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When unscrupulous Carlos Manning (LEROY MASON) discovers
that an old Spanish land grant recently unearthed will
leave a huge section of California real estate to the
heirs of Don Quantero, he employs Donovan (ROY BARCROFT)
and his killer henchmen to murder them all. That will
leave Manning as the sole heir to millions. However,
Delores Quantero (ADRIAN BOOTH) tumbles to this plot and
enlists the aide of two-fisted reporter, Cliff Roberts
(KIRK ALYN) to save all her relatives. The fighting
twosome brave plots of certain death in episode after
episode as one by one the heirs of Don Q are bumped off.
Adrian Booth under the name Lorna Gray played Vultura in
NYOKA AND THE TIGERMEN,
also available from cultretro. A couple years after Don Q,
Kirk Alyn gained fame as the movie’s first SUPERMAN, and
followed that success with the starring role in
BLACKHAWK.
Roy Barcroft is the favorite villain of serial fans. He
played the title role in
PURPLE MONSTER STRIKES.
Directed by Spencer Bennet and Fred Brannon
Republic Pictures 1946
B&W
166 Minutes
12 Chapters
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