King of the Rocket Men
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King of the Rocket Men

5.4 / 10 1949 2h 47mNR English
ActionAdventureCrimeScience Fiction

Storyline

Prof. Millard pretends to be dead and helps Jeff King ferret out Vulcan, the evil traitor at the science academy. Donning his Rocket Man costume King goes from one hair raising rescue to the next in order to keep the newly invented Decimator out of the clutches of Vulcan and his minions.

Cast & Crew

Tristram Coffin

Tristram Coffin

Jeff King

Lead
Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke

Glenda Thomas

Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

Tony Dirken

James Craven

James Craven

Prof. Millard

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Prof. Bryant

House Peters Jr.

House Peters Jr.

Burt Winslow

Douglas Evans

Douglas Evans

Chairman

Ted Adams

Ted Adams

Martin Conway

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fred C. Brannon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. King of the Rocket Men is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker