Buck Rogers (1939)
Buck Rogers and Buddy Wade are in the middle of a trans-polar dirigible flight when they are caught in a blizzard and crash. Buddy then releases a special gas to keep them in suspended animation until a rescue party can arrive. However, an avalanche covers the craft and the two are in suspended animation for 500 years. When they are found, they awake to find out that the world has been taken over by the outlaw army of Killer Kane. Along with Lieutenant Wilma Deering, Buck and Buddy join in the fight to overthrow Kane and with the help of Prince Tallen of Saturn and his forces, they eventually do and Earth is free of Kane's grip.
Directors: Saul A. Goodkind, Ford Beebe.
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Buster Crabbe as Buck Rogers |
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Constance Moore as Wilma Deering |
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Jackie Moran as George 'Buddy' Wade |
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Anthony Warde as Killer Kane |
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C. Montague Shaw as Prof. Huer |
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William Gould as Air Marshal Kragg |
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Philson Ahn as Prince Tallen |
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Guy Usher as Aldar |
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Henry Brandon as Capt. Laska |
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Wheeler Oakman as Lt. Patten |
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Kenne Duncan as Lt. Lacy |
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Jack Mulhall as Capt. Rankin |
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Reed Howes as Capt. Roberts |
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Carleton Young as Scott |
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Karl Hackett as Councillor Krenko |
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John Harmon as Hidden City Air Controller |
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Wade Boteler as Prof. Wade |
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Al Bridge as Dynamo Room Floor Guard |
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Roy Butler as Control Officer |
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Eddy Chandler as Captain of Dirigible |
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Lane Chandler as Army Official at Wade's Lab |
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Russ Clark as Lt. Carson |
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James Conaty as Kane Councilman |
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Cyril Delevanti as Saturnian Councilman |
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Frank Ellis as Kane Soldier |
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Jack Gardner as Prof. Huer's Lab Assistant |
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Kenneth Harlan as Reporter at Wade's Lab |
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Ben Lewis as Cell Guard (uncredited) |
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Theodore Lorch as Kane's Council Member |
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Edmund Mortimer as Member of War Council |
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Eddie Parker as Council-Room Guard |
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Stanley Price as Capt. Martin / Zugg Man |
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David Sharpe as Kane Pilot / Hidden City Sentry / Saturnian Lieutenant |
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Tom Steele as Kane Pilot / Hidden City Tech / Balcony Guard |
| Writing | Ray Trampe | Writer |
| Writing | Norman S. Hall | Writer |
| Crew | Jerome Ash | Cinematography |
| Production | Barney A. Sarecky | Producer |
| Art | Ralph M. DeLacy | Art Direction |
| Crew | Ed Keyes | Special Effects |
| Directing | Saul A. Goodkind | Director |
| Directing | Ford Beebe | Director |
