at sea and is rescued by the Coast Guard led by Lieutenant Terry Kent. Boroff is recognized but manages to escape the Coast Guard, while killing Kent's younger brother Jim. Boroff disguises himself and plans to manufacture the disintegrating gas while evading the watch of Kent and the Coast Guard, who go piece clues together to find Boroff and stop the gas from being made, which also means battling Boroff's lobotomized, hulking servant Thorg. The serial had a great first two chapters and well done ending, but the middle part of the serial was very routine since all of the atmosphere, villainous characterizations, and action packed encounters seemed to be lessened. Richard Alexander must have had a great agent for getting him these memorable serial roles, since Thorg is among his best, where he evokes a lot of sympathy from the audience. Lugosi is fine here as well, but as I said before, he loses his evil touch as the serial progresses. Byrd is somewhat disappointing comparing this to his Dick Tracy roles since his reading of lines doesn't always sound too heroic. Doyle is cute, but no actress, and Ford is annoying as he was in Dick Tracy Returns. Rating, based on serials, 6.

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