Adventures of Captain Africa

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 9, 1955

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Terry Frost,Ben Welden,Rick Vallin,Paul Marion,Bud Osborne,Edward Coch,John Hart,June Howard

Director

Spencer Gordon Bennet

Writer

George H. Plympton

Producer

Sam Katzman

Cinematography

Ira H. Morgan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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