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Posted by Laksmi Breathwaite (Member # 2320) on May 04, 2011, 10:26 PM:

FLASH GORDON retrospec Super 8mm Digest 400 feet B/W sound 1936-USA). With LARRY "BUSTER" CRABBE, JEAN ROGERS, CHARLES MIDDLETON, PRISCILLA LAWSON, FRANK SULLIVAN. A feature made from the 13 episode 1936 serial (the first "Flash Gordon" serial). The complete story abridged to eliminate individual episode titles, cliff-hangers and plot recapitulations. Flash, Zarkov and Dale travel through space to the planet Mongo to prevent Ming the Merciless from destroying the Earth. Flash enlists the aid of King Tvun and his Lion Men and fights the dragon-like "Gocko." Prince Barin of the Forest People and King Vultan of the Hawk Men join Flash fighting Ming. Amazing science fiction at a time when the largest rocket was still firecracker-sized and television was a laboratory curiosity. A prophetic and exciting space-opera.

Posted by Paul Spinks (Member # 573) on May 05, 2011, 07:40 AM:

I love these. I have "Rocketship" and "Mars attacks the World" both on Super 8mm in the 4X400ft feature versions. I really should get "Space Soldiers" to complete the collection but it's my least favourite. They are certainly much more fun than the complete serials.

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on May 05, 2011, 08:18 AM:

Hey John

Great review. I used to love the wires and the sparklers. I don't have any of them yet. I bid on them but lost. My time will come. Ming had a great moustache. [Big Grin]

PatD

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on May 05, 2011, 10:29 AM:

I have the Thunderbird films printing of the 4X400ft of this and it's GREAT!

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