Mystery of the River Boat
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Mystery of the River Boat (1944
1944 in film
The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.-Events:*July 20 - Since You Went Away is released....

) is a Universal
Universal Pictures
-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...

 movie serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...

.

Cast

  • Robert Lowery
    Robert Lowery (actor)
    Robert Lowery was an American motion picture, television, and stage actor who appeared in over seventy films.-Early life:...

     as Steve Langtry
  • Eddie Quillan
    Eddie Quillan
    Edward "Eddie" Quillan was an American film actor whose career began as a child on the vaudeville stages and silent film and continued through the age of television in the 1980s.-Vaudeville and silent films:...

     as Jug Jenks
  • Marion Martin
    Marion Martin
    Marion Martin was an American movie and stage actress.Martin was born, Marion Suplee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a Bethlehem Steel executive. She became an actress after her family fortune was lost in the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and appeared in the Broadway productions...

     as Celeste Eltree, river boat singer
  • Marjorie Clements as Jenny Perrin, Captain Perrin's daughter
  • Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot , born Lisle Henderson, was an American actor on stage and screen, best known for his long career in movies from 1931 to 1960 and for his frequent appearances on TV in the 1950s and '60s, including his decade-long role as Joe Randolph on television's The Adventures of Ozzie and...

     as Rudolph Toller, foreign agent
  • Arthur Hohl
    Arthur Hohl
    Arthur Hohl was a stage and motion-picture character actor. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and began appearing in films in the early 1920s...

     as Clayton
  • Oscar O'Shea
    Oscar O'Shea
    Oscar O'Shea was a Canadian-American character actor with over 100 film appearances from 1937 to 1953.- Partial filmography :* Captains Courageous * Double Wedding...

     as Captain Ethan Perrin, captain of the river boat The Morning Glory
  • Francis McDonald
    Francis McDonald
    Francis McDonald was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years. Although never really a headlining actor, he made 41 film and television appearances between 1913 and 1965, appearing in films such as The Temptress in 1926 with Greta Garbo...

     as Batiste
  • Mantan Moreland
    Mantan Moreland
    Mantan Moreland was an American actor and comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Career:Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Moreland began acting by the time he was an adolescent, reportedly running away to join the circus...

     as Napoleon, ship steward
  • Eddy Waller
    Eddy Waller
    Edward C. "Eddy" Waller was an American film and television actor. He was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.-Career:...

     as Charles Langtry
  • Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe was an American actor whose films date from 1934 to 1990. Until 1934, he worked as a theatre actor. Wolfe mostly found work as a character actor, appearing in over 270 films...

     as Herman Einreich, villainous land speculator
  • Byron Foulger as Dr. H. Hartman
  • Earle Hodgins
    Earle Hodgins
    Earle Hodgins was an American actor. He appeared in over 330 films and television shows between 1932 and 1963.-Selected filmography:* Paradise Canyon * Aces and Eights * Oh, Susanna!...

     as Jean Duval
  • Anthony Warde
    Anthony Warde
    Anthony Warde was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.-Career:A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night , appearing in a handful of undistinguished feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working...

     as Bruno Bloch
  • Alec Craig as the Chief Engineer

Stunts

  • John Daheim doubling Robert Lowery
  • Carey Loftin
    Carey Loftin
    Carey Loftin was an American actor and stuntman. One of his most famous roles was as the truck driver in Steven Spielberg's Duel, although his face was never seen...

     doubling Robert Lowery
  • Eddie Parker
    Eddie Parker
    Eddie Parker was a stuntman and actor who appeared in many classic films, mostly westerns and horror films...

     doubling Dick Curtis
  • Tom Steele
    Tom Steele (stuntman)
    Tom Steele was a stunt man and actor, best remembered for appearing in serials, especially those produced by Republic Pictures, in both capacities.-Early life:...

     doubling Arthur Hohl

Critical reception

Cline considers this to be an average serial but one with a good cast and all the necessary "ingredients" of a good serial.

Chapter titles

  1. The Tragic Crash
  2. The Phantom Killer
  3. The Flaming Inferno
  4. The Brink of Doom
  5. The Highway of Peril
  6. The Fatal Plunge
  7. The Toll of the Storm
  8. The Break in the Levee
  9. Trapped in the Quicksands
  10. Flaming Havoc
  11. Electrocuted
  12. Risking Death
  13. The Boomerang

Source:

External links

Mystery of the River Boat (1944
1944 in film
The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.-Events:*July 20 - Since You Went Away is released....

