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Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949) is a 12-episode black-and-white film serial produced by Republic Pictures during July 1948 and released in January 1949, an original screenplay written collaboratively by Royal K. Cole, Basil Dickey, William Lively and Sol Shor as a crime story with elements of "the mysterious Orient" incorporated in the plot.
Plot.
Nila (Carol Forman), an Abistahnian criminal, and Spade Gordon (Roy Barcroft), an American gangster,
as Prof James Clayton
- Tristram Coffin as Frank Chambers
Production.
"Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc." was budgeted at $156,120 although the final negative cost was $155,807 (a $313, or 0.2%, under spend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1949.
It was filmed between 6 July and 27 July 1948 under the working title "Crime Fighters vs. Underworld, Inc." The serial's production number was 1701.
Production Stunts.
- Tom Steele as Inspector David Worth