| Adventures of Captain Marvel | |||||
| Republic Pictures (1941) | |||||
| TV Series / Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction | |||||
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| Jack Mulhall | Howell [Ch. 1] | |
| Kenne Duncan | Barnett (chief henchman) [Ch. 2-10] (as Kenneth Duncan) | |
| Carleton Young | Henchman Martin [Ch. 3-9] | |
| Stanley Price | Owens (henchman-driver) [Ch. 3-5] | |
| Tom Tyler | Captain Marvel | |
| Frank Coghlan Jr. | Billy Batson (as Frank Coghlan, Jr.) | |
| William 'Billy' Benedict | Whitey Murphy (as William Benedict) | |
| Louise Currie | Betty Wallace | |
| Robert Strange | John Malcolm | |
| Harry Worth | Prof. Luther Bentley | |
| Bryant Washburn | Harry Carlyle [Ch. 1-3] | |
| John Davidson | Tal Chotali | |
| George Pembroke | Dr. Stephen Lang [Ch. 1-9] | |
| George Lynn | Prof. Dwight Fisher [Ch. 1-6] (as Peter George Lynn) | |
| Reed Hadley | Rahman Bar [Ch. 1,11-12] | |
| Nigel De Brulier | Shazam [Ch. 1] | |
| John Bagni | Henchman Cowan [Ch. 2-10] | |
| William Benedict | Whitey Murphy |
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| Producer | Hiram S. Brown Jr.
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| Writer | Bill Parker
Ronald Davidson |
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| Cinematography | William Nobles
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| Musician | Cy Feuer
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Considered by many to be the finest serial ever made, The Adventures 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 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 equaled in excitement and entertainment. |
| Seen it: Yes 16 mins 1. Curse of the Scorpion | ||
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In a remote section of Siam, near the Burmese border, lies a desolate, volcanic land which for centuries been taboo to white men -- the Valley of Tombs! To this realm of mystery, jealously guarded by native tribes unconquered since the dawn of time, has come the Malcolm Archaeological Expedition to find the lost secret of the Scorpion Dynasty.
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| Seen it: Yes 16 mins 2. The Guillotine | ||
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Rahman Bar attacks the camp of the Malcom Expedition in reprisal for the theft of the Golden Scorpion.
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| Seen it: Yes 16 mins 3. Time Bomb | ||
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The Scorpion captures Carlyle and demands his lens as ransom for his life.
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| Seen it: Yes 16 mins 4. Death Takes the Wheel | ||
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The Scorpion sends his men to Oak Mountain Lodge for Carlyle's lens.
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| Seen it: Yes 16 mins 5. The Scorpion Strikes | ||
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The Scorpion traps Billy Batson in Chan Lal's curio store.
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| Seen it: Yes 16 mins 6. Lens of Death | ||
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The Scorpion forces Owens to lead Billy Batson into the Harrison mine tunnel.
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| Seen it: Yes 16 mins 7. Human Targets | ||
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The Scorpion tricks Bentley and Fisher into revealing the hiding place of their lenses.
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| Seen it: Yes 16 mins 8. Boomerang | ||
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The Scorpion plans an elaborate trap to capture Captain Marvel.
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| Seen it: Yes 16 mins 9. Dead Man's Trap | ||
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Billy Batson and Whitey accuse Doctor Lang of being the Scorpion
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| Seen it: Yes 16 mins 10. Doom Ship | ||
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The Scorpion forces Doctor Lang to reveal the hiding place of his lens.
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| Seen it: Yes 16 mins 11. Valley of Death | ||
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Malcolm is shipwrecked on a reef off the coast of Siam.
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| Seen it: Yes 16 mins 12. Captain Marvel's Secret | ||
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Captain Marvel rescues the Malcom Expedition from a trap set by the Scorpion.
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