The Green Archer - Chapter 01 - Prison Bars Beckon - 1940 [English]

The Green Archer is the 12th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based on Edgar Wallace's 1923 novel The Green Archer, which had previously been adapted into the silent serial of the same name in 1925 by Pathé Exchange. The struggle over the Bellamy estate ends with Michael Bellamy accused of murder and killed on the way to prison, while his brother, Abel Bellamy, takes control of the estate for his own nefarious plans. Bellamy is using Garr Castle as a base for his jewelry-theft ring, and he kidnaps his brother's wife to keep things quiet. Insurance investigator Spike Holland enters the case, and Bellamy continually dispatches his resident gang to do away with him. Detective Thompson, representing the law, is seldom of any help. Meanwhile, the estate's fabled "Green Archer", a masked, leotard-clad marksman, steals silently through Garr Castle and the estate grounds, confounding the enemy forces. Playlist: ******************    • The Green Archer - 1940 [English] [Complet...   Details: ****************** Directed by: James W. Horne Produced by: Larry Darmour Screenplay by: Morgan Cox, John Cutting, Jesse Duffy, James W. Horne Based on: The Green Archer by Edgar Wallace Starring: Victor Jory, Iris Meredith Music by: Lee Zahler Cinematography: James S. Brown, Jr. Edited by: Dwight Caldwell, Earl Turner Production company: Columbia Pictures Distributed by: Columbia Pictures Release date: October 25, 1940 Running time: 285 minutes (15 episodes) Country: United States Language: English Cast: ****************** Victor Jory as Spike Holland Iris Meredith as Valerie Howett James Craven as Abel Bellamy Robert Fiske as Savini Dorothy Fay as Elaine Bellamy Forrest Taylor as Parker Howett Jack Ingram as Brad - Henchman Joseph W. Girard as Inspector Ross Fred Kelsey as Capt. Thompson Kit Guard as Dinky Stone - Henchman / Radio Man Notes: ****************** This serial is an example of a fifteen-episode production that could have been rented for a twelve-episode run, as three episodes use an entirely self-contained subplot concerning the theft of a synthetic radium formula. -The serial was seen as the inspiration for the Green Arrow. Source / More: ****************** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gre...) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbi... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_W... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gre...) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_W... ******************