Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers (1953–1954)On 22nd-Century Earth, the Rocket Rangers are a celestial defense organization, battling interplanetary evil from their headquarters on Omega Base. |
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Rod Brown
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Bruce Hall | ... |
Captain Frank Boyd
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Wilbur 'Wormsey' Wormser
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John Boruff | ... |
Commander Swift (orginal cast)
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This live sci-fi series aimed at children featured the adventures of space-patrolling Rocket Ranger Rod Brown, who roamed the universe with sidekicks Frank and Wormsey protecting its inhabitants from evil. Written by Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 April 1953 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USACompany Credits
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1.33 : 1
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(Theme)
by Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert and Robert Allen
Recorded on Columbia Playtime 406-PV
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Rod Brown's spaceship was the Beta. See more »Soundtracks
"Rocket Ranger Song"(Theme)
by Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert and Robert Allen
Recorded on Columbia Playtime 406-PV
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CBS had Tom Corbett, Space Cadet for only a couple of months before it moved to ABC, then later DuMont, then later NBC. With space adventure shows at their peak of popularity in 1953, CBS hired Tom Corbett's original director and commissioned him to create a clone. He did so, and the result was Rod Brown (Cliff Robertson) of the Rocket Rangers. With the same director, same special effects gizmo, and many of the same writers, this was a somewhat livelier version of Space Cadet. Aliens were very rarely seen on Space Cadet, so Rod Brown gave us virtually a new alien every week. It was an interesting program and it is a shame that no kinescopes seem to be available these days.