Terry and the Pirates (1940)
Based upon the famous Milton Caniff cartoon strip.
300 min
Dr. Herbert Lee, an archaeologist seeking to decipher ancient Mara inscriptions, is aided by his son Terry, Terry's pal Pat Ryan, and Normandie Drake. Jungle pirate and warlord Fang (Dick Curtis) plots to kill The Dragon Lady, Queen of the Temple of Mara, and seize the treasures of her ancestors. Both Fang and The Dragon Lady have sworn death for any foreign intruders.
- Release date
- April 12, 1940
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- William Tracy as Terry Lee
- Jeff York as Pat Ryan
- Joyce Bryant as Normandie Drake
- Allen Jung as Connie
- Victor DeCamp as Big Stoop
- Sheila Darcy as Dragon Lady
- Dick Curtis as Fang
- John Paul Jones as Dr. Lee
- Forrest Taylor as Allen Drake
- Jack Ingram as Stanton
Crew
- James W. Horne · Director
- Milton Caniff · Writer
- Mark Layton · Writer
- George Morgan · Writer
- Joseph Levering · Writer
- Lee Zahler · Composer
- James S. Brown Jr. · Cinematographer
- Dwight Caldwell · Editor
- Earl Turner · Editor