Mysterious Doctor Satan
Seen it?1940 | 267 min | Action, Adventure, Crime, Science Fiction
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Superman or Bumblebee, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 4 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 4 hr 27 min.
- Made in 1940: an older pace and style.
A mad scientist named Dr. Satan plots to steal key pieces of technology to enable him to build an army of robots based on his prototype to conquer America. The only one standing in his way is Bob Wayne, who fights Satan as the enigmatic Copperhead. Mysterious Doctor Satan is a 1940 film serial named after its chief villain. Doctor Satan's main opponent is the masked mystery man, "The Copperhead", whose secret identity is Bob Wayne, a man searching for justice and revenge on Satan for the death of his step-father. The serial charts the conflict between the two as Bob Wayne pursues Doctor Satan, while the latter completes his plans for world domination.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by John English, William Witney
- Eduardo CiannelliDoctor Satan
- Robert WilcoxBob Wayne / Copperhead
- William NewellSpeed Martin
- C. Montague ShawProf. Thomas Scott
- Ella NealLois Scott
- Dorothy HerbertAlice Brent
- Charles TrowbridgeGov. Bronson
- Jack MulhallPolice Chief Rand
- Edwin StanleyCol. Bevans
- Walter McGrailStoner