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Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere
 
 1951 - 15 Chapters
 
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere is a 15-chapter serial released by Columbia Pictures in 1951. It was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Wallace A. Grissel with a screenplay by Royal G. Cole, Sherman I. Lowe and Joseph F. Poland, based on a treatment by George H. Plympton. The serial is unique for several reasons--- in particular, it is the first and last film serial ever based on a television program, Captain Video and His Video Rangers.
 

Plot
 
Judd Holdren, in what was only his second starring screen role, plays Captain Video, the leader of a group of crime-fighters known as the Video Rangers. He faces an interplanetary menace, as the evil dictator of the planet Atoma, Vultura (Gene Roth) and his lackey, the traitorous earth scientist Dr. Tobor (George Eldredge) are planning to conquer the earth.
 

Cast
 
    Judd Holdren as Captain Video
    Larry Stewart as Ranger
    George Eldredge as Dr. Tobor
    Gene Roth as Vultura
    Don C. Harvey as Gallagher
    Skelton Knaggs as Retner
    William Fawcett as Alpha
    Jack Ingram as Aker, a henchman
    I. Stanford Jolley as Zarol
    Jimmy Stark as Ranger Rogers
    Rusty Wescoatt as Beal, a henchman
    Zon Murray as Elko', a henchman
 

Chapter titles
 
    Journey into Space
    Menace of Atoma
    Captain Video's Peril
    Entombed in Ice
    Flames of Atoma
    Astray in the Stratosphere
    Blasted by the Atomic Eye
    Invisible Menace
    Video Springs a Trap
    Menace of the Mystery Metal
    Weapon of Destruction
    Robot Rocket
    Mystery of Station X
    Vengeance of Vultura
    Video vs. Vultura
 

 

From: Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia
 
 
Your Serial comes on a DVD-R in a Paper Protective Sleeve with Color 
Artwork on the DVD. 
 
Please keep in mind that this movie is of very good quality for its age, but is over 75 years old. This is Not HD quality and may not look that great on your large flat screen TV.
 
This Classic Serial is in the Public Domain.
 

Date of release: Dec 27, 1951
Date entered public domain: Jan 1, 1979