Spencer Gordon Bennet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Spencer Gordon Bennet (January 5, 1893 – October 8, 1987) was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors" he directed more film serials than any other director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Spencer Gordon Bennet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Cowboy from Sundown (1940)

The drought-plagued ranchers of Sundown have to market their cattle at a loss in order to meet mortgage payments held by banker Cylus Cuttler. Then, Sheriff Tex Rockett is forced to quarantine all the cattle on the local ranches because of a hoof-and-mouth disease ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Tex Ritter  •  Roscoe Ates  •  Carleton Young  •  George Pembroke

The drought-plagued ranchers of Sundown have to market their cattle at a loss in order to meet mortgage payments held by banker Cylus Cuttler. Then, Sheriff Tex Rockett is forced to quarantine all the cattle on the local ranches because of a hoof-and-mouth disease ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Tex Ritter  •  Roscoe Ates  •  Carleton Young  •  George Pembroke

The Gunman From Bodie (1941)

The Rough Riders are after a gang of rustlers. Marshal Roberts is posing as a wanted outlaw, McCall is the Marshal supposedly after him, and Sandy is on hand as a cook. Roberts hopes his joining the gang will help bring them in.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Buck Jones  •  Tim McCoy  •  Raymond Hatton  •  Christine McIntyre

The Rough Riders are after a gang of rustlers. Marshal Roberts is posing as a wanted outlaw, McCall is the Marshal supposedly after him, and Sandy is on hand as a cook. Roberts hopes his joining the gang will help bring them in.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Buck Jones  •  Tim McCoy  •  Raymond Hatton  •  Christine McIntyre

Daughter of Don Q (1946)

When the unscrupulous Carlos Manning discovers that an old Spanish land grant recently unearthed will leave a huge section of California real estate to the heirs of Don Quantero, he employs Mel Donovan and his killer henchmen to murder them all. That will leave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet  •  Fred C. Brannon
CAST:  Lorna Gray  •  Kirk Alyn  •  LeRoy Mason  •  Roy Barcroft

When the unscrupulous Carlos Manning discovers that an old Spanish land grant recently unearthed will leave a huge section of California real estate to the heirs of Don Quantero, he employs Mel Donovan and his killer henchmen to murder them all. That will leave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet  •  Fred C. Brannon
CAST:  Lorna Gray  •  Kirk Alyn  •  LeRoy Mason  •  Roy Barcroft

Brick Bradford (1947)

Brick Bradford, soldier-of-fortune and time-machine traveler, is hired to protect the Interceptor Ray, an anti-guided missile weapon. His task takes him to the Moon, where he is captured by subjects of Queen Khana, but is spared because Queen Khana kinda likes him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Carr  •  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Kane Richmond  •  Rick Vallin  •  Linda Leighton  •  Pierre Watkin

Brick Bradford, soldier-of-fortune and time-machine traveler, is hired to protect the Interceptor Ray, an anti-guided missile weapon. His task takes him to the Moon, where he is captured by subjects of Queen Khana, but is spared because Queen Khana kinda likes him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Carr  •  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Kane Richmond  •  Rick Vallin  •  Linda Leighton  •  Pierre Watkin

Congo Bill (1948)

Congo Bill is hired to locate an heiress lost somewhere in Africa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Carr  •  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Don McGuire  •  Cleo Moore  •  Jack Ingram  •  I. Stanford Jolley

Congo Bill is hired to locate an heiress lost somewhere in Africa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Carr  •  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Don McGuire  •  Cleo Moore  •  Jack Ingram  •  I. Stanford Jolley

Bruce Gentry (1949)

Famed aviator Bruce Gentry is working with scientist Andrew Benson, setting out to uncover the origin of a deadly secret weapon---an electronically controlled flying disc which can be directed at moving or stationary targets. The disc was master-minded by an enemy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Carr  •  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Tom Neal  •  Judy Clark  •  Ralph Hodges  •  Forrest Taylor

Famed aviator Bruce Gentry is working with scientist Andrew Benson, setting out to uncover the origin of a deadly secret weapon---an electronically controlled flying disc which can be directed at moving or stationary targets. The disc was master-minded by an enemy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Carr  •  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Tom Neal  •  Judy Clark  •  Ralph Hodges  •  Forrest Taylor

Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)

Superman battles Lex Luthor, who is using a teleportation device and a new identity as Atom Man in his criminal plans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Kirk Alyn  •  Lyle Talbot  •  Noel Neill  •  Tommy Bond

Superman battles Lex Luthor, who is using a teleportation device and a new identity as Atom Man in his criminal plans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Kirk Alyn  •  Lyle Talbot  •  Noel Neill  •  Tommy Bond

King of the Congo (1952)

