Hop Harrigan (serial)

Hop Harrigan
Directed by	Derwin Abrahams
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	William Bakewell Jennifer Holt Robert 'Buzz' Henry Sumner Getchell
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	1946
Country	United States
Language	English

Hop Harrigan (1946) is a Columbia film serial, based on the Hop Harrigan comic books by DC Comics.

Plot

Hop Harrigan (Bakewell) and his pal "Tank" Tinker (Getchell) operate a small airport and flying service where they are hired by J. Westly Arnold (Vogan) to fly scientist, Dr. Tabor (Merton), to his secret laboratory where he has a revolutionary new power unit. But an unknown character known as The Chief Pilot (Oakman) is interested in the invention and uses a destructive ray to cripple Hop's airplane and kidnap Tabor. Hop and "Tank", aided by Gail Nolan (Jennifer Holt) and her younger brother, Jackie (Robert 'Buzz' Henry), finally overcome the criminals only find a bigger threat to them all within their group...

Cast

William Bakewell as Hop Harrigan. Bakewell is older than the character he is playing but a "convincing enough hero."^[1]
Jennifer Holt as Gail Nolan
Robert 'Buzz' Henry as Jackie Nolan
Sumner Getchell as "Tank" Tinker
Emmett Vogan as J. Westly Arnold
Claire James as Gwen Arnold
John Merton as Dr. Tobor
Wheeler Oakman as Alex Ballard/The Chief Pilot
Ernie Adams as Retner
Peter Michael as Mark Craven
Terry Frost as Barry
Anthony Warde as Edwards
Jackie Moran as Fraser
Bobby Stone as Gray
Jack Buchanon as Deputy Sheriff

Production

Hop Harrigan was based on Jon Blummer's All-American Comics and associated radio series.^[1]

Critical reception

Cline wrote that Hop Harrigan is "a fairly action-filled cliffhanger...[and the] action was well paced, making this chapterplay as convincing and successful as it was meant to be."^[1]

Chapter titles

A Mad Mission
The Secret Ray
The Mystery Plane
Plunging Peril
Betrayed by a Madman
A Flaming Trap
One Chance for Life
White Fumes of Fate
Dr. Tobor's Revenge
Juggernaut of Fate
Flying to Oblivion
Lost in the Skies
No Escape
The Chute that Failed
The Fate of the World

_Source:^[2]

References

1 2 3 Cline, William C. (1984). "3. The Six Faces of Adventure". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 31. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 243. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

Hop Harrigan at the Internet Movie Database
Hop Harrigan at AllMovie

Preceded by Who's Guilty? (1945)	Columbia Serial Hop Harrigan (1946)	Succeeded by Chick Carter, Detective (1946)

Columbia serials

Pre-war serials (1937–1941)	Jungle Menace The Mysterious Pilot The Secret of Treasure Island The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok The Spider's Web Flying G-Men Mandrake the Magician Overland with Kit Carson The Shadow Terry and the Pirates Deadwood Dick The Green Archer White Eagle The Spider Returns The Iron Claw Holt of the Secret Service

War-time serials (1942–1945)	Captain Midnight Perils of the Royal Mounted The Secret Code The Valley of Vanishing Men Batman The Phantom The Desert Hawk Black Arrow Brenda Starr, Reporter The Monster and the Ape

Post-war serials (1945–1956)	Jungle Raiders Who's Guilty? Hop Harrigan Chick Carter, Detective Son of the Guardsman Jack Armstrong The Vigilante The Sea Hound Brick Bradford Tex Granger Superman Congo Bill Bruce Gentry Batman and Robin Adventures of Sir Galahad Cody of the Pony Express Atom Man vs. Superman Pirates of the High Seas Roar of the Iron Horse Mysterious Island Captain Video King of the Congo Blackhawk Son of Geronimo The Lost Planet The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd Gunfighters of the Northwest Riding with Buffalo Bill The Adventures of Captain Africa Perils of the Wilderness Blazing the Overland Trail

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1966	Batman

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2013	Man of Steel

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Swamp Thing

See also

DC Extended Universe

Films produced by Sam Katzman

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