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Doc Savage is played by Ron Ely (he of ''[[Tarzan]]'' fame), with a supporting cast of bods most of whom I have never heard other than the rather pneumatic Pamela Hensley). |
Doc Savage is played by Ron Ely (he of ''[[Tarzan]]'' fame), with a supporting cast of bods most of whom I have never heard other than the rather pneumatic Pamela Hensley). |
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The Doc is a polymath. He has a "gang" of five associates, all of whom are utterly brilliant in their respective fields, such as chemistry and engineering. They all served together in [[World War |
The Doc is a polymath. He has a "gang" of five associates, all of whom are utterly brilliant in their respective fields, such as chemistry and engineering. They all served together in [[World War I|The Great War]], rather like [[Biggles]] and his companions. |
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The film is distinctly camp and definitely does not take itself too seriously - just as well as the story tends to telegraph exactly what comes next. Still, it's a reasonably enjoyable romp, and the other Wiki claims a remake is being one in 2011. |
The film is distinctly camp and definitely does not take itself too seriously - just as well as the story tends to telegraph exactly what comes next. Still, it's a reasonably enjoyable romp, and the other Wiki claims a remake is being one in 2011. |
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