Phantom Raiders
“A new Nick Carter adventure!”
Jacques TourneurCast
Walter Pidgeon 
Donald Meek 
Joseph Schildkraut Florence Rice 
Nat Pendleton 
John Carroll
Credits
Written by: William R. Lipman
Plot
In this second Carter mystery, a mysterious rash of cargo ships sinking in Panama leads insurers Llewellyns of London to hire vacationer Nick Carter and his eccentric associate Bartholomew to investigate.
Sinekatalog’s take
An insurer hires a vacationing detective to investigate cargo ships mysteriously sinking off Panama. A brisk B-picture mystery with adventure flavour, ideal for fans of vintage serial detectives.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (528 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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