United Kingdom / Mar 01, 1938
BIG FEATURE SENSATION! Amazing STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES! From Alex Raymond's Famous Newspaper Strip
1h 22min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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".
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Theodore Lorch | High Priest |
| James Pierce | Prince Thun |
| Earl Askam | Officer Torch |
| Richard Tucker | Professor Gordon |
| George Cleveland | Professor Henson |
Genres
ActionAdventureScience Fiction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rocket Ship |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Universal Pictures |
| Release date | 1 marzo 1938 |
| Production | Henry MacRae |
| Writer | Alex Raymond, Basil Dickey, Ray Trampe, Wyndham Gittens, Norman S. Hall, Frederick Stephani, Ella O'Neill, George H. Plympton |
| Editing | Edward Todd, Saul A. Goodkind, Alvin Todd, Louis Sackin |
| Cinematography | Richard Fryer, Jerome Ash |
| Assistant directors | Frederick Stephani, Ray Taylor |
| Production design | Ralph Berger, Elmer A. Johnson |
| Art direction | Ralph Berger, Elmer A. Johnson |
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| Set decoration | Ralph Berger, Elmer A. Johnson |
| Special effects | Norman Dewes |
| Budget | 350.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jan 01, 1950 / NR / Source: Research: IMDb is wrong
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