Cinematography:
William NoblesCast:
Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr., William 'Billy' Benedict, Bryant Washburn, Jack Mulhall, Kenne Duncan, Nigel De Brulier, Carleton Young, Stanley Price (more)Plots(1)
Considered by many to be the finest serial ever made, THE ADVENTUERS OF CAPTAIN MARVEL chronicles the exploits of "The World's Mightiest Mortal" as he combats the Scorpion, a hooded villain intent on obtaining six optical lenses that, when aligned properly, turn ordinary stones into gold! Highlighting the serial were the fabulous flying sequences by Republic's ace special effects team, Howard and Theodore Lydecker. Combining a wired dummy photographed against real backgrounds in natural sunlight, with spectacular take-off leaps and landings supplied by action ace, David Sharpe, the final effects are still as fascinating today as they were in 1941. THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL marked the very first time a comic book superhero's exploits were transferred to the silver screen,and the resulting 12 chapters have yet to be equalled for excitment and entertainment. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Tom Tyler
USA
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
William 'Billy' Benedict
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Killing (1956)
Bryant Washburn
USA
Best movies:
Stagecoach (1939)
Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
Nevada (1944)
Jack Mulhall
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Kenne Duncan
Canada
Best movies:
In Old Oklahoma (1943)
Angel and the Badman (1947)
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
Nigel De Brulier
UK
Best movies:
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Wings (1927)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Carleton Young
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Spartacus (1960)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Stanley Price
USA
Best movies:
The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
State of the Union (1948)
Gerald Mohr
USA
Best movies:
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Detective Story (1951)
Gilda (1946)
Sam Harris
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Frank Marlowe
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
Storm Warning (1951)
Eddie Dew
USA
Best movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Henry Wills
USA
Best movies:
Westward the Women (1951)
Showdown (1963)
The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
Reed Hadley
USA
Best movies:
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Kansas Pacific (1953)
Bachelor Mother (1939)
Lynton Brent
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
King Kong (1933)
Ed Cassidy
USA
Best movies:
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Honky Tonk (1941)
George Lynn
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Notorious (1946)
Dick Crockett
USA
Best movies:
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Spartacus (1960)
Ken Terrell
USA
Best movies:
Spartacus (1960)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Proud Ones (1956)