The Valley of Vanishing Men
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The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942
) was the 20th film serial (of 57) released by Columbia Pictures
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The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942
) was the 20th film serial (of 57) released by Columbia Pictures
.
Source:
The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942
) was the 20th film serial (of 57) released by Columbia Pictures
.
Source:
1942 in film
The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
) was the 20th film serial (of 57) released by Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
.
Plot
In this serial, Wild Bill Tolliver and Missouri Benson are a pair of adventurers who ride into the vast territory of New Mexico in search of Bill's father, Henry Tolliver, who mysteriously disappeared while prospecting for gold. They soon discover that a ruthless outlaw leader, Jonathan Kincaid, owns an immense mine of gold in which he uses captured Mexican patriots, between others, to work as slaves in the mine. They also learn that Kincaid has joined forces with Carl Engler, a renegade European general, to carry out his cruel intentions. Then, Bill and Missouri meet with Consuelo Ramírez, a diligent Mexican agent, who informs them that Bill's father is among the prisoners in the mine. After that, the heroes find themselves in a conflict with the outlaws in the middle of incessant fights, chases and action.Cast
- Bill ElliottWild Bill ElliottWild Bill Elliott was an American film actor. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of B-Westerns, particularly in the Red Ryder series of films.-Early life:...
as Wild Bill Tolliver. Bill Elliott starred in three serials at Columbia Pictures, and The Valley of Vanishing Men was his last cliffhanger at that studio or anywhere else. Shortly after making this chapterplay, Elliott signed with Republic PicturesRepublic PicturesRepublic 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....
where his contract excluded him from doing any more serial work. - Slim SummervilleSlim SummervilleSlim Summerville was an American film actor, best known as a comedy performer.-Life and career:Born George Joseph Summerville in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Summerville began his career as a "Keystone Kop" in 1912...
as Missouri Benson - Carmen Morales as Consuelo Ramírez
- Kenneth MacDonaldKenneth MacDonald (American actor)Kenneth MacDonald was an American film actor. Born in Portland, Indiana, MacDonald made more than 220 film and television appearances between 1931 and 1970.-Career:...
as Jonathan Kincaid - Jack IngramJack Ingram (actor)Jack Ingram was an American film actor. He appeared in over 300 films between 1935 and 1966, according to the Internet Movie Data Base.He was born in Illinois, and died in Canoga Park, California of a heart attack...
as Butler, a henchman - George ChesebroGeorge ChesebroGeorge Chesebro was an American film actor. He appeared in over 400 films between 1915 and 1954, beginning in two reelers starring Texas Guinan.He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California....
as Taggart, a henchman - John Shay as Mullins, a henchman
- Tom LondonTom LondonTom London was an American actor who, according to "The Guinness Book of Movie Records," is credited with appearing in the most movies in the history of Hollywood...
as Slater, a henchman - Arno FreyArno Frey-External links:* * Brian Taves. Candidates for the National Film Registry: Fang and Claw & Tiger Fangs * on Findagrave.com...
as Colonel Engler - Lane ChandlerLane ChandlerLane Chandler was an American actor specializing in Westerns.-Early life:He was born as Robert Chandler Oakes on a ranch near Culbertson, Montana, the son of a horse rancher. At an early age, the family relocated to Helena, Montana, where he graduated from high school...
as Major Stacy Roberts - 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 Deputy Jed "Luke" Lucas - Rick Anderson as Henry Tolliver
- Ernie AdamsErnie Adams (actor)Ernie Adams was an American film actor. He appeared in over 400 films between 1919 and 1948.He was born in San Francisco, California and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:...
as Stubby, bartender - Billy BletcherBilly BletcherWilliam "Billy" Bletcher was an American actor, comedian, and voice artist, a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.-Career:...
as the voice of Jericho - Hank BellHank BellHank Bell was an American film actor. He appeared in 371 films between 1920 and 1952.He was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:...
as a wounded prospectorProspectingProspecting is the physical search for minerals, fossils, precious metals or mineral specimens, and is also known as fossicking.Prospecting is a small-scale form of mineral exploration which is an organised, large scale effort undertaken by mineral resource companies to find commercially viable ore...
Production
Writing about the film's atmosphere, Cline says that this serial was a "grim tale...[with a] mood of ominous dread." Missouri was added to the cast because a normal comedy relief character would have not have worked.Chapter titles
- Trouble in Canyon City
- The Mystery of Ghost Town
- Danger Walks by night
- Hillside Horror
- Guns in the Night
- The Bottomless Well
- The Man in the Gold Mask
- When the Devil Drives
- The Traitor's Shroud
- Death Strikes at Seven
- Satan in the Saddle
- The Mine of Missing Men
- Danger on Dome Rock
- The Door that Has No Key
- Empire's End
Source:
See also
External links
- The Valley of Vanishing Men at Cinefania.com
The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942
1942 in film
The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
) was the 20th film serial (of 57) released by Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
.
Plot
In this serial, Wild Bill Tolliver and Missouri Benson are a pair of adventurers who ride into the vast territory of New Mexico in search of Bill's father, Henry Tolliver, who mysteriously disappeared while prospecting for gold. They soon discover that a ruthless outlaw leader, Jonathan Kincaid, owns an immense mine of gold in which he uses captured Mexican patriots, between others, to work as slaves in the mine. They also learn that Kincaid has joined forces with Carl Engler, a renegade European general, to carry out his cruel intentions. Then, Bill and Missouri meet with Consuelo Ramírez, a diligent Mexican agent, who informs them that Bill's father is among the prisoners in the mine. After that, the heroes find themselves in a conflict with the outlaws in the middle of incessant fights, chases and action.Cast
- Bill ElliottWild Bill ElliottWild Bill Elliott was an American film actor. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of B-Westerns, particularly in the Red Ryder series of films.-Early life:...
as Wild Bill Tolliver. Bill Elliott starred in three serials at Columbia Pictures, and The Valley of Vanishing Men was his last cliffhanger at that studio or anywhere else. Shortly after making this chapterplay, Elliott signed with Republic PicturesRepublic PicturesRepublic 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....
where his contract excluded him from doing any more serial work. - Slim SummervilleSlim SummervilleSlim Summerville was an American film actor, best known as a comedy performer.-Life and career:Born George Joseph Summerville in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Summerville began his career as a "Keystone Kop" in 1912...
as Missouri Benson - Carmen Morales as Consuelo Ramírez
- Kenneth MacDonaldKenneth MacDonald (American actor)Kenneth MacDonald was an American film actor. Born in Portland, Indiana, MacDonald made more than 220 film and television appearances between 1931 and 1970.-Career:...
as Jonathan Kincaid - Jack IngramJack Ingram (actor)Jack Ingram was an American film actor. He appeared in over 300 films between 1935 and 1966, according to the Internet Movie Data Base.He was born in Illinois, and died in Canoga Park, California of a heart attack...
as Butler, a henchman - George ChesebroGeorge ChesebroGeorge Chesebro was an American film actor. He appeared in over 400 films between 1915 and 1954, beginning in two reelers starring Texas Guinan.He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California....
as Taggart, a henchman - John Shay as Mullins, a henchman
- Tom LondonTom LondonTom London was an American actor who, according to "The Guinness Book of Movie Records," is credited with appearing in the most movies in the history of Hollywood...
as Slater, a henchman - Arno FreyArno Frey-External links:* * Brian Taves. Candidates for the National Film Registry: Fang and Claw & Tiger Fangs * on Findagrave.com...
as Colonel Engler - Lane ChandlerLane ChandlerLane Chandler was an American actor specializing in Westerns.-Early life:He was born as Robert Chandler Oakes on a ranch near Culbertson, Montana, the son of a horse rancher. At an early age, the family relocated to Helena, Montana, where he graduated from high school...
as Major Stacy Roberts - 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 Deputy Jed "Luke" Lucas - Rick Anderson as Henry Tolliver
- Ernie AdamsErnie Adams (actor)Ernie Adams was an American film actor. He appeared in over 400 films between 1919 and 1948.He was born in San Francisco, California and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:...
as Stubby, bartender - Billy BletcherBilly BletcherWilliam "Billy" Bletcher was an American actor, comedian, and voice artist, a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.-Career:...
as the voice of Jericho - Hank BellHank BellHank Bell was an American film actor. He appeared in 371 films between 1920 and 1952.He was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:...
as a wounded prospectorProspectingProspecting is the physical search for minerals, fossils, precious metals or mineral specimens, and is also known as fossicking.Prospecting is a small-scale form of mineral exploration which is an organised, large scale effort undertaken by mineral resource companies to find commercially viable ore...
Production
Writing about the film's atmosphere, Cline says that this serial was a "grim tale...[with a] mood of ominous dread." Missouri was added to the cast because a normal comedy relief character would have not have worked.Chapter titles
- Trouble in Canyon City
- The Mystery of Ghost Town
- Danger Walks by night
- Hillside Horror
- Guns in the Night
- The Bottomless Well
- The Man in the Gold Mask
- When the Devil Drives
- The Traitor's Shroud
- Death Strikes at Seven
- Satan in the Saddle
- The Mine of Missing Men
- Danger on Dome Rock
- The Door that Has No Key
- Empire's End
Source:
See also
External links
- The Valley of Vanishing Men at Cinefania.com
The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942
1942 in film
The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
) was the 20th film serial (of 57) released by Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
.
