Brad Lane was a brilliant, muscle-bound inventor and detective, who used radios and radio technology to fight crime. His weapons included bugs, microphones, wiretaps, and other technology that was virtually unheard of at the time. He also built an android duplicate of himself to fool a would-be assassin. He stopped the Communist Russian agent Marnee, who attempted to deploy a weapon called the “Master Wave” to shut down all communications and electronics across the globe. Notes: The Radio King is a 1922 American adventure film serial directed by Robert F. Hill and released by the Universal Film Manufacturing Co. The ten chapters began with “A Cry for Help”, released October 22, 1922. The 1922 film starred Roy Stewart, who was also the first actor to play Yorke Norroy, Diplomatic Agent in the Further Adventures of Yorke Norroy, an adaptation of a story written by George Bronson-Howard, who novelized The Radio King. The novelization of this story was actually an adaptation of the screenplay.
Alias The Radio King |
Real Names/Alt Names Bradley Lane |
Characteristics Detective, Scientist, Film Characters, Modernism Era |
Creators/Key Contributors Robert Dillon |
First Appearance The Radio King (Film, 1922) |
First Publisher Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
Appearance List Film: The Radio King (1922). Novelization: The Radio King. |
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Description Brad Lane was a brilliant, muscle-bound inventor and detective, who used radios and radio technology to fight crime. His weapons included bugs, microphones, wiretaps, and other technology that was virtually unheard of at the time. He also built an android duplicate of himself to fool a would-be assassin. He stopped the Communist Russian agent Marnee, who attempted to deploy a weapon called the “Master Wave” to shut down all communications and electronics across the globe. Notes: The Radio King is a 1922 American adventure film serial directed by Robert F. Hill and released by the Universal Film Manufacturing Co. The ten chapters began with “A Cry for Help”, released October 22, 1922. The 1922 film starred Roy Stewart, who was also the first actor to play Yorke Norroy, Diplomatic Agent in the Further Adventures of Yorke Norroy, an adaptation of a story written by George Bronson-Howard, who novelized The Radio King. The novelization of this story was actually an adaptation of the screenplay. |
Source Radio King – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |