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Flash Gordon: Box Set (Space Soldiers/Flash Gordon's Trip To Mars/Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe) (3DVD)

All three Flash Gordon serials in one box! "Space Soldiers" (1936, 245 min., 13 episodes) - Internationally renowned polo player and Yale graduate Flash Gordon and the lovely Dale Arden are enlisted by Dr. Hans Zarkov on his quest to save Earth from being destroyed by the runaway planet Mongo. "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938, 299 min., 15 episodes) - A mysterious beam of light emanating from Mars is sucking the nitrogen from the Earth's atmosphere, and only Flash Gordon can stop it, battling Queen Azura, the Clay People of Mars, and his mortal enemy Ming the Merciless! "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" (1940, 234 min., 12 episodes) - A rocket is dropping purple dust into the Earth's atmosphere, causing instant death! Can Flash Gordon stop the madman from Mongo while retrieving the antidote to the death dust from the frozen planet of Frigia?

Space Soldiers - Flash is enlisted to save Earth from a runaway planet. "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars" - A light beam from Mars is sucking away Earth's atmosphere! "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" - A rocket is dropping deadly purple dust onto the Earth! 3-disc box set.

Robert F. Hill, Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor, Frederick Stephani

Buster Crabbe, Charles Middleton, Jean Rogers, Frank Shannon, Richard Alexander, Carol Hughes

Adventures of Captain Marvel

Buck Rogers

While it lacks the baroque, fantastical quality of the previous Flash Gordon serials (which also starred Buster Crabbe), the Buck Rogers serial still exemplifies the freewheeling spirit of pulp-magazine space opera of the 1930s. Crash-landing in the Arctic in the 20th century, Buck Rogers and his sidekick Buddy Wade (Jackie Moran) use a special gas to induce suspended animation, only to be awakened 500 years later when the world is ruled by the evil Killer Kane. We are told that Kane's ascendancy is a direct result of the 20th century's failure to solve the problem of crime. But luckily, Buck Rogers is here to fight Kane's evil domination of mankind, which involves making obedient robots out of folks by strapping an "amnesia helmet" on their heads. (The helmet looks like the sawed-off end of a cheesy rocket ship, complete with fins.) Most of the episodes deal with invasion forces from the planet Saturn and whose side they're going to take, Killer Kane's or Buck's, affording plenty of opportunity for spaceships to zip back and forth, propelled by sparks and rising smoke. All the trappings and tropes of space opera abound: ray guns, space travel, villainous political figures, alien civilizations. In a way, the flaws seem quaint--the wooden acting, the cheesy costumes and sets, the flimsy space crafts, the similarity between the surface of Saturn and certain California deserts, and the way Buck needs no learning curve after traveling 500 years into the future. It's great adolescent fun. --Jim Gay

Preserved in a state of suspended animation for 500 years by the Nirvano gas in the gondola of their dirigible wrecked in the arctic ice wastes, Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and Buddy (Jackie Moran) are rescued by scientists in the year 2500 to find the world under the despotic rule of Killer Kane (Anthony Warde) and his super gangsters. Using an arsenal of fantastic weapons created in Dr. Huer's (C. Montague Shaw) clandestine laboratory, the group attempts to seek aid from the planet Saturn to oust the tyrannical ruler only to find that his henchmen have already taken over control of the Prince of Saturn. After several harrowing adventures with the Zugg men, Buck and Buddy return to Earth only to be shot down, imprisoned and finally rescued to participate in a spectacular air battle to wrest control of the Universe from the sinister intergalactic despot.Approximately Released by Universal Pictures. Bonus Features: Animated Menu| Scene Selection| Photo Gallery| Bonus Serial Trailers. Specs: DVD9; Dolby Digital Mono; 241 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1939; SRP - $19.99.

I Was A Teenage Moviemaker - Don Glut's Amateur Movies (2-Disc Special Edition)

From 1953 to 1969 Don Glut (best known today for writing the best-selling novelization of the movie The Empire Strikes Back) made amateur movies most of them in the horror and science fiction genres. Shot on 16mmthese films thanks to coverage in such magazines as Famous Monsters of Filmland became legendary throughout the world. I Was a Teenage Movie Maker is a feature-length DVD about the making of those films including interviews with Forrest J Ackerman Randal Kleiser Bob Burns Jim Harmon Scott Shaw! Paul Davids Bill Warren and others. Also as a gigantic extra (and for the first time ever) all 41 of Glut s movies plus hours of bonus film footage can be enjoyednutes on this Special 2-Disc Collector's Edition DVD.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: NR UPC: 891514001023 Manufacturer No: EPO-DV1023

Gene Autry: Riders in the Sky

One of the greatest cowboy songs since "The Last Round-Up" and "South of the Border" launches Gene Autry on his most stirring adventure! RIDERS IN THE SKY finds investigator Gene Autry helping a gal clear the name of her father who is accused of murdering a gambler. When the leader of the gamblers gets involved it's up to Gene and his comic sidekick pal Pat Buttram to outwit and outfight the badland badmen.System Requirements:Running Time: 70 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. UPC: 014381347821

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

It's easy to point and guffaw at the Flash Gordon serials. In fact, in this day and age it's hard to believe that audiences of any era were ever expected to accept bulbous rocket ships that flatulently trail sparks and smoke; preposterous, shambling space creatures; and spaceship interiors that look as though they were assembled from a plumbing warehouse. Despite the primitive sets and effects, Flash Gordon serials are as much a part of the roots of modern sci-fi as Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, or Ray Bradbury.

