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Rocket Ship (1938) | Slate

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Rated 6.3 on TMDB

Rocket Ship

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

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".

Released: 1938
Runtime: 1h 22m
Rated: NR
Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Ray TaylorDirector

George H. PlymptonScreenplay

Cast

Buster CrabbeFlash Gordon
Jean RogersDale Arden
Charles MiddletonEmperor Ming

Basil DickeyScreenplay

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Priscilla LawsonPrincess Aura

Frank ShannonDr. Hans Zarkov

Richard AlexanderPrince Barin

Jack 'Tiny' LipsonKing Vultan

Theodore LorchHigh Priest

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