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The Fighting Devil Dogs is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by William Witney released in USA on 27 may 1938 with Lee Powell
The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938)
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Add to a movie listThe Fighting Devil Dogs (1938) is a 12-chapter Republic movie serial starring Lee Powell and Herman Brix, the latter better known by his later stage name, Bruce Bennett. It was directed by William Witney and John English. While not often considered one of the best serials ever made, as it contains a lot of stock footage and two recap chapters, it is famous for its main villain, The Lightning—the very first costumed supervillain. There is some speculation that George Lucas used The Lightning as a template for Darth Vader.
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In Singapore, two Marine Lieutenants, Tom Grayson and Frank Corby, uncover the threat of a masked terrorist called The Lightning, who uses an arsenal of powerful lightning based weaponry in his bid for world conquest. However, the battle becomes personal when The Lightning annihilates the officers' unit, and later kills Lt. Grayson's father as he was helping the investigation of the weapon. Now, the marines have dedicated themselves to stopping The Lightning and bringing him to justice...Actors
Lee Powell
(Lieutenant Tom Grayson)
Bruce Bennett
(Lieutenant Frank Corby)
Eleanor Stewart
(Janet Warfield)
Montagu Love
(General White)
Forrest Taylor
(Benson)
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