Rocket Ship
Released: March 1, 1938Runtime: 82 minLanguage: EN
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".
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Buster Crabbe
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Jean Rogers
as Dale Arden
Charles Middleton
as Ming the Merciless
Priscilla Lawson
as Princess Aura
Frank Shannon
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
Richard Alexander
as Prince Barin
Jack Tiny Lipson
as King Vultan
James Pierce
as King Thun
Theodore Lorch
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Earl Askam
as Officer Torch
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