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The Crimson Ghost is a twelve-chapter film serial from 1946 produced by Republic Pictures. It follows a criminologist named Duncan Richards (Charles Quigley) as he tries to thwart the dastardly plans of a hooded villain wearing a skull mask known as The Crimson Ghost. The eponymous villain is trying to steal the Cyclotrode X, a device that can disable all electronics, which the miscreant hopes to obtain to wreak havoc throughout the world. Cyclotrode ‘X’ is a re-edit of the twelve chapters shortened and combined into a 100-minute television film released in 1966. The Crimson Ghost aka Cyclotrode ‘X’ is a campy blast, featuring countless double crosses, sucker punches, mind control collars and multiple people jumping from exploding vehicles, all in an effort to foil the cloaked evildoer from obtaining the atomic device. The film is best remembered now as the inspiration behind the mascot image for horror punk band The Misfits, with the skull visage seen on dozens of Misfits’ albums, singles and t-shirts, cementing the villain’s place as a pop-culture icon.
A Misfits Music Video Preshow will start at 6:30 pm.
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Arkadin Cinema & Bar, 5228 Gravois Ave, St Louis, MO 63116-2310, United States, Southhampton
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