Starring dennis moore, linda stirling, roy barcroft, james craven, bud geary and mary moore, the purple monster strikes also known as dday on mars, purple shadow strikes, the is an actionscience fiction film directed by fred c. Layton, and his creepy takeover of the scientists dead body constitute one of the eeriest. Calling himself the purple monster, the humanoid invader sets about gaining control of laytons rocket project. If laytons niece sheila linda sterling and criminologist craig foster dennis moore fail to stop the threat of the purple monster, its the end of the human race. The purple monster strikes serial 1945 monster strike. Coincidentally, there is something strange going on at the world chemical company. The purple monster needs a large supply of carbooxide gas for his return trip to mars. The purple monster strikes dvd 1945 15 episode serial. The purple monster strikes 1945 streaming ita doodle. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Hes just as much of a onedimension foreign invader as many. Purple monster which is what the martian villain pictured above roy barcroft calls himself, sans any explanation is credited with being the first postwar serial based in science fiction tropes. Opposing him is craig foster, former secret service man, who episode by episode tries to thwart the monster s attempts to acquire rocket components.
The sequel to this serial was the 1950 flying disc man from mars, which used much of the footage from the original. The purple monster strikes, like republics haunted harbor the year before, opens very strongly and unusually, only to quickly fall into republics familiar 1940s patterns. The purple monster strikes is a 1945 republic movie serial. The purple monster strikes 1945 rare movie collector. The purple monster strikes 1945 dennis moore and linda stirling 15 chapter republic serial. The purple monster strikes cliffhanger movie serial dvd. A martian scout uses the body of a renowned scientist to help pave the way for a fullscale invasion in this serial.
Cyrus layton james craven, the inventor of a spaceship that, once tested and perfected, will be capable of reaching. Upon his departure, the anhililator will destroy the observatory and everyone inside it. Good thing craig foster sets out to thwart the monster s mission. The purple monster strikes is a 15 chapter movie serial typical of the ones shown each weekend at b movie theaters in the 1940s. Download the purple monster strikes chapters 78 chapter 15 in the last chapter she discovers a secret passage for which she is once again captured by the purple monster and his henchman, taken downstairs, tied to the chair and gagged with a white handkerchief.
The purple monster strikes 1945 the movie database. Telecharger film the purple monster strikes gratuitement, regarder film the purple monster strikes en streaming, voir film the purple monster strikes en. It was also released as a century 66 television film under the title dday on mars 1966 the original production title for the serial was the purple shadow strikes. Download the purple monster strikes chapters 78 chapter 15 in the last chapter she discovers a secret passage for which she is once again captured by the purple monster and his henchman, taken downstairs, tied to the chair and gagged with a. A martian spacecraft crashlands near the observatory of cyrus layton, designer of earths first spaceship. To see the purple monster strikes back on the giant theatrical screen at the age of eight that would be awesome.
A martian invader crashes his spaceship conveniently close to the workshop of a scientist who is developing an interplanetary craft. The purple monster strikes part2 the time trap video. I pulled out my vhs set of the purple monster strikes to rewatch it and the 2nd tape has a weird wavy distortion. The purple monster strikes 1945 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. If craig foster fails to stop the launch, the human race is finished. With dennis moore, linda stirling, roy barcroft, james craven. Hillsboro, oregon had two theaters, the hill and the town. The purple monster strikes 1945 a martian spacecraft crashlands near the observatory of cyrus layton, designer of earths first spaceship.
Calling himself the purple monster, the humanoid invader sets. If the extraterrestrial purple monster can complete the rocket ship and return to mars, he will be able to start a fullscale invasion of earth. The purple monster is ready to fly to mars in his secretly built jet plane spaceship. He witnesses what he believes is a meteorite landing in the far distance. Astronomer cyrus layton is working late one night on his new airplane design in his observatory. It was a science fiction serial with a running time of 209 minutes. Opposing him is craig foster dennis moore, former secret service man, who episode by episode tries to thwart the monster s attempts to acquire rocket components. The advance scout for the invasion is a strangely garbed being called the purple monster roy barcroft, who can take over the identity of any earth man. It starred linda stirling, dennis moore and ray barcroft. I actually saw this very serial each saturday in the fall of 1945 when my dad took me to see the weekly western shootemup at a tuscaloosa, alabama theater. The purple monster strikes part12 perilous plunge video. The purple monster strikes 1945 the purple monster strikes 1945 davlghry. Calling himself the purple monster, the humanoid invader sets about gaining control of layton. A martian scientist roy barcroft lands on earth near the observatory of dr.
The purple monster strikes was a 15 chapter movie serial released in 1945 and produced by republic pictures. The purple monster strikes aka marte invade a terra 1945. If memory serves, the hill was the one that showed doublefeatures good old bfilms and serials. Invaders from the planet mars send mota, their evil emissary roy barcroft to earth to lay the groundwork for invasion. The purple monster strikes 1945 classic horror film board. The purple monster strikes the files of jerry blake. Known as the purple monster, mota uses advanced alien technology to take over the form of scientist cyrus layton to further his plot. Linda stirling, roy barcroft, dennis moore republic pictures ace villain roy barcroft stars as an invader from planet mars who comes to earth to steal rocket plans from scientist dr. Calling himself the purple monster, the humanoid invader. The purple monster strikes 1945 a martian scout uses the body of a renowned scientist to help pave the way for a fullscale invasion in this serial. The nocturnal arrival of the title villain, his coldblooded murder of dr. The purple monster strikes 1945 cast and crew moviefone. A piece of trivia about the purple monster strikes.
The purple monster strikes aka marte invade a terra. The alien girl who comes to earth to assist the purple monster roy barcroft was played by mary moore, who had been married to clayton moore, who was playing second leads and stunt man roles at republic. Meanwhile, sheila layton learns the secret of helens treacherous behavior. The purple monster strikes 1945 chapters 78 and 15. The purple monster strikes 1945 the purple monster. The survivor, forerunner of an invasion, can assume the form of any earthman.
676 294 580 400 1005 332 1452 853 806 370 1371 1029 156 1235 1014 259 351 1234 1438 782 371 410 440 1474 809 1427 841 591 928 318 1476 517 837 1392 1435 204 1236 418 1443 1138 480 698 241 1350