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Spencer Gordon Bennet is a Actor, Director and Producer American born on 5 january 1893 at Brooklyn (USA)

Spencer Gordon Bennet

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Nationality USA
Birth 5 january 1893 at Brooklyn (USA)
Death 8 october 1987 (at 94 years) at Santa Monica (USA)

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.

Biography

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bennet first entered show business as a stunt man, when he answered a newspaper ad to jump from the Palisades of the Hudson River while wearing a suit for the serial film Hurricane Hutch (1921). The gig at that time paid $1 per foot he had to fall.

He made his directorial debut in 1921's Behold the Man but made his serial directorial debut in 1925 with Sunken Silver. He would keep making serials, as well as B-Western features, until the very end of the genre, directing the very last two serials made in the United States, Blazing the Overland Trail (1956) and Perils of the Wilderness (1956). After the serials ended he directed a handful of features, his final directorial credit being 1965's The Bounty Killer, which was also the final film to feature pioneering cowboy star Broncho Billy Anderson. When he died in 1987, his tombstone was engraved "His Final Chapter".

Over his long career Bennet directed over 100 serials, including both Superman serials, The Adventures of Sir Galahad, Batman and Robin, The Tiger Woman, Captain Video, and numerous western serials. Among his western "B" features were his long-running Red Ryder series, featuring Red Barry.

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Filmography of Spencer Gordon Bennet (77 films)

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Actor

The Sky Ranger
Directed by George B. Seitz
Origin USA
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors George B. Seitz, June Caprice, Harry Semels, Spencer Gordon Bennet, Marguerite Courtot

George Rockwell (Seitz) is young and adventurous. He meets June (Elliott), a beautiful young girl on the road and decides she will be his wife. But Professor Elliott (Redman), June's father, has him thrown out the door. George does not give up and saves the Professor from his cousin Murdock (Cuny), who was trying to kill him.

