Description: Classic Cliffhanger Movie Serials King of the Rocket Men Complete Serial all 12 Chapters - 1949 King of the Rocket Men Plot King of the Rocket Men is a 1949 Republic movie serial, in twelve chapters, notable for introducing the "Rocketman Character" who reappeared under a variety of names in later serials Radar Men from the Moon, Zombies of the Stratosphere and the semi-serial Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe. Plot An evil genius of unknown identity, calling himself "Dr Vulcan," plots to conquer the world, but first needs to eliminate one by one the members of the Science Associates, an organization of the Earth's greatest scientists. After narrowly escaping an attempt on his life by Vulcan, one member of Science Associates, Dr. Millard (James Craven), outfits another member, Jeff King (Tristram Coffin) with an "atomic powered rocket flying suit." With the help of the suit, a magazine photographer named Glenda Thomas (Mae Clarke), and other inventions of Dr. Millard, King battles the minions of Dr. Vulcan for twelve suspenseful episodes. Eventually Vulcan steals one of Millard's more dangerous inventions, the Decimator, and uses it to flood and destroy Manhattan Island (courtesy of stock footage from the once-thought-lost film, Deluge (1933), before being brought to justice by Jeff King in his jet pack. Cast Tristram Coffin as Jeff King/Rocket Man Mae Clarke as Glenda Thomas Don Haggerty as Tony Dirken House Peters, Jr. as Burt Winslow James Craven as Dr Millard I. Stanford Jolley as Professor Bryant Stanley Price as Gunther Von Strum Chapter titles Dr. Vulcan - Traitor Plunging Death Dangerous Evidence High Peril Fatal Dive Mystery of the Rocket Man Molten Menace Suicide Flight Ten Seconds to Live The Deadly Fog Secret of Dr. Vulcan Wave of Disaster From: Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia Your Serial comes on a DVD-R in a Paper Protective Sleeve (NOT in a CASE) with Color Artwork on the DVD. All of our Serials Have Menus. Please keep in mind that this movie is of very good quality for its age, but is over 75 years old. This is Not HD quality and may not look that great on your large flat screen TV. This Classic Serial is in the Public Domain. As per eBay policy, we have added the following information : Thousands of motion pictures are in the Public Domain because they were 1: Released without Copyright Notices; 2: Were never registered with the Library of Congress, had improper or late registrations; or 3: Were not properly renewed under the old requirements for films made before 1964. Date of release: June 8, 1949 Date entered public domain: June 8, 1977
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Format: DVD-R
Features: Black & White
Actor: Tristram Coffin & Mae Clarke
Movie/TV Title: King of the Rocket Men
Region Code: DVD: 0/All
Rating: G
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sub-Genre: Cliffhanger Serial