The Master Key (1945 serial)
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The Master Key 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...

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Plot

Nazi spies, led by the mysterious "Master Key", kidnap Professor Henderson in order to acquire his "Orotron machine" which is capable of extracting gold from sea water. FBI agent Tom Brant, aided by reporter Janet Lowe and Detective Lt. Jack Ryan, attempt to rescue him and crack the Nazi spy ring.

Cast

  • Milburn Stone
    Milburn Stone
    Milburn Stone was an American television actor, a nephew of Broadway comedian Fred Stone and the son of a shopkeeper, best known for his role as "Doc" on the CBS western series Gunsmoke. He also played a doctor, CDR Blake, in the 1943 film Gung Ho!.Stone was born in Burrton in Harvey County in...

     as FBI Agent Tom Brant
  • Jan Wiley as Janet Lowe, a reporter
  • Dennis Moore
    Dennis Moore (actor)
    Dennis Moore was an actor who specialized in western films and film serials....

     as Detective Lt. Jack Ryan
  • Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards was an American film actor. He appeared in over 300 films between 1933 and 1964. He died from a heart attack...

     as Gerhard Doenitz, alias Garret Donahue, private investigator and Nazi
    Nazism
    Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...

     agent
  • Byron Foulger as Professor Elwood Henderson
  • Maris Wrixon
    Maris Wrixon
    Maris Wrixon was an American film and television actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1939 and 1951....

     as Dorothy Newton
  • Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden was a character actress in theater and vaudeville from Chicago, Illinois. She performed on stage in the early 20th century. She is noted for...

     as Aggie
  • George Lynn as Herman, the "Spearpoint Heavy" (chief henchman)
  • Russell Hicks as Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien
  • Roland Varno
    Roland Varno
    Roland Varno was a character actor from Utrecht, Netherlands. He appeared in dozens of films in the 1930s and 1940s including the Return of the Vampire, My Name is Juila Ross, Gunga Din, Three Faces West, Women in Bondage, Three's a Crowd, Flight to Nowhere and Scared to Death.Varno also appeared...

     as Arnold "Hoff" Hoffman, alias M-3
  • Lash La Rue
    Lash La Rue
    Alfred "Lash" LaRue was a popular western motion picture star of the 1940s and 1950s. He had exceptional skill with the bull whip, and taught Harrison Ford how to use a bullwhip in the Indiana Jones movies...

     as Migsy, a street urchin. This was La Rue's screen debut.
  • Jerry Shane as Dan, boys' club member
  • Neyle Morrow as Spike, boys' club member
  • John Eldredge
    John Eldredge (actor)
    John Eldredge was an American actor from San Francisco.Born August 30, 1904, John Eldgredge was the son of a clergyman who made a speciality of dramatics at University...

     as Walter Stark, alias M-6

Stunts

  • Carl Mathews
  • David Sharpe
  • 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:...

  • Ken Terrell
    Ken Terrell
    Ken Terrell was an American western and action film actor and stuntman best known for playing Joe Marcella in the 1956 film The Indestructible Man. He died March 8, 1966 from arteriosclerosis-Partial filmography:...

  • Dale Van Sickel
    Dale Van Sickel
    Dale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...


Chapter titles

  1. Trapped by Flames
  2. Death Turns the Wheel
  3. Ticket to Disaster
  4. Drawbridge Danger
  5. Runaway Car
  6. Shot Down
  7. Death on the Dial
  8. Bullet Serenade
  9. On Stage for Murder
  10. Fatal Masquerade
  11. Crash Curve
  12. Lightning Underground
  13. The Last Key

Source:

External links

The Master Key (1945
1945 in film
The year 1945 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring a ghost named Casper.* With Rossellini's Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins....

) 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...

.

Plot

Nazi spies, led by the mysterious "Master Key", kidnap Professor Henderson in order to acquire his "Orotron machine" which is capable of extracting gold from sea water. FBI agent Tom Brant, aided by reporter Janet Lowe and Detective Lt. Jack Ryan, attempt to rescue him and crack the Nazi spy ring.

Cast

  • Milburn Stone
    Milburn Stone
    Milburn Stone was an American television actor, a nephew of Broadway comedian Fred Stone and the son of a shopkeeper, best known for his role as "Doc" on the CBS western series Gunsmoke. He also played a doctor, CDR Blake, in the 1943 film Gung Ho!.Stone was born in Burrton in Harvey County in...

     as FBI Agent Tom Brant
  • Jan Wiley as Janet Lowe, a reporter
  • Dennis Moore
    Dennis Moore (actor)
    Dennis Moore was an actor who specialized in western films and film serials....

     as Detective Lt. Jack Ryan
  • Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards was an American film actor. He appeared in over 300 films between 1933 and 1964. He died from a heart attack...

     as Gerhard Doenitz, alias Garret Donahue, private investigator and Nazi
    Nazism
    Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...

     agent
  • Byron Foulger as Professor Elwood Henderson
  • Maris Wrixon
    Maris Wrixon
    Maris Wrixon was an American film and television actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1939 and 1951....

     as Dorothy Newton
  • Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden was a character actress in theater and vaudeville from Chicago, Illinois. She performed on stage in the early 20th century. She is noted for...

