A mad scientist plots the domination of America and only the masked hero, The Copperhead, can stop him.A mad scientist plots the domination of America and only the masked hero, The Copperhead, can stop him.A mad scientist plots the domination of America and only the masked hero, The Copperhead, can stop him.
Eduardo Ciannelli
- Doctor Satan
- (as Edward Ciannelli)
Ken Terrell
- Corwin
- (as Kenneth Terrell)
George Allen
- Henchman-Driver Spike [Ch. 8-9]
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen this serial was being written, it was intended to be a series that utilized Superman as the main hero. The owners of Superman decided they didn't want to let the studio use the character. Instead of scraping the project altogether, the writers replaced Superman with a character of their own creation, called The Copperhead.
- GoofsThe remote-control viewing screen displays the scene from impossible viewpoints. This is most obvious Chapter 12 where the view screen shows the airliner carrying Dr. Williams and the plane piloted by Bob Wayne from a forward position. At other times we see the robot trundling toward the bank guard and the warehouse watchman from a forward position.
- Quotes
Bob Wayne: Then some of the rumors about this mysterious Dr. Satan are true!
Gov. Bronson [Ch. 1]: All of them are probably true! Dr. Satan's spies have penetrated even the police department. The situation is so serious that I'm going to call four companies of the National Guard!
- ConnectionsEdited into Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952)
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classic mad doctor/robot serial
In this republic serial,a mad doctor called doctor satan(edward cianelli) plot's to dominate the world with an army of huge robots!,but only one man can stop this mad plot,the copperhead(robert wilcox(david sharp as the copperhead stunt double)!.when a governer is murdered,the copperhead protects a scientist(c. montague shaw) and his daughter(ella neal) as doctor satan attempts to obtain the scientist's remote control invention to use to operate his monstrous robot!,this is a great example of a classic serial,it's got everything,secret hideouts armed with deadly death traps!,a mad doctor named satan who is bent on world domination,a big tin can robot with big vaccum hose arms,heroic hero,and a mysterious and thrilling music(by cy feuer) score!.this serial is worth seeing!
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- dweeber21
- Dec 10, 2003
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- Budget
- $147,381 (estimated)
- Runtime4 hours 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940) officially released in Canada in English?
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