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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".
Rocket Ship (1938) is a action, adventure and science fiction film directed by Frederick Stephani, released on March 1, 1938 with a runtime of 1h 22m. It stars Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton and Priscilla Lawson. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 5 ratings.
Buster Crabbe
as Flash Gordon
Jean Rogers
as Dale Arden
Charles Middleton
as Emperor Ming
Priscilla Lawson
as Princess Aura
Frank Shannon
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
Richard Alexander
as Prince Barin
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
as King Vultan
Theodore Lorch
as High Priest
James Pierce
as Prince Thun
Earl Askam
as Officer Torch
Richard Tucker
as Professor Gordon
George Cleveland
as Professor Henson
Directed by Frederick Stephani, written by Alex Raymond, Ray Trampe and Ella O'Neill, produced by Henry MacRae.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 5 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on June 19, 2022
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The main cast of Rocket Ship (1938) includes Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Priscilla Lawson and Frank Shannon. The film was directed by Frederick Stephani. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Rocket Ship was released on March 1, 1938 and runs for 1h 22m.
Rocket Ship (1938) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 5 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, adventure and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
