The Mysterious Mr. M

The Mysterious Mr. M

Directed by	Lewis D. Collins Vernon Keays
Written by	Paul Huston Joseph F. Poland
Starring	Richard Martin Pamela Blake Dennis Moore Edmund MacDonald Byron Foulger
Cinematography	Gus Peterson
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	August 1, 1946 (1946-08-01)^[1]
Running time	13 chapters (227 minutes)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Mysterious Mr. M is a 1946 Universal Pictures movie serial, the 137th and last serial produced by Universal.

Plot

Anthony Waldron intends to steal a new submarine invention from Dr. Kittridge while blaming a fictitious mastermind he calls "Mr. M." To further this plan, Waldron uses a mind control drug he has developed called "Hypnotreme." However, a mystery villain soon appears claiming to be the real Mr. M and starts giving Waldron orders.

Federal agent Grant Farrell, whose brother was killed by Waldron, is dispatched to find the mysterious villain and stop his nefarious plans, teaming up with Kirby Walsh and Shirley Clinton to do so.

Cast

Richard Martin as Detective Lieutenant Kirby Walsh
Pamela Blake as Shirley Clinton, insurance investigator
Dennis Moore as Agent Grant Farrell
Virginia Brissac as Cornelia Waldron
Danny Morton (actor) as Derek Lamont, one of Waldron's henchmen
Edmund MacDonald as Anthony Waldron, the original villain
Byron Foulger as Wetherby, the "real" Mr. M
Jane Randolph as Marina Lamont, one of Waldron's henchmen
Jack Ingram as William Shrag, the spearpoint heavy (chief henchman)

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Chapter titles

When Clocks Chime Death
Danger Downward
Flood of Flames
The Double Trap
Highway Execution
Heavier than Water
Strange Collision
When Friend Kills Friend
Parachute Peril
The Human Time-bomb
The Key to Murder
High-line Smash-up
The Real Mr. M

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References

1 2 3 Cline, William C. (1997). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland. p. 244. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

The Mysterious Mr. M at the Internet Movie Database
The Mysterious Mr. M at AllMovie

Preceded by Lost City of the Jungle (1946)	Universal Serial The Mysterious Mr. M (1946)	Succeeded by none

Universal serials

Serials

Silent Serials (1914-1929)	Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery The Master Key The Trey o' Hearts The Black Box The Broken Coin Graft Under the Crescent The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring Liberty The Mystery Ship The Red Ace The Gray Ghost The Voice on the Wire The Brass Bullet Bull's Eye The Lion's Claws Lure of the Circus The Red Glove The Great Radium Mystery The Lion Man The Midnight Man The Flaming Disc The Moon Riders King of the Circus The Vanishing Dagger The Dragon's Net The Diamond Queen Do or Die The Secret Four Terror Trail The White Horseman Winners of the West The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe In the Days of Buffalo Bill Perils of the Yukon The Radio King With Stanley in Africa Around the World in Eighteen Days Beasts of Paradise The Eagle's Talons The Ghost City In the Days of Daniel Boone The Oregon Trail The Phantom Fortune The Social Buccaneer The Steel Trail The Fast Express The Fighting Ranger The Iron Man The Riddle Rider Wolves of the North Ace of Spades The Great Circus Mystery The Scarlet Streak Fighting with Buffalo Bill Strings of Steel The Winking Idol Blake of Scotland Yard The Fire Fighters The Return of the Riddle Rider The Trail of the Tiger Whispering Smith Rides Haunted Island Tarzan the Mighty The Vanishing Rider The Diamond Master A Final Reckoning The Pirate of Panama

Part-sound Serials (1929-1930)	The Ace of Scotland Yard Tarzan the Tiger The Jade Box The Lightning Express Terry of the Times The Indians Are Coming

Pre-war Sound Serials (1931-1942)	Finger Prints Heroes of the Flames Danger Island Battling with Buffalo Bill The Spell of the Circus Detective Lloyd The Airmail Mystery Heroes of the West The Jungle Mystery The Lost Special Clancy of the Mounted The Phantom of the Air Gordon of Ghost City The Perils of Pauline Pirate Treasure The Vanishing Shadow The Red Rider Tailspin Tommy Rustlers of Red Dog The Call of the Savage The Roaring West Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Flash Gordon The Phantom Rider Ace Drummond Jungle Jim Secret Agent X-9 Wild West Days Radio Patrol Tim Tyler's Luck Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Flaming Frontiers Red Barry Scouts to the Rescue Buck Rogers The Oregon Trail The Phantom Creeps The Green Hornet Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Winners of the West Junior G-Men The Green Hornet Strikes Again! Sky Raiders Riders of Death Valley Sea Raiders

War-time Serials (1942-1945)	Don Winslow of the Navy Gang Busters Junior G-Men of the Air Overland Mail The Adventures of Smilin' Jack Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Adventures of the Flying Cadets The Great Alaskan Mystery Raiders of Ghost City Mystery of the River Boat Jungle Queen The Master Key Secret Agent X-9

Post-war Serials (1945-1946)	The Royal Mounted Rides Again The Scarlet Horseman Lost City of the Jungle The Mysterious Mr. M

See also

Film serials List of film serials List of film serials by studio

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