Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze is a 1975
camp action film starring
Ron Ely as
pulp hero
Doc Savage. This was the last film completed by pioneering
science-fiction producer
George Pal.
Plot
Doc Savage (Ron Ely) returns to
New York City following a visit to his Arctic
hideaway. He learns that his father has died under mysterious circumstances while exploring the
Central American Republic of Hidalgo. While examining his father's personal papers, Doc finds himself the target of an
assassination attempt.
Doc Savage chases and corners the sniper on the nearby Eastern Craymore Building, but the would-be assassin loses his footing and falls to his death. Examining the body, Doc discovers that his assailant is a
Native American with peculiar markings; his fingertips are red, as if dipped in blood, while his chest bears an elaborate
tattoo of the ancient
Mayan god
Kukulcan.
Returning to his penthouse headquarters, Doc finds that intruders have destroyed his father's personal papers. Vowing to solve his father's murder, Doc Savage flies to Hidalgo with "
The Fabulous Five", his
brain trust.
Waiting for Doc Savage's arrival is the international criminal and smuggler Captain Seas (Paul Wexler) who repeatedly attempts to kill Doc and his friends, culminating in a wild melee onboard his yacht, the
Seven Seas.Doc's investigation uncovers that, years ago, Professor Savage received a vast land grant in the unexplored interior of Hidalgo from the Quetzamal, a
Mayan tribe that...
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