) is a Universal
Universal Pictures
-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...

 movie serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...

.

Cast

  • Robert Lowery
    Robert Lowery (actor)
    Robert Lowery was an American motion picture, television, and stage actor who appeared in over seventy films.-Early life:...

     as Steve Langtry
  • Eddie Quillan
    Eddie Quillan
    Edward "Eddie" Quillan was an American film actor whose career began as a child on the vaudeville stages and silent film and continued through the age of television in the 1980s.-Vaudeville and silent films:...

     as Jug Jenks
  • Marion Martin
    Marion Martin
    Marion Martin was an American movie and stage actress.Martin was born, Marion Suplee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a Bethlehem Steel executive. She became an actress after her family fortune was lost in the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and appeared in the Broadway productions...

     as Celeste Eltree, river boat singer
  • Marjorie Clements as Jenny Perrin, Captain Perrin's daughter
  • Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot , born Lisle Henderson, was an American actor on stage and screen, best known for his long career in movies from 1931 to 1960 and for his frequent appearances on TV in the 1950s and '60s, including his decade-long role as Joe Randolph on television's The Adventures of Ozzie and...

     as Rudolph Toller, foreign agent
  • Arthur Hohl
    Arthur Hohl
    Arthur Hohl was a stage and motion-picture character actor. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and began appearing in films in the early 1920s...

     as Clayton
  • Oscar O'Shea
    Oscar O'Shea
    Oscar O'Shea was a Canadian-American character actor with over 100 film appearances from 1937 to 1953.- Partial filmography :* Captains Courageous * Double Wedding...

     as Captain Ethan Perrin, captain of the river boat The Morning Glory
  • Francis McDonald
    Francis McDonald
    Francis McDonald was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years. Although never really a headlining actor, he made 41 film and television appearances between 1913 and 1965, appearing in films such as The Temptress in 1926 with Greta Garbo...

     as Batiste
  • Mantan Moreland
    Mantan Moreland
    Mantan Moreland was an American actor and comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Career:Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Moreland began acting by the time he was an adolescent, reportedly running away to join the circus...

     as Napoleon, ship steward
  • Eddy Waller
    Eddy Waller
    Edward C. "Eddy" Waller was an American film and television actor. He was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.-Career:...

     as Charles Langtry
  • Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe was an American actor whose films date from 1934 to 1990. Until 1934, he worked as a theatre actor. Wolfe mostly found work as a character actor, appearing in over 270 films...

     as Herman Einreich, villainous land speculator
  • Byron Foulger as Dr. H. Hartman
  • Earle Hodgins
    Earle Hodgins
    Earle Hodgins was an American actor. He appeared in over 330 films and television shows between 1932 and 1963.-Selected filmography:* Paradise Canyon * Aces and Eights * Oh, Susanna!...

     as Jean Duval
  • Anthony Warde
    Anthony Warde
    Anthony Warde was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.-Career:A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night , appearing in a handful of undistinguished feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working...

     as Bruno Bloch
  • Alec Craig as the Chief Engineer

Stunts

  • John Daheim doubling Robert Lowery
  • Carey Loftin
    Carey Loftin
    Carey Loftin was an American actor and stuntman. One of his most famous roles was as the truck driver in Steven Spielberg's Duel, although his face was never seen...

     doubling Robert Lowery
  • Eddie Parker
    Eddie Parker
    Eddie Parker was a stuntman and actor who appeared in many classic films, mostly westerns and horror films...

     doubling Dick Curtis
  • Tom Steele
    Tom Steele (stuntman)
    Tom Steele was a stunt man and actor, best remembered for appearing in serials, especially those produced by Republic Pictures, in both capacities.-Early life:...

     doubling Arthur Hohl

Critical reception

Cline considers this to be an average serial but one with a good cast and all the necessary "ingredients" of a good serial.

Chapter titles

  1. The Tragic Crash
  2. The Phantom Killer
  3. The Flaming Inferno
  4. The Brink of Doom
  5. The Highway of Peril
  6. The Fatal Plunge
  7. The Toll of the Storm
  8. The Break in the Levee
  9. Trapped in the Quicksands
  10. Flaming Havoc
  11. Electrocuted
  12. Risking Death
  13. The Boomerang

Source:

External links

Mystery of the River Boat (1944
1944 in film
The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.-Events:*July 20 - Since You Went Away is released....

