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In this action-packed serial, government agent Quentin Locke infiltrates a corrupt patents company, only to run into the gleaming terror of its robot protector, the Automaton. In order to save the beautiful Eva Brent and find a cure for the dreaded Madagascar Madness, Locke suffers an inhuman array of tortures and physical restraints. He is chained, tied with barbed wire, padlocked in a crate and thrown in the water, tied beneath a descending elevator, strapped to an electric chair, and bound in an elaborate Oriental torture chamber.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Harry HoudiniHarry HoudiniQuentin Locke
  • Photo of Marguerite MarshMarguerite MarshEva Brent
  • Photo of Ruth StonehouseRuth StonehouseZita Dane
  • Photo of Edna BrittonEdna BrittonDe Luxe Dora
  • Photo of William PikeWilliam PikePaul Balcom
  • Photo of Charles E. GrahamCharles E. GrahamHerbert Balcom
  • Photo of Floyd BuckleyFloyd BuckleyQ the Automaton
  • Photo of Jack BurnsJack BurnsPeter Brent
  • Photo of Sam KimSam Kim

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