Adventures of Captain Africa

Adventures of Captain Africa

1955
3h 45m
6.0

6.0/10

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"MIGHTY JUNGLE AVENGER!"

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

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

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Quick Facts

Release Date June 9, 1955
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0047802

Cast

John Hart
John Hart

Captain Africa

Rick Vallin
Rick Vallin

Ted Arnold

Ben Welden
Ben Welden

Omar

June Howard
June Howard

Princess Rhoda

Bud Osborne
Bud Osborne

Nat Coleman

Paul Marion
Paul Marion

Abdul el Hamid

Paul Marion
Paul Marion

Boris - Henchman

Terry Frost
Terry Frost

Greg - Henchman

Edward Coch
Edward Coch

Balu (as Ed Coch)

Edward Coch
Edward Coch

Prime Minister

Key Crew

Spencer Gordon Bennet
Director
George H. Plympton
Screenplay
Sam Katzman
Producer