Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King is a 1949 12-chapter black-and-white spy film serial produced and distributed by Republic Pictures from an original, commissioned screenplay collaboratively written by Royal K. Cole, William Lively and Sol Shor. Kirk Alyn played the lead.
Plot
John Baroda, a neo-Nazi and his alter ego, The Spy King and his aide Nitra, are part of a sabotaging team for a vast defense system of radar stations along the US borders. Radar Defense Bureau operative Chris Calvert comes to the rescue of radar scientist, Joan Hughes, who has been kidnapped by Baroda's henchmen...Cast
- Kirk Alyn as Chris Calvert
- Jean Dean as Joan Hughes
- John Merton as John Baroda/Spy King
- George J. Lewis as Lt Manuel Agura
- Eve Whitney as Nitra
- Anthony Warde as Ricco
- Stephen Gregory as Hugo
- Tristram Coffin as Franklin Lord
Production
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King was budgeted at $164,970 although the final negative cost was $164,632. It was filmed between 20 September and 12 October 1949. The serial's production number was 1706.Stunts
- Tom Steele as Chris Calvert & Ricco Morgan
- Dale Van Sickel Chris Calvert, Ricco Morgan & Lt Manuel Agura
- David Sharpe as Lt Manuel Agura
Special effects
The special effects were created by the Lydecker brothers.Release
Theatrical
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King's official release date is November 23, 1949, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges. This was followed by a re-release of Undersea Kingdom instead of a new serial. The next new serial, The Invisible Monster, followed in spring of 1950.Chapter titles
- The Fatal Fog
- Perilous Trail
- Rolling Fury
- Flight of the Spy King
- Trapped Underground
- Wheels of Disaster
- Electrocution
- Death Rings the Phone
- Tomb of Terror
- Death Dive - a re-cap chapter
- Desperate Mission
- Day of Reckoning