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7.3/10   552 votes
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Director:
Fred C. Brannon
Writers:
Royal K. Cole (written by) and
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Release Date:
8 June 1949 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Crime | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
And they hit the moon! 12 thrilling chapters about the most fascinating man who ever lived! (original poster) more
Plot:
Jeff King in his experimental rocket suit battles the evil Dr. Vulcan. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Childhood Saturday mornings... all over again more (13 total)

Cast

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Tristram Coffin ... Jeff King
Mae Clarke ... Glenda Thomas
Don Haggerty ... Tony Dirken
House Peters Jr. ... Burt Winslow
James Craven ... Prof. Millard [Chs. 1-7, 10]

I. Stanford Jolley ... Prof. Bryant
Douglas Evans ... Chairman [Ch. 12]
Ted Adams ... Martin Conway [Chs. 1-4]
Stanley Price ... Gunther Von Strum
Dale Van Sickel ... Prof. Drake [Ch. 1] / Henchman Gates [Chs. 6-7, 9-11]
Tom Steele ... Henchman Knox [Chs. 1, 3-4, 7] / Taxi Driver [Chs. 10-11]
David Sharpe ... Henchman Blears / Cliff / Stark
Eddie Parker ... Rowan [Ch. 3]
Michael Ferro ... Henchman Turk [Ch. 8]
Frank O'Connor ... Warehouse Guard [Chs. 1, 10]
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Runtime:
167 min (12 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Republic Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jeff King's atomic powered rocket suit was so advanced that it required only three operational controls: on/off, up/down and slow/fast. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Thirty Second Doom (2008) more

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Childhood Saturday mornings... all over again, 3 March 2006
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Author: xq from United Kingdom

This movie serial has been on my mind for years. I finally found it via the internet. What a wonderful find! Not the greatest of acting, just a nice memory from days gone by, from when I was a kid and paying 3d (pennies) old stuff!!, in 1956-7 to go to Saturday morning movies with my brothers and be so excited at having to wait until the following week to see if Jeff King would escape! He always did, but it was never as was portrayed the previous week.... the mind forgets the small details when a week has gone by. Tristram Coffin made hundreds of film and television appearances, none of which were Oscar winners, but he was always presenting himself with a hero presence. As I say, not the greatest acting, but a brilliant step back in time to when all life was really rather innocent. Great stuff!!

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