G-Men Never Forget
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G-Men Never Forget is a Republic
Movie serial. The serial was re-released as a film in 1966 under the title Code 645.
was $151,554 (a $493, or 0.3%, overspend). It was the most expensive Republic serial of 1948.
It was filmed between 16 July and 7 August 1947. The serial's production number was 1698.
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Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....
Movie serial. The serial was re-released as a film in 1966 under the title Code 645.
Cast
- Clayton MooreClayton MooreClayton Moore was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character The Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954-1957 on the television series of the same name.-Early years:...
as Agent Ted O'Hara - Roy BarcroftRoy BarcroftRoy Barcroft was an American character actor famous for playing villains in B-Westerns and other genres. Noted film critic Leonard Maltin acclaimed Barcroft as "Republic Pictures' number one bad guy".-Early life:...
as Vic Murkland/Commissioner Angus Cameron - Ramsay AmesRamsay AmesRamsay Ames was a leading 1940s American B movie actress, model, dancer, comediene, pin-up girl and host of a television show....
as Frances Blake - Drew Allen as Duke Graham
- Tom SteeleTom 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:...
as Parker, a thug - Dale Van SickelDale Van SickelDale 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...
as Brent/Slocum, both thugs - Edmund CobbEdmund CobbEdmund Fessenden Cobb was an American actor. He appeared in 623 films between 1912 and 1966.He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles from a heart attack...
as R.J. Cook - Stanley PriceStanley PriceStanley Price was an American film supporting actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1922 and 1956. He was born in Kansas, United States.-Career:...
as 'Doc' Benson - Jack O'Shea as Slater
Production
G-Men Never Forget was budgeted at $151,061 although the final negative costNegative cost
Negative cost is the cost of actually producing and shooting a film. It does not include such costs as distribution and promotion.Low-budget movies, for example The Blair Witch Project, can have promotional expenses that are much larger than the negative cost.The term comes from the costs up to the...
was $151,554 (a $493, or 0.3%, overspend). It was the most expensive Republic serial of 1948.
It was filmed between 16 July and 7 August 1947. The serial's production number was 1698.
Stunts
- Tom SteeleTom 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:...
as Agent Ted O'Hara/Vic Murkland/Commissioner Angus Cameron/Duke Graham (doubling Clayton Moore, Drew Allen & Roy Barcroft) - Dale Van SickelDale Van SickelDale 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...
as Agent Ted O'Hara/Duke Graham (doubling Clayton Moore & Drew Allen) - David Sharpe
- John Daheim
- Duke Green
- Carey LoftinCarey LoftinCarey 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...
- George MagrillGeorge MagrillGeorge Magrill , was an American film actor. He appeared in 326 films between 1923 and 1952.He was born in Brooklyn, New York, was married to Ramona Oliver, and had a daughter named Marilynn...
- Gil PerkinsGil PerkinsGil Perkins was an Australian film and television actor.-Early life:As a teenager, Perkins was a trackman and an athlete. He ran away from home at a young age and joined the crew of a Norwegian cargo ship as a deck hand.-Early career:In his early adult life, he left for Hollywood...
- Ken TerrellKen TerrellKen 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:...
- Bud WolfeBud WolfeRoland 'Bud' Wolfe was an American pilot who parachuted from an RAF Spitfire plane into a peat bog on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland, on November 30, 1941. The incident initiated a diplomatic row between Britain and Ireland....
Theatrical
G-Men Never Forgets official release date is 31 January 1948, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.Television
G-Men Never Forget was one of twenty-six Republic serials re-released as a film on television in 1966. The title of the film was changed to Code 645. This version was cut down to 100-minutes in length.Chapter titles
- Death Rides the Torrent (20min)
- The Flaming Doll House/100,000 Volts (13min 20s)
- Code Six-Four-Five (13min 20s)
- Shipyard Saboteurs (13min 20s)
- The Dead Man Speaks (13min 20s)
- Marked Money/Marked Evidence (13min 20s)
- Hot Cargo (13min 20s)
- The Fatal Letter (13min 20s)
- The Death Wind (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
- The Innocent Victim (13min 20s)
- Counter-Plot (13min 20s)
- Exposed (13min 20s)
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