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Rocket Ship

"BIG FEATURE SENSATION! Amazing STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES! From Alex Raymond's Famous Newspaper Strip"

1938-03-05 Action 1hr 22m

A heavy condensation of the 1936 serial Flash Gordon, with altered musical score. Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless, who has set his planet on a collision course with Earth.

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Storyline

A heavy condensation of the 1936 serial Flash Gordon, with altered musical score. Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless, who has set his planet on a collision course with Earth.

  • Released
    1938-03-05
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    $350,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 22m
  • Genre
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    Universal Pictures, FilmCraft Productions

Crew

Frederick Stephani
Director
Ray Trampe
Screenplay
Henry MacRae
Producer
Keywords:
emperor space travel space war end of world space opera flash gordon heroic mission evil alien evil dictator feature version of movie serial

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Cast

Buster Crabbe

Buster Crabbe
Flash Gordon
Jean Rogers

Jean Rogers
Dale Arden
Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton
Emperor Ming
Priscilla Lawson

Priscilla Lawson
Princess Aura
Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon
Dr. Hans Zarkov
Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander
Prince Barin
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
King Vultan
Theodore Lorch

Theodore Lorch
High Priest
James Pierce

James Pierce
Prince Thun
Earl Askam

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Officer Torch
Richard Tucker

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Professor Gordon
George Cleveland

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Reviews for Rocket Ship
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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-19

I loved these sci-fi escapades years ago when I was a kid and the serials were shown at dinner-time by the BBC. I haven't seen them since, a... read more

I loved these sci-fi escapades years ago when I was a kid and the serials were shown at dinner-time by the BBC. I haven't seen them since, and to be honest was rather disappointed by the way in which the episodes had been rather clumsily butchered into 75 minutes. Not that there ever was much jeopardy with the plot: "Flash" (Buster Crabbe) has to defeat the devious plots of "Ming" (Charles Middleton) with the aid of his allies Barin (Richard Alexander) and "Vultan" (Tiny Lipson) whilst juggling the attentions of "Dale Arden" (Jean Rogers) and the duplicitous "Princess Aura" (Priscilla Lawson) but surely someone could have shown just a touch of professionalism with the basic editing process? That said, it is still a fun watch with the phut-phut rocket ships, melting rays, winged-men and a hero quite literally straight out of the comic books - decent, but as thick as two short planks. The story doesn't really matter (Ming has plonked his planet "Mongo" on a collision course with the pesky third planet) - it's just a daft adventure story with an evil cloak-wearing baddie and a couple of very pretty dames indulging in a bit of cat-fighting over their handsome beefcake hero. It's nostalgia and can be enjoyed as such....

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A Review by CinemaSerf

I loved these sci-fi escapades years ago when I was a kid and the serials were shown at dinner-time by the BBC. I haven't seen them since, and to be honest was rather disappointed by the way in which the episodes had been rather clumsily bu...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-19

I loved these sci-fi escapades years ago when I was a kid and the serials were shown at dinner-time by the BBC. I haven't seen them since, and to be honest was rather disappointed by the way in which ...

read more