Director

The Atomic Submarine, 1h12
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Submarine films
Actors Dick Foran, Arthur Franz, Brett Halsey, Tom Conway, Bob Steele, Victor Varconi
Rating52% 2.6050552.6050552.6050552.6050552.605055
A brief opening prologue describes how in 1909 Robert Peary had trouble reaching the North Pole, while postulating that Peary would have been amazed to see how in just a few decades the very same pole had become a major thoroughfare for civilian and military shipping; a futuristic prediction of cargo-carrying atomic submarines then follows. One of those submarines is destroyed by a mysterious undersea light. The loss of this and several other cargo ships alarms the world. Governments temporarily close the polar route and convene an emergency meeting at The Pentagon.
Submarine Seahawk, 1h23
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Submarine films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors John Bentley, Brett Halsey, Paul Maxwell, Nicky Blair, Edmund F. Cobb
Rating49% 2.4706352.4706352.4706352.4706352.470635
Captain Turner (John Bentley) and his crew patrol the Pacific for enemy ships. An expert on Japanese naval ships, Turner is assigned to gather reconnaissance information. As his crew grows restless for battle, the captain must convince the men their mission will ultimately lead to defeating the enemy.
Blazing the Overland Trail
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Dennis Moore, Lee Roberts, Gregg Barton, Don C. Harvey, Reed Howes, Al Ferguson
Rating58% 2.9023652.9023652.9023652.9023652.902365
Rance Devlin intends to build his own empire in the American west using his Black Raiders and allied Indians to do so. Only US Army scout Tom Bridger, allied with Pony Express rider Ed Marr and U.S. Army cavalry Capt. Frank Carter, can stop him.
Perils of the Wilderness
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Dennis Moore, Kenneth MacDonald, Evelyn Finley, Rick Vallin, John Elliott, Don C. Harvey
Rating57% 2.883012.883012.883012.883012.88301
The film sees US Deputy Marshal Dan Lawson teaming up with RCMP Sergeant Gray to go undercover and capture the nefarious smuggler Bart Randall. Lawson, posing as an outlaw called Laramie, is ready to infiltrate the gang led by Randall, a self-styled Gun Emperor of the Northwest, who is wanted for murder and bank robbery in the United States. In addition to the difficulties inherent in the mission, Lawson has other issues to deal with, including the use of a fake totem and flying a hydra plane to overawe the menacing Indians and regenade whites. He also is aided in his search by Donna Blaine, who is suspected at first of giving information to Randall, but who in reality is a Canadian secret agent investigating Randall's illegal gun trading with the Indians.
Adventures of Captain Africa
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors John Hart, Rick Vallin, Ben Welden, Bud Osborne
Rating64% 3.220783.220783.220783.220783.22078
Trapper Nat Coleman and government agent Ted Arnold come upon a plot to take over an African nation. Its leader, Caliph Abdul el Hamid, has been exiled from his country and replaced by a look-alike usurper allied with an unnamed foreign power. The Caliph intends to return but enemy agents Boris and Greg are out to stop him. Captain Africa a masked jungle lord, appears occasionally to aid Nat and Ted.
Devil Goddess, 1h8
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Angela Stevens, Selmer Jackson, William Tannen, Edgar Latimer "Ed" Hinton, Jr., Abel Fernandez
Rating57% 2.858382.858382.858382.858382.85838
Adventure-seeker Johnny Weissmuller (Johnny Weissmuller) receives a request from Professor Carl Blakely (Selmer Jackson) to collaboratively rescue a certain Professor Dixon (William Blakely) from the Mountain of Explosive Fire in Kirundi. The Kirundi natives belong to a religious tribe worshipping a demon thought to control fire. Pious in nature, they are willing to sacrifice humans just to appease the fire demon, who in fact is Dixon. They are also known to possess mystical items, including a jewel-encrusted sabre.
Gunfighters of the Northwest
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Jock Mahoney, Clayton Moore, Phyllis Coates, Don C. Harvey, Marshall Reed, Rodd Redwing
Rating66% 3.3147153.3147153.3147153.3147153.314715
White Horse Rebels, under the command of a mystery villain known only as The Leader, attempt to create an independent "White Horse Republic" in Canada's north west. Funded by gold from the Marrow Mine, they attack Canadian settlements in the area. The North-West Mounted Police, represented primarily by hero Sgt. Ward and his sidekick Constable Nevin are, work to top the rebels and discover The Leader's real identity. An added complication comes in the form of First Nations, Blackfeet driven into Canada from the United States, who attack both sides and whom the rebels attempt to use as scapegoats for their own attacks.
Riding with Buffalo Bill
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Marshall Reed, Rick Vallin, Jack Ingram, William Fawcett, Gregg Barton, Michael Fox
Rating58% 2.900912.900912.900912.900912.90091
In this serial, the intrepid Buffalo Bill Cody comes to aid miner Rocky Ford and a group of ranchers in their defeat of a local crime lord, King Carney, who is trying to keep the new railroad out of the territory in order to carry on with his illegal operations. Then Rocky asks Cody to don the disguise of a legendary masked man, known as The Ridin' Terror, who once before smashed outlaw rule in the area. In response, Cody enlists the support of Rocky, the settler Reb Morgan and his sister Ruth, and plans offensive strategy to eradicate Carney and his outlaws. It takes him 15 episodes, each full of thrilling chases, fights, and assorted action all backed by a competent musical score.
Killer Ape
Killer Ape (1953)
, 1h8
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Carol Thurston, Nestor Paiva, Ray Corrigan, Michael Fox, Harry Wilson
Rating50% 2.5212.5212.5212.5212.521
Noticing many jungle animals behaving in an unnatural manner, adventurer Jungle Jim (Johnny Weissmuller) sends a few of them for laboratory testing. It is revealed that diabolical scientist Doctor Andrews (Nestor Paiva) is behind the deed. Andrews is intent on formulating a deadly drug that would make any creature injected with it succumb in a matter of seconds. Jim, who is unaware of Andrews' plans, spots him near the Canyon of the Man Ape. The jungle explorer advises him to leave quickly, as rumour has it that a creature (Max Palmer), half-man and half-ape, roams the canyon's grounds. Andrews does not heed the warning, and his laboratory in the jungle gets obliterated by the legendary "Killer Ape".
Blackhawk
Blackhawk (1952)
, 4h2
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred F. Sears
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Kirk Alyn, John Crawford, Michael Fox, Carol Forman, Don C. Harvey, Rick Vallin
Rating61% 3.092293.092293.092293.092293.09229
A flying squadron of World War II veterans, The International Brotherhood, is a private flying investigative force led by Blackhawk. They uncover a gang of underworld henchmen, led by the notorious foreign spy Laska, who reports to The Leader, a mystery man. During the a serial's 15 chapters, Blackhawk and his flying squadron set about bringing these criminals to justice.
Brave Warrior, 1h13
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Political films
Actors Jon Hall, Jay Silverheels, Michael Ansara, Harry Cording, James Seay, George Eldredge
Rating48% 2.43972.43972.43972.43972.4397
1812, dans l'Indiana, un conflit oppose les États-Unis et la Grande-Bretagne. Les deux pays se battent pour obtenir le soutien des Shawnee menés par leur chef Tecumseh et ainsi se ménager le plus grand territoire possible. Tecumseh est un artisan de la paix et pro-américain car les États-Unis lui livrent des vivres. Le frère de Tecumseh, dit le Prophète, veut mener son peuple à la guerre et défie son frère qui le bat. Du coup le Prophète et ses hommes quittent le village et décident d'attaquer la tribu du Chef Litttle Cloud, lui aussi un pacifiste...