Red Barry

1938Movie⏱️ 4h 16mApproved

Drama

⭐ 6.7

IMDB Rating

121 votes

A famous detective sets out to discover who stole $2 million in bonds.

Director

N/A

Writers

Norman S. Hall, Ray Trampe, Will Gould

Stars

Buster Crabbe, Frances Robinson, Edna Sedgewick

Release Date

October 18, 1938

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 5

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Buster Crabbe

as Red Barry

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Frances Robinson

as Mississippi

Edna Sedgewick

as Natacha

Cyril Delevanti

as Wing Fu

Frank Lackteen

as Quong Lee

Wade Boteler

as Inspector Scott

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Hugh Huntley

as Valentine Vane

Philip Ahn

as Hong Kong Cholly

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William Ruhl

as C.E. Mannix

William Gould

as Commissioner Tom

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Production

Universal Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

detectiveserialuniversal serial13 chapter serialsecret agent

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Bonds, Bonds, Who's Got The BONDS!

by xerses13 • 2018-05-21

4/10

"You would think Universal/Filmcraft with their top Serial Star Larry 'Buster' Crabbe would be a worth while watch, wrong. Based on the RED BARRY comic strip by William Gould I would expect a strong plot and two-fisted action, that does not occur in this Serial. Two/2 Million Dollar$ from China too buy War-Planes is the MacGuffin. Four/4 parties compete for it and like a game of musical chairs it rotates between the four/4. Not much of a plot device and this Serial is almost as boring as HOLT OF THE SECRET SERVICE (1941) Columbia Pictures. Except 'Buster' Crabbe is far mor..."

💡 Did You Know?

Based on the comic strip of the same title by Will Gould which was distributed by King Features Syndicate from 1934 to 1939. It was brought out to compete with the "Dick Tracy" strip by Chester Gould (no relation).

📖 Synopsis

A famous detective sets out to discover who stole $2 million in bonds.