THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL(1941 SERIAL) MOVIE PAGE




THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL(1941 SERIAL)


For it's age, this is really, really good!!! The acting is top
notch, the story line is believable(if you can get around the
fact that it's a "superhero" movie!), and the visual quality is
much better than you might expect! This is the telling of the
origin of Captain Marvel, and really worth a watch! A-

From IMDb.com:

I was seven years old when I saw this serial in a theater
in 1941.

I now own 49 titles of Republic serials,mostly tapes and
a few on DVD.This serial is my favorite.For those who have
not saw this serial, I won't give away any secrets. The plot
concerns a group of scientists and an ancient artifact with
lenses that can turn any matter to gold,thus the owner could
rule the world.A mortal ,Billy Batson, is given the power to
become Captain Marvel.The Captain fights the arch villain,
the Scorpion,for 12 exciting chapters,to keep him from
getting the lens.Marvel is played by former cowboy star,Tom
Tyler in fine fashion.David Sharpe does the leaps and
landings in realistic style.Flying scenes still look great
today,with excellent special effects by the Lydecker
brothers.The Scorpion is voiced by another actor, and
should keep the viewer guessing until the final reel. Music
by Cy Feurer,William Lava and others add more excitement
to a fine serial.Whitney and English directed. - tomwal


Cast:

Tom Tyler ... Captain Marvel
Frank Coghlan Jr. ... Billy Batson
William 'Billy' Benedict ... Whitey Murphy (as William Benedict)
Louise Currie ... Betty Wallace
Robert Strange ... John Malcolm
Harry Worth ... Prof. Luther Bentley
Bryant Washburn ... Henry Carlyle [Ch. 1-3]
John Davidson ... Tal Chotali
George Pembroke ... Dr. Stephen Lang [Ch. 1-9]
George Lynn ... Prof. Dwight Fisher [Ch. 1-6] (as Peter George Lynn)
Reed Hadley ... Rahman Bar [Ch. 1,11-12]
Jack Mulhall ... James Howell [Ch. 1]
Kenne Duncan ... Barnett - Chief Henchman [Ch. 2-10] (as Kenneth Duncan)
Nigel De Brulier ... Shazam [Ch. 1]
John Bagni ... Henchman Cowan [Ch. 2-10]
Carleton Young ... Henchman Martin [Ch. 3-9]
Leyland Hodgson ... Maj. Rawley [Ch. 1] (as Leland Hodgson)
Stanley Price ... Owens - Henchman / Driver [Ch. 3-5]
Ernest Sarracino ... Akbar [Ch. 11-12]
Tetsu Komai ... Chan Lal [Ch. 4]


TO CATEGORY LISTS OF DVDs:

COMPLETE LIST OF DVDs
LIST OF MOVIE DVDs
LIST OF ANIME/ANIMATION DVDs
LIST OF BOND DVDs
LIST OF DISNEY DVDs
LIST OF ELVIS DVDs
LIST OF MUSIC DVDs
LIST OF STAR TREK/STAR WARS DVDs
LIST OF SUPERHERO DVDs
LIST OF TELEVISION DVDs


TO PHOTO PAGES OF MOVIES:

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J-K
L
M
N
O
P-Q
R
S
T
U-V
W
X-Z

ANIME/ANIMATION
ANIME SUPERHERO
BOND
DISNEY
ELVIS
HOLIDAY
MUSIC
MUSICALS
OTHER
SERIALS
SETS #-M
SETS N-Z
STAR TREK/STAR WARS
SUPERHERO
TELEVISION A-B
TELEVISION C-D
TELEVISION E-F
TELEVISION G-H
TELEVISION I-K
TELEVISION L
TELEVISION M
TELEVISION N-O
TELEVISION P-Q
TELEVISION R
TELEVISION Gene Roddenberry
TELEVISION S
TELEVISION T
TELEVISION U-W
TELEVISION X-Z
TELEVISION STAR TREK/STAR WARS
TELEVISION SUPERHERO