Planet Outlaws (1953)

An American soldier suspended in time wakes up to find himself in the futuristic world of the year 2500.

Writers:

Norman S. Hall (archive footage), Helen Leighton (narrative),

Stars:

Buster Crabbe, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Buster Crabbe	...	Col. Buck Rogers (archive footage) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
Constance Moore	...	Lt. Wilma Deering (archive footage)
Jackie Moran	...	George 'Buddy' Wade (archive footage)
Jack Mulhall	...	Capt. Rankin, Hidden City forces (archive footage)
Anthony Warde	...	Killer Kane (archive footage)
Philip Ahn	...	Prince Tallen of Saturn (archive footage)
C. Montague Shaw	...	Dr. Huer, Scientist General (archive footage) (as Montague Shaw)
Guy Usher	...	Aldar (archive footage)
William Gould	...	Air Marshal Kragg (archive footage)
Henry Brandon	...	Capt. Lasca, Kane forces (archive footage)

Storyline

Buck Rogers (1939) re-edited from serial to feature format and re-released for theatrical distribution in 1953; an American soldier suspended in time wakes up to find himself in the futuristic world of the year 2500. Once settled he realizes that an evil villain, along with his gang of outlaws, has been trying his best to gain total control the the universe and everything in it. Buck Rogers has other plans for these thoughtless henchmen and will do anything he in his power to stop them in their tracks.

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Plot Keywords:

soldier | futuristic | outlaw | public domain | spacecraft | 

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Taglines:

ATOMIC WAR comes from outer space!

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

E

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is an edited version of the 1939 serial Buck Rogers.

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Quotes

Voiceover: From somewhere in the skies above us come, from time to time, flaming discs and weird phenomena. What are they? Whence have they come?

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Crazy Credits

Revised version based on cartoon strip "Buck Rogers" by HARRY JAQUES REVIER

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Connections

Edited from Buck Rogers (1939)

User Reviews

Buck Rogers Conquers Communism in the 25th Century

After a 1938 airship mishap, our handsome hero and his young pal are buried in an avalanche; but, they employ an experimental gas to put themselves safely in suspended animation. "When Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and his sidekick Buddy (Jackie Moran) are aroused from centuries of cryogenic sleep, they are enlisted by Wilma Deering (Constance Moore) to save the world from the grasp of a tyrannical gangster named 'Killer Kane'. They travel to the planet Saturn to get some much needed help for their assignment, and then set out to deal with Kane and his villainous cohorts," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis.

This re-produced feature-length version of the fondly remembered 12-part serial "Buck Rogers" (1939) must have held up well for 1950s Saturday matinée and television audiences, due to its futuristic plot and imaginatively recycled sets. Apparently, the original chapters were edited down, with (brief) new work done on the opening and closing segments. "The planet Saturn" isn't as peculiar a setting as it might seem, if you consider they may be referring to "Saturn's planet Titan." No comment on the suggestion the place is populated with helpful Asians. The end brings Buck Rogers into the then popular anti-Communist fold.

**** Planet Outlaws (1953) Ford Beebe ~ Buster Crabbe, Jackie Moran, Constance Moore, Anthony Warde