Movie Description
Adventures of Captain Africa
(1955)Overview
Filled from front to back with stock footage taken from the Columbia serials "The Phantom-1943" and, primarily, "The Desert Hawk-1944", with John Hart and the always-dull Rick Vallin making less-than-adequate substitutes for Tom Tyler and Gilbert Roland, this Sam Katzman "production" finds the mighty jungle avenger and legendary Captain Africa - A "Phantom" rip-off that side-stepped the need to pay King Features another fee for using the character - pledging to see that the legitimate Arabian caliph, Hamid, is restored to the throne which a tyrannical rival has usurped. He is joined in this enterprise by adventurer Ted Arnold, wild-animal trapper Nat Coleman, and his assistant Omar and, to cover all bases
Featured Crew
- Director : Spencer Gordon Bennet
- Producer : Sam Katzman
- Editor : Earl Turner
- Cast : John Hart,Rick Vallin,Ben Welden,June Howard,Bud Osborne,Paul Marion,Paul Marion,Terry Frost,Edward Coch,Edward Coch
Cast
Captain Africa
Ted Arnold
Omar
Princess Rhoda
Nat Coleman
Abdul el Hamid
Boris - Henchman
Greg - Henchman
Balu (as Ed Coch)
Prime Minister
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Facts
Original TitleAdventures of Captain Africa
Status Released
Release Information
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1955-06-09
Original Language
Runtime 03h 45m
Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures
Genres
- Adventure
