THE PHANTOM EMPIRE
12 CHAPTER SERIAL
1935

PLOT:
When the ancient continent of Mu sank beneath the ocean, some of its inhabitant survived in caverns beneath the sea. Cowboy singer Gene Autry stumbles upon the civilization, now buried beneath his own Radio Ranch. The Muranians have developed technology and weaponry such as television and ray guns. Their rich supply of radium draws unscrupulous speculators from the surface. The peaceful civilization of the Muranians is corrupted by the greed from above, and it becomes Autry's task to prevent all-out war, ideally without disrupting his regular radio show.

CAST:
Gene Autry ... Gene Autry
Frankie Darro ... Frankie Baxter
Betsy King Ross ... Betsy Baxter
Dorothy Christy ... Queen Tika
Wheeler Oakman ... Lord Argo
Charles K. French ... Mal
Warner Richmond ... Rab
J. Frank Glendon ... Prof. Beetson
Smiley Burnette ... Oscar
Peter Potter ... Pete (as William Moore)
Edward Peil Sr. ... Cooper
Jack Carlyle ... Saunders

CHAPTERS:
1. The Singing Cowboy
2. The Thunder Riders
3. The Lighting Chamber
4. Phantom Broadcast
5. Beneath the Earth
6. Disaster from the Skies
7. From Death the Life
8. Jaws of Jeopardy
9. Prisoner of the Ray
10. The Rebellion
11. The Queen in Chains
12. The End of Murania

RUNNING TIME: 245 MIN