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Buck Rogers (1939)

APPROVED 237 min  -  Adventure | Family | Fantasy  -   11 April 1939 (USA)
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A pilot and his young passenger crash-land on a mountaintop and are put into suspended animation by a strange gas... See full summary »

Writers:

Dick Calkins (comic strip), Norman S. Hall (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview:
Buster Crabbe ...
Buck Rogers (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
Constance Moore Constance Moore ...
Jackie Moran Jackie Moran ...
Jack Mulhall Jack Mulhall ...
Anthony Warde ...
C. Montague Shaw C. Montague Shaw ...
Guy Usher Guy Usher ...
William Gould William Gould ...
Philson Ahn Philson Ahn ...
Prince Tallen
Henry Brandon Henry Brandon ...
Captain Laska
Wheeler Oakman Wheeler Oakman ...
Lieutenant Patten
Kenne Duncan Kenne Duncan ...
Lieutenant Lacy (as Kenneth Duncan)
Carleton Young Carleton Young ...
Scott
Reed Howes Reed Howes ...
Captain Roberts
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Storyline

A pilot and his young passenger crash-land on a mountaintop and are put into suspended animation by a strange gas. They awake 500 years later to discover that the Earth is now ruled by a tyrannical despot called Killer Kane, and they lead a fight to overthrow him. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Suspended Animation | Outlaw | Blizzard | Foreword | Airplane Crash  | See more »

Taglines:

You followed Buck Rogers adventures in the newspapers! You heard him on the radio! Now SEE HIM for the time in the most fantastic adventures ever filmed! See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Buck Rogers Conquers the Universe See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(12 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The bullet cars used in the movie were the same ones used in Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Buck and Buddy infiltrate the council on Saturn, the second soldier reacts to being shot by Buck's laser gun before he is shot. See more »

Quotes

Buck Rogers: I don't understand, sir. Who is this man called Killer Kane?
Professor Huer: He is the result of the stupidity of the men of your century. You failed to stamp out lawlessness and in the end the criminal became stronger than the law.
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Connections

Referenced in The Right Stuff (1983) See more »

Soundtracks

Some of the music cues originally were composed for the following films:
Bride of Frankenstein music composed by Franz Waxman
Mystery of Edwin Drood composed by Edward Ward
Werewolf of London composed by Karl Hajos
Dracula's Daughter composed by Heinz Roemheld
Great Expectations composed by Edward Ward
The Invisible Man composed by Heinz Roemheld
Bombay Mail composed by Heinz Roemheld See more »