Overview:
A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, and Zarkov.| Status: | Released (1940-03-03) |
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| Awards: | 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Alex Raymond, Basil Dickey, George H. Plympton |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures, King Features Syndicate |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 33359: Buster Crabbe - Flash Gordon
- 119541: Carol Hughes - Dale Arden
- 30017: Charles Middleton - Emperor Ming
- 30415: Anne Gwynne - Sonja
- 33362: Frank Shannon - Dr. Zarkov
- 14455: John Hamilton - Professor Gordon
- 52176: Herbert Rawlinson - Dr. Frohmann
Crews
- 11431: Ford Beebe - Director - Directing
- 33377: Ray Taylor - Director - Directing
- 33375: Basil Dickey - Screenplay - Writing
- 161984: Barry Shipman - Screenplay - Writing
- 14483: Jerome Ash - Director of Photography - Camera
- 33374: George H. Plympton - Screenplay - Writing
- 1126373: Harold H. MacArthur - Art Direction - Art
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I love and have a great affinity for serials from the golden age of cinema, and this was definitely one of the better ones I have seen. Previously, I had really enjoyed Buster Crabbe's presence in the post-Weissmuller era of Tarzan, and I have had the DVD of Hodges' 1980 'Flash Gordo ....
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