The Phantom Creeps
1949 | 78m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Saul A. Goodkind, Ford Beebe |
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| Writer: | Basil Dickey, George H. Plympton, Mildred Barish, Wyllis Cooper |
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| The truncated feature version of the 4½ hour serial about a mad scientist who attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 06, 1949 |
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| Director: | Saul A. Goodkind, Ford Beebe |
| Writer: | Basil Dickey, George H. Plympton, Mildred Barish, Wyllis Cooper |
| Genres: | Action |
| Keywords | laboratory, mad scientist, feature version of movie serial |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bela Lugosi | Dr. Alex Zorka |
| Dorothy Arnold | Jean Drew |
| Robert Kent | Capt. Bob West |
| Edwin Stanley | Dr. Fred Mallory |
| Regis Toomey | Lt. Jim Daley |
| Jack C. Smith | Monk |
| Edward Van Sloan | Jarvis |
| Dora Clement | Ann Zorka |
| Anthony Averill | Rankin |
| Hugh Huntley | Perkins |
| Monte Vandergrift | Jarvis Goon |
| Frank Mayo | West's Boss |
| Jim Farley | Harbormaster |
| Eddie Acuff | Mac |
| Ed Wolff | The Robot |
| Roy Barcroft | Parker (uncredited) |
| Lee J. Cobb | Road Crew Foreman (uncredited) |
| Charles King | Car-Crash Cop (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Basil Dickey | Screenplay |
| Ralph M. DeLacy | Art Direction |
| William A. Sickner | Director of Photography |
| Irving Birnbaum | Editor |
| Joseph Gluck | Editor |
| Saul A. Goodkind | Director |
| George H. Plympton | Screenplay |
| Mildred Barish | Screenplay |
| Jerome Ash | Director of Photography |
| Alvin Todd | Editor |
| Wyllis Cooper | Original Story |
| Ford Beebe | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Henry MacRae | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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This film is a cannibalisation of a series of twelve episodes cut (not particularly skilfully) into just under 80 minutes. As such, there are some glaring holes in the storyline as Bela Lugosi portrays a scientist who has discovered a new meteorite element and is determined to convert it into a whol ... e range of useful things including explosives; a deadly Z-ray, a lethal gas; an invisibility contraption; a machine that can heal wounds and... the most astonishing and hysterical looking Inca-esque robot you've ever seen - as he strives for world domination and to stay ahead of the investigating G men. It's a hoot, and should be viewed as such - for heaven's sake don't try to make sense of it - it's just there to be enjoyed.