An Air Force captain is assigned to find some missing top-secret microfilm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet  •  Wallace Grissell
CAST:  Buster Crabbe  •  Gloria Dea  •  Leonard Penn  •  Rick Vallin

An Air Force captain is assigned to find some missing top-secret microfilm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet  •  Wallace Grissell
CAST:  Buster Crabbe  •  Gloria Dea  •  Leonard Penn  •  Rick Vallin

Blackhawk (1952)

Based on a successful comic book that began in 1941, the Blackhawks were seven flyers who banded together during WW II to fight the Nazis. After the war, they continued to fight evil where ever they find it. In this movie, they are battling a group of spies and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet  •  Fred F. Sears
CAST:  Kirk Alyn  •  Carol Forman  •  John Crawford  •  Michael Fox

Based on a successful comic book that began in 1941, the Blackhawks were seven flyers who banded together during WW II to fight the Nazis. After the war, they continued to fight evil where ever they find it. In this movie, they are battling a group of spies and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet  •  Fred F. Sears
CAST:  Kirk Alyn  •  Carol Forman  •  John Crawford  •  Michael Fox

The Bounty Killer (1965)

Willie Duggans, a tenderfoot from the east, arrives in the wild west and soon experiences its violence. Willie discovers the easy money in bounty killing and must choose between that violent lifestyle and the love of a beautiful saloon singer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Dan Duryea  •  Rod Cameron  •  Audrey Dalton  •  Richard Arlen

Willie Duggans, a tenderfoot from the east, arrives in the wild west and soon experiences its violence. Willie discovers the easy money in bounty killing and must choose between that violent lifestyle and the love of a beautiful saloon singer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Dan Duryea  •  Rod Cameron  •  Audrey Dalton  •  Richard Arlen

D-Day on Mars (1966)

This is a shortened version of the 1945 Republic serial "The Purple Monster Strikes," which was released to television in 1966.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet  •  Fred C. Brannon
CAST:  Roy Barcroft  •  James Craven  •  Dennis Moore  •  Linda Stirling

This is a shortened version of the 1945 Republic serial "The Purple Monster Strikes," which was released to television in 1966.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet  •  Fred C. Brannon
CAST:  Roy Barcroft  •  James Craven  •  Dennis Moore  •  Linda Stirling

Sakima and the Masked Marvel (1966)

Feature version of the 1943 serial "The Masked Marvel", q.v., edited for television syndication and 16mm rental only.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Johnny Arthur  •  Tom Steele  •  Louise Currie  •  William Forrest

Feature version of the 1943 serial "The Masked Marvel", q.v., edited for television syndication and 16mm rental only.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Johnny Arthur  •  Tom Steele  •  Louise Currie  •  William Forrest

Hawk of the Hills (1927)

Exciting late-silent 10-episode serial, with all the hallmarks of the genre, including daring cavalry rescues, gold robbers and, of course, the beautiful white girl being burned at the stake by indians. Later re-edited into a feature-length film of the same name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Allene Ray  •  Walter Miller  •  James Robert Chandler  •  Jack Ganzhorn

Exciting late-silent 10-episode serial, with all the hallmarks of the genre, including daring cavalry rescues, gold robbers and, of course, the beautiful white girl being burned at the stake by indians. Later re-edited into a feature-length film of the same name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Allene Ray  •  Walter Miller  •  James Robert Chandler  •  Jack Ganzhorn

Queen of the Northwoods (1929)

The villain of this serial, the "Wolf Devil", who's head covering amazingly looks to be a REAL wolf's head, is determined to eradicate the non native races from Alaska.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet  •  Thomas Storey
CAST:  Walter Miller  •  Ethlyne Clair  •  Tom London  •  Frank Lackteen

The villain of this serial, the "Wolf Devil", who's head covering amazingly looks to be a REAL wolf's head, is determined to eradicate the non native races from Alaska.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet  •  Thomas Storey
CAST:  Walter Miller  •  Ethlyne Clair  •  Tom London  •  Frank Lackteen

Marked Money (1928)

Marked Money stars Junior Coghlan as the orphaned son of a seafaring man. His late father has left instructions that The Boy is to be delivered to the home of Captain Fairchild (Bert Woodruff) the father's old sailing master, along with $25,000 in cash to finance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Frank Coghlan Jr.  •  Tom Keene  •  Tom Kennedy  •  Bert Woodruff

Marked Money stars Junior Coghlan as the orphaned son of a seafaring man. His late father has left instructions that The Boy is to be delivered to the home of Captain Fairchild (Bert Woodruff) the father's old sailing master, along with $25,000 in cash to finance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Frank Coghlan Jr.  •  Tom Keene  •  Tom Kennedy  •  Bert Woodruff
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