Adventures of Captain Africa (1955)
Adventures of Captain Africa (1955)
MIGHTY JUNGLE AVENGER!
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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Cast

John Hart John Hart As: Captain Africa
Rick Vallin Rick Vallin As: Ted Arnold
Ben Welden Ben Welden As: Omar
June Howard June Howard As: Princess Rhoda
Bud Osborne Bud Osborne As: Nat Coleman
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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


Tagline: MIGHTY JUNGLE AVENGER!
Certification: Unknown

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Genres: Adventure

Language:

Release Date: 09 June 1955

Country: US

Runtime: 225m

Company Credits

Company: Columbia Pictures

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Cast

John Hart

John Hart

Captain Africa

Rick Vallin

Rick Vallin

Ted Arnold

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Omar

June Howard

June Howard

Princess Rhoda

Bud Osborne

Bud Osborne

Nat Coleman

Paul Marion

Paul Marion

Abdul el Hamid

Paul Marion

Paul Marion

Boris - Henchman

Terry Frost

Terry Frost

Greg - Henchman

Edward Coch

Edward Coch

Balu (as Ed Coch)

Edward Coch

Edward Coch

Prime Minister

Directed By

Spencer Gordon Bennet

Spencer Gordon Bennet

Director

Horace Hough

Horace Hough

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Sam Katzman

Sam Katzman

Producer

Herbert B. Leonard

Herbert B. Leonard

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

J.S. Westmoreland

J.S. Westmoreland

Sound Engineer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ira H. Morgan

Ira H. Morgan

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Sidney Clifford

Sidney Clifford

Set Decoration

Paul Palmentola

Paul Palmentola

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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