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Adventures of Captain Africa
“MIGHTY JUNGLE AVENGER!”
7.0 / 10• 1955• 3h 45m•NR• English
Adventure
Storyline
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 & Crew
John Hart
Captain Africa
Lead
Rick Vallin
Ted Arnold
Ben Welden
Omar
JH
June Howard
Princess Rhoda
Bud Osborne
Nat Coleman
Paul Marion
Abdul el Hamid
Paul Marion
Boris - Henchman
Terry Frost
Greg - Henchman
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Spencer Gordon Bennet's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Adventures of Captain Africa is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
