Crash of Moons (TV 1954)Not a feature film but a three-part episode from the TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger edited together and released as a feature. Director:Hollingsworth MorseWriter:Warren Wilson |
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Crash of Moons (TV 1954)Not a feature film but a three-part episode from the TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger edited together and released as a feature. Director:Hollingsworth MorseWriter:Warren Wilson |
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Richard Crane | ... |
Rocky Jones
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Scotty Beckett | ... |
Winky
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Sally Mansfield | ... |
Vena Ray
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Robert Lyden | ... |
Bobby
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Maurice Cass | ... |
Professor Newton
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Charles Meredith | ... |
Secretary of Space Drake
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Patsy Parsons | ... |
Cleolanta
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Harry Lauter | ... |
Atlasan
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Maria Palmer | ... |
Potonda
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| John Banner | ... |
Bavarro
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Nan Leslie | ... |
Trinka
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Lane Bradford | ... |
Lasvon, Cleolanta's Lieutenant
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Dayton Lummis | ... |
Lavolga
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Not a feature film but a three-part episode from the TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger edited together and released as a feature.
This feature was re-edited from a two-part episode of the popular 1954 syndicated "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" series, which lasted only one season because its sophisticated (for the time) special effects, sets and wardrobe requirements made it too expensive to show a profit. Fortunately the films survived (unlike the "Captain Video" kinescopes) to be available to students of the genre. Richard Crane was the perfect space captain, and Sally Mansfield as Vena Ray, Rocky's miniskirted assistant, makes sure the adult male interest level stays measurably acceptible. Alexander Laszlo's title theme is in 3/4 time, very unusual for a space opera, and it uses plenty of theremin.