Federal Operator 99

Infobox Film
name = Federal Operator 99


director =Spencer Gordon Bennet
Yakima Canutt
Wallace Grissell
producer =Ronald Davidson
writer =Albert DeMond
Basil Dickey
Jesse Duffy
Joseph Poland
starring =Marten Lamont
Helen Talbot
George J. Lewis
Lorna Gray
Hal Taliaferro
Bill Stevens
cinematography =Bud Thackery
distributor =Republic Pictures
released = Flagicon|USA 7 July 1945 "(serial)"cite book
last = Mathis
first = Jack
title = Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement
origyear = 1995
publisher = Jack Mathis Advertising
isbn = 0-9632878-1-8
pages = pp. 3, 10, 84-85
chapter = ]
Flagicon|USA 8 October 1956 "(re-release)"
Flagicon|USA 1966 "(TV)"
runtime = 12 chapters / 169 minutes "(serial)"
100 minutes "(TV)"
country = USA
language = English
budget =
awards =
imdb_id =0037694

"Federal Operator 99" (1945) is a Republic film serial.

Cast

*Marten Lamont as Jerry Blake, Federal Operator 99
*Helen Talbot as Joyce Kingston
*George J. Lewis as Jim Belmont, a sophisticated villain
*Lorna Gray as Rita Parker, Belmont's partner in crime
*Hal Taliaferro as Matt Farrell
*Bill Stevens as Agent Fred Martin

Cline writes that this was a "somewhat uncharacteristic" serial for Republic due to its sophisticated villains, Lewis the frustrated pianist and his "confidant" (Cline's quotes) played by Gray, and an "obviously cultured, polished hero." [cite book
last = Cline
first = William C.
title = In the Nick of Time
origyear = 1984
publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc.
isbn = 078640471X
pages = pp. 95
chapter = 5. A Cheer for the Champions (The Heroes and Heroines) ]

Production

"Federal Operator 99" was budgeted at $143,620 although the final negative cost was $153,737 (a $10,117, or 7%, overspend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1945.

It was filmed between 18 January and 14 February 1945. The serial's production number was 1497.

tunts

*Dale Van Sickel as Jerry Blake (doubling Marten Lamont)
*Duke Green as Jim Belmont (doubling George J. Lewis)
*Tom Steele as Matt Farrell (doubling Hal Taliaferro)
*Fred Graham
*Ken Terrell

pecial effects

Special effects by the Lydecker brothers.

Release

Theatrical

"Federal Operator 99"'s official release date is 7 July 1945, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.

The serial was re-released on 8 October 1956 between the similar re-releases of "King of the Rocket Men" and "Dangers of the Canadian Mounted". The last original Republic serial release was "King of the Carnival" in 1955.

Television

"Federal Operator 99" was one of twenty-six Republic serials re-released as a film on television in 1966. The title of the film was changed to "FBI-99". This version was cut down to 100-minutes in length.

Chapter titles

# The Case of the Crown Jewels (22min 8s)
# The Case of the Stolen Ransom (13min 20s)
# The Case of the Lawful Counterfeit (13min 20s)
# The Case of the Telephone Code (13min 20s)
# The Case of the Missing Expert (13min 20s)
# The Case of the Double Trap (13min 20s)
# The Case of the Golden Car (13min 20s)
# The Case of the Invulnerable Criminal (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
# The Case of the Torn Blueprint (13min 20s)
# The Case of the Hidden Witness (13min 20s)
# The Case of the Stradivarius (13min 20s)
# The Case of the Musical Clue (13min 20s)_Source: [cite book
last = Cline
first = William C.
title = In the Nick of Time
origyear = 1984
publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc.
isbn = 078640471X
pages = pp. 240-241
chapter = Filmography ]

ee also

* list of film serials by year
* list of film serials by studio

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0037694|title=Federal Operator 99

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title=Republic Serial
before=Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
years=Federal Operator 99 (1945)
after=The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)