A criminal mastermind known as The Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit all electrical current on the planet.
Movie tag line: "AN AMAZING ANSWER TO THE ATOMIC BOMB!"
Character: Duncan Richards
Character: Diana Farnsworth
Character: Louis Ashe
Character: Dr. Blackton [Ch. 11]
Character: Dr. Chambers [Chs. 1-2, 8]