THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL (1941)

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• Release Year: 1941
• Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
• Plot: Considered by many to be the finest serial ever made, The Adventures of Captain Marvel chronicles the exploits of 'The World's Mightiest Mortal' as he combats the Scorpion, a hooded villain intent on obtaining six optical lenses that turn ordinary stones into gold! Highlighting the serial were the fabulous flying sequences by Republic's ace special effects team, Howard and Theodore Lydecker. Combining a wired dummy photographed against real backgrounds in natural sunlight, with spectacular take-off leaps and landings supplied by action ace, David Sharpe, the final effects are still as fascinating today as they were in 1941. The Adventures of Captain Marvel marked the very first time a comic book superhero's exploits were transferred to the silver screen, and the resulting 12 chapters have yet to be equaled in excitement and entertainment.;
• Cast: Jack Mulhall, Kenne Duncan, Carleton Young, Stanley Price, Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr., William 'Billy' Benedict, Louise Currie, Robert Strange, Harry Worth, Bryant Washburn, John Davidson, George Pembroke, George Lynn, Reed Hadley, Nigel De Brulier, John Bagni, Leyland Hodgson, Ernest Sarracino, Tetsu Komai, Wilson Benge, Lynton Brent, Earle D. Bunn, Ed Cassidy, Steve Clemente, Armand Cortes, Victor Cox, Dick Crockett, Joe De La Cruz, Eddie Dew, Curley Dresden, Bud Geary, Augie Gomez, Ray Hanson, Sam Harris, Jerry Jerome, Al Kikume, Marten Lamont, Paul Lopez, Stanley Mack, Ted Mapes, Frank Marlowe, Gerald Mohr, Chuck Morrison, Loren Riebe, Francis Sayles, George Suzanne, Al Taylor, Duke Taylor, Ken Terrell, Frank Wayne, Henry Wills, Carl Zwolsman, William Witney, Bill Parker, C.C. Beck, Ronald Davidson, Norman S. Hall, Arch Heath, Joseph F. Poland, Sol Shor
• Director: William Witney
• Runtime: 3:36
• Company: Republic Pictures
• Media Format: Series