Captain America Old Time Serial OTS (1944)

The character of a crusading district attorney, who becomes the adventuring "Captain America" to gather evidence for his difficult cases, has been transplanted from the comic feature to the screen in Republic's latest serial. Dick Purcell plays the dual role, assisted by Lorna Gray, with Lionel Atwill, Charles Trowbridge, Russell Hicks, Georpe J. Lewis and John Davidson in the supporting cast. The case combines Eastern mystery and modern racket-busting, as an archaeologist sets out to kill the surviving members of his expedition by means of the poison known as "The Purple Death." He has also acquired the "Thunder Bolt," a death-dealing machine, and gains access to a Life Restoring machine. His identity is in doubt for some time, but evidence pointing to his guilt piles up with each episode until the District Attorney is convinced and closes in.