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King of the Rocket Men

  • 19491949
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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King of the Rocket Men (1949)
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  • Crime
Jeff King in his experimental rocket suit battles the evil Dr. Vulcan.Jeff King in his experimental rocket suit battles the evil Dr. Vulcan.Jeff King in his experimental rocket suit battles the evil Dr. Vulcan.
IMDb RATING
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921
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  • Director
    • Fred C. Brannon
  • Writers
    • Royal K. Cole
    • William Lively
    • Sol Shor
  • Stars
    • Tristram Coffin
    • Mae Clarke
    • Don Haggerty
Top credits
  • Director
    • Fred C. Brannon
  • Writers
    • Royal K. Cole
    • William Lively
    • Sol Shor
  • Stars
    • Tristram Coffin
    • Mae Clarke
    • Don Haggerty
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    • 17User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Tristram Coffin in King of the Rocket Men (1949)
    Tristram Coffin in King of the Rocket Men (1949)
    Tristram Coffin in King of the Rocket Men (1949)
    Tristram Coffin in King of the Rocket Men (1949)
    Tristram Coffin in King of the Rocket Men (1949)
    Tristram Coffin and James Craven in King of the Rocket Men (1949)
    Mae Clarke, James Craven, Don Haggerty, House Peters Jr., David Sharpe, and Tom Steele in King of the Rocket Men (1949)
    Mae Clarke and Tristram Coffin in King of the Rocket Men (1949)
    Tristram Coffin in King of the Rocket Men (1949)
    Tristram Coffin and House Peters Jr. in King of the Rocket Men (1949)
    Don Haggerty and David Sharpe in King of the Rocket Men (1949)
    David Sharpe in King of the Rocket Men (1949)

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    Tristram Coffin
    Tristram Coffin
    • Jeffrey Kingas Jeffrey King
    Mae Clarke
    Mae Clarke
    • Glenda Thomasas Glenda Thomas
    Don Haggerty
    Don Haggerty
    • Tony Dirkenas Tony Dirken
    House Peters Jr.
    House Peters Jr.
    • Burt Winslowas Burt Winslow
    James Craven
    James Craven
    • Prof. Millard [Chs. 1-7, 10]as Prof. Millard [Chs. 1-7, 10]
    I. Stanford Jolley
    I. Stanford Jolley
    • Prof. Bryantas Prof. Bryant
    Douglas Evans
    • Chairman [Ch. 12]as Chairman [Ch. 12]
    Ted Adams
    Ted Adams
    • Martin Conway [Chs. 1-4]as Martin Conway [Chs. 1-4]
    Stanley Price
    Stanley Price
    • Gunther Von Strumas Gunther Von Strum
    Dale Van Sickel
    Dale Van Sickel
    • Martin - Henchman [Ch.1]as Martin - Henchman [Ch.1]…
    Tom Steele
    Tom Steele
    • Knox - Henchman [Chs. 1, 3-4, 7]as Knox - Henchman [Chs. 1, 3-4, 7]…
    David Sharpe
    David Sharpe
    • Blears - Henchmanas Blears - Henchman…
    Eddie Parker
    Eddie Parker
    • Rowan [Ch. 3]as Rowan [Ch. 3]
    Michael Ferro
    • Turk - Henchman [Ch. 8]as Turk - Henchman [Ch. 8]
    Frank O'Connor
    Frank O'Connor
    • Warehouse Guard [Chs. 1, 10]as Warehouse Guard [Chs. 1, 10]
    Buddy Roosevelt
    Buddy Roosevelt
    • Phillips - Henchman [Chs. 9-10]as Phillips - Henchman [Chs. 9-10]
    Marshall Bradford
    • Prof. Graftneras Prof. Graftner
    • (uncredited)
    Arvon Dale
    • Chairman's Aide [Ch. 12]as Chairman's Aide [Ch. 12]
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fred C. Brannon
    • Writers
      • Royal K. Cole
      • William Lively
      • Sol Shor
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    • Trivia
      This was another of Republic's titles to use a play-on-words for "King of..." "King" was actually the name of the main character.
    • Goofs
      Conway is murdered by having a knife thrown into the middle of his back, yet Glenda accepts his death as a suicide (and wonders why he'd kill himself before ending his suicide confession/note).
    • Quotes

      Glenda Thomas: Am I glad you caught up with me again.

      Jeffrey King: It's getting to be a habit that I'd like to break.

      Glenda Thomas: Well, I was only trying to help.

      Jeffrey King: The best you can do is help yourself to a ride back to town. The highway is right over there.

    • Alternate versions
      This Republic serial was edited down to a feature film and released under the title "Lost Planet Airman."
    • Connections
      Edited into Lost Planet Airmen (1951)

    User reviews17

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    Top review
    6/10
    Its a bird, its a plane, its Rocket Man
    Dr. Vulcan, a mysterious criminal, has been sabotaging the experiments of a group of scientists at Science Associates (SA), as well as murdering the ones who come close to discovering his identity. He murders Prof. Millard, a rocket expert, who has been suspecting the nature of Vulcan's attacks. Millard is saved from his death by his colleague, Jeff King, a sonic propulsion expert. In order to save the works and surviving members of SA (where Vulcan in his true identity, serves as a member of the board of directors), King assumes the identity of Rocket Man, using a jet rocket pack designed by Millard. For 12 chapters, King/Rocket Man battles the forces of Vulcan and tries to prevents Millard's latest invention, the Sonic Desemator, from falling into the hands of Vulcan. For 1948, KOTR comes off as a good serial, but really you think it could have a been a wee bit better coming out of Republic. Coffin turns in a decent performance as King, after playing mainly villains all his career. Haggerty is great though as Vulcan's henchman Dirken, and makes you wish Republic used him more as a villain in more serials and Bs. Brannon is no Witney, English, or Bennett when it comes to serial directing, but this is one of his better serials. Many errors of logic in the serial, but does it matter in a serial about a scientist fighting crime in a rocket suit? Rating, based on serials, 6.
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    • Mike-764
    • Aug 27, 2003

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    • Release date
      • June 8, 1949 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der König der Raketenmänner
    • Filming locations
      • Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures (I)
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    • Budget
      • $165,592 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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