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The Phantom Empire Serial Film Locations

The Phantom Empire Film Locations Griffith Observatory

The Phantom Empire Serial Film Locations

This 12-chapter Mascot Pictures serial was a hodge-podge story regarding cowboys, the lost tribe of Mu, and radium theft. Gene Autry stars as Gene Autry a singing cowboy. The lost tribe of Mu has taken up residence is an advanced city 25,000 feet below the surface of Gene Autry’s Radio Ranch.

Griffith Observatory portrays the subterranean Muranian’s advanced city.

The Phantom Empire Film Locations Griffith Observatory
The Phantom Empire Film Locations Griffith Observatory

The Muranian robots are priceless.

The Phantom Empire Film Locations Griffith Observatory
The Phantom Empire Film Locations Griffith Observatory
The Phantom Empire Film Locations Griffith Observatory
The Phantom Empire Film Locations Griffith Observatory
The Phantom Empire Film Locations Griffith Observatory
The Phantom Empire Film Locations Griffith Observatory
The Phantom Empire Film Locations Griffith Observatory
The Phantom Empire Film Locations Griffith Observatory

The Muranian warriors depart the vast underground city through a cave. That cave, of course, is in Bronson Canyon. If you need a cave in your movie, that’s where you’ll film.

The Phantom Empire Film Locations Bronson Caves
The Phantom Empire Film Locations Bronson Caves
The Phantom Empire Film Locations Bronson Cave
The Phantom Empire Film Locations Bronson Cave

Film Locations

Griffith Observatory – 2800 E Observatory Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Bronson Caves – 3200 Canyon Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90068

Links and References

Check out the locations to the Buck Rogers serial.

More information on this movie can be found at IMDB and Wikipedia.

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