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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–Is captured trying to rescue Princess Valeria.

Thulsa Doom–Demands Conan help them raid Kull’s palace but is refused.

Yora–Threatens to crush Conan against the palace gates if they aren’t opened.

CHAPTER EIGHT: DISGUISED TREACHERY

At Kull’s castle the sentries hear the approach of Doom’s War Wagon.  Everyone prepares for an attack and are shocked to see the Wagon pull up to the castle gate with Conan strapped to the front.  Yora speaks to Conan from inside the Wagon, demanding he order the gates opened or he’ll ram the door with Conan on the front and crush him. Conan spits out “Go ahead and ram”, through gritted teeth.  Yora backs up and then hurtles the Wagon forward toward the gate at full speed.

Zula calls out to open the gate.  A guard does and the Wagon speeds into the courtyard, followed by Doom’s soldiers.  Kull’s soliders engage them in a huge battle.  Borak gets to the wagon and cuts Conan free.  Grabbinng a dropped sword, Conan enters the fray. Suddenly Thoth Amon appears and starts lobbing small bags topped with a burning wick at Doom’s men.  The bags explode, driving off the invaders.

After the battle is over and the gates closed, Conan asks Thoth Amon what the bags he was throwing were.  He tells Conan that they are a new explosive powder he had been working on for some time and just now perfected.  Conan says that the powder gives him an idea on how to rescue Valeria and take care of Doom.

After discussing his plans with Kull, Conan leaves on his own.  Heading for a port town, Conan starts looking around the dock area for an appropriate ship and crew to hire.  Suddenly Conan sees a woman being attacked in an alley. Rushing to the rescue, Conan fights off the attackers, who run away.  As Conan turns to the woman he just rescued, she hits him in the head with a cudgel.  Conan crumples to the ground, unconscious.  The woman stands over him, smiling evilly………

NEXT WEEK

CHAPTER NINE

SEA ATTACK