The Green Archer

The Green Archer

285 mins | Crime, Action, Mystery | Oct. 25, 1940

Columbia's 12th serial of 57 total (following 1940's "Deadwood Dick" and ahead of 1941's "White Eagle") is another of director's James Horne's "classics" where he evidently figured that the same reactions that served him well in Laurel and Hardy films would work well in action serials where he has all hands, heroes and villains alike, doing some kind of over-the top "take", no matter the situation. This loose adaptation of an Edgar Wallace story finds Michael Bellamy (Kenne Duncan in his Kenneth Duncan period) inheriting Garr Castle, but his brother, Abel Bellamy (James Craven, as usual making Oil-Can Harry look smooth), has him imprisoned unjustly and moves into the castle himself. When Michael's wife, Elaine Bellamy (Dorothy Fay), fails to return after visiting Abel, her sister Valerie Howett (Iris Meredith), accompanied by their father,

The Green Archer

285 mins | Crime, Action, Mystery | Oct. 25, 1940

The Green Archer
Columbia's 12th serial of 57 total (following 1940's "Deadwood Dick" and ahead of 1941's "White Eagle") is another of director's James Horne's "classics" where he evidently figured that the same reactions that served him well in Laurel and Hardy films would work well in action serials where he has all hands, heroes and villains alike, doing some kind of over-the top "take", no matter the situation. This loose adaptation of an Edgar Wallace story finds Michael Bellamy (Kenne Duncan in his Kenneth Duncan period) inheriting Garr Castle, but his brother, Abel Bellamy (James Craven, as usual making Oil-Can Harry look smooth), has him imprisoned unjustly and moves into the castle himself. When Michael's wife, Elaine Bellamy (Dorothy Fay), fails to return after visiting Abel, her sister Valerie Howett (Iris Meredith), accompanied by their father,
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title The Green Archer
Directors James W. Horne
Writers Jesse Duffy, James W. Horne, Morgan Cox, Edgar Wallace

Cast

Victor Jory

as Spike Holland

Iris Meredith

as Valerie Howett

James Craven

as Abel Bellamy

Robert Fiske

as Savini

Dorothy Fay

as Elaine Bellamy

Forrest Taylor

as Parker Howett

Jack Ingram

as Henchman Brad

Joseph W. Girard

as Inspector Ross

Kit Guard

as Dinky Stone

Fred Kelsey

as Capt. Thompson

Jack Cheatham

as Cop / Detective Charlie

Edmund Cobb

as Stevens / Agent 4-X / Thug Pilot

Kernan Cripps

as Frank

Charles Dorety

as Thug

Kenne Duncan

as Michael Bellamy

John Elliott

as Brewster

Herbert Evans

as Henderson

Franklyn Farnum

as Pete

Al Ferguson

as Butch

Eddie Fetherston

as Turk Martin

Chuck Hamilton

as Kardak

Harry Harvey

as Martin

Edward Hearn

as Cop

Jack Hendricks

as Lab Guard

Lloyd Ingraham

as Worthington

Warren Jackson

as Theater Attendant Charlie

John Paul Jones

as Tinder

Johnny Kascier

as Jake

Charles King

as Tardoni

Tom London

as Detective with Shiner

Sam Lufkin

as Thug

Mary MacLaren

as Mrs. Patton

Knox Manning

as Narrator (voice)

Bud Osborne

as Lanton

Fred Parker

as Train Conductor

Dick Rush

as Cop

Cy Schindell

as Darcy

Harry Tenbrook

as Vrooner

Anthony Warde

as Lefty Brent

Duke York

as Martel aka Harry Madison

Bert Young

as Biff