Mascot Pictures
Directed by Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Serial Squadron)
Grueling 4-hour serial is a strange mix of B-westerns and sci fi. Gene Autry broadcasts a daily show from his "Radio Ranch". Lurking just underneath the property is the futuristic city of Murania, which is rich in radium and coveted by research scientists who will do anything to get it, including murder. Back at the Radio Ranch, Gene's friends Frankie and Betsy have formed a "club" called the Junior Thunder Riders, who wear buckets on their heads and capes, riding off to help anyone in need while shouting their slogan, "to the rescue!" Well, soon enough everyone needs rescuing from the clutches of the Queen of Murania. The later chapters tend to get bogged down in a political revolution underway down under, but in the last couple the action picks up with plenty of ray guns, melting cities, raising people from the dead, etc. Silly, juvenile, irresistible fun.
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