Adventures of Captain Africa (1955)

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

Directing:
  • Spencer Gordon Bennet

Writing:
  • George H. Plympton

Stars:
Release Date: 1955-06-09
themoviedb icon 6.0/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: en
  • Runtime: 225
Rick Vallin
Rick Vallin
Ted Arnold
Terry Frost
Terry Frost
Greg - Henchman
Bud Osborne
Bud Osborne
Nat Coleman
John Hart
John Hart
Captain Africa
Ben Welden
Ben Welden
Omar
Paul Marion
Paul Marion
Boris - Henchman
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