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Adventures of Captain Africa

Adventures of Captain Africa

MIGHTY JUNGLE AVENGER!

19556.03h 45m

Overview

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 by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Written by George H. Plympton
Produced by Sam Katzman
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Top Cast

John Hart

John Hart

Captain Africa

Rick Vallin

Rick Vallin

Ted Arnold

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Omar

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June Howard

Princess Rhoda

Bud Osborne

Bud Osborne

Nat Coleman

Paul Marion

Paul Marion

Abdul el Hamid

Paul Marion

Paul Marion

Boris - Henchman

Terry Frost

Terry Frost

Greg - Henchman

E

Edward Coch

Balu (as Ed Coch)

E

Edward Coch

Prime Minister

Themes & Keywords

jungle

About Adventures of Captain Africa

Adventures of Captain Africa is a adventure film released in 1955 exploring themes of jungle. Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, it stars John Hart, Rick Vallin, Ben Welden. 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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