The Valley of Vanishing Men

Infobox Film
name = The Valley of Vanishing Men


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director = Spencer Gordon Bennet
producer = Larry Darmour
writer = Harry Fraser
Lewis Clay
George Gray
Original screenplay
narrator = Knox Manning
starring = Bill Elliott
Slim Summerville
Carmen Morales
music = Lee Zahler
cinematography = James S. Brown Jr.
Black and white
editing = Dwight Caldwell
Earl Turner
distributor = Columbia Pictures
released = December 12, 1942
runtime = 15 episodes
280 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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preceded_by = "The Secret Code"
followed_by = "Batman"
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amg_id = 1:153240
imdb_id =0035501

"The Valley of Vanishing Men" (1942) was the 20th serial released by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

In this serial, Wild Bill Tolliver and Missouri Benson are a pair of adventurers who ride into the vast territory of New Mexico in search of Bill's father, Henry Tolliver, who mysteriously disappeared while prospecting for gold. They soon discover that a ruthless outlaw leader, Jonathan Kincaid, owns an immense mine of gold in which he uses captured Mexican patriots, between others, to work as slaves in the mine. They also learn that Kincaid has joined forces with Carl Engler, a renegade European general, to carry out his cruel intentions. Then, Bill and Missouri meet with Consuelo Ramírez, a diligent Mexican agent, who informs them that Bill's father is among the prisoners in the mine. After that, our heroes find themselves in a fearless and daring conflict with the outlaws in the middle of incessant fights, thrilling chases and breathtaking action all the way.

Cast

Chapter titles

# Trouble in Canyon City
# Tje Mistery of Ghost Town
# Danger Walks by Night
# Hillside Horror
# Guns in the Night
# The Bottomless Well
# The Man in the Golden Mask
# When the Devil Drives
# The Traitor's Shroud
# Death Strikes at Seven
# Satan in the Saddle
# The Mine of Missing Men
# Danger on Dome Rock
# The Door that has no Key
# Empire's End

Fact

* Bill Elliott starred in three serials at Columbia Pictures, and "The Valley of Vanishing Men" was his last cliffhanger at that studio or anywhere else.  Shortly after making this chapterplay, Elliott signed with Republic Pictures where his contract excluded him from doing any more serial work.

ee also

*List of film serials by year
*List of film serials by studio

ources

* [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:153240 AllMovie.com]
* [http://www.cinefania.com/movie.php/44269/ Cinefania.com]
* [http://www.emovieposter.com/imagearchive/starlook.php?book=serial&bookname=Serial+Movie+Posters eMoviePoster.com]
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0035501/ IMDb.com]

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title=Columbia Serial
before="The Secret Code" (1942)
years="The Valley of Vanishing Men" (1942)
after="Batman" (1943)