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Otto Brower & B. Reeves EasonPhantom Empire - Chapter 3: Lightning Chamber (1935)

From IMDB:When the ancient continent of Mu sank beneath the ocean, some of its inhabitant survived in caverns beneath the sea. Cowboy singer Gene Autry stumbles upon the civilization, now buried beneath his own Radio Ranch. The Muranians have developed technology and weaponry such as television and ray guns. Their rich supply of radium draws unscrupulous speculators from the surface. The peaceful civilization of the Muranians is corrupted by the greed from above, and it becomes Autry's task to prevent all-out war, ideally without disrupting his regular radio show.

Phantom Empire - Chapter 1: Singing Cowboy
Phantom Empire - Chapter 2: Thunder Riders
Phantom Empire - Chapter 3: Lightning Chamber
Phantom Empire - Chapter 4: Phantom Broadcast
Phantom Empire - Chapter 5: Beneath the Sky
Phantom Empire - Chapter 6: Disaster From the Sky
Phantom Empire - Chapter 7: From Death to Life
Phantom Empire - Chapter 8: Jaws of Jeopardy
Phantom Empire - Chapter 9: Prisoners of the Ray
Phantom Empire - Chapter 10: Rebellion
Phantom Empire - Chapter 11: Queen in Chains
Phantom Empire - Chapter 12: End of Murania


This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films

Director: Otto Brower & B. Reeves Eason
Producer: Nat Levine
Production Company: Mascot Pictures Corporation
Audio/Visual: sound, black & white
Keywords: Musical; Sci-Fi; Western; Serial

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Reviewer: filmsplice - - January 31, 2008
Subject: See it, folks...you'll love it.
I heartily agree with the other reviewer. This one's a trip in terms of story, very bizarre, and Autry's appearances and his music are just fine (Sons Of The Pioneers fans should see this one). Even the feature condensation is pretty good, but the full serial is highly recommended. Would also like to see the Tom Mix serial The Miracle Rider again, too: saw it as a kid, about thirty years ago, and it had a similar (though not as strange) mix of westerns action and science fiction, and it's good, too.

Reviewer: Vance Capley - - January 29, 2008
Subject: THE PHANTOM EMPIRE IS ONE OF THE BEST!!!
I saw this when I was a kiddo on our local pbs station. I loved it then and I love it more now!!!
Cowboys + science fiction= awesome!
I recently showed this to MY kids. They loved it!
Of course they complained about the lack of color, but SO what! Show the youth this little gem. It is not the best serial by any measure, that award goes to the Adventures of Captain Marvel. But I would rank this in the top 6.