PodBill
Just what I expected
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Haven Kaycee
It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film
Mike Newton
In looking over previous comments of Daredevils of the Red Circle, many
of you comment on the ending of Chapter One where Charles Quigley is
trying to outrace a torrent of water riding on a motorcyle. I had the
privilege of knowing Barry Shipman, the scriptwriter for "Daredevils."
He would pen many of the famous Republic serials, including the Lone
Ranger, before going over to Columbia to write the Durango Kid
features. Bill Witney relays the story of how the chapter came to be
written in his autobiography. First, they found a real tunnel in
downtown Los Angeles. At that time, the L.A. traffic had not grown to
the proportion it is today and Republic got permission from the city to
block traffic while they shot footage inside the tunnel. A miniature
replica of the tunnel was designed and a process screen was used to
show the water seemingly coming from behind Quigley. It was Barry's
suggestion that the hero narrowly escapes downing by getting to the end
of the tunnel where he turns the wheel to close the watertight doors.
This conclusion was known as the take-out or the solution to the
cliffhanger.
tomwal
This is a serial that has it all! The leads,Herman Brix[Bruce Bennett],Charles Quigley,and David Sharpe are top notch.Carole Landis is fine as the herione,and Charles Middleton does his usual fne work as the master villian.Sharpe shows that he can act as well as perform those great stunts!Location filming adds to the scenic values,good story line,music score,and special effects from the Lydecker brothers. It all adds up to 12 chapters of non-stop action.One of my top ten serials from Republic.
Mike-764
39013, an escaped convict, carries out his revenge on the man who put him in prison, by imprisoning Granville and impersonating him, with the aid of Granville's traitorous aides. When destroying all of Granville's holdings in order to ruin him, he burns down the Granville Amusement Center, which claims the life of the younger brother of one of three circus daredevils. The three daredevils then swear vengeance against 39013, and are hired by Granville to hunt him down, even though the impersonation is in effect. Brilliant plot, with the best chapter endings caught on film, especially one and eight, and one is probably the greatest of all, with Gene trying to outrace on motorcycle a torrent of water quickly filling up a tunnel. 12 chapters. In terms of serials, 10 out of 10.
TC-4
This is a good example of what old movie serials were all about. This had plenty of action, outdoor locations and original storylines. This was better than most "B" movies of it's time. Republic made the best serials and this was one of the best.
