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Adventures of Captain Africa

"MIGHTY JUNGLE AVENGER!"

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

Top Cast

  • John Hart

    John Hart

    Captain Africa

  • Rick Vallin

    Rick Vallin

    Ted Arnold

  • Ben Welden

    Ben Welden

    Omar

  • June Howard

    June Howard

    Princess Rhoda

  • Bud Osborne

    Bud Osborne

    Nat Coleman

  • Paul Marion

    Paul Marion

    Abdul el Hamid

  • Paul Marion

    Paul Marion

    Boris - Henchman

  • Terry Frost

    Terry Frost

    Greg - Henchman

  • Edward Coch

    Edward Coch

    Balu (as Ed Coch)

Overview

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

Rating

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