BUCK ROGERS: PLANET OUTLAWS(1953)
In the set: 100 Greatest Sci-Fi Classics
This is an edited verion of the serial Buck
Rogers(1939)! That's why it appears to jump
around so much and is choppy! A pretty good
movie, but the serial is much better and should
be sought out! B
From IMDb.com:
There's always a way to pull a buck out of
the movie going public, and for those young
boys who hadn't been around when the original
Buck Rogers had come out, getting to see it
probably on a Saturday afternoon was a thrill,
especially if they went with their father
who had seen each of the chapter plays as
a kid.
I have never seen the full serial and really
don't have the time amongst my movie research
to see all four hours of it, so this greatly
edited version of it will do just fine. For
a serial made more than 75 years ago, it
holds up very well, with Buster Crabbe
handsome and heroic as Buck. A survivor
of a trapped dirigible, he wakes up from
being frozen centuries later, he must
catch up on modern (or futuristic) technology
and shows he's got what it takes to remain
a hero many moons later.
I'd like to think that young people today
could enjoy this for its imagination, but
they have been greatly spoiled by the noisy
sound effects and computer generated animation
of today. Constance Moore is a fine female
lead with Jackie Moran as Crabbe's equally
heroic sidekick and Anthony Warde a wonderfully
nefarious villain. A lot of the back story
seems to be missing, as is Manu of the thrills
of the original, but the choice bits have
remained, making this simple and to the
point. - mark.waltz
Buster Crabbe ... Buck Rogers (archiveFootage) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
Constance Moore ... Wilma Deering (archiveFootage)
Jackie Moran ... 'Buddy' Wade (archiveFootage)
Jack Mulhall ... Capt. Rankin (archiveFootage)
Anthony Warde ... Killer Kane (archiveFootage)
Philson Ahn ... Prince Tallen (archiveFootage)
C. Montague Shaw ... Dr. Huer (archiveFootage) (as Montague Shaw)
Guy Usher ... Aldar (archiveFootage)
William Gould ... Air Marshal Kragg (archiveFootage)
Henry Brandon ... Capt. Lasca (archiveFootage)
Kenne Duncan ... Lt. Lacy (archiveFootage)
Reed Howes ... Capt. Roberts (archiveFootage)
Wheeler Oakman ... Lieutenant Patten (archiveFootage)
Carleton Young ... Scott (archiveFootage)
Roy Barcroft ... Kane Officer (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Wade Boteler ... Professor Wade (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Al Bridge ... Dynamo Room Guard (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Roy Butler ... Dynamo Room Guard (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Eddy Chandler ... Dirigible Captain Breaden (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Lane Chandler ... Army Official (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Russ Clark ... Lt. Carson (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
James Contay ... Kane's Hednchman (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Cyril Delevanti ... Saturian Councilman (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Frank Ellis ... Kane Soldier (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Jack Gardner ... Huer's Lab Assistant (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Karl Hackett ... Councillor Krenko (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Kenneth Harlan ... Reporter (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
John Harmon ... Hidden City Air Controller (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Ben Lewis ... Wilma's Cell Guard (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Theodore Lorch ... Cartwright (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Frank O'Connor ... Lab Man (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Stanley Price ... Captain Martin (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Francis Sayles ... Saturian Councilman (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
David Sharpe ... Kane Captain (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Tom Steele ... Patrol Ship 74 Pilot (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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