CinemaOSMovie · 1955 · 3h 45m

Adventures of Captain Africa

MIGHTY JUNGLE AVENGER!

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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

Directed bySpencer Gordon Bennet

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Status
Released
Runtime
3h 45m
Language
EN
Released
June 9, 1955
Studios
Columbia Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
John Hart

John Hart

Captain Africa

Rick Vallin

Rick Vallin

Ted Arnold

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Omar

June Howard

Princess Rhoda

Bud Osborne

Bud Osborne

Nat Coleman

Paul Marion

Paul Marion

Abdul el Hamid

Terry Frost

Terry Frost

Greg - Henchman

Edward Coch

Balu (as Ed Coch)

Creative team
Directed by
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Written by
George H. Plympton
Produced by
Sam Katzman
Sam Katzman

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