The Phantom (1931)

USA, 1931
62m
35mm film, black and white, 1.20:1
mono (recorded by R.C.A. Photophone System), English

An American horror film directed by Alvin J. Neitz.

Plot Summary

Notorious killer The Phantom is about to be executed when he escapes. District Attorney John Hampton soon receives a message from him warning that he will visit his home that evening and soon the bodies are starting to pile up.

Credits

Crew
Directed by: Alvin J. Neitz
Copyright MCMXXXI [1931]
Action Dramas present
Story and Dialogue: Allan Jamess
Assistant Director: Jerry Callhan
Photographed by: Lauron Draper
Edited by: Ethel Davey

Cast
Guinn Williams (Dick Mallory)
Allene Ray (Ruth Hampton)
Niles Welch (Sam Crandall)
Tom O’Brien (Pat Collins)
Sheldon Lewis (“The Thing”)
Wilfred Lucas (John Hampton)
Violet Knight (Lucy)
William Gould (Doctor Weldon)
Bobby Dunn (Shorty)
William Jacks (Oscar)

Alternative Titles

Fantoom – Estonia

References

Periodicals

  • The Bioscope vol.88 no.1301 9 September 1931) p.33

Books

  • Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.382-383
  • Sound Films, 1927-1939: A United States Filmography by Alan G. Fetrow p.505