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Adventures of Captain Africa

MIGHTY JUNGLE AVENGER!
Jun 9, 1955 · 3h 45m
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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

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CAST

John Hart
Captain Africa
Rick Vallin
Ted Arnold
Ben Welden
Omar
June Howard
Princess Rhoda
Bud Osborne
Nat Coleman
Paul Marion
Abdul el Hamid
Paul Marion
Boris - Henchman
Terry Frost
Greg - Henchman
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Columbia Pictures
Country
US

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