- Mystery of the River Boat
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Mystery of the River Boat Directed by Lewis D. Collins
Ray TaylorProduced by Henry MacRae Written by Ande Lamb
Maurice TombragelStarring Robert Lowery
Eddie Quillan
Marion Martin
Marjorie Clements
Lyle Talbot
Arthur HohlMusic by Paul Sawtell Cinematography William A. Sickner Editing by Irving Birnbaum
Jack Dolan
Ace Herman
Alvin Todd
Edgar ZaneDistributed by Universal Pictures Release date(s) 24 October 1944 Running time 13 chapters (218 min) Country United States Language English Mystery of the River Boat (1944) is a Universal movie serial.
Contents
Cast
- Robert Lowery as Steve Langtry
- Eddie Quillan as Jug Jenks
- Marion Martin as Celeste Eltree, river boat singer
- Marjorie Clements as Jenny Perrin, Captain Perrin's daughter
- Lyle Talbot as Rudolph Toller, foreign agent
- Arthur Hohl as Clayton
- Oscar O'Shea as Captain Ethan Perrin, captain of the river boat The Morning Glory
- Francis McDonald as Batiste
- Mantan Moreland as Napoleon, ship steward
- Eddy Waller as Charles Langtry
- Ian Wolfe as Herman Einreich, villainous land speculator
- Byron Foulger as Dr. H. Hartman
- Earle Hodgins as Jean Duval
- Anthony Warde as Bruno Bloch
- Alec Craig as the Chief Engineer
Production
Stunts
- John Daheim doubling Robert Lowery
- Carey Loftin doubling Robert Lowery
- Eddie Parker doubling Dick Curtis
- Tom Steele doubling Arthur Hohl
Critical reception
Cline considers this to be an average serial but one with a good cast and all the necessary "ingredients" of a good serial.[1]
Chapter titles
- The Tragic Crash
- The Phantom Killer
- The Flaming Inferno
- The Brink of Doom
- The Highway of Peril
- The Fatal Plunge
- The Toll of the Storm
- The Break in the Levee
- Trapped in the Quicksands
- Flaming Havoc
- Electrocuted
- Risking Death
- The Boomerang
Source:[2]
See also
References
External links
- Mystery of the River Boat at the Internet Movie Database
- Mystery of the River Boat at AllRovi
Preceded by
Raiders of Ghost City (1944)Universal Serial
Mystery of the River Boat (1944)Succeeded by
Jungle Queen (1945)Categories:- 1944 films
- Mystery films
- Black-and-white films
- American films
- English-language films
- Universal Pictures film serials
- Films directed by Ray Taylor
- Films directed by Lewis D. Collins
- Mystery film stubs
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