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Rocket Ship

1938-03-01 · 82 min · ★ 6.3

Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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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Directors
Frederick Stephani, Ray Taylor
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 350,000

Top Cast

Buster CrabbeBuster CrabbeFlash Gordon
Jean RogersJean RogersDale Arden
Charles MiddletonCharles MiddletonEmperor Ming
Priscilla LawsonPriscilla LawsonPrincess Aura
Frank ShannonFrank ShannonDr. Hans Zarkov
Richard AlexanderRichard AlexanderPrince Barin
Jack 'Tiny' LipsonJack 'Tiny' LipsonKing Vultan
Theodore LorchTheodore LorchHigh Priest
James PierceJames PiercePrince Thun
Earl AskamOfficer Torch
Richard TuckerRichard TuckerProfessor Gordon
George ClevelandGeorge ClevelandProfessor Henson

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