Daredevils of the Red Circle

Daredevils of the Red Circle 1939 is a 12Chapter 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 sixtysix serials produced by the studio.

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.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 prewar serials to be made under budget. The other two were The Fighting Devil Dogs 1938 and Mysterious Doctor Satan 1940. ........

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