Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom (1952)

Based on a successful comic book that began in 1941, the Blackhawks were seven flyers who banded together during WW II to fight the Nazis. After the war, they continued to fight evil where ... See full summary »

Directors:

Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred F. Sears

Writers:

George H. Plympton (written for the screen by), Royal K. Cole (written for the screen by),

Stars:

Kirk Alyn, Carol Forman, John Crawford

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kirk Alyn	...	Blackhawk
Carol Forman	...	Laska
John Crawford	...	Chuck
Michael Fox	...	William Case / The Leader
Don C. Harvey	...	Olaf (as Don Harvey)
Rick Vallin	...	Stanislaus / Boris
Larry Stewart	...	Andre
Weaver Levy	...	Chop Chop
Zon Murray	...	Bork
Nick Stuart	...	Cress
Marshall Reed	...	Aller
Pierce Lyden	...	Dyke
William Fawcett	...	Dr. J. Rolph [Chs. 4-7]
Rory Mallinson	...	Hodge [Chs. 11-14]
Frank Ellis	...	Hendrickson

Storyline

Based on a successful comic book that began in 1941, the Blackhawks were seven flyers who banded together during WW II to fight the Nazis. After the war, they continued to fight evil where ever they find it. In this movie, they are battling a group of spies and saboteurs bent on destroying democracy. The Blackhawks foil a succession of plots, with a cliff hanger ending in each episode.

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Plot Keywords:

world war two veteran | brotherhood | airplane pilot | 1950s | murder | 

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Taglines:

Tops in ADVENTURE! Tops in EXCITEMENT!

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Genres:

Adventure | Action

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 July 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blackhawk

Filming Locations:

French Ranch, Hidden Valley Road, Thousand Oaks, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

242 min 242 min (15 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Blackhawk was a creation of the Late Will Eisner for Quality Comics, which was later bought out by DC Comics. According to the "Who's Who In The DC Universe" update, Blachawk's real name is Janos Prohaska, sometimes said to be Polish, other times said to be US-born. He's the leader of the seven-man Blackhawks team, a group of WW2 ace pilots who travel the world combating evil.

User Reviews

Should Have been better

Blackhawk was one of my favorite comic book characters as a child and this serial was eagerly awaited when announced that it was coming. We were all a little disappointed with the results. The lack of flying action was surprising and the planes were very ordinary. Kirk Allyn and John Crawford were great as the two lead Blackhawks but the casting of the others was off. This serial is average at best but probably good for Columbia. Sam Katzman definitely saved a few bucks by using the same locations over and over.