Based on the comic strip of the same name, Terry and the Pirates tells the story of Terry Lee, a teenager with an adventurous streak, who lives in the Far East. Along with best pals Pat Ryan, Flip Corkin, Connie the coolie and Hotshot Charlie, Terry fights villains across the Orient, including those run by the beautiful but terrible Dragon Lady, played by Marion Sweet.
Radio broadcasting was the cheapest form of entertainment, and it provided the public with far better entertainment than most people were accustomed to. As a result, its popularity grew rapidly in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and by 1934, 60 percent of the nation's households had radios.