USA, 1936
13 part film serial
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono, English
An American science fiction serial directed by Ford Beebe and Cliff Smith.
Premise
Ace Drummond is a ‘G-Man of the sky', assigned to pursue a Mongolian villain known only as ‘The Dragon'. He teams up with Peggy Trainor who is searching for her missing archaeologist father. Along the way they discover that The Dragon has an atomic ray gun.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Ford Beebe and Cliff Smith
© [not given on screen]
Filmcraft Inc presents. A Filmcraft production
Associate Producers: Barney A. Sarecky, Ben Koening
Screen Play: Wyndhgam Gittens, Norman S. Hall, Ray Trampe
Based on the newspaper feature entitled “Ace Drummond” owned and copyrighted by King Features Syndicate, created by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, America's beloved Ace of Aces, the inspiration of youthful airmen the world over
Photography: Richard Fryer
Supervising Editor: Saul A. Goodkind
Edited by: Edward Todd, Alvin Todd, Louis Sackin
Words and Music – Give Me a Ship and a Song: Ray Kellogg
Production Sound Mixer:
Recorded by: R.C.A Victor High Fidelity Sound System
Art Director: Ralph DeLacey
Cast
John King as Ace Drummond
Jean Rogers as Peggy Trainor
Noah Beery Jr as Jerry
Guy Bates Post as the lama
Lon Chaney Jr as Ivan
Jackie Morrow as Billy
Robert Warwick
James Leong
Chester Gan
Arthur Loft
James Eagles
Montague Shaw
Fredrik Vogeding
Al Bridge
Hooper Atchley
Ed Cobb
Chapters
1. Where East Meets West
2. Invisible Enemy
3. Doorway of Doom
4. The Radio Riddle
5. Bullets of Sand
6. Evil Spirits
7. The Trackless Trail
8. The Sign in the Sky
9. Secret Service
10. Mountain of Jade
11. The Dragon Commands
12. Squadron of Death
13. The World Akin
Alternative Titles
Asas Invencíveis – Portugal
Az Drummond – Brazil
Los dragones suicidas – Mexico
Ta mystiria tou thivet – Greece
References
Books
- Cliffhanger: A Pictorial History of the Motion Picture Serial by Alan G. Barbour pp.62, 73, 135, 218 – notes
- The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury by Jim Harmon and Donald F. Glut pp.148-151 – note
- Horror and Science Fiction Films: A Checklist by Donald C. Willis p.15 – credits
- In the Nick of Time: Motion Picture Sound Serials by William C. Cline pp.17, 32, 33, 56, 58, 94, 101, 181, 193; 215 – notes; credits
- Lexikon des phantatischen Films 2 by Rolf Giesen p.196 – credits, synopsis
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.2 – credits
- Science Fiction Serials by Roy Kinnard p.199 – illustrated credits, review
- Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956 by Buck Rainey p.7 – credits, synopsis, chapter titles
- The Serials: Suspense and Drama by Installment by Raymond William Stedman p.65 – note
- Universal Horrors: The Studio's Classic Films 1931-1946 (2nd edition) by Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas and John Brunas p.579 – review
- Vintage Science Fiction Films, 1896-1949 by Michael Benson p.131 – credits, note