This collection from Image Entertainment finds Flash battling a fiendish plot staged by Queen Azura of Mars, stealing the Earth's nitrogen to aid in the ongoing war against the Clay People. Flash soon discovers that Azura is in line with his mortal enemy, Ming the Merciless, who secretly is plotting to overthrow her and take over Mars himself. As usual, the hapless Professor Zarkov gets in predicaments from which Flash must rescue him, and Dale Arden is by Flash's side through all of it. Loaded with fisticuffs, sputtering, wobbly rocket ships, lasers, and, of course, the remarkable Clay People (Martians turned into animated mud), this is fast-paced sci-fi entertainment that was state of the art for 1938. The energy and raw enthusiasm of these serials are what make them so fun to watch, not to mention providing a downright quaint time-capsule look at what Depression-era audiences thought of as the future. --Jerry Renshaw

Complete and uncut: 15 episodes starring "Buster" Crabbe. Life on Earth is about to be destroyed! A mysterious beam of light emanating from Mars is sucking the nitrogen from the planet's atmosphere, and only Flash Gordon ("Buster" Crabbe) can stop it. Blasting off with Dale Arden (Jean Rogers) and Dr. Hans Zarkov (Frank Shannon), Flash and his intrepid band of adventurers quickly learn that Queen Azura (Beatrice Roberts), ruler of Mars, is stealing Earth's nitrogen to aid in her ongoing war with the Clay People, Martians whom Azura magically turned into living mud. A bigger surprise, however, is yet to come; working closely with the Queen is Flash's mortal enemy, Ming the Merciless (Charles Middleton), who--while posing as Azura's ally--is secretly plotting to overthrow the Queen and seize Mars for himself! Can Flash save the Earth, rescue the Clay People, bring Azura to her senses, and stop Ming's heinous scheme? The answers lie in "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars"--15 thrilling episodes of sci-fi adventure at its very best.

Gene Autry: Twilight on Rio Grande (New Version)

Gene Autry saddles up for Mexico in a fabulous fiesta of flying fists and sparkling songs the way only Gene can swing 'em and sing 'em. When his partner is killed Gene finds himself in a border town where he must solve the murder and round up a gang of border smugglers. A beautiful Cantina singer sidekick Pokie the Cass County Boys and Champion Jr. are along for the ride in this film full of hell-for-leather action of a western combined with a thrill-packed whodunit.System Requirements:Running Time: 71 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/CLASSICS Rating: NR UPC: 014381447828 Manufacturer No: ID4478UQDVD

Red Ryder Double Feature, Vol. 11

Vigilantes of Dodge City (1944) - The heroine in this Red Ryder entry (Linda Stirling) is having troubles with the freight company that she owns. Hooded thieves attack her coaches over and over again. When Red Ryder gets involved, the robbers don't stand a chance, but they put up a rousing fight anyway. Sheriff of Las Vegas (1944) - When the town Judge is murdered and his own son framed for the murder, Red Ryder and his companion must prove his innocence and seek to reveal the real killer. Bonus Features: Scene Selection| Trailers| Bios| Poster & Comic Book Gallery| Chapter 11 from "The Adventures of Red Ryder" serial| B-Westerns & "Wild Bill" Elliott Promos. Specs; DVD9; Dolby Digital; 109 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1944; SRP - $19.99.

Red Ryder - Double Feature Vol 10

Red Ryder must bring peace when two feuding towns battle over the position of the county seat in "Marshal of Reno" (1944); "Sheriff of Redwood Valley" (1946) has our hero and his sidekick rounding up criminals responsible for the crime of which an innocent man did time.

Gene Autry Collection, Leading Lady Gail Davis, Vol. 1

This special collection includes: Cow Town, Whirlwind, The Old West and Sons of New Mexico

Cow Town:Barbed wire is brought to the open range, and the ranchers are urged by Sandy Reeves to fight against it. Reeves secretly plans to bring sheep into the territory but forgets to count in Gene Autry, who makes certain nothing dishonest goes on for very long. Crashing action and catchy Western melodies make this a true Autry classic, featuring the songs "Down in the Valley," "Buffalo Gals," "Powder Your Face with Sunshine" and "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie."

Whirlwind:A confederate guerilla raiding federal supply shipments makes his way to a frontier post during the Civil War, and it's up to Army scouts Gene Autry and Pat Buttram to track down these looters posing as Union soldiers.

The Old West: Bronco buster Gene Autry trains wild steeds and then sells them to the Saddle Rock stagecoach line in the Old West. When his only competitor tries to wipe him out, Gene teams up with a preacher to tame the town that the law forgot. Gene is at his rockin', sockin' best singing songs of faith and participating in numerous gun battles as well as in a fast and furious stagecoach race. Featuring Gail Davis as the courageous stagecoach line manager, Pat Buttram as a humorous traveling peddler, and Little Champ who helps his pa and Gene. Includes original theatrical trailer.

Sons of New Mexico:Cattleman Gene Autry becomes the guardian of a wayward boy deeply indebted to a gambler. Hoping to straighten him out, Gene sends the boy to the New Mexico Military Institute, but the lad flees and is framed for an ex-jockey's murder. Full of rugged action and smooth Western songs, this was Autry's 70th screen feature and includes such tunes as "Can't Shake the Sands of Texas from My Shoes," "There's a Rainbow on the Rio Colorado" and "The Honey Song."