A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, and Zarkov.

Buster Crabbe
as Flash Gordon

Carol Hughes
as Dale Arden

Charles Middleton
as Emperor Ming

Anne Gwynne
as Sonja

Frank Shannon
as Dr. Zarkov

John Hamilton
as Professor Gordon

Herbert Rawlinson
as Dr. Frohmann

Tom Chatterton
as Professor Arden

Shirley Deane
as Princess Aura

Lee Powell
as Captain Roka
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I love and have a great affinity for serials from the golden age of cinema, and this was definitely one of the better ones I have seen. Previously, I had really enjoyed Buster Crabbe's presence in the post-Weissmuller era of Tarzan, and I have had the DVD of Hodges' 1980 'Flash Gordon' for eons, but...