Flash Gordon: The Destroying Ray | Buster Crabbe, Charles Middleton | Space Soldiers | TV Serial

[@rongendron8705]

I'm 76 & in 1950, at age 4, I appeared on a very early t.v. show, hosted by Buster Crabbe! He was about 42 at the time, but looked essentially as he did as "Flash Gordon" (except his hair was darker! ) Soon after this, his "Flash Gordon' serials began on t.v. & were so successful that In 1952, a brand new "F.G." series started, with Steve Holland playing "Flash"!

[@fazbell]

This old serial was a modern classic. One of the best sci fi productions ever.

[@mikesilva3868]

Agreed 😊

[@ramblingRJ]

The Hawkman's sky city was the inspiration for Lando's mining cloud city in ," the Empire Strikes Back". So many Star Wars ideas were taken from Flash Gordon.

[@glynbrain1083]

Star Trek also had a city in the sky in the episode "The Cloud Minders".

[@dennisfarabee5216]

Got to love the hawk king's sense of humor.

[@donnovicki9771]

Jean Rogers........huba huba. I'm sure many a young lad enjoyed watching Jean run around Mars in her space outfit.

[@OldJoe212]

Another great documentary from CCC. I'm glad they used a lot of Zarkov's actual footage.

[@henrykonkel5065]

fantastic to see this in color

[@Godzillaforever1954]

Thanks!

[@michaelterrell]

These were shown between movies in theaters. This is from 1936, and Television wasn't unveiled to the public until 1939

[@Omar-wq9dz]

Once this serial is done, we can hopefully see Buck Rogers here as well. Buster Crabbe was also the titular hero in that

[@marcoantoniomaldonadocaile1693]

Que maravilla ver esta serial de los años 30s , Flash a todo reacciona con empujones y quiere golpear a todo mundo como primera reaccion , bueno , supongo que es lo que era normal en aquella epoca ( y hoy tambien )

[@cindylira9503]

this is a very interesting serial!!!i enjoy watching this🚀

[@nelljrbr]

For a 30's sci fi, this series even had some cool special effects, although I think they could have gone the extra mile and made a more decent lion-man costume.

[@mikesilva3868]

Agreed 😊

[@robertcuratolo5339]

17:10 😬She was better off with the bear.🐻

[@viennapalace]

Back then, the men were big & strong & the women were beautiful in a different way than they are today. I doubt anyone from back then would find the pumped-up bodies & lips of the men & women of our era attractive. And I totally understand why. Thanks for sharing this true classic. I can't wait for the next installment! I actually have it on DVD but the thrill of waiting for the next one is quite intoxicating, not to mention joy of seeing Dale & Princess Aura in color! I must admit, the way they kind of go gray & then suddenly change back to color takes some getting used to but I guess some of the women I've dated over the last few years have done the same thing, so I know it's something I can get used to...

[@donnovicki9771]

Jean Rogers, what a babe, and the perfect femme fatale in my mind. She was about 20 when this was made.

[@josieldeassis]

7:53 "Take the girls away" (but carefull where you touch)

[@frankmartinez4856]

First time Richard Alexander played a good guy, also in the next Flash Gordon serial 😊

[@pr59052]

14:18 Sounds like the death Star superlaser shooting

[@chrischibnall593]

There was a Tijuana Bible printed in the 30s, satirizing Flash Gordon/Buck Rodgers, and entitled "The ENLARGING Ray"

[@michael-dy8tz]

Love it!

[@glynbrain1083]

It explains why they chose Brian Blessed to play the king of the Hawkmen in the later film.

[@carlosarielgonzalezramirez9196]

Me gustan mucho el género de las películas. Otros ponen más películas pero en inglés. Le estoy muy agradecido, pero siempre se repiten.

[@dp6297]

Still better than CGI

[@carydavidhoffson6014]

So what if this is old it was done great that anyone can see that after all the years that have gone by that it does not make a difference

[@bud9133]

Right, so, the budget was limited, but somehow they had enough change to bring out a BEAR, with TIGER STRIPES, and a NOSE RING?!

[@mikesilva3868]

😊great

[@leandrobraganca3384]

Tem este filme dublado por favor?

[@austinevplab7167]

Except for the gunpowder smeared all over their bodies, this was a fun romp thru a nascent sci fi film.

[@carydavidhoffson6014]

In color you can see every single thing better than in black and white

[@aldito17]

Doesn't Metropolis mean anything to you? That is a movie ,this is a cartoon. By that I don't want to take anything away from cartoons. When the British people saw Metropolis , they were frightened by the technique the Germans were showing that they had. Metropolis 1927

[@MaverickX36]

This Prince Vultan was a creep 😆

[@ZeSvenska1982]

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[@robertcuratolo5339]

0:15 1930's wasn't so bad.

[@robertfromtexas2480]

If I were Flash,I think I'd take Mings daughter she seems like a fun girl

[@801walt]

I thought the bear was rather well done.

[@dangeroreilly2028]

When Thun pulled Dale away, his hand was right on her little breast!

[@dukemantee2978]

Who was that incredibly beautiful blonde?

[@anarchorepublican5954]

❮«2:15»❯⚡️📺⇠🦈💬apparently, the "Shark-Men" are not a hairless race after all...who knew?

[@helenpoornima5126]

Super 👸

[@robertcuratolo5339]

13:02 😂 If only Putin would have this sense of humor.

[@davidhansen7609]

The hot blonde was jean rodgers she was 20 iin this series

[@andrejshamin1452]

🙂👍

[@lexxynubbers]

Well, I'd go with Dale, but I'd be thinking of Aura

[@ZeSvenska1982]

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[@idamanco3942]

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