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Flash Gordon (1936)

Three earthlings visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless. (source: imdb.com)

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Buster Crabbe

Flash Gordon
Jean Rogers

Dale Arden
Charles Middleton

Ming the Merciless
Priscilla Lawson

Princess Aura
Frank Shannon

Dr. Alexis Zarkov
Theodore Lorch

High Priest #2
Richard Tucker

Prof. Gordon
George Cleveland

Prof. Hensley
James Pierce

Prince Thun
House Peters Jr.

Shark Man
Carroll Borland

Woman in Ming's Palace
Lynton Brent

Transcontinental pilot
Don Brodie

Earth Radio Scientist
Lane Chandler

Sharkman , Ming Soldier
Ray Corrigan

Orangopoid
William Desmond

Hawkman lookout captain
Bull Montana

Monkey man
Eddie Parker

Ming Soldier
Glenn Strange

Ming soldier, Gocko, Robot
Bunny Waters

Sharkman

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Release Date

06 April 1936

Tagline

THRILLING STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES!!! (original Chapter 1 one-sheet poster)

Genre

Sci-Fi, Adventure

Country

USA

Filming Locations

Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Language

Sound Mix

Color

Film Type

Film Class

Superhero Film, Sci-Fi Action, Space Adventure

Themes

Evil Aliens, Heroic Mission, Space Travel, Space Wars, End of the World

Tones

Tense, Atmospheric, Fanciful, Menacing, Rousing

Wikipedia

Flash Gordon is a 1936 science fiction film serial. Told in 13 installments, it was the first screen adventure for the comic-strip character Flash Gordon, and tells the story of his first visit to the planet Mongo and his encounter with the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless. Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles B. Middleton, Priscilla Lawson and Frank Shannon played the central roles. In 1996, Flash Gordon was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".