This aluminum rocket ship model was first used in the fox films feature just imagine 1930. During the 1950s, the three serials were shown on american television. Visit brians drivein theater for photos, biography and filmography information, and dvd and memorabilia sources for actress jean rogers. But the legacy of the 1st serial lives on, in the imaginations of the generations of males who ogled dale and auras midriffs, and in the miniskirts and aluminum foil bikinis of the original star trek. Genre grandeur flash gordons trip to mars 1938 the. Flash gordons trip to mars is a 1938 15chapter science fiction flash gordon movie serial. Flash gordons trip to mars was the second of the flash gordon serials, which comes sandwiched in between flash gordon 1936 and flash gordon conquers the universe 1940. The original flash gordons trp to mars 1938 suffers from a warily soundtrack at times and one chapter apparently is missing some footage. Flash gordon, flash gordons trip to mars and flash gordon conquers the universe, the most expensive and popular movie serials ever made, have been favorites of movie and comic fans for decades. Zarkov are bound for earth by rocket ship after saving the planet from destruction by the invading planet mongo and its ruthless emperor, ming who was, to all appearances, burned to death in the tunnel of terror, leaving his daughter aura and prince barin to rule over mongo with a presumably gentler hand. Flash gordontrailer cast, buster crabbe, jean rogers, charles middleton, priscilla lawson, frank. The second serial was titled flash gordon s trip to mars, arriving in 1938. Flash gordon trip to mars chapter 11 human bait comicweb.
The two subsequent flash gordon serials, in 1938 and 1940, radically toned down the sexual tension to as close to zero as possible. Old time radio programs, flash gordon serial from 1935 addeddate 20070225 16. The boxset is a snap for getting all three in one go and looks very nice. Original serial based on the comic strip by alex raymond.
Flash gordons trip to mars is a 1938 serial film of 15 episodes, based on the newspaper comic strip flash gordon. Buster crabbe, frank shannon and donald kerr as flash, doctor zarkov and happy hapgood fend off aliens in episode eleven of flash gordon s trip to mars. Actress jean rogers livened several of universals 1930s serials, including ace drummond and flash gordon. Flash gordon and the 1930s and 40s science fiction serial. Is flash gordon the character in the public domain. It is universals 38th serial and the second of three flash gordon serials. The main cast from the first serial reprise their roles. Trailers for the first two flash gordon serials spliced together on one reel. Flash gordons trip to mars chapter 01 of 15 part 1 of 2. Buy flash gordons trip to mars 1938 complete 15 chapter universal movie serial cliffhanger 2 x dvd dvdr from amazons movies store. Flash gordon began its life as a comic strip with a lavish, full color sunday episode on january 7, 1934, as created by alex raymond. Leave a comment 1938, film, serial chapter alex raymond, beatrice roberts, buster crabbe, charles middleton, don kerr, flash gordons trip to mars, jean rogers, richard alexander, the black sapphire of kalu, universal pictures 12.
The main cast from first serial reprise their roles. Most obvious among these was the addition side windows and a nose cannon between the second and third serials. Firstly, one of the neatest things about this serial is the opening. The flash gordon serials of the 1930s changed the face of.
The available prints are and photography are generally of better quality, some of the special effects are superior, there are certain exotic space novelties, like the clay peoples subway to the queens palace and the light bridge, and there are some interesting and creepy visuals in the forest kingdom. Flash gordons trip to mars 15 chapters in 1938 and flash gordon conquers the universe 12 chapters in 1940. Flash gordons trip to mars is a 1938 serial film of 15 episodes, based on the comic strip flash gordon. Flash gordons trip to mars was made in 1938, just after orson welless famous war of the worlds 1938 radio broadcast. Flash gordon space soldiers 1936, flash gordons trip to mars. Flash gordons trip to mars flash gordon wiki fandom. When a deadly nitron ray strikes earth, flash gordon and his friends travel to. The image ones are without doubt the best way to go. Flash gordons trip to mars movie serial 15 chapters 1938 buster crabbe. Flash gordons trip to mars approved 4h 59min action, adventure, scifi 21 march 1938 usa when a deadly nitron ray strikes earth, flash gordon and his friends travel to mars to battle ming the merciless and his new ally queen azura. Flash finally gets his hands on emperor ming, while queen azura looks on, in the second flash gordon serial trip to mars 1938 flash gordon tv this was it for my brother and me. Flash gordon 1936 flash gordons trip to mars 1938 flash gordon conquers the universe 1940 the serials were syndicated on us television during the 1950s, under the title space soldiers to distinguish them from the 1954 flash gordon tv series starring steve holland. Hans zarkov on his quest to save earth from being destroyed by the runaway planet mongo.
