Spy Smasher (1942) | |
| Director(s) | William Witney |
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| Top Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Top Topics | Spies, World War II |
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Spy Smasher (1942) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by William Witney .
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Though Republic had the best stunt men in the business on hand, with the likes of Carey Loftin and David Sharpe and even Yakima Canutt, star Kane Richmond, who was quite an athlete, often insisted on doing his own stunts as "Spy Smasher" (this was back in the days when insurance issues were a lot more loose on movie sets).
The Mask, the villain of this serial, was the longest-running foe of Spy Smasher. Unfortunately, by the time the serial was made, the Mask was already dead - he had been strangled to death by Spy Smasher after he had exposed him to his "brainograph" machine and ordered Spy Smasher to "Kill!"
Alan G. Barbour in his book 'Cliffhanger' states that " . . .The Mask villain character in Spy Smasher was the first in a long line of stereotypes which pictured hard-faced Nazis as propagandist tyrants."
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The Mask, the villain of this serial, was the longest-running foe of Spy Smasher. Unfortunately, by the time the serial was made, the Mask was already dead - he had been strangled to death by Spy Smasher after he had exposed him to his "brainograph" machine and ordered Spy Smasher to "Kill!"
Alan G. Barbour in his book 'Cliffhanger' states that " . . .The Mask villain character in Spy Smasher was the first in a long line of stereotypes which pictured hard-faced Nazis as propagandist tyrants."
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