Discover
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Norman S. Hall
Writer -
Saul A. Goodkind
Director -
Ford Beebe
Director -
Harry Revier
Writer -
Jack Otterson
Art Direction -
Ray Trampe
Writer -
Philip Francis Nowlan
Story -
Helen Leighton
Writer
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talisencrw 6/23/2021 3:57:46 PM
Let me say right off the bat that at least for me, there were two things working in this film's favour even before I started it (as 2 nifty percent of my infamous Mill Creek 50-pack, 'Nightmare Worlds'): a) I love the old-time serials, a part a week at the theatres, each with a cliffhanger ending; and b) I'm a fan of Buster Crabbe, from seeing him previously both as Tarzan and in a Flash Gordon serial. Directors Beebe and Goodkind were masters at the format, and this is no exception (although since it's from the 30's, and with B-movie budgetary restrictions at that, I readily dismiss all negative comments from people complaining that for the 1950's, it's really crappy filmmaking--it's NOT from the 50's, but simply edited then into a feature-length film the company could then sell, most probably to television stations). I enjoyed it, though I wish that instead of seeing this, I was watching the unedited, undiluted full serial that was originally made. I have read that the best and most exciting parts were edited out.
Henry Brandon
Capt. LascaJack Mulhall
Capt. Rankin, Hidden City forcesKane Richmond
(archive footage)Carleton Young
ScottBuster Crabbe
Col. Buck RogersAnthony Warde
Killer KaneWilliam Gould
Air Marshal KraggConstance Moore
Lt. Wilma Deering