Synopsis:
A small-town policeman is assisted by a Harvard professor after the discovery of a human skeleton on a Massachusetts beach.

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A doctor spins an ever-growing web of lies after a taste of the excitement that he was missing in his conventional life, thanks to a chance meeting with a nightclub singer.

	
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Released both as a 15-chapter serial and as a condensed feature version (for theatres that didn’t use serials) which means that all of the cast and crew would one day be credited in some sources with a misleading extra film appearance added to their filmographies even though they only worked on (and got paid) for one performance or job. The story (serial and/or feature) deals with the plotting of a European importing firm to put Chinese trade competition in a west coast Chinatown – city unnamed, but it’s by the bay and it isn’t Oakland – out of business. Their representative, Sonya Rokoff/The Dragon Lady (Luana Walters), a beautiful Eurasian girl, hires Victor Poten (Bela Lugosi), a mad Eurasian chemist and inventor and an equal-opportunity racist who hates both Chinese and White races, to aid her. Poten, by means of his infernal inventions and underworld henchmen, conducts successful raids on the Chinese merchants and also successfully eludes the people hunting and investigating him. Those include newspaper reporter Joan Whiting (Joan Barclay), her sweetheart Martin Andrews (Bruce Bennett as Herman Brix), Willy Fu (Maurice Liu), Martin’s servant, and police Captain Walters (Forrest Taylor) and his detectives. After narrow escapes from death in the form of bombs, poison-traps, infernal machines and some hand-to-hand, five-on-one scuffling in Chinatown’s underworld, Martin finally captures Poten just as he is about to indulge in a little wholesale killing by poisoning the wine served at a Chinese merchant’s banquet.

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Daredevils of the Red Circle” (1939) is a 12-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Charles Quigley, David Sharpe, Herman Brix (better known under his subsequent stage name, Bruce Bennett) and Charles Middleton. It was directed by William Witney and John English and is often considered one of the better serials produced by Republic. The serial was the fourteenth of the sixty-six serials produced by the studio.
An escaped criminal, known as Harry Crowl, but preferring to be called by his prison number 39013 (Thirty Nine – O – Thirteen), seeks revenge on the man who sent him to prison, millionaire philanthropist Horace Granville. He kidnaps Granville, imprisoning him within his own house, and disguises himself to take Granville’s place, as the frail old man in a clean room, necessary for his health. The only other person allowed past the glass barrier being his doctor. He then sets about methodically destroying everything Granville owns. When we enter the film, he has already destroyed a number of Granville properties, and has set his sights on the Granville Amusement Centre, at which a trio of acrobats is performing. The daredevils, Gene, Bert, and Tiny escape but Gene’s kid brother is badly wounded in the blaze, and later dies of his injuries. Seeking revenge they take jobs as private investigators for the man they believe to be Horace Granville. Through a series of deadly traps, and with the help of a mysterious cloaked figure, known only as “The Red Circle”, the daredevils begin to unravel the truth.
In the first chapter, we are introduced to all the above facts, and even shown the secret room within the Granville estates where 39013 is keeping the real Granville. He is kept in a cell, the exact duplicate of the one in which 39013 resided for his abruptly ended sentence. This room is trapped, so that in the event that 39013 does not return, a dripping reservoir will run dry. The loss of weight will tip the scale, causing deadly gas capsules to break upon the floor, killing Granville in a very short time. This causes him to spout the characteristic line, “You best hope I continue to live, Granville.”

Charles Quigley … Gene Townley
Bruce Bennett … Tiny Dawson (as Herman Brix)
David Sharpe … Bert Knowles
Carole Landis … Blanche Granville
Miles Mander … Horace Granville
Charles Middleton … No. 39013, Harry Crowel
C. Montague Shaw … Dr. Malcolm
Ben Taggart … Dixon
William Pagan … Police Chief Landon
Corbet Morris … Klein
Raymond Bailey … Stanley, Secretary
Fred ‘Snowflake’ Toones … Snowflake (as Snowflake)
George Chesebro … Sheffield
Ray Miller … Jeff
Robert Winkler … Sammy Townley
“Tuffie”, the dog

“Daredevils of the Red Circle” was budgeted at $126,855 although the final negative cost was $126,118 (a $737, or 0.6%, under spend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1939 and one of only three pre-war serials to be made under budget. The other two were “The Fighting Devil Dogs” (1938) and “Mysterious Doctor Satan” (1940). It was filmed between 28 March and 28 April 1939. The serial’s production number was 897. “Daredevils of the Red Circle”s official release date is 10 June 1939, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges In the early 1950s, “Daredevils of the Red Circle” was one of fourteen Republic serials edited into a television series. It was broadcast in six 26½-minute episodes.

Chapter titles
The Monstrous Plot (27 min 48s)
The Mysterious Friend (16 min 41s)
The Executioner (16 min 45s)
Sabotage (16 min 38s)
The Ray of Death (16 min 39s)
Thirty Seconds to Live (16 min 39s)
The Flooded Mine (16 min 42s)
S.O.S. (16 min 40s)
Ladder of Peril (16 min 39s)
The Infernal Machine (16 min 36s)
The Red Circle Speaks (16 min 39s) — Re-Cap Chapter
Flight to Doom (16 min 40s)

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PLOT SUMMARY
from IMDB user review
Straight-laced San Francisco doctor and wonderful family man Richard Talbot (Kent Smith), has never done anything more serious in his life then being late at his doctors office. That was all to change when one evening going to his car, he runs into singer Nora Prentiss (Ann Sheridan).

