A scientist discovers a formula for making synthetic gold.A scientist discovers a formula for making synthetic gold.A scientist discovers a formula for making synthetic gold.
Jon Hall
- Frank Hobart
- (as Charles Locher)
Knute Erickson
- Capt. Hansen [Chs.3, 11-14]
- (as Knute Ericksen)
Richard Alexander
- First Mate Olaf [Chs.11-12,14]
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaChapters: 1) Who Is the Clutching Hand? - 2) Shadows - 3) House of Mystery - 4) The Phantom Car - 5) The Double Trap - 6) Steps of Doom - 7) The Invisible Enemy - 8) A Cry in the Night - 9) Evil Eyes - 10) A Desperate Chance - 11) The Ship of Peril - 12) Hidden Danger - 13) The Mystic Menace - 14) The Silent Spectre - 15) The Lone Hand.
- GoofsDuring the barroom fight in chapter one, it is quite obvious that some of the cheers and shouts from the onlookers (particularly the man shouting "Oh boy!") have been sped-up.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Warden [Ch.1]: [gives Mitchell a handful of cash] Here you are, Mitchell. You're going out into the world a free man. I hope you become a useful and law-abiding member of society.
Joe Mitchell: Aw, cut out the lecture, Warden.
Warden [Ch.1]: Bitterness won't get you anywhere, Mitchell. Now that you squared your debt...
Joe Mitchell: My debt ain't squared... not by a long shot. I got a lot of collectin' to do.
- Crazy credits15 Thunderbolt Chapters
- ConnectionsEdited into The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936)
Featured review
A Good Cast Undermined By Poor Direction And A Poor Script
This serial has a very good group of actors. Jack Mulhall, in the leading role, had a career that.spanned the silent era and ended in 1959. Rex Lease appeared in over 300 films. Robert Frazer also starred in silent films and will be remember for his roles in "White Zombie" and "The Vampire Bat." Mae Busch made the transition from silents to sound films and joined Hal Roach and began her association with Laurel and Hardy. Yakima Canutt was a stuntman and often doubled for John Wayne.
Of the four reviews now present, most take a condescending approach to this serial. One calls Jack Mulhall "a horrible actor," which he is not. Another states that the serial "appears to me to be an intentional comedy." Granted it was made in 1936, but it still is entertaining. The fighting scenes are staged poorly, which is surprising since Canutt was an excellent stuntman, but he may not have been consulted, since the fighting is not his style or up to his standards.
Of the four reviews now present, most take a condescending approach to this serial. One calls Jack Mulhall "a horrible actor," which he is not. Another states that the serial "appears to me to be an intentional comedy." Granted it was made in 1936, but it still is entertaining. The fighting scenes are staged poorly, which is surprising since Canutt was an excellent stuntman, but he may not have been consulted, since the fighting is not his style or up to his standards.
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- Also known as
- The Clutching Hand
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- Runtime5 hours 5 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936) officially released in Canada in English?
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