Mysterious Doctor Satan

1940
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4h 27m

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Eduardo Ciannelli, Ella Neal, and Robert Wilcox in Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)

Superhero Action Adventure Crime Family Sci-Fi

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.

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7.3/10

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Trivia
When 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.

Goofs
The 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!

Connections
Edited into Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952)

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Featured review

8/10

Top-notch serial action

One of Republic's best serials, and that says a lot. Great cliffhanger endings, top drawer stuntwork from David Sharpe, decent acting, and a really malevolent villain all add up to a great time for all. Also great to see the bad guy get top billing. This is what a serial was all about, folks.