The read
It runs long at 3h 45m.
Synopsis
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
Ratings
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Spencer Gordon BennetDirector
- George H. PlymptonScreenplay
Cast
- John HartCaptain Africa
- Rick VallinTed Arnold
- Ben WeldenOmar
- June HowardPrincess Rhoda
- Bud OsborneNat Coleman
- Paul MarionAbdul el Hamid
- Paul MarionBoris - Henchman
- Terry FrostGreg - Henchman
- Edward CochBalu (as Ed Coch)
- Edward CochPrime Minister