To further complicate matters, richmond, the perfect, squarejawed hero, plays the dual role of spy smasher and his brother jack. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Spy smasher is alan armstrong, a legacy hero working for the government who fights to protect american interests. Beautiful marguerite chapman is the gutsy heroine, armstrongs girlfriend eve colby. Released over 12 chapters, movie goers saw the theatrical debut of spy smasher on april 4th, 1942. During world war ii he fought against nazis behind enemy lines, and then took the name crime smasher when the war was over. Spy smasher is the name of two fictional characters appearing in comics published by fawcett. Oct 28, 2014 spy smasher 1942 is a republic movie serial based on the fawcett comics character spy smasher, which is now the property of dc comics.
Ac comics reprints stories of the classic wwii superhero that originally appeared in fawcett comics. Spy smasher is a 12episode 1942 republic movie serial based on the fawcett comics. Aug 29, 2016 spy smasher 1942 is a republic movie serial based on the fawcett comics character spy smasher, which is now the property of dc comics. Beck, and appeared in the very same first issue where captain marvel appeared the first time. As spy smasher, alan fought such villains as the mask, dark angel, america smasher, red death and tigress i. Spy smasher returns is a 100minute abridgement of republics 12chapter serial spy smasher. On the multimedia front, in the 1960s postbatman of course spy smasher was edited down to a single 100minute movie and sold to tv as spy smasher returns.
He is totally on the side of the american government as it finds itself the target of a host of very bad enemy agents wanting to cripple the country before it can enter the wars overseas. Kane richmond stars as the comic hero spy smasher in this exciting twelve chapter republic serial. His modernday successor is katarina armstrong, an antiterrorism agent who has worked for several. Spy smasher s official release date is april 4, 1942, although this is the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges. Spy smasher s aircraft from the comic, the gyrosub, was changed for. Kane richmond played him in the 12 part serials released by republic films in 1942. It was the 25th of the 66 serials produced by republic.
Sure, economical thrills, but the stunt men went all in on this one. Alan armstrong, aka spy smasher, battles a nazi villain known as the mask, who heads a gang of saboteurs determined to spread destruction across america. An abridged version was later cut for tv release in 1966 as spy smasher returns. Spy smasher 1942 is a republic movie serial based on the fawcett comics character spy smasher, which is now the property of dc comics. It was common for a serial to have a cliff hangeri.
Alongside captain marvel, spy smasher became one of the magazines most popular characters. The best site for downloading free public domain golden age comic books. This serial was chapmans big break into a career in movies and television. Spy smasher returns kane richmond feature version of.
Kane richmond played this character in the serials by the republic films, 12 chapters released by 1942. America smasher villain synopsis america smasher escapes from the fbi agent guarding him and steps up his attack on americas morale by projecting propaganda films on a giant screen in the sky, and when the screen is destroyed, shines them on buildings. Costumed superhero spy smasher kane richmond fights for the allies in france. In 1966, the serial was edited into a single featurelength movie, and shown on tv under the title spy smasher returns. German agent the mask is out to sabotage the american war effort and spy smasher must return to the states to foil his schemes. He has also been a member of the squadron of justice. A freelance american agent sets out to smash a german spy ring headed by the sinister mask. Top stuntman davey sharpe puts spy smasher through amazing paces that will have you in awe of his prowess. Spy smasher is considered by many fans to be the very best sound serial ever produced. As in the comics, spy smasher s alter ego is playboy alan armstrong, here played by kane richmond. Twelve chapters 214 minutes on two dvds or one bluray.
Serial squadron hopes to release the dvd this fall, and depending on. He also possessed a number of gadgets and a specialized vehicle. While spy smasher is certainly one of the top 5 adventure serials ever made at republic, it also is a rousing ww2 propaganda film. Spy smashers gyrosub was changed to the memorable bat plane, a vshaped flying wing. Fawcett publications spy smasher, wasnt the equal, in terms of audience recognition, of universals flash gordon 1936 or columbias the shadow 1940, and that studios future adaptations of national comics topselling batman 1943 or superman 1948. See the full list of spy smasher cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. In 1942, spy smasher was adapted into a popular 12part film serial directed by william witney for republic pictures. In the movie version, spy smasher s archenemy was the mask no relation. We do not charge per download and the goal of the project is to archive these comic books online and make them widely available. Spy smasher serial pressbook pressbooks comic book plus.
