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Director
  
Editor
  
Language
  
English

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Genre
  
Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

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Release date
  
February 2, 1939

Genres
  
Science Fiction, Action Film, Black-and-white, Adventure Film

Cast
  
(Buck Rogers), (Wilma Deering), (George 'Buddy' Wade), (Capt. Rankin), (Killer Kane),
C. Montague Shaw
(Prof. Huer)

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Tagline
  
BUCK ROGERS BATTLES INVASION FROM FOREIGN PLANETS!...Space ships exploded by giant ray machines! Mountains crumbled by disintegrating machines!

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Buck Rogers is a 1939 Universal serial film starring Buster Crabbe (who had previously played the title character in two Flash Gordon serials and would return for a third in 1940) as the eponymous hero, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran and Anthony Warde. It was based on the Buck Rogers character created by Philip Francis Nowlan, which had appeared in magazines and comic strips since 1928.

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Plot

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In 1938, Lieutenant Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and Buddy Wade (Jackie Moran) are part of the crew of a dirigible flying over the North Pole. They are caught in a savage storm and crash. They are ordered to release the experimental Nirvano Gas, which (unbeknownst to them) will put them in suspended animation until they are rescued. The Nirvano Gas works, but the dirigible is buried in an avalanche and is not found until 500 years have passed. When Buck and Buddy are found, they awaken in the year 2440 to a world ruled by the ruthless dictator, Killer Kane (Anthony Warde), and his army of "super-racketeers". Only those who live in the "Hidden City", run by the benevolent scientist Dr. Huer (C. Montague Shaw) and his military counterpart, Air Marshal Kragg (William Gould), resist the criminal rulers of Earth.

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Buck and Buddy join the resistance. They volunteer to go to Saturn, where they hope that they can find help in their fight against Kane. Wilma Deering (Constance Moore) is assigned to accompany them. Saturn is run by Aldar (Guy Usher) and the Council of the Wise and Prince Tallen. To the dismay of Buck and Buddy, they also discover that Kane has dispatched ambassadors of his own, headed by his loyal henchman, Captain Laska (Henry Brandon). The serial then becomes a back-and-forth struggle between Buck and Kane to secure the military support of Saturn.

Cast

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  • Buster Crabbe as Buck Rogers
  • Constance Moore as Wilma Deering
  • Jackie Moran as George "Buddy" Wade
  • Anthony Warde as "Killer" Kane
  • C. Montague Shaw as Doctor Huer
  • Jack Mulhall as Captain Rankin
  • Guy Usher as Aldar
  • William Gould as Air Marshal Kragg
  • Philson Ahn as Prince Tallen
  • Henry Brandon as Captain Laska
  • Chapter titles

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    1. Tomorrow's World
    2. Tragedy on Saturn
    3. The Enemy's Stronghold
    4. The Sky Patrol
    5. The Phantom Plane
    6. The Unknown Command
    7. Primitive Urge
    8. Revolt of the Zuggs
    9. Bodies Without Minds
    10. Broken Barriers
    11. A Prince in Bondage
    12. War of the Planets

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    References

    Buck Rogers (serial) Wikipedia
    Buck Rogers (serial) IMDb Buck Rogers (serial) themoviedb.org