Mystery of the River Boat

1944
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3h 38m

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Marjorie Clements and Robert Lowery in Mystery of the River Boat (1944)

Three Louisiana families, the Langtrys, Perrins and Duvals, as co-owners of swamp land in the Louisiana bayou country.Three Louisiana families, the Langtrys, Perrins and Duvals, as co-owners of swamp land in the Louisiana bayou country.Three Louisiana families, the Langtrys, Perrins and Duvals, as co-owners of swamp land in the Louisiana bayou country.

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6.8/10

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Trivia
CHAPTER TITLES: 1) The Tragic Crash; 2) The Phantom Killer; 3) The Flaming Inferno; 4) The Brink of Doom; 5) The Highway of Peril; 6) The Fatal Plunge; 7) Toll of the Storm; 8) The Break in the Levee; 9) Trapped in the Quicksands; 10) Flaming Havoc; 11) Electrocuted; 12) Risking Death; 13) The Boomerang.

Goofs
Chapter five: Batiste is cutting down a tree with a crooked base, when it falls, it is a tall pine tree. Yet when it is shown blocking the road, it has a crooked base.

Crazy credits
Main Title 'The Mystery of the Riverboat' is comprised of "SPOOKY' letters.

Connections
Edited from Flaming Frontiers (1938)

Soundtracks
Dancin' On Air
Written by Milton Rosen and Everett Carter
Sung by Marion Martin

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7/10

Enjoyable Fluff

The entertaining tale of a possible land swindle in the bayous of Louisiana (played rather unconvincingly by the Universal back lot), peppered with plenty of good old serial action. Fist fights, fires, explosions, boat crashes and chase scenes. The action does not take place aboard the steamer "Morning Glory" for the entire serial, only for the first five chapters.

Mantan Moreland is the great asset here, and is enjoyable to watch as always, I will agree with other comments on that one. A decent DVD release by the Serial Squadron, on a pressed DVD, but unfortunately no commentary tracks. The only extra is the two minute trailer. The print used is by no means pristine. Many portions of splotches, lines and scratches, but always watchable. Having said that, the quality is better on some of the chapters than it is on others.