The Phantom Creeps

The Phantom Creeps

The Phantom Creeps

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The Phantom Creeps

1949

1h 18m

3.8(8 votes)

Action

Science Fiction

TV Movie

Horror

Overview

The truncated feature version of the 4½ hour serial about a mad scientist who attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions.

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Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Cast & Crew

18 members

Acting

Lugosi Béla

Dr. Alex Zorka

Lugosi Béla

Acting

Dorothy Arnold

Jean Drew

Dorothy Arnold

Acting

Robert Kent

Capt. Bob West

Robert Kent

Acting

Edwin Stanley

Dr. Fred Mallory

Edwin Stanley

Acting

Regis Toomey

Lt. Jim Daley

Regis Toomey

Acting

Jack C. Smith

Monk

No Image

Acting

Edward Van Sloan

Jarvis

Edward Van Sloan

Acting

Dora Clement

Ann Zorka

Dora Clement

Acting

Anthony Averill

Rankin

Anthony Averill

Acting

Hugh Huntley

Perkins

No Image

Acting

Monte Vandergrift

Jarvis Goon

No Image

Acting

Frank Mayo

West's Boss

Frank Mayo

Acting

Jim Farley

Harbormaster

Jim Farley

Acting

Eddie Acuff

Mac

Eddie Acuff

Acting

Ed Wolff

The Robot

No Image

Acting

Roy Barcroft

Parker (uncredited)

Roy Barcroft

Acting

Lee J. Cobb

Road Crew Foreman (uncredited)

Lee J. Cobb

Acting

Charles King

Car-Crash Cop (uncredited)

Charles King

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