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Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

  • 19381938
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 4h 59m
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7.0/10
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Buster Crabbe and Charles Middleton in Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
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When a deadly Nitron ray strikes Earth, Flash Gordon and his friends travel to Mars to battle Ming the Merciless and his new ally Queen Azura.When a deadly Nitron ray strikes Earth, Flash Gordon and his friends travel to Mars to battle Ming the Merciless and his new ally Queen Azura.When a deadly Nitron ray strikes Earth, Flash Gordon and his friends travel to Mars to battle Ming the Merciless and his new ally Queen Azura.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1K
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  • Directors
    • Ford Beebe
    • Robert F. Hill
    • Frederick Stephani(archive footage)
  • Writers
    • Ray Trampe(original story and screenplay)
    • Norman S. Hall(original story and screenplay)
    • Wyndham Gittens(original story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Buster Crabbe
    • Jean Rogers
    • Charles Middleton
  • Directors
    • Ford Beebe
    • Robert F. Hill
    • Frederick Stephani(archive footage)
  • Writers
    • Ray Trampe(original story and screenplay)
    • Norman S. Hall(original story and screenplay)
    • Wyndham Gittens(original story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Buster Crabbe
    • Jean Rogers
    • Charles Middleton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Buster Crabbe
    Buster Crabbe
    • Flash Gordon
    Jean Rogers
    Jean Rogers
    • Dale Arden
    Charles Middleton
    Charles Middleton
    • Emperor Ming
    Frank Shannon
    Frank Shannon
    • Dr. Alexis Zarkov
    Beatrice Roberts
    Beatrice Roberts
    • Queen Azura
    Donald Kerr
    • Happy Hapgood
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Prince Barin [Chs. 6-15]
    C. Montague Shaw
    C. Montague Shaw
    • Clay King
    • (as Montague Shaw)
    Wheeler Oakman
    Wheeler Oakman
    • Tarnak
    Kenne Duncan
    Kenne Duncan
    • Airdrome Captain
    • (as Kenneth Duncan)
    Warner Richmond
    Warner Richmond
    • Zandar
    Jack Mulhall
    Jack Mulhall
    • Bomber Captain [Chs. 4-5, 13]
    Lane Chandler
    Lane Chandler
    • Flight Commander [Chs. 2-3]
    Anthony Warde
    Anthony Warde
    • King Turan of the Forest People [Chs. 7, 11, 13]
    Ben Lewis
    • Professor [Ch. 1]
    Wheaton Chambers
    Wheaton Chambers
    • Professor
    • (scenes deleted)
    George Cleveland
    George Cleveland
    • Professor Hensley
    • (scenes deleted)
    Priscilla Lawson
    Priscilla Lawson
    • Princess Aura - n Flashback [Chs. 6, 10, 14]
    • (archive footage)
    • Directors
      • Ford Beebe
      • Robert F. Hill
      • Frederick Stephani(archive footage) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Ray Trampe(original story and screenplay)
      • Norman S. Hall(original story and screenplay)
      • Wyndham Gittens(original story and screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Much of the background music was originally used in The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Also, the song that played in the background during the sequence recapping the previous chapter's events was the theme for The Invisible Man (1933).
    • Goofs
      This movie picks up the action from Flash Gordon (1936) as they return to Earth from Mongo (ie: They are still returning from Mongo). At the end of that first movie, they took off for Earth in Zarkov's Space ship but they are now in a Mango Space Ship (with the nose ray gun). The cliffhanger of Chapter 1 has one of the engines shot off the ship and at the start of Chapter 2 (after the cliffhanger resolution) Ming looks at the engine and says "It is from the ship they stole from me".
    • Quotes

      Emperor Ming: Take him to the Disintegrating Room.

    • Connections
      Edited from Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars: Chapter One - New Worlds to Conquer (1938)
    • Soundtracks
      Romeo and Juliet Overture
      (uncredited)
      (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
      Heard in episodes 1 to 3 to introduce various characters

    User reviews14

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    8/10
    Entertaining Nostalgia
    Uncredited, Thomas Carr is mentioned as being one of the Forest People, but he played another Role in the very beginning of this Extravaganza as the man taking the Code Messages at the Desk of the WGAB Radio Station. Thomas Carr went on to be involved in the Television Version of Superman, starring George Reeves, and many other Sci-Fi Productions.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 21, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Space Soldiers' Trip to Mars
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      4 hours 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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