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[[File:Phantom1961 intro.png|thumb|The intro of the show.]]
'''''The Phantom''''' was a color TV pilot made in 1961 starring Roger Creed (best known for his work as a stuntman for Bob Hope) as [[The 21st Phantom|the Phantom]], with Lon Chaney Jr. and Paulette Goddard as the main villains and Richard Kiel as an assassin called "Big Mike" in supporting roles. The pilot, which never aired anywhere in the world, was called "No Escape", and saw the Phantom trying to break up a slave camp in the jungle.
The pilot also featured the Phantom's horse [[Hero]] and his wolf [[Devil]], but other supporting characters from the comic, such as [[Diana Palmer-Walker|Diana Palmer]] and [[Guran]], never showed up. 
== Plot Summary==
[[File:Phantom1961 Walker.png|thumb|left|The disguised Phantom]]
Two, men are trying to escape, but one is taken by a tamed panther and the other is shot by the woman in the pursuing party. Later the Phantom passes by and saves the shot man from a crocodile.

Later, the Phantom, dressed as Mr. Walker, talks with the local official and it turns out that the man he saved, Vince, was an undercover agent at a local penal colony, investigating rumors of torture. 

Disguised, the Phantom infiltrates the colony. (summary to be continued [when I have the time])
[[File:Phantom1961 Phantom & Devil.png|thumb|Mission accomplished]]
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== Production ==
The pilot was made on a limited budget and only featured small-budget action. Scriptwriter John Carr originally wrote four episodes, but due to the fact that the pilot was never broadcast, they were never filmed.
The TV pilot was once shown at the San Diego Comicon, and is widely bootlegged among Phantom fans.
== Credits ==
===Cast===
*[[The 21st Phantom|The Phantom / Mr. Walker]] – Roger Creed
*Mrs. Harris – Paulette Goddard
*Jed – Lon Chaney Jr.
*Commissioner Mallory – Reginald Denny
*Doc Sanders – Allan Nixon
*Unnamed – Chaino 
*Big Mike – Richard Kiel
*Lt. Hartwell – Morgan Lane
*Johnson – Robert Curtis
*Vince Howard – Don Garry
*Deek – Glen Marshall
*Jim – Mike de Anda
*Barney – Ewing Miles Brown
*Prison Guard – Bob Guthrie

===Crew===
*Produced by Tele-Screen Productions Inc. in association with King Features Television 
*Director: Harold Daniels
*Producer: Robert Gilbert
*Associate producer: Adrian Weiss
*Production executives: Al Brodax and Bob Duncan
*Story: Tom Hubbard
*Story editor: [[Lee Falk]]
*Music: Gene Kauer
*Devil's owner and trainer: Jack Weatherwax
*Wild animals owner and trainer: Ralph Helfer
*Director of photography: Jack Taylor
*Photographic consultant: Roland Price
*Assistant director: Richard Karfan
*Make up: Roland Ray
*Sound mixer: Dale Knight
*Phantom song: Don Garney
*Film editor: George W. Merrick


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