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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:

Princess Valeria–Kidnapped by Thulsa Doom and held prisoner in his tower.

Thulsa Doom–Has his men pillage the countryside.

Thoth Amon–Has struck a bargain with Conan to free the Princess

Conan–Is riding to Doom’s tower when he is attacked by Doom’s men.

CHAPTER TWO: TOWER OF DOOM

Conan is waylaid on the road to Doom’s tower, spurring his horse on, Conan leads the other men on a furious chase across the country side.  Coming to a gorge, and with Doom’s men fast approaching, Conan tries to leap his horse across the chasm to the other side.  The horse barely lands on the other side but can’t get any traction and they fall off the edge into the deep ravine below.

There is a lake at the bottom of the ravine.  Conan and his horse land safely in the water.  Conan swims to the bottom and stays there for several minutes.   Doom’s men watch the water and when they don’t see Conan surface they assume is dead and ride away.

Conan swims to the surface and makes his way to shore where he retrieves his horse.  Coming to the tower he sees it is heavily guarded, but notices a thick rope connects the tower to a  cliff wall.  Climbing the cliff, Conan tight rope walks across the rope into the tower.

Sneaking up on a guard, Conan strangles him into unconsciousness and takes his clothes.  Now dressed as a guard, he starts searching for the dungeon.  Coming upon Doom’s throne room, Conan listens from out in the hall and overhears Doom telling Yora and Balthus of his plan to use his new creation to attack Kull’s palace that night and take over the kingdom.

Conan slips away and finally locates the dungeon. Strangling another guard, he then frees Valeria, explaining he was sent to rescue her by Thoth Amon and that they have to warn her father that Doom is planning an attack.  They bump into Yora and Balthus. Conan fights them off, then they run for the room with the rope.

Locking the door to the room, Conan then has Valeria climb onto his back while he tight rope walks toward the other side.  Yora and Balthus break through the door. Seeing that Conan and Valeria are getting away, Yora takes out his sword and slices through the rope.  Conan and Valeria  fall into the ravine below……..

NEXT WEEK

CHAPTER THREE

THE WAR WAGON