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The Phantom Creeps

Released Jan 7, 1939 1h 15m Horror List
Reviews 30% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Mad Dr. Zorka uses his arsenal of bizarre inventions to conquer the world in this feature-length version of the serial.

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martin a This really doesn't have anything to do with a phantom but more a crazy scientist who has developed a robot that he can control to do evil things. It is a great vintage horror film Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A Bela Lugosi classic! Dr. Alex Zorka, is a mad scientist who designs inventions to vengefully destroy the world, because his wife died. He made a "disvisualizer belt" in which he turns invisible, so he can do his dirty deeds without getting caught. My absolute favorite is his genius 8 foot tall Robot (with enlarged kidneys?) used to frighten intruders, and control the lab. (I want to add, a Robot replica, is used for Rob Zombie acts, and so are The Phantom Creep's sound samples). Anyway, the Government is out to take Dr. Zorka (Lugosi) out, for his radical vengeance, and gives him action paced chases throughout the movie. Something really cool is - a laboratory scene has some footage used from 1936 "The Invisible Ray" another Lugosi film. If you're a fan you'll notice. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I Will Rule the World, Ha, Ha, Ha--Wild, goofy sci-fi action Madness!! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Since this was originally a serial, I'll pardon the bad editing. Outside of that, it's an alright idea, although it gets slow at points and you get tired of the characters. The robot was neat enough, and Lugosi played his part well. The ending is a hit-or-miss. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Ludicrous, even by Saturday matinee standards, and barely watchable. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member good B movie fare serialized Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mad Dr. Zorka uses his arsenal of bizarre inventions to conquer the world in this feature-length version of the serial.
Director
Ford Beebe, Saul Goodkind
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 7, 1939, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 30, 2017
Runtime
1h 15m
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