) is a Universal
Universal Pictures
-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...

 movie serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...

.

Cast

  • Robert Lowery
    Robert Lowery (actor)
    Robert Lowery was an American motion picture, television, and stage actor who appeared in over seventy films.-Early life:...

     as Steve Langtry
  • Eddie Quillan
    Eddie Quillan
    Edward "Eddie" Quillan was an American film actor whose career began as a child on the vaudeville stages and silent film and continued through the age of television in the 1980s.-Vaudeville and silent films:...

     as Jug Jenks
  • Marion Martin
    Marion Martin
    Marion Martin was an American movie and stage actress.Martin was born, Marion Suplee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a Bethlehem Steel executive. She became an actress after her family fortune was lost in the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and appeared in the Broadway productions...

     as Celeste Eltree, river boat singer
  • Marjorie Clements as Jenny Perrin, Captain Perrin's daughter
  • Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot , born Lisle Henderson, was an American actor on stage and screen, best known for his long career in movies from 1931 to 1960 and for his frequent appearances on TV in the 1950s and '60s, including his decade-long role as Joe Randolph on television's The Adventures of Ozzie and...

     as Rudolph Toller, foreign agent
  • Arthur Hohl
    Arthur Hohl
    Arthur Hohl was a stage and motion-picture character actor. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and began appearing in films in the early 1920s...

     as Clayton
  • Oscar O'Shea
    Oscar O'Shea
    Oscar O'Shea was a Canadian-American character actor with over 100 film appearances from 1937 to 1953.- Partial filmography :* Captains Courageous * Double Wedding...

     as Captain Ethan Perrin, captain of the river boat The Morning Glory
  • Francis McDonald
    Francis McDonald
    Francis McDonald was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years. Although never really a headlining actor, he made 41 film and television appearances between 1913 and 1965, appearing in films such as The Temptress in 1926 with Greta Garbo...

     as Batiste
  • Mantan Moreland
    Mantan Moreland
    Mantan Moreland was an American actor and comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Career:Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Moreland began acting by the time he was an adolescent, reportedly running away to join the circus...

     as Napoleon, ship steward
  • Eddy Waller
    Eddy Waller
    Edward C. "Eddy" Waller was an American film and television actor. He was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.-Career:...

     as Charles Langtry
  • Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe was an American actor whose films date from 1934 to 1990. Until 1934, he worked as a theatre actor. Wolfe mostly found work as a character actor, appearing in over 270 films...

     as Herman Einreich, villainous land speculator
  • Byron Foulger as Dr. H. Hartman
  • Earle Hodgins
    Earle Hodgins
    Earle Hodgins was an American actor. He appeared in over 330 films and television shows between 1932 and 1963.-Selected filmography:* Paradise Canyon * Aces and Eights * Oh, Susanna!...

     as Jean Duval
  • Anthony Warde
    Anthony Warde
    Anthony Warde was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.-Career:A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night , appearing in a handful of undistinguished feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working...

     as Bruno Bloch
  • Alec Craig as the Chief Engineer

Stunts

  • John Daheim doubling Robert Lowery
  • Carey Loftin
    Carey Loftin
    Carey Loftin was an American actor and stuntman. One of his most famous roles was as the truck driver in Steven Spielberg's Duel, although his face was never seen...

     doubling Robert Lowery
  • Eddie Parker
    Eddie Parker
    Eddie Parker was a stuntman and actor who appeared in many classic films, mostly westerns and horror films...

     doubling Dick Curtis
  • Tom Steele
    Tom Steele (stuntman)
    Tom Steele was a stunt man and actor, best remembered for appearing in serials, especially those produced by Republic Pictures, in both capacities.-Early life:...

     doubling Arthur Hohl

Critical reception

Cline considers this to be an average serial but one with a good cast and all the necessary "ingredients" of a good serial.

Chapter titles

  1. The Tragic Crash
  2. The Phantom Killer
  3. The Flaming Inferno
  4. The Brink of Doom
  5. The Highway of Peril
  6. The Fatal Plunge
  7. The Toll of the Storm
  8. The Break in the Levee
  9. Trapped in the Quicksands
  10. Flaming Havoc
  11. Electrocuted
  12. Risking Death
  13. The Boomerang

Source:

External links

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