The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)

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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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  • James Craven and Bud Geary in The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)
  • Mary Moore in The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)
  • Roy Barcroft in The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)
  • Dennis Moore and Linda Stirling in The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)
  • Bud Geary and Dennis Moore in The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)
  • Roy Barcroft and Linda Stirling in The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)

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3 October 2000 | imperialdebubba
It scared me as an 8 year old.
I first saw the entire fifteen chapters at the Fairbanks theater in Springfield,OH when I was 8 yrs. old. It scared the hell out of me. I saw it again at age 62, and couldn't believe that Dennis Moore beat up the same 4 guys in every episode. Nonetheless, it's a cool piece of cinema, and Roy Barcroft was the best bad guy there ever was.

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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.

Quotes

Dr. Cyrus Layton: Why, who are you?
Purple Monster: My name would mean nothing to you. I've come from the planet which people on Earth call Mars.
Dr. Cyrus Layton: From Mars? But you speak our language.
Purple Monster: I speak all languages. Many years ago, my people invented and perfected a remarkable instrument known...

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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-Fi

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Release Date:

3 August 1945

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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