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Mystery of the River Boat

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Wikipedia article




'Mystery of the River Boat' is a 1944 Universal movie serial directed by Lewis D. Collins and Ray Taylor. It co-starred Lyle Talbot, Robert Lowery and Mantan Moreland.

Cast



* Robert Lowery as Steve Langtry

* Eddie Quillan as Jug Jenks

* Marion Martin as Celeste Eltree, river boat singer

* Marjorie Clements as Jenny Perrin, Captain Perrin's daughter

* Lyle Talbot as Rudolph Toller, foreign agent

* Arthur Hohl as Clayton

* Oscar O'Shea as Captain Ethan Perrin, captain of the river boat 'The Morning Glory'

* Francis McDonald as Batiste

* Mantan Moreland as Napoleon, ship steward

* Eddy Waller as Charles Langtry

* Ian Wolfe as Herman Einreich, villainous land speculator

* Byron Foulger as Dr. H. Hartman

* Earle Hodgins as Jean Duval

* Anthony Warde as Bruno Bloch

* Alec Craig as the Chief Engineer

Production



Stunts

* John Daheim doubling Robert Lowery

* Carey Loftin doubling Robert Lowery

* Eddie Parker doubling Dick Curtis

* Tom Steele doubling Arthur Hohl

Critical reception



Cline considers this to be an average serial but one with a good cast and all the necessary "ingredients" of a good serial.

Chapter titles



# The Tragic Crash

# The Phantom Killer

# The Flaming Inferno

# The Brink of Doom

# The Highway of Peril

# The Fatal Plunge

# The Toll of the Storm

# The Break in the Levee

# Trapped in the Quicksands

# Flaming Havoc

# Electrocuted

# Risking Death

# The Boomerang

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See also



* List of film serials by year

* List of film serials by studio

References




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