El Shaitan

El Shaitan is nickname of ficitonal Arab terrorist from ("The Three Musketeers") 1933 series, who plotting against French Foreign Legion in North Africa, approximately in Thirties. Portrayed by Robert Frazer.

Character
El Shaitan means "Devil", and he really have an infernal charisma. He's got real power in the country. And he plotting a conspiracy against local french authorities, and as evil mastemind he had a bunch of accomplices, a secret society and a rendezvous place called Devil's Circle, where all his lieutanants gathering each time, after they hear the Drumms of El Shaitan. He built his power on violence and dread, so people are frightened even to spell his name, and those who violate his order, will die as quick as he open his mouth. His ordinary methods are: intimidation, blackmail, etc. Nobody knows his real identity, because nobody saw his face, so Tom Wayne and his friends oftenly mistaken, recognizing him in other prominent figures: El Kadur, local noble Arabian and Colonel Duval, FFL Regiment Commander. At first, even Tom Wayne was suspected that he is El Shaitan, after Armand Corday's mysterious death. Finally it turned out that even local french establishment were involved in his net, and under the name El Shaitan acted Major Booth, whos deeply desire is to destroy the French Foreign Legion. But his evil plans were discorded by U.S. military pilot, lieutanant Tom Wayne, and his sidekicks - three legionaires: Clancy, Renard and Schmidt.

Notable phrases

 * Devil's Circle complete. El Shaitan is here.


 * Nobody refuse, when El Shaitan commands!

Stubs

 * After "The Three Musketeers" (1933), every single Arab in the world is called El Something-or-other.

Other facts

 * El Shaitan's stunts were performed by legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt