Buck Rogers (1939)
BUCK ROGERS BATTLES INVASION FROM FOREIGN PLANETS!...Space ships exploded by giant ray machines! Mountains crumbled by disintegrating machines!
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.
Cast
- Buster Crabbe - Buck Rogers
- Constance Moore - Wilma Deering
- Jackie Moran - George 'Buddy' Wade
- Anthony Warde - Killer Kane
- C. Montague Shaw - Prof. Huer
- William Gould - Air Marshal Kragg
- Philson Ahn - Prince Tallen
- Guy Usher - Aldar
- Henry Brandon - Capt. Laska
- Wheeler Oakman - Lt. Patten
Screenplay
Keywords
movie serial
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Buck Rogers about?
- 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.
- Who directed Buck Rogers?
- Buck Rogers was directed by Saul A. Goodkind, Ford Beebe.
- Who stars in Buck Rogers?
- Buck Rogers stars Buster Crabbe, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran, Anthony Warde, C. Montague Shaw, William Gould.
- How long is Buck Rogers?
- Buck Rogers has a runtime of 3h 57m (237 minutes).
- What genre is Buck Rogers?
- Buck Rogers is a Science Fiction film.
- Where was Buck Rogers produced?
- Buck Rogers was produced in United States of America.