Adventures of Captain Africa

Adventures of Captain Africa

Release date : June 9, 1955
Runtime : 3h 45m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language :
Director : Spencer Gordon Bennet /
Production companies : Columbia Pictures /
June 9, 1955 3h 45m United States of America Adventure More
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Filled from front to back with stock footage taken from the Columbia serials "The Phantom-1943" and, primarily, "The Desert Hawk-1944", with John Hart and the always-dull Rick Vallin making less-than-adequate substitutes for Tom Tyler and Gilbert Roland, this Sam Katzman "production" finds the mighty jungle avenger and legendary Captain Africa - A "Phantom" rip-off that side-stepped the need to pay King Features another fee for using the character - pledging to see that the legitimate Arabian caliph, Hamid, is restored to the throne which a tyrannical rival has usurped. He is joined in this enterprise by adventurer Ted Arnold, wild-animal trapper Nat Coleman, and his assistant Omar and, to cover all bases
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John Hart
Captain Africa
Rick Vallin
Ted Arnold
June Howard
Princess Rhoda
Bud Osborne
Nat Coleman
Paul Marion
Abdul el Hamid
Paul Marion
Boris - Henchman
Terry Frost
Greg - Henchman
Edward Coch
Balu (as Ed Coch)
Edward Coch
Prime Minister

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  • title:Adventures of Captain Africa
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1955
  • Runtime:3h 45m
  • Genres: Adventure ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language:
  • Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet /
  • Writers: George H. Plympton · George H. Plympton ·
  • Production companies: Columbia Pictures ·
  • Overview:Filled from front to back with stock footage taken from the Columbia serials "The Phantom-1943" and, primarily, "The Desert Hawk-1944", with John Hart and the always-dull Rick Vallin making less-than-adequate substitutes for Tom Tyler and Gilbert Roland, this Sam Katzman "production" finds the mighty jungle avenger and legendary Captain Africa - A "Phantom" rip-off that side-stepped the need to pay King Features another fee for using the character - pledging to see that the legitimate Arabian caliph, Hamid, is restored to the throne which a tyrannical rival has usurped. He is joined in this enterprise by adventurer Ted Arnold, wild-animal trapper Nat Coleman, and his assistant Omar and, to cover all bases
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