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Adventures of Captain Africa (1955)

Movie"MIGHTY JUNGLE AVENGER!"
Audience Score
60
Adventures of Captain Africa
NR 3 hr 45 minJun 9th, 1955Adventure
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
DirectorSpencer Gordon Bennet

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 9th, 1955
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Columbia Pictures
Movie Tags:
jungle