The Phantom Empire

A 1935 serial in 12 chapters with Gene Autry as The Singing Cowboy, mixing the Western and science fiction. Gene is caught between the Thunder Riders, from the underground city of Murania and a group of normal thieves, who want the radium from the city. Meanwhile, the city itself is on the verge of revolution. Furthermore, if Gene is captured by either one, he'll miss being able to do his radio show and lose his ranch.

The film was Gene Autry's first starring role, and his only film serial.

Homaged in The Secret Empire in Cliffhangers.

Tropes used in The Phantom Empire include:


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