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CONAN

A Republic Serial in 12 Chapters

Producer: Robert Beche

Director: William Witney & John English

Writers: Barry Shipman, Franklin Adreon, Ronald Davidson & Sol Shor

Music: William Lava

Special Effects: Howard Lydecker & Theodore Lydecker

Based on the character created by Robert E. Howard

Cast:

Conan–Ray “Crash” Corrigan

Princess Valeria–Julie Thayer

Thulsa Doom–Charles Middleton

Zula–Guinn “Big Boy” Williams

Borak–Raymond Hatton

king Kull–William Gould

Queen Zenobia–Evelyn Brent

Thoth Amon–C. Montague Shaw

Red Sonya–Lynn Roberts

Yora–John Merton

Balthus–Jack Ingram

Salazar–Edmond Cobb

Amulric–George Chesebro

Kathulos–Al Taylor

RECAP:

Conan–Explains to King Kull and his friends that they have a spy in their midst.

Queen Zenobia–Is revealled to be the spy and threaten to kill everyone with poison.

CHAPTER ELEVEN: CHARIOT OF DEATH

Everyone agrees that Conan is right, Kull asks who it could be. Sadly Conan points to Queen Zenobia and says that she is the only one of the group who had the power the go to the dungeon and not be questioned or stopped. Kull is outraged at the accusation. Conan asks him who convinced him to give into Kull’s demands when the Princess was first kidnapped. Kull looks at Zenobia with dawning belief in what Conan has said. Zenobia laughs wickedly, compliments Conan on his cleverness, then pulls a vial out of her belt. She sneeringly tells them that it is poison and they are all going to die.

Borak sneaks up behind her and grabs the hand holding the poison. As they struggle, Kull steps in and snatches the vial out of her hand. Thoth Amon examines the struggling queen and determines she is under the influence a powerful hypnotic. He quickly makes an antidote. Once back in her right mind, Zenobia is horrified at what she has been forced to do and begs Conan to save her daughter. Conan says he has a plan.

Red Sonya and her pirate crew attack Doom’s tower from the sea in one of Kull’s ships while Conan leads Kull’s army on a frontal assault. Faced with a two front attack, Doom is unable to counter both and the tower is stormed. During the fray Yora, Balthus, Salazar and Amulric are killed by Conan, Zula and Borak.

Doom makes his way to the dungeon, where he grabs Valeria and drags her to the corral. Conan sees this and follows. Doom throws Valeria into his chariot and prepares to leave. Conan jumps onto the chariot as the horses gallop off. The two men fight furiously as the chariot runs wildly around curves. Doom manages to knock Conan off the chariot, but his hand is caught in a rope and he is dragged behind the chariot…….

NEXT WEEK

CHAPTER TWELVE

DOOM’S DOOM