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The Fighting Devil Dogs

1938 · 204 min

A brisk, earnest cliffhanger serial full of stock footage and a campy masked villain, easy to watch but rarely gripping.

Tagline: The Lightning Strikes! A half-crazed devil terrorizes the world with a mysterious thunderbolt that brings devastation to all it touches.
Overview: Two marine lieutenants battle a masked would-be world conqueror who uses electricity as a weapon.
How it feels: Tense, campy, earnest and dark. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Power, revenge, justice, war
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
revenge
justice
war
technology
Places: big city
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none