Adventures of Captain Africa (1955)

06/09/1955 (US) • 3h 45m

Adventure

MIGHTY JUNGLE AVENGER!

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

Top Billed Cast

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)


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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

jungle

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