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Director
  
Derwin Abrahams

Language
  
English

6/10
IMDb

Country
  
United States

Release date
  
1946

Writer
  
Jon Blummer (adapted from the comic strip by), Ande Lamb (original screenplay), George H. Plympton (original screenplay)

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Hop Harrigan (1946) is a Columbia film serial, based on the Hop Harrigan comic books by DC Comics.

Contents

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Plot

Hop Harrigan (Bakewell) and his pal "Tank" Tinker (Getchell) operate a small airport and flying service where they are hired by J. Westly Arnold (Vogan) to fly scientist, Dr. Tabor (Merton), to his secret laboratory where he has a revolutionary new power unit. But an unknown character known as The Chief Pilot (Oakman) is interested in the invention and uses a destructive ray to cripple Hop's airplane and kidnap Tabor. Hop and "Tank", aided by Gail Nolan (Jennifer Holt) and her younger brother, Jackie (Robert 'Buzz' Henry), finally overcome the criminals only find a bigger threat to them all within their group...

Cast

  • William Bakewell as Hop Harrigan. Bakewell is older than the character he is playing but a "convincing enough hero."
  • Jennifer Holt as Gail Nolan
  • Robert 'Buzz' Henry as Jackie Nolan
  • Sumner Getchell as "Tank" Tinker
  • Emmett Vogan as J. Westly Arnold
  • Claire James as Gwen Arnold
  • John Merton as Dr. Tobor
  • Wheeler Oakman as Alex Ballard/The Chief Pilot
  • Ernie Adams as Retner
  • Peter Michael as Mark Craven
  • Terry Frost as Barry
  • Anthony Warde as Edwards
  • Jackie Moran as Fraser
  • Bobby Stone as Gray
  • Jack Buchanon as Deputy Sheriff

    • Production

    Hop Harrigan was based on Jon Blummer's All-American Comics and associated radio series.

    Critical reception

    Cline wrote that Hop Harrigan is "a fairly action-filled cliffhanger...[and the] action was well paced, making this chapterplay as convincing and successful as it was meant to be."

    Chapter titles

    1. A Mad Mission
    2. The Secret Ray
    3. The Mystery Plane
    4. Plunging Peril
    5. Betrayed by a Madman
    6. A Flaming Trap
    7. One Chance for Life
    8. White Fumes of Fate
    9. Dr. Tobor's Revenge
    10. Juggernaut of Fate
    11. Flying to Oblivion
    12. Lost in the Skies
    13. No Escape
    14. The Chute that Failed
    15. The Fate of the World

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    References

    Hop Harrigan (serial) Wikipedia
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    Hop Harrigan (serial) IMDb Hop Harrigan (serial) themoviedb.org