Flash Gordon is a
1936 film
serial which tells the story of three people from Earth who travel to the planet
Mongo[?] to fight the evil Emperor
Ming the Merciless[?]. It stars
Buster Crabbe,
Jean Rogers[?],
Charles Middleton[?],
Priscilla Lawson[?],
Frank Shannon[?] and
Richard Alexander[?].
It was written by Basil Dickey[?], Ella O'Neill[?], George H. Plympton[?] and Frederick Stephani[?] from the comic strip by Alex Raymond[?]. It was directed by Stephani and Ray Taylor[?] (uncredited).
There were thirteen episodes:
- Planet Of Peril
- Tunnel Of Terror
- Captured By Shark Men
- Battling The Sea Beast
- The Destroying Ray
- Flaming Torture
- Shattering Doom
- Tournament Of Death
- Fighting The Fire Dragon
- The Unseen Peril
- In The Claws Of The Tigron
- Trapped In The Turret
- Rocketing To Earth
The serial has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
see also Flash Gordon, science fiction film