Buck Rogers (serial)
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| Directed by |
Ford Beebe Saul A. Goodkind |
| Produced by | Barney A. Sarecky |
| Written by |
Norman S. Hall Ray Trampe Dick Calkins Based on Buck Rogers created by Philip Francis Nowlan |
| Starring |
Buster Crabbe Constance Moore Jackie Moran Anthony Warde C. Montague Shaw Jack Mulhall |
| Cinematography | Jerome Ash |
| Edited by | Joseph Gluck Louis Sackin Alvin Todd |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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12 chapters (237 min) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Buck Rogers is a 1939 Universal serial film starring Buster Crabbe (who had previously played the title character in two Flash Gordon serials and would return for a third in 1940) as the eponymous hero, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran and Anthony Warde. It was based on the Buck Rogers character created by Philip Francis Nowlan, which had appeared in magazines and comic strips since 1928.
In 1938, Lieutenant Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and Buddy Wade (Jackie Moran) are part of the crew of a dirigible flying over the North Pole. They are caught in a savage storm and crash. They are ordered to release the experimental Nirvano Gas, which (unbeknownst to them) will put them in suspended animation until they are rescued. The Nirvano Gas works, but the dirigible is buried in an avalanche and is not found until 500 years have passed. When Buck and Buddy are found, they awaken in the year 2440 to a world ruled by the ruthless dictator, Killer Kane (Anthony Warde), and his army of "super-racketeers". Only those who live in the "Hidden City", run by the benevolent scientist Dr. Huer (C. Montague Shaw) and his military counterpart, Air Marshal Kragg (William Gould), resist the criminal rulers of Earth.
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