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Encyclopedia > Brick Bradford (serial)
Brick Bradford

Movie serial poster
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Thomas Carr
Produced by Sam Katzman
Written by Lewis Clay
Arthur Hoerl
George H. Plympton
Clarence Gray (comic strip)
William Ritt (comic strip)
Starring Kane Richmond
Rick Vallin
Linda Leighton
Pierre Watkin
Charles Quigley
Jack Ingram
Fred Graham
John Merton
Music by Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Cinematography Ira H. Morgan
Editing by Earl Turner
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) 18 December 1947
Running time 15 chapters
Country  United States
Language English
All Movie Guide profile
IMDb profile

Brick Bradford (1947) is a Columbia movie serial based on the comic strip Brick Bradford. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sam Katzman (July 7, 1901 – August 4, 1973) was an American film producer. ... George H. Plympton (September 2, 1889 - April 11, 1972) was an American screenwriter. ... Clarence Gray (November 14, 1911 - January 5, 1957) is the American comic strip creator of Brick Bradford. ... Pierre Watkin (1889-1960) was an American actor. ... Earl Turner is a fictional character in The Turner Diaries. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In the Gregorian calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), with 13 days remaining until the end of the year. ... // Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York. ... DVD front cover for The Adventures of Captain Marvel, one of the most celebrated serials for both Republic Pictures and of the sound era in general. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... The Brick Bradford movie, based upon the comics Brick Bradford was a science fiction comic that began in 1933 created by writer William Ritt (a journalist based from Cleveland, Ohio) and artist Clarence Gray that was originally distributed by Cetral Press Associations, a subsidiary of King Features. ...

Contents

Plot

Brick Bradford is assigned by the government to aid Dr Tymak, who is working on an "Interceptor Ray" that can destroy incoming rockets. Unfortunately, it can also be used as a death ray, bringing it to the attention of foreign agent Laydron. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with energy weapon. ...


The action moves to the Moon as the ray requires a special element called Lunarium (with an atomic mass of 200) previously only found in a meteorite. Working with exiles in the lunar wasteland, the heroes overthrow Queen Khana and return with the Lunarium. Apparent magnitude: up to -12. ... The average weight of Donkeys in Lithuania (ma) is the mass of an atom at rest, most often expressed in unified atomic mass units. ... General Name, Symbol, Number mercury, Hg, 80 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 6, d Appearance silvery Standard atomic weight 200. ...


However, the device still requires a formula hidden on an uncharted island 200 years in the past, so Brick and Sandy travel in Dr Tymak's time machine, the Time Top, to retrieve it. The final third of the serial is spent on modern day Earth with more trouble from the spy Laydron. Time Machine may refer to one of the following. ...


Cast

  • Kane Richmond as Brick Bradford
  • Rick Vallin as Sandy Sanderson, Brick's sidekick
  • Linda Leighton as June Salisbury
  • Pierre Watkin as Professor Salisbury
  • Charles Quigley as Laydron, Villainous Spy
  • Jack Ingram as Albers, one of Laydron's henchmen
  • Fred Graham as Black, one of Laydron's henchmen
  • John Merton as Dr Gregor Tymak, scientist and inventor of the Interceptor Ray
  • Leonard Penn as Eric Byrus, one of Dr Tymak's assistants
  • Wheeler Oakman as Louis Walthar, one of Dr Tymak's assistants
  • Carol Foreman as Queen Khana, despot of the Moon
  • Charles King as Creed
  • John Hart as Dent
  • Helene Stanley as Carol Preston, daughter of the leader of the lunar Exiles

The Brick Bradford movie, based upon the comics Brick Bradford was a science fiction comic that began in 1933 created by writer William Ritt (a journalist based from Cleveland, Ohio) and artist Clarence Gray that was originally distributed by Cetral Press Associations, a subsidiary of King Features. ... Pierre Watkin (1889-1960) was an American actor. ... One popular concept of the villain, meant to mimic the purposely distinctive visage of villains, initially from the stage plays of the 1880s. ... The word Henchman referred originally to one who attended on a horse, that is, a groom. ... The word Henchman referred originally to one who attended on a horse, that is, a groom. ... There have been at least three American cinema actors named John Hart. This article concerns the one who is probably best-known for temporarily replacing Clayton Moore on the television series version of The Lone Ranger John Hart (born December 13, 1917) is an American motion picture and television actor. ...

Chapter titles

  1. Atomic Defense
  2. Flight to the Moon
  3. Prisoners of the Moon
  4. Into the Volcano
  5. Bradford at Bay
  6. Back to Earth
  7. Into Another Century
  8. Buried Treasure
  9. Trapped in the Time Top
  10. The Unseen Hand
  11. Poison Gas
  12. Door of Disaster
  13. Sinister Rendezvous
  14. River of Revenge
  15. For the Peace of the World

References

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...

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Preceded by
The Sea Hound (1947)
Columbia Serial
Brick Bradford (1947)
Succeeded by
Tex Granger (1948)
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The Purple Monster Strikes | Brick Bradford | King of the Rocket Men | Flying Disc Man from Mars

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