The Phantom (serial)
The Phantom is a 1943 Columbia Pictures 15 chapter black- and- white cliffhanger superhero serial, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed B. Reeves Eason, and starring Tom Tyler in the title role.
It is based on Lee Falk's comic strip" The Phantom", first syndicated to newspapers in 1936 by King Features Syndicate.
The serial also features Jeanne Bates as the Phantom's girlfriend Diana Palmer, and Ace the Wonder Dog as the Phantom's trusty German shepherd Devil( who is a wolf in the original comic strip).
The Phantom Flyer
The Phantom Flyer( aka The Phantom Ranger) is a 1928 silent western and aviation film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and starring Al Wilson, Lillian Gilmore and Buck Connors.
The film was produced and distributed by the Universal Pictures.
" The Phantom Flyer" was one of a series of films that showcased the exploits of the stunt pilots in Hollywood.
" The Phantom Flyer" is not to be confused with another 1928 film of the same title, a 2- reeler starring Jack Hoxie.
The Phantom Gunslinger
The Phantom Gunslinger is a 1970 Mexican- American Western film directed by Albert Zugsmith.
The film stars Troy Donahue, Sabrina, Elizabeth Campbell, Emilio Fernández, Germán Robles, and Pedro Armendáriz, Jr..
A digitally restored version of" The Phantom Gunslinger" was released in December 2013.
The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment( a.k.a. The Creeping Unknown in the United States) is a 1955 British science fiction horror film drama from Hammer Film Productions, based on the 1953 BBC Television serial" The Quatermass Experiment" written by Nigel Kneale.
The film was produced by Anthony Hinds, directed by Val Guest, and stars Brian Donlevy as the eponymous Professor Bernard Quatermass and Richard Wordsworth as the tormented Carroon.
Jack Warner, David King- Wood, and Margia Dean appear in co-starring roles.
The film's storyline concerns three astronauts that have been launched into space aboard a single stage to orbit rocket.
The returning spacecraft, designed by Professor Quatermass, crash lands with only one of its original crew aboard, Victor Carroon( Richard Wordsworth).
Something has infected him during the spaceflight, and he begins mutating into an alien organism which, if it spawns, will engulf the Earth and destroy humanity.
When the mutating Carroon escapes from custody, Quatermass and Scotland Yard's Inspector Lomax( Jack Warner), have just hours to track it down and prevent a catastrophe.
Like its source TV serial, the film was a major success in the UK and brought public attention to Hammer Film Productions' name around the world.
The film's US release was as a double feature with" The Black Sleep".
X the Unknown
X the Unknown is a 1956 British science fiction horror film directed by Leslie Norman and starring Dean Jagger and Edward Chapman.
It was made by the Hammer Film Productions company and written by Jimmy Sangster.
The film is significant in that" it firmly established Hammer's transition from B-movie thrillers to out- and- out horror/ science fiction" and, with" The Quatermass Xperiment"( 1955) and" Quatermass 2"( 1957), completes" an important trilogy containing relevant allegorical threads revealing Cold War anxieties and a diminishing national identity resulting from Britain's decrease in status as a world power".
The Phantom of the Opera (1989 film)
The Phantom of the Opera is a 1989 American horror film directed by Dwight H. Little and based on Gaston Leroux's novel of the same name.
The film is an updated and gorier version of the classic 1910 tale, and stars Robert Englund as the Phantom.
The film was a critical and commercial failure.
The Phantom Edit
Star Wars Episode
I.I: The Phantom Edit is a fan edit of the film, removing many elements of the original film.
The purpose of the edit, according to creator Mike J. Nichols, was to make a much stronger version of" The Phantom Menace" based on the previous execution and philosophies of film storytelling and editing of George Lucas.
" The Phantom Edit" was the first unauthorized re-edit of" The Phantom Menace" to receive major publicity and acclaim.
The Quatermass Experiment (film)
The Quatermass Experiment is a 2005 live television film remake of the 1953 television series of the same name by Nigel Kneale.
The Phantom (1996 film)
The Phantom is a 1996 Australian- American superhero film directed by Simon Wincer.
Based on Lee Falk's comic strip" The Phantom" by King Features, the film stars Billy Zane as a seemingly immortal crimefighter and his battle against all forms of evil.
" The Phantom" also stars Treat Williams, Kristy Swanson, Catherine Zeta- Jones, James Remar and Patrick McGoohan.
The film's screenplay by Jeffrey Boam is loosely inspired by three of" The Phantom" stories," The Singh Brotherhood The Sky Band" and" The Belt"; but adds supernatural elements and several new characters.
Principal photography began in October 1995 and concluded on February 13, 1996.
The film was shot in California, Thailand and Australia.
" The Phantom" was released on June 7, 1996, and received mixed reviews from film critics, who were divided over whether its pulp adventure approach was charming and authentic or vapid and dull.
Despite financial failure in its theatrical release, the film has enjoyed success on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray, and has developed a cult following.
The Phantom (1931 film)
The Phantom is a 1931 American mystery film directed by Alan James.

Question: Which film was released earlier, The Phantom Gunslinger or The Quatermass Xperiment?