''Terry and the Pirates'' (1940) is the 10th
film serial released by
Columbia. It is based on the
comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings, often cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. Traditionally, throughout the 20th and into the 21st ...
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Terry and the Pirates
''Terry and the Pirates'' is an action-adventure comic strip created by cartoonist Milton Caniff, which originally ran from October 22, 1934, to February 25, 1973. Captain Joseph Patterson, editor for the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate, ...
'' created by
Milton Caniff. In his biography, ''Meanwhile...'', Caniff stated that he hated the serial for changing so much of his comic strip, and that "I saw the first chapter and walked out screaming".
Plot
Young explorer Terry Lee and his grown-up sidekick, Pat Ryan, arrive in the Asian jungles in search of Terry's father, Dr. Herbert Lee. The elder Lee is an archaeologist, and the leader of a scientific expedition seeking evidence of a lost civilization. Soon, Terry discovers that his father has been kidnapped by an armed pirate gang known as the Leopard Men. The gang is led by the evil Master Fang, a local warlord who controls half of the natives and holds the white settlers in fear. Fang is seeking the riches hidden beneath the Sacred Temple of Mara. Terry meets the Dragon Lady, who is determined that her kingdom shall not be invaded. Attacked by Fang, his henchman Stanton, and the Leopard Men, Terry and Pat try valiantly to locate the missing Dr. Lee, uncover the secrets of the lost civilization, and recover the hidden treasure of Mara. After joining forces with Connie, Normandie, and the Dragon Lady, the heroes have myriad varied adventures in the inhospitable environment.
Cast
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William Tracy as Terry Lee
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Jeff York as Pat Ryan (as Granville Owen)
* Joyce Bryant as Normandie Drake
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Allen Jung
Allen Jung (August 8, 1909 – September 12, 1982) was an American film and television actor who was active in Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1970s.
Biography
Allen was born in Oakland, California. He attended the University of Californi ...
as Connie-aka George Webster Confucious
* Victor DeCamp as Big Stoop (as Victor De Camp)
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Sheila Darcy as The Dragon Lady
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Dick Curtis as Master Fang
* John Paul Jones as Dr. Herbert Lee (as J. Paul Jones)
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Forrest Taylor as Allen Drake
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Jack Ingram as Stanton
Chapter titles
# Into the Great Unknown
# The Fang Strikes
# The Mountain of Death
# The Dragon Queen Threatens
# At the Mercy of the Mob
# The Scroll of Wealth
# Angry Waters
# The Tomb of Peril
# Jungle Hurricane
# Too Many Enemies
# Walls of Doom
# No Escape
# The Fatal Mistake
# Pyre of Death
# The Secret of the Temple
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See also
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List of American films of 1940
A list of American films released in 1940. American film production was concentrated in Hollywood and was dominated by the eight Major film studios MGM, Paramount, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, RKO, Columbia, Universal and United Artists. Othe ...
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List of film serials by year
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List of film serials by studio
This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios.
The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are consider ...
References
External links
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''Terry and the Pirates''at Cinefania.com
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1940 films
1940s fantasy adventure films
American black-and-white films
Columbia Pictures film serials
1940s English-language films
Films directed by James W. Horne
Films based on American comics
Terry and the Pirates
American fantasy adventure films
1940s American films