Flash gordons trip to mars, dvd complete serial 1938. The flash gordon serials of the 1930s changed the face of scifi. It is the second of three flash gordon serials made. Buster crabbe as flash gordon, jean rogers as dale arden, frank shannon as dr.
Some of the stock footage used was from the first flash gordon movie. Enjoy hours of the adventures of comicstrip character flash gordon. The deadly ray from mars was an edited version of the 1938 universal serial flash gordons trip to mars that was released to tv in a syndication package in 1966. Available also through the library of congress web site as digital files. It is the second of three flash gordon serials made between 1936 and 1940. Buster crabbe played the blond spaceman in flash gordon film serials from 1936 and in the subsequent serials, flash gordons trip to mars 1938 and flash gordon conquers the universe 1940. Flash gordon was another, the star of three universal serials produced between 1936 and 1940. Liszts les preludes was one of the predominant themes. From certain standpoints, this serial is superior to the 1st flash gordon chapterplay. To avoid confusion with a madefortv flash gordon series airing around the same time, they were retitled, becoming respectively space soldiers. Usage public domain topics old time radio, flash gordon. The serials were syndicated on us television during the 1950s, under the title.
Flash gordons trip to mars simple english wikipedia. It is the second of the three flash gordon serials made by universal between 1936 and 1940. Middleton as ming the merciless, and richard alexander as prince barin. Internet movie database www site, viewed october 25, 20. King features syndicate owns the rights to the character and pretty much everything else related to the character. Two sequels to flash gordon, also in serial form and starring buster crabbe, followed the popular 1936 production. The first episode of flash gordon conquers the universe, released in 1940, actually uses the words conentration camps has scenes featuring a kind of gas chamber, and references to a kind of inverted eugenics instead of a master race, ming wants to create a servant race by using a toxin that will kill only those who are intelligent enough. It is the second of the three flash gordon serials from universal.
All the music from both the flash gordon and buck rogers serials, episode by episode, time cues someone has outdone themselves. Flash gordons trip to mars 1938 complete 15 chapter universal. Classic cliffhanger movie serials flash gordons trip to mars 15 chapters 1938 flash gordons trip to mars plot flash gordons trip to mars is a 1938 serial film of 15 episodes, based on the comic strip flash gordon. Flash was featured in a radio program and as the hero of a novel, flash gordon in the caverns of mongo 1936, attributed to alex raymond.
Flash gordons trip to mars 1938, ford beebe and robert f. Rumoured to have only half the budget of the earlier serial, it nevertheless achieved a similar degree of success. Flash gordons trip to mars movie cliffhanger serial dvd. When a deadly nitron ray strikes earth, flash gordon and his friends travel to mars. If you are familiar with serials, each episode, after the credits, usually included an encapsulation of what has gone on before. They even credit the arranger of the classical music. Mars attacks the world was the feature version of the 1938 serial titled flash gordons trip to mars. Flash gordon was followed by two more serials, flash gordons trip to mars 1938 and flash gordon conquers the universe 1940. In the case of the flash gordon serials that universal created from 1936 to 1940, the debate over such materials worth is a significant matter to science fiction fans. Zarkov must fight to save the earth from ming the merciless and his many dastardly schemes. At the end of universals 1936 serial flash gordon, flash, dale arden, and dr. Flash gordons trip to mars is a 1938 universal pictures 15chapter science fiction movie serial, based on the syndicated newspaper comic strip flash gordon. The only annoyance is that although they claim to be complete and uneditted image tinkered with trip to mars because it spreads over two discs.
Zarkov, the flash gordon rocket underwent numerous modifications between flash gordon 1934, flash gordons trip to mars 1938 and flash gordon conquers the universe 1940. Universal pictures later acquired the lifesized model, as well as the miniatures, and used them as zarkovs rocket ship in the flash gordon serials 1936, 1938 and 1940, starring buster crabbe, jean rogers and priscilla lawson. Flash gordons trip to mars was released in 1938 and was directed by ford beebe, robert hill and frederick stephani. Flash gordon triple feature manufactured on demand on tcm. Flash gordon trip to mars chapter 1 new worlds to conquer. Flash gordon allies to prince barin richard alexander, who claims to be the inheritor of the mongos throne, and they fight against the hawk men, leaded by king vultan jack tiny lipson, in the palace in the air, becoming allied in the end. The second serial was titled flash gordons trip to mars, arriving in 1938. It is the second of the three flash gordon movie serials made between 1936 and 1940. Flash gordons trip to mars is a movie serial produced by universal in 1938 as a sequel to the successful 1936 serial, flash gordon.
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