Adventures of Captain Africa (1955)

Adventures of Captain Africa (1955)

MIGHTY JUNGLE AVENGER! 1955-06-09 United States of America 225 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Filled from front to back with stock footage taken from the Columbia serials "The Phantom-1943" and, primarily, "The Desert Hawk-1944", with John Hart and the always-dull Rick Vallin making less-than-adequate substitutes for Tom Tyler and Gilbert Roland, this Sam Katzman "production" finds the mighty jungle avenger and legendary Captain Africa - A "Phantom" rip-off that side-stepped the need to pay King Features another fee for using the character - pledging to see that the legitimate Arabian caliph, Hamid, is restored to the throne which a tyrannical rival has usurped. He is joined in this enterprise by adventurer Ted Arnold, wild-animal trapper Nat Coleman, and his assistant Omar and, to cover all bases

Cast

John Hart is Captain Africa
Captain Africa
Rick Vallin is Ted Arnold
Ted Arnold
June Howard is Princess Rhoda
Princess Rhoda
Bud Osborne is Nat Coleman
Nat Coleman
Paul Marion is Abdul el Hamid
Abdul el Hamid
Paul Marion is Boris - Henchman
Boris - Henchman
Terry Frost is Greg - Henchman
Greg - Henchman
Edward Coch is Balu (as Ed Coch)
Balu (as Ed Coch)
Edward Coch is Prime Minister
Prime Minister