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Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)

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CRAZED WITH THE LUST TO KILL! A power-mad maniac unleashes a lightning attack on an unsuspecting nation...And finds the Copperhaed thirsting for revenge!

A mad scientist named Dr. Satan plots to steal key pieces of technology to enable him to build an army of robots based on his prototype to conquer America. The only one standing in his way is Bob Wayne, who fights Satan as the enigmatic Copperhead. Mysterious Doctor Satan is a 1940 film serial named after its chief villain. Doctor Satan's main opponent is the masked mystery man, "The Copperhead", whose secret identity is Bob Wayne, a man searching for justice and revenge on Satan for the death of his step-father. The serial charts the conflict between the two as Bob Wayne pursues Doctor Satan, while the latter completes his plans for world domination.

Cast & Crew

Director
William Witney
  • Profile picture of Eduardo Ciannelli
    Doctor Satan Eduardo Ciannelli
  • Profile picture of Robert Wilcox
    Bob Wayne / Copperhead Robert Wilcox
  • Profile picture of William Newell
    Speed Martin William Newell
  • Profile picture of C. Montague Shaw
    Prof. Thomas Scott C. Montague Shaw
  • Profile picture of Ella Neal
    Lois Scott Ella Neal
  • Profile picture of Charles Trowbridge
    Gov. Bronson Charles Trowbridge
  • Profile picture of Jack Mulhall
    Police Chief Rand Jack Mulhall
  • Profile picture of Edwin Stanley
    Col. Bevans Edwin Stanley

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