Screenplay:
Norman S. HallCinematography:
Jerome AshCast:
Buster Crabbe, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran, Jack Mulhall, Anthony Warde, William Gould, Henry Brandon, Wheeler Oakman, Kenne Duncan, Carleton Young (more)Plots(1)
Preserved in a state of suspended animation for 500 years by the Nirvano gas in the gondola of their dirigible wrecked in the arctic ice wastes, Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and Buddy (Jackie Moran) are rescued by scientists in the year 2500 to find the world under the despotic rule of Killer Kane (Anthony Warde) and his super gangsters. Using an arsenal of fantastic weapons created in Dr. Huer's (C. Montague Shaw) clandestine laboratory, the group attempts to seek aid from the planet Saturn to oust the tyrannical ruler only to find that his henchmen have already taken over control of the Prince of Saturn. After several harrowing adventures with the Zugg men, Buck and Buddy return to Earth only to be shot down, imprisoned and finally rescued to participate in a spectacular air battle to wrest control of the Universe from the sinister intergalactic despot. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jack Gardner
USA
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Edmund Mortimer
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John Harmon
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Eddy Chandler
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Russ Clark
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Theodore Lorch
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Guy Usher
USA
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Francis Sayles
USA
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UK
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