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
Augie Gomez
USA
Best movies:
Showdown (1963)
Albuquerque (1948)
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
Wilson Benge
UK
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Love Crazy (1941)
Marten Lamont
UK
Best movies:
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Tetsu Komai
Japan
Best movies:
China Seas (1935)
The Letter (1940)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Bud Geary
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Robert Strange
USA
Best movies:
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
Leyland Hodgson
UK
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Rebecca (1940)
John Davidson
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Francis Sayles
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Union Pacific (1939)
John Bagni
USA
Best movies:
Passage to Marseille (1944)
Cobra Woman (1944)
Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
Ernest Sarracino
USA
Best movies:
The 3rd Man (1949)
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Al Kikume
USA
Best movies:
The Hurricane (1937)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
George Pembroke
Canada
Best movies:
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Meet John Doe (1941)
Carbine Williams (1952)
Steve Clemente
Mexico
Best movies:
King Kong (1933)
Stagecoach (1939)
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
Louise Currie
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Christmas Holiday (1944)
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
Joe De La Cruz
Mexico
Best movies:
North West Mounted Police (1940)
The Westerner (1940)
Gunga Din (1939)