Rocket Ship
6.5
“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".
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Buster Crabbe
Flash Gordon
Also in
The Alien Dead
Tarzan the Fearless
Jean Rogers
Dale Arden
Also in
Backlash
Night Key
Charles Middleton
Emperor Ming
Known for
Duck Soup
The Flying Deuces
Priscilla Lawson
Princess Aura
Known for
Test Pilot
Frank Shannon
Dr. Hans Zarkov
Known for
The Return of Frank James
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Richard Alexander
Prince Barin
Known for
Modern Times
All Quiet on the Western Front
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
King Vultan
Also in
His Ex Marks the Spot
The Stunt Man
Theodore Lorch
High Priest
Known for
Spite Marriage
James Pierce
Prince Thun
Also in
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
The Return of Grey Wolf
Earl Askam
Officer Torch
Known for
Dark Command
Richard Tucker
Professor Gordon
Known for
Wings
The Jazz Singer
George Cleveland
Professor Henson
Known for
Lassie
It Happened Tomorrow
Frederick Stephani Director · Ray Taylor Director Norman S. Hall Screenplay
Budget $350K · United States release January 1, 1950 · Produced in United States
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$350,000
Production
Universal Pictures
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 1, 1938
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1950
Theatrical · Source: Research: IMDb is wrong
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