     as Aggie
  • George Lynn as Herman, the "Spearpoint Heavy" (chief henchman)
  • Russell Hicks as Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien
  • Roland Varno
    Roland Varno
    Roland Varno was a character actor from Utrecht, Netherlands. He appeared in dozens of films in the 1930s and 1940s including the Return of the Vampire, My Name is Juila Ross, Gunga Din, Three Faces West, Women in Bondage, Three's a Crowd, Flight to Nowhere and Scared to Death.Varno also appeared...

     as Arnold "Hoff" Hoffman, alias M-3
  • Lash La Rue
    Lash La Rue
    Alfred "Lash" LaRue was a popular western motion picture star of the 1940s and 1950s. He had exceptional skill with the bull whip, and taught Harrison Ford how to use a bullwhip in the Indiana Jones movies...

     as Migsy, a street urchin. This was La Rue's screen debut.
  • Jerry Shane as Dan, boys' club member
  • Neyle Morrow as Spike, boys' club member
  • John Eldredge
    John Eldredge (actor)
    John Eldredge was an American actor from San Francisco.Born August 30, 1904, John Eldgredge was the son of a clergyman who made a speciality of dramatics at University...

     as Walter Stark, alias M-6

Stunts

  • Carl Mathews
  • David Sharpe
  • 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:...

  • Ken Terrell
    Ken Terrell
    Ken Terrell was an American western and action film actor and stuntman best known for playing Joe Marcella in the 1956 film The Indestructible Man. He died March 8, 1966 from arteriosclerosis-Partial filmography:...

  • Dale Van Sickel
    Dale Van Sickel
    Dale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...


Chapter titles

  1. Trapped by Flames
  2. Death Turns the Wheel
  3. Ticket to Disaster
  4. Drawbridge Danger
  5. Runaway Car
  6. Shot Down
  7. Death on the Dial
  8. Bullet Serenade
  9. On Stage for Murder
  10. Fatal Masquerade
  11. Crash Curve
  12. Lightning Underground
  13. The Last Key

Source:

External links

The Master Key (1945
1945 in film
The year 1945 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring a ghost named Casper.* With Rossellini's Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins....

) 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...

.

Plot

Nazi spies, led by the mysterious "Master Key", kidnap Professor Henderson in order to acquire his "Orotron machine" which is capable of extracting gold from sea water. FBI agent Tom Brant, aided by reporter Janet Lowe and Detective Lt. Jack Ryan, attempt to rescue him and crack the Nazi spy ring.

Cast

  • Milburn Stone
    Milburn Stone
    Milburn Stone was an American television actor, a nephew of Broadway comedian Fred Stone and the son of a shopkeeper, best known for his role as "Doc" on the CBS western series Gunsmoke. He also played a doctor, CDR Blake, in the 1943 film Gung Ho!.Stone was born in Burrton in Harvey County in...

     as FBI Agent Tom Brant
  • Jan Wiley as Janet Lowe, a reporter
  • Dennis Moore
    Dennis Moore (actor)
    Dennis Moore was an actor who specialized in western films and film serials....

     as Detective Lt. Jack Ryan
  • Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards was an American film actor. He appeared in over 300 films between 1933 and 1964. He died from a heart attack...

     as Gerhard Doenitz, alias Garret Donahue, private investigator and Nazi
    Nazism
    Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...

     agent
  • Byron Foulger as Professor Elwood Henderson
  • Maris Wrixon
    Maris Wrixon
    Maris Wrixon was an American film and television actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1939 and 1951....

     as Dorothy Newton
  • Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden was a character actress in theater and vaudeville from Chicago, Illinois. She performed on stage in the early 20th century. She is noted for...

     as Aggie
  • George Lynn as Herman, the "Spearpoint Heavy" (chief henchman)
  • Russell Hicks as Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien
  • Roland Varno
    Roland Varno
    Roland Varno was a character actor from Utrecht, Netherlands. He appeared in dozens of films in the 1930s and 1940s including the Return of the Vampire, My Name is Juila Ross, Gunga Din, Three Faces West, Women in Bondage, Three's a Crowd, Flight to Nowhere and Scared to Death.Varno also appeared...

     as Arnold "Hoff" Hoffman, alias M-3
  • Lash La Rue
    Lash La Rue
    Alfred "Lash" LaRue was a popular western motion picture star of the 1940s and 1950s. He had exceptional skill with the bull whip, and taught Harrison Ford how to use a bullwhip in the Indiana Jones movies...

     as Migsy, a street urchin. This was La Rue's screen debut.
  • Jerry Shane as Dan, boys' club member
  • Neyle Morrow as Spike, boys' club member
  • John Eldredge
    John Eldredge (actor)
    John Eldredge was an American actor from San Francisco.Born August 30, 1904, John Eldgredge was the son of a clergyman who made a speciality of dramatics at University...

     as Walter Stark, alias M-6

Stunts

  • Carl Mathews
  • David Sharpe
  • 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:...

  • Ken Terrell
    Ken Terrell
    Ken Terrell was an American western and action film actor and stuntman best known for playing Joe Marcella in the 1956 film The Indestructible Man. He died March 8, 1966 from arteriosclerosis-Partial filmography:...

  • Dale Van Sickel
    Dale Van Sickel
    Dale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...


Chapter titles

  1. Trapped by Flames
  2. Death Turns the Wheel
  3. Ticket to Disaster
  4. Drawbridge Danger
  5. Runaway Car
  6. Shot Down
  7. Death on the Dial
  8. Bullet Serenade
  9. On Stage for Murder
  10. Fatal Masquerade
  11. Crash Curve
  12. Lightning Underground
  13. The Last Key

Source:

External links

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