Phantom Raiders
Crime · Romance · Adventure
Overview
In this second Carter mystery, a mysterious rash of cargo ships sinking in Panama leads insurers Llewellyns of London to hire vacationer Nick Carter and his eccentric associate Bartholomew to investigate. Nick recognizes influential nightclub owner Al Taurez as a shady operator, but getting the goods on him depends on slick diversions involving the heavyweight champ of the Pacific Tuna Fleet, a Panamanian bombshell armed with American slang, a young couple in love and a whole raft of crooks and cutthroats.
Top Cast
Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
Nick Carter
Walter Pidgeon
Nick Carter
Donald Meek
Donald Meek
Bartholomew
Donald Meek
Bartholomew
Joseph Schildkraut
Joseph Schildkraut
Mr. Al Taurez
Joseph Schildkraut
Mr. Al Taurez
Florence Rice
Florence Rice
Cora Barnes
Florence Rice
Cora Barnes
Nat Pendleton
Nat Pendleton
'Gunboat' Jacklin
Nat Pendleton
'Gunboat' Jacklin
Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Kellaway
Franklin Morris
Cecil Kellaway
Franklin Morris
John Carroll
John Carroll
John Ramsell Jr.
John Carroll
John Ramsell Jr.
Steffi Duna
Steffi Duna
Dolores
Steffi Duna
Dolores
Dwight Frye
Dwight Frye
Eddie Anders
Dwight Frye
Eddie Anders
Matthew Boulton
Matthew Boulton
John Ramsell Sr.
Matthew Boulton
John Ramsell Sr.
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