Phantom Empire - Chapter 1: Singing Cowboy (1935)
1935 · Short film · 30 min · dir. B. Reeves Eason
A Nation 20,000 Feet Underground
- Action
- Music
- Science Fiction
Synopsis
When the ancient continent of Mu sank beneath the ocean, some of its inhabitant survived in caverns beneath the sea. Cowboy singer Gene Autry stumbles upon the civilization, now buried beneath his own Radio Ranch. The Muranians have developed technology and weaponry such as television and ray guns. Their rich supply of radium draws unscrupulous speculators from the surface. The peaceful civilization of the Muranians is corrupted by the greed from above, and it becomes Autry's task to prevent all-out war, ideally without disrupting his regular radio show.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- B. Reeves Eason
- Writer
- Wallace MacDonald
- Studio
- Mascot Pictures
- Released
- 1935-02-22
- Running time
- 30 minutes
- Language
- English
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Musical
- Sci-Fi
- Serial
Cast & crew
B. Reeves Eason Director
Gene Autry
Frankie Darro
Betsy King Ross
Dorothy Christy
Wheeler Oakman
Charles K. French
Warner Richmond
J. Frank Glendon
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · See it!!! · filmsplice · 2008-01-31
This one's bizarre, it's lively, it's completely entertaining, and one of my very favorite serials. Science fiction and cowboys meet in a very strange storyline...I'm not going to add more; you just have to watch it (and see it completely).
★★★ · Good with pizza and a beer. · DailySteve · 2011-12-05
I used to watch this every Saturday afternoon at Shakey's Pizza. They had a 16mm print of this and several other serials they played on the weekends. This is not something to be over-analyzed, merely enjoyed.