Rocket Ship

Rocket Ship

1938
1h 22m
5.4

5.4/10

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

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".

Status: Released

Budget: $350,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 1, 1938
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0027624

Cast

Buster Crabbe
Buster Crabbe

Flash Gordon

Jean Rogers
Jean Rogers

Dale Arden

Charles Middleton
Charles Middleton

Emperor Ming

Priscilla Lawson
Priscilla Lawson

Princess Aura

Frank Shannon
Frank Shannon

Dr. Hans Zarkov

Richard Alexander
Richard Alexander

Prince Barin

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

King Vultan

Theodore Lorch
Theodore Lorch

High Priest

James Pierce
James Pierce

Prince Thun

Earl Askam
Earl Askam

Officer Torch

Richard Tucker
Richard Tucker

Professor Gordon

George Cleveland
George Cleveland

Professor Henson

Key Crew

Frederick Stephani
Director
Ray Taylor
Director
Ray Trampe
Screenplay
Norman S. Hall
Screenplay
Wyndham Gittens
Screenplay
Frederick Stephani
Screenplay
George H. Plympton
Screenplay
Basil Dickey
Screenplay