Escape the winter doldrums at a good oldfashioned saturday matinee, with a thrilling serial episode and a classic feature film all on glorious 16mm. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine. The spy smasher battles a nazi villain known as the mask, who heads a gang of saboteurs determined to spread destruction across america. Spy smasher download ita, film spy smasher in italiano newer post older post home.
The serial was chapmans big break into a career in film and television. The origin, such as it went, was that alan was asked by his fiance s father, admiral corby, to battle spies and saboteurs in prewar america. With kane richmond, marguerite chapman, sam flint, hans schumm. Like most fawcett characters, he transferred to the dc universe in the 1980s. As spy smasher, alan fought such villains as the mask, dark angel, americasmasher, red death and tigress i. Spy smasher real name alan armstrong is a master detective, equipped with a number of gadgets and a specialized vehicle, the gyrosub, which was a combination airplane, automobile, and submarine. A freelance american agent sets out to smash a german spy ring. Predstavlja adaptaciju istoimenog stripa u izdanju fawcett comics a kojeg je kasnije preuzela mnogo poznatija kuca dc comics. The score for spy smasher, a variation on beethovens fifth symphony, is a fabulous reminder of the era in which this classic serial was made. Spy smasher 1942, considered the best serial ever made, is presented complete in 12 weekly episodes. Apr 10, 2012 alan armstrong, aka spy smasher, battles a nazi villain known as the mask, who heads a gang of saboteurs determined to spread destruction across america. Spy smasher was one of 26 republic serials rereleased as a century 66 film on television in 1966. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Film je nastao nedugo nakon ulaska sad u drugi svjetski rat i imao je snaznu propagandnu notu. Spy smasher 1942 12 chapters kane richmond link below spy smasher 1942 is a republic movie serial based on the fawcett comics character spy smasher, which is now the property of dc comics. Many years later, he showed up in an episode of justice league unlimited, voiced by nathan fillion unfortunately, the new shazam. The thing which made this so entertaining was the action being actually good. Spy smasher is a 12episode 1942 republic movie serial based on the fawcett comics character spy smasher which is now a part of dc comics. Spy smasher is an intelligent scientist and inventor, a master detective and a skilled handtohand combatant.
We have 11 books to download or read online the latest is spy smasher 11. Batman all media types, batman 1940s serials, superman all media types, superman serials, the adventures of captain marvel, captain marvel dc, captain america all media types, captain america 1944, flash gordon all media types, flash gordon serials, the perils of nyoka, radar men from the moon, spy smasher 1942, the. Kane richmond stars as alan armstrong, aka the spy smasher, in whats considered by many to be the greatest movie serial ever made. In this condensed tv version of the 1942 film serial based on the fawcett comics superhero, master detective spy smasher tries to prevent nazi nemesis the mask from crippling americas defense effort shortly before the outbreak of world war ii. By 1942 alan altered his costume to an all green one with a red diamond chest emblem. Spy smasher pelicula completa, ver online y descargar. The serial was directed by william witney with kane richmond and marguerite chapman as the leads. Spy smasher was filmed between december 22, 1941 and january 29, 1942. Spy smasher 1942 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. A thrilling adventure set against the backdrop of world war ii, spy smasher follows an eponymous hero alan armstrong who pursues the notorious nazi agent the mask with the help of his twin. By that i mean that he works for, and takes orders from, nobody but himself.
A terrible weapon is the prize for which spy smasher strives against the sinister foreigners who seek to steal its secret. Razbijac spijuna je americki crnobijeli film u nastavcima u reziji williama witneya, premijerno prikazan 1944. The history of the spy smasher, including an illustrated profile of the 1942 republic pictures movie serial. Spy smasher is a film directed by william witney with kane richmond, marguerite chapman, sam flint, hans schumm, year. Alan armstrong, aka spy smasher, battles a nazi villain known as the mask, who. Considered by most one of the best serials ever made. In the comics, however, a more frequentlyseen foe was germanys america smasher, an ugly dwarf who wore armor gloves and was always hitting things. Many comic covers and interesting information about fawcetts role in promoting the adaptation of their second most popular character. A rare glimpse of the canadian version of the spy smasher character. The spy smasher is the brainchild of bill parker and c.
Spy smasher 1942, a film by william witney theiapolis. The feature films are a secret, but follow monthly themes. The dvd made in 2005 of the 1942 film is very well done. Spy smasher is an actionadventure film directed by william witney, released in the usa on april 04 of 1942.
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