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The Phantom - Serial |  | Director: B. Reeves Eason
Actors: Tom Tyler, Jeanne Bates, Ernie Adams, John Bagni, Robert Barron
Studio: VCI Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  30 reviews
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 254 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: UTED8268D
UPC: 089859826825
EAN: 0089859826825
Theatrical Release Date: December 24, 1943
Release Date: January 30, 2001
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Product Description
With help form his beautiful financee & his 4-footed pal devil the phantom outwits the bad guys. They escape one death trap after another in this 1940s serial adventure based no the funny paper hero. 15 episodes dvd features: dolby digital mono Studio: Video Communications Inc. Release Date: 02/20/2001 Starring: Tom Tyler Rating: Nr
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 Thw Phantom seial September 16, 2009
Sir Squirrel (Alabama U.S.A.)
This is a copy of an old serial. The serial follows closely the legion of The Phantom. In the serial The Adventures of Captain Marvel, this same Tom Tyler plays the tittle role.
Thanks for the sopeedy delivery.
THE MAN WHO CAN NEVER DIE not THE GHOST WHO WALKS August 5, 2009
David M. Goode (Yonkers N.Y.)
The Phantom's creater,the late Lee Falk,never had anything good to say about this serial adaptation of his classic comic strip.But for the life of me I can't see why he didn't care for it.This serial is very faithful to the comic strip.Oh to be sure,there are deviations.But what Hollywood comic book adaptation has ever been completely faithful to the source.This movie is great fun.You've got lost cities in the jungle,quicksand pits,collapsing bridges,rock slides,wild animals(including the obligatory man in a gorilla suit),hostile natives and all the other cliches of the "jungle thriller" genre.Tom Tyler wasn't the greatest actor in the world,but he did have the physical presence to play a super hero.As he had already proved when he portrayed Captain Marvel a few years earlier.Kenneth MacDonald is great as the film's villian and Jeanne Bates makes for a lovely damsel in distress.My biggest problem with this film is that the Phantom is very rarely referred to as the "ghost who walks".Instead he is called by his other nickname the "man who can never die".Probally because some Hollywood suit decided that the heroic Phantom should not be referred to as a ghost.Just too spooky for the Saturday matinee crowd.
The Phantom-The Man Who NEVER Dies-I Hope! July 6, 2009
J. Moore (Jonesville, NC USA)
The Phantom is one of the finest serials released by Columbia Pictures. Who else is in this movie besides Tom Tyler & Jeanne Bates? The opening credits give us their names. The audience is left to figure out for themselves who else is in this movie? The story about the lost city of Zoloz is great. On the tech side of things this is a very good print. Chapter 11 has some sound problems. VCI Video has done a very good job of repairing this as best they could. My first time learning of any Phantom movies was through the book Serial Adventures by James Van Hise(Pioneer Books 1990). The author discusses the Phantom & other serials thoroughly. He also notes that the fight scenes in the Phantom are not staged as well as the serials by Republic Pictures. I don't mean to make this review into a comparison of studios & their films. But a couple of key points are raised. While it's true Republic Pictures did offer better fights in their serials they weren't faithful when adapting superheroes from newspaper strips comic books novels & radio programs. For proof of my statement watch the serials the Lone Ranger(1938) Dick Tracy(1937) Adventures Of Captain Marvel (1941) Spy Smasher (1942) and Captain America (1944). Republic adapted all these characters from comics. The origins or beginnings of these heroes were changed entirely from the stories in the comics. Republic was known to take liberties by changing names & other things in their films. For a good example read my review of Captain America on Amazon.com. Getting back to the Phantom his name was changed from Kit Walker to Geoffrey Prescott in this film. Nothing else major or minor about the Phantom was changed. If you're a Phantom-or serial fan like me you'll love it!
Rousing good fun July 3, 2009
Brent Butler (Charlotte NC)
With surprising good acting and a strong story, this serial is just fun for all, and since it was made decades ago, it is just fine for kids to watch.
Most actors look either very skinny or pudgy in hero costume tights. Tom Tyler looks good in the suit, good in a stunt fight, and has a voice that nicely matches what you expect from a hero.
I had never watched this before getting the DVDs, and I am surprised how well the story hangs together. Some of the cliff hanger endings are a bit on the silly side, but there are also clever plot twists beyond what I would have expected. My wife and I have been going thru the series for a few days now and have been quite entertained. Fifty plus years ago this was weekly movie theater fare for many, but if you have never seen these serials, or if you feel an urge to revisit your youth, these DVDs will not disappoint. They are certainly quite different than what you've been used to.
The image quality is about what you'd expect. There are many imperfections in the film image, and the music has the type of distortion and tinny sound that you get used to if you watch old movies or TV shows. However, you quickly get past those flaws and put them out of your mind as you are drawn into the story and the action.
TIP: Since you likely don't want to watch the serial straight thru in one sitting per DVD, it would be nice to have a chapter selection on the menu, right? Well, its there, but not where you would expect it to be, on the front page of the DVD menu. However, just select Special Features, and you'll find the needed and expected Chapter Menu there.
This is a great value for the hours of entertainment, especially if you are or ever were a fan of The Phantom comic strips or comic books.
The Phantom October 20, 2008
Nancy Coste (Paris, France)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
we love it...the boys are mad with excitement 3 and 7 years old, and so did grand pa 70 yrs. I am completely satisfied with this product...thank you...
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