Plot
In this serial, Wild Bill Tolliver and Missouri Benson are a pair of adventurers who ride into the vast territory of New Mexico in search of Bill's father, Henry Tolliver, who mysteriously disappeared while prospecting for gold. They soon discover that a ruthless outlaw leader, Jonathan Kincaid, owns an immense mine of gold in which he uses captured Mexican patriots, between others, to work as slaves in the mine. They also learn that Kincaid has joined forces with Carl Engler, a renegade European general, to carry out his cruel intentions. Then, Bill and Missouri meet with Consuelo Ramírez, a diligent Mexican agent, who informs them that Bill's father is among the prisoners in the mine. After that, the heroes find themselves in a conflict with the outlaws in the middle of incessant fights, chases and action.Cast
- Bill ElliottWild Bill ElliottWild Bill Elliott was an American film actor. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of B-Westerns, particularly in the Red Ryder series of films.-Early life:...
as Wild Bill Tolliver. Bill Elliott starred in three serials at Columbia Pictures, and The Valley of Vanishing Men was his last cliffhanger at that studio or anywhere else. Shortly after making this chapterplay, Elliott signed with Republic PicturesRepublic PicturesRepublic 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....
where his contract excluded him from doing any more serial work. - Slim SummervilleSlim SummervilleSlim Summerville was an American film actor, best known as a comedy performer.-Life and career:Born George Joseph Summerville in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Summerville began his career as a "Keystone Kop" in 1912...
as Missouri Benson - Carmen Morales as Consuelo Ramírez
- Kenneth MacDonaldKenneth MacDonald (American actor)Kenneth MacDonald was an American film actor. Born in Portland, Indiana, MacDonald made more than 220 film and television appearances between 1931 and 1970.-Career:...
as Jonathan Kincaid - Jack IngramJack Ingram (actor)Jack Ingram was an American film actor. He appeared in over 300 films between 1935 and 1966, according to the Internet Movie Data Base.He was born in Illinois, and died in Canoga Park, California of a heart attack...
as Butler, a henchman - George ChesebroGeorge ChesebroGeorge Chesebro was an American film actor. He appeared in over 400 films between 1915 and 1954, beginning in two reelers starring Texas Guinan.He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California....
as Taggart, a henchman - John Shay as Mullins, a henchman
- Tom LondonTom LondonTom London was an American actor who, according to "The Guinness Book of Movie Records," is credited with appearing in the most movies in the history of Hollywood...
as Slater, a henchman - Arno FreyArno Frey-External links:* * Brian Taves. Candidates for the National Film Registry: Fang and Claw & Tiger Fangs * on Findagrave.com...
as Colonel Engler - Lane ChandlerLane ChandlerLane Chandler was an American actor specializing in Westerns.-Early life:He was born as Robert Chandler Oakes on a ranch near Culbertson, Montana, the son of a horse rancher. At an early age, the family relocated to Helena, Montana, where he graduated from high school...
as Major Stacy Roberts - 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 Deputy Jed "Luke" Lucas - Rick Anderson as Henry Tolliver
- Ernie AdamsErnie Adams (actor)Ernie Adams was an American film actor. He appeared in over 400 films between 1919 and 1948.He was born in San Francisco, California and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:...
as Stubby, bartender - Billy BletcherBilly BletcherWilliam "Billy" Bletcher was an American actor, comedian, and voice artist, a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.-Career:...
as the voice of Jericho - Hank BellHank BellHank Bell was an American film actor. He appeared in 371 films between 1920 and 1952.He was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:...
as a wounded prospectorProspectingProspecting is the physical search for minerals, fossils, precious metals or mineral specimens, and is also known as fossicking.Prospecting is a small-scale form of mineral exploration which is an organised, large scale effort undertaken by mineral resource companies to find commercially viable ore...
Production
Writing about the film's atmosphere, Cline says that this serial was a "grim tale...[with a] mood of ominous dread." Missouri was added to the cast because a normal comedy relief character would have not have worked.Chapter titles
- Trouble in Canyon City
- The Mystery of Ghost Town
- Danger Walks by night
- Hillside Horror
- Guns in the Night
- The Bottomless Well
- The Man in the Gold Mask
- When the Devil Drives
- The Traitor's Shroud
- Death Strikes at Seven
- Satan in the Saddle
- The Mine of Missing Men
- Danger on Dome Rock
- The Door that Has No Key
- Empire's End
Source:
See also
External links
- The Valley of Vanishing Men at Cinefania.com