Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
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A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, and Zarkov.
- 5.8
- 1940
- Released
- 3h 15m
Buster Crabbe
Flash Gordon
Carol Hughes
Dale Arden
Charles Middleton
Emperor Ming
Anne Gwynne
Sonja
Frank Shannon
Dr. Zarkov
John Hamilton
Professor Gordon
Herbert Rawlinson
Dr. Frohmann
Tom Chatterton
Professor Arden
Shirley Deane
Princess Aura
Lee Powell
Captain Roka
Roland Drew
Prince Barin
Don Rowan
Captain Torch
Victor Zimmerman
Lieutenant Thong
Edgar Edwards
Captain Turan
Michael Mark
Professor Karm
Earl Dwire
Janda
Harry C. Bradley
KeedishSigurd Nilssen
Count KorroMimi Taylor
Verna
Byron Foulger
Professor Drok
William Royle
Captain Sudan
Donald Curtis
Ronal (uncredited)
Luli Deste
Queen Fria (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
General Lupi (uncredited)Allan Cavan
Man with Thinking Brain (uncredited)Jack Roper
Man of Low Intellect (uncredited)
Reed Howes
Barin's Ship #5 Commander (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Guard Kroad (uncredited)
Mala
Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
Chief Yowlachie
King of the Rock People (uncredited)Jack Gardner
Professor Gordon's Radio Operator (uncredited)Joey Ray
Professor Gordon's Assistant (uncredited)
Roy Barcroft
Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Ming's Soldier (uncredited)
Gene Rizzi
Ming's Soldier (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Scientist (uncredited)
John Elliott
Scientist (uncredited)Jack George
Scientist (uncredited)
Jean Brooks
Olga (uncredited)Carmen D'Antonio
Ming's Dancing Girl (uncredited)Vivian Mason
Ming's Gong Girl (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
(uncredited)Clarice Sherry
(uncredited)Tom Steele
Ming's Pilot (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Arborian Prison Guard (uncredited)Bill Hunter
Guard (uncredited)Robert Blair
(uncredited)
Pat Gleason
(uncredited)Ernie Payson
(uncredited)Paul Reed
(uncredited)Charles Waldron Jr.
(uncredited)
Released
en
- #based on comic
- #rocket ship
- #movie serial
- #plague
- #flash gordon
Reviews
I love and have a great affinity for serials from the golden age of cinema, and this was definitely one of the better ones I have seen. Previously, I had really enjoyed Buster Crabbe's presence in the post-Weissmuller era of Tarzan, and I have had the DVD of Hodges' 1980 'Flash Gordon' for eons, but wanted to first get to the root of the phenomenon by checking out the serials. Fortunately, in purc