Spaceship to the Unknown

A heavy condensation of the original serial compresses the original thirteen episodes into an efficient 97 minute feature. Disaster seems imminent when scientists discover that the planet Mongo is about to crash into Earth. Luckily, heroic young Flash Gordon is on hand to lead an investigative mission into outer space and onto the speedily approaching planet. There, he and his best girl, Dale, who is along for the ride, learn that Ming, the devious ruler of Mongo, has purposely put the planet on a collision course with Earth, and only Flash can stop him.

Cast

Buster Crabbe

Buster Crabbe

as Flash Gordon (archive footage)

Jean Rogers

Jean Rogers

as Dale Arden (archive footage)

Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon

as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)

Priscilla Lawson

Priscilla Lawson

as Princess Aura (archive footage)

Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander

as Prince Barin (archive footage)

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

as King Vultan (archive footage)

James Pierce

James Pierce

as Prince Thun (archive footage)

Earl Askam

Earl Askam

as Officer Torch (archive footage)

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

as Prof. Gordon (archive footage)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

If you've seen the superbly hammy "Flash Gordon" remake from 1980, then you will recognise this as the base for most of that film. This version is a rather clunkily bolted together edit of the cracking 1936 serial and features the hunky Buster Crabbe in the title role, trying to keep his gal "Dale" ...

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