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Synopsis:
Sergeant Joe Gunn and his tank crew pick up five British soldiers, a Frenchman and a Sudanese man with an Italian prisoner crossing the Libyan Desert to rejoin their command after the fall of Tobruk. Tambul, the Sudanese leads them to an abandoned desert fortress where they hope to find water. Soon a detachment of German soldiers arrives and attempts to barter food for water, but Gunn and his followers refuse. When the Germans attack, Gunn leads his desert-weary men in a desperate battle, hoping that British reinforcements can arrive in time.

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Of the four movies Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall made together, Dark Passage is the forgotten stepchild. Sandwiched between The Big Sleep and Key Largo, Delmer Daves’ innovative and suspenseful mystery-thriller caused barely a ripple at the box office upon its initial release. Maybe the gritty, post-war themes of isolation and paranoia hit too close to home, or the use of a subjective camera alienated audiences. Whatever the reason, Dark Passage got a bum rap from critics and public alike. And while it may not rank up there with the best of Hollywood noir, the film flaunts enough style and substance to merit appreciation.

After World War II, filmmakers found the subjective camera a slick gimmick to add realism and flair to crime dramas. Robert Montgomery even shot an entire film, The Lady in the Lake, from the first-person perspective, with his character’s face appearing only in the reflection of mirrors, windows and water. Of course, by the mid-1940s Montgomery’s star stature had faded, so audiences didn’t particularly miss his physical presence. Not so for Bogart, who in 1947 was still at the peak of his popularity. Audiences came to see Bogie and felt somewhat cheated when the first third of Dark Passage offered only his inimitable voice. Still, Daves employs the subjective camera to superb effect. Love it or hate it, there’s no denying the device quickly draws the viewer into Bogart’s world and adds urgency, confusion and a sense of unease to the film.

Yet in Dark Passage, the subjectivity isn’t all flashy technique—it serves a narrative purpose, and a clever one, too. Bogart portrays wrongly convicted wife-killer Vincent Parry, who stages a desperate escape from San Quentin prison, which we see through his frantic eyes. On a deserted roadside, he’s rescued by sympathetic socialite Irene Jansen (Bacall), who identifies with Parry’s predicament and believes him to be innocent. Parry hides out in Irene’s San Francisco apartment, narrowly evading her busybody friend Madge (Agnes Moorehead) and casual boyfriend Bob (Bruce Bennett). Of course, he yearns to clear his name and root out the real killer of his wife, but to freely roam the city, he needs a new face. A helpful cab driver (Tom D’Andrea) refers Parry to a renegade plastic surgeon (Houseley Stevenson), who alters his features. When the bandages come off a week later (during which time his best friend also winds up murdered), Parry looks exactly like—surprise!—Humphrey Bogart.

The artistry of Dark Passage, however, extends well beyond the subjective camera. Daves filmed much of the drama on location in San Francisco, and the hilly landscape and majestic Golden Gate Bridge lend the story a coarse, realistic edge. He also favors the close-up to heighten tension and mood, as well as unveil a softer side of Bacall that her previous director, Howard Hawks, never explored. Hawks showcased Bacall’s allure, but Daves photographs her like a glamorous movie star, with striking results.

Bacall must also carry the film’s first third with her acting and presence, and quickly proves she’s up to the task. While she never totally abandons the smoldering attitude that made her famous, she nicely tones it down in favor of a more sensitive image. Bacall’s screen relationship with Bogart also evolves, becoming more mature and gentle. Gone are the wisecracks, nicknames and verbal one-upmanship that dazzled the masses. In Dark Passage, their romance is more about aching need and deep, abiding love than boozy good times and lusty passions. Personally, I find the change fascinating, although it left contemporary audiences cold.

Caught up in a Hitchcockian wrong man scenario, Bogart also displays refreshing vulnerability and at times a palpable fear that gives his screen persona new dimension. In Dark Passage, he’s older, more weathered, a bit broken down, and although we know he’ll rise to the occasion and eventually take control, there’s now a seed of doubt buried inside us. Typical of the post-war attitude, nothing in life is a sure thing anymore, not even Humphrey Bogart, and that unsettling feeling helps fuel Dark Passage. The always-marvelous Moorehead also excels (though perhaps a bit too much), adding some Freudian complexity to her icy performance. Her magnetism steals every scene in which she appears—and that’s saying something when you’re up against the likes of Bogie and Bacall.

Unfortunately, Dark Passage will always be regarded as that “other” Bogart-Bacall film, despite the way it smoothly balances taut suspense and tender romance. Yet over time, Delmer Daves’ stark, involving mystery has earned well-deserved respect, and holds up well today. The film provides terrific entertainment and the opportunity to savor one of Hollywood’s most legendary love teams in its prime. It may remain the weakest of the Bogart-Bacall quartet, but in the company of To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep and Key Largo, that ain’t half bad.

Extras:
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of Dark Passage
Slick Hare [Looney Tunes Cartoon]
Theatrical Trailer

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