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Rocket Ship

NR19381h 22mFrederick Stephani,Ray Taylor
IMDb 6.6

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"BIG FEATURE SENSATION! Amazing STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES! From Alex Raymond's Famous Newspaper Strip"

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".

ActionAdventureScience Fiction
EmperorSpace TravelSpace WarEnd Of WorldSpace OperaHeroic MissionEvil AlienEvil DictatorFeature Version Of Movie Serial

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What is Rocket Ship (1938) about?

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…

Who stars in Rocket Ship?

Rocket Ship stars Buster Crabbe (Flash Gordon), Jean Rogers (Dale Arden), Charles Middleton (Emperor Ming), Priscilla Lawson (Princess Aura), Frank Shannon (Dr. Hans Zarkov). The film was directed by Frederick Stephani.

How long is Rocket Ship?

Rocket Ship has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1938. It is rated NR.

Is Rocket Ship worth watching?

Rocket Ship holds an IMDb rating of 6.6/10. Fans of Action, Adventure, Science Fiction are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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