The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)
A Martian spacecraft crash-lands near the observatory of Cyrus Layton, designer of Earth's first spaceship. The survivor, forerunner of an invasion, can assume the form of any earthman. ... See full summary »
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Craig Foster -
Sheila Layton -
The Purple Monster -
Dr. Cyrus Layton -
Hodge Garrett -
Marcia [Chs. 11-13]
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Emperor of Mars [Chs. 2, 10-11] -
Carl Stewart
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Saunders [Chs. 3-4]
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Charles Mitchell [Chs. 1-2, 10] -
Helen
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Dr. Harvey [Chs. 13-14] -
Prof. Benjamin [Ch. 11]
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Directors:
Spencer Gordon Bennet , Fred C. BrannonWriters:
Royal K. Cole (original screenplay), Albert DeMond (original screenplay), Basil Dickey (original screenplay), Lynn Perkins (original screenplay), Joseph F. Poland (original screenplay), Barney A. Sarecky (original screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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CHAPTER TITLES: 1. The Man in the Meteor; 2. The Time Trap; 3. Flaming Avalanche; 4. The Lethal Pit; 5. Death on the Beam; 6. The Demon Killer; 7. The Evil Eye; 8. Descending Doom; 9. The Living Dead; 10. house of Horror; 11. Menace From Mars; 12. Perilous Plunge; 13. Fiery Shroud; 14.The Fatal Trail; 15.Take-Off To Destruction.
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Purple Monster:
You are Dr. Cyrus Layton. We've watched the progress of your work and have come to you for help. My own projectile, you see, has no provision for a return journey. I am anxious to see the plans for your jet plane.
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Chapter five: Craig Foster is trapped in an acid pit and acid fumes roil around him. He is rescued, but he should be badly burned and his clothes falling off in tatters.
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Genres
Action | Sci-FiDetails
Release Date:
3 August 1945Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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