Movie Description
Rocket Ship
(1938)Overview
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 abroad as "Flash Gordon" for countries not interested in booking the serial, and never shown in the USA before 1950, where the title was changed to "Rocket Ship".
Featured Crew
- Director : Frederick Stephani,Ray Taylor
- Producer : Henry MacRae
- Editor : Saul A. Goodkind,Edward Todd,Alvin Todd,Louis Sackin
- Cast : Buster Crabbe,Jean Rogers,Charles Middleton,Priscilla Lawson,Frank Shannon,Richard Alexander,Jack 'Tiny' Lipson,Theodore Lorch,James Pierce,Earl Askam,Richard Tucker,George Cleveland
Cast
Flash Gordon
Dale Arden
Emperor Ming
Princess Aura
Dr. Hans Zarkov
Prince Barin
King Vultan
High Priest
Prince Thun
Officer Torch
Professor Gordon
Professor Henson
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Facts
Original TitleRocket Ship
Status Released
Release Information
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1938-03-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 22m
Budget₹ 350000
Production CompaniesUniversal Pictures
Genres
- Action
- Adventure
- Science Fiction
