Adventures of Captain Marvel
“THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN CARTOONLAND BECOMES THE STRONGEST MAN ON THE SCREEN! All others pale in the light of this human fortress who finds no barrier too great in his amazing fight for justice”
On a scientific expedition to Siam young Billy Batson is given the ability to change himself into the super-powered Captain Marvel by the wizard Shazam, who tells him his powers will last only as long as the Golden Scorpion idol is threatened. Finding the idol, the scientists realize it could be the most powerful weapon in the world and remove the lenses that energize it, distributing them among themselves so that no one would be able to use the idol by himself. Back in the US, Billy Batson, as Captain Marvel, wages a battle against an evil, hooded figure, the Scorpion, who hopes to accumulate all five lenses, thereby gaining control of the super-powerful weapon
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Cast
16 people
Tom Tyler
Captain Marvel
Known for
Stagecoach
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Billy Batson
Also in
Pardon My Pups
Hell's House
William Benedict
Whitey Murphy
Known for
Bride of the Monster
Libeled Lady
Louise Currie
Betty Wallace
Also in
The Ape Man
Voodoo Man
Robert Strange
John Malcolm
Known for
The Walking Dead
Marked Woman
Harry Worth
Prof Luther Bentley
Also in
Don't Talk
Scoop
Bryant Washburn
Harry Carlyle
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
Kenne Duncan
Barnett
Known for
Revenge of the Dead
Batman
George Lynn
Prof Dwight Fisher
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
The Werewolf
George Pembroke
Dr. Stephen Lang
Known for
Invisible Ghost
Bluebeard
Reed Hadley
Rahman Bar
Known for
Leave Her to Heaven
I Shot Jesse James
Jack Mulhall
Howell
Known for
Black Friday
Invisible Ghost
John English Director · William Witney Director Ronald Davidson Screenplay
United States release March 28, 1941 · Produced in United States
Production
Republic Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · March 28, 1941
Theatrical
United States · March 28, 1941
Theatrical
Mexico
March 28, 1941 · Theatrical
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