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The Master Key (1945 serial)

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Produced by
  
Morgan Cox

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Action, Drama

Editors
  
Alvin Todd, Ace Herman

Language
  
English

The Master Key (1945 serial) movie poster

Director
  
Lewis D. Collins Ray Taylor

Writer
  
Jack Natteford
,
Dwight V. Babcock
,
Joseph ODonnell
,
George H. Plympton
,
Ande Lamb

Release date
  
1945

Directors
  
Ray Taylor, Lewis D. Collins

Genres
  
Action Film, Spy film, Adventure Film, Black-and-white

Cast
  
Milburn Stone
(Agent Tom Brant),
Jan Wiley
(Janet Lowe),
Dennis Moore
(Jack Ryan),
Addison Richards
(Gerhard Doenitz / Garret Donahue),
Byron Foulger
(Prof. Elwood Henderson),
Maris Wrixon
(Dorothy Newton)

Related Ray Taylor movies
  
Milburn Stone appears in The Master Key and The Royal Mounted Rides Again, Jungle Queen (1945), Milburn Stone appears in The Master Key and The Great Alaskan Mystery, Dennis Moore appears in The Master Key and Raiders of Ghost City, Winners of the West (1940)

The Master Key is a 1945 Universal movie serial.

Contents

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Plot

Nazi spies, led by the mysterious "Master Key", kidnap Professor Henderson in order to acquire his "Orotron machine" which is capable of extracting gold from sea water. FBI agent Tom Brant, aided by reporter Janet Lowe and Detective Lt. Jack Ryan, attempt to rescue him and crack the Nazi spy ring.

Cast

  • Milburn Stone as FBI Agent Tom Brant
  • Jan Wiley as Janet Lowe, a reporter
  • Dennis Moore as Detective Lt. Jack Ryan
  • Addison Richards as Gerhard Doenitz, alias Garret Donahue, private investigator and Nazi agent
  • Byron Foulger as Professor Elwood Henderson
  • Maris Wrixon as Dorothy Newton
  • Sarah Padden as Aggie
  • George Lynn as Herman, the "Spearpoint Heavy" (chief henchman)
  • Russell Hicks as Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien
  • Roland Varno as Arnold "Hoff" Hoffman, alias M-3
  • Lash LaRue as Migsy, a street urchin. This was La Rue's screen debut.
  • Jerry Shane as Dan, boys' club member
  • Neyle Morrow as Spike, boys' club member
  • John Eldredge as Walter Stark, alias M-6

    • Stunts

  • Carl Mathews
  • David Sharpe
  • Tom Steele
  • Ken Terrell
  • Dale Van Sickel

    • Chapter titles

    1. Trapped by Flames
    2. Death Turns the Wheel
    3. Ticket to Disaster
    4. Drawbridge Danger
    5. Runaway Car
    6. Shot Down
    7. Death on the Dial
    8. Bullet Serenade
    9. On Stage for Murder
    10. Fatal Masquerade
    11. Crash Curve
    12. Lightning Underground
    13. The Last Key

    Source:

    References

    The Master Key (1945 serial) Wikipedia
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    The Master Key (1945 serial) IMDb The Master Key (1945 serial) themoviedb.org