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Spaceship to the Unknown

Spaceship to the Unknown

19666.01h 37mNR

Overview

A heavy condensation of the original serial compresses the original thirteen episodes into an efficient 97 minute feature. Disaster seems imminent when scientists discover that the planet Mongo is about to crash into Earth. Luckily, heroic young Flash Gordon is on hand to lead an investigative mission into outer space and onto the speedily approaching planet. There, he and his best girl, Dale, who is along for the ride, learn that Ming, the devious ruler of Mongo, has purposely put the planet on a collision course with Earth, and only Flash can stop him.

Directed by Frederick Stephani
Written by Ella O'Neill, Basil Dickey, Alex Raymond
Box OfficeBudget: $350K0

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Top Cast

Buster Crabbe

Buster Crabbe

Flash Gordon (archive footage)

Jean Rogers

Jean Rogers

Dale Arden (archive footage)

Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon

Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Ming the Merciless (archive footage)

Priscilla Lawson

Priscilla Lawson

Princess Aura (archive footage)

Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander

Prince Barin (archive footage)

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

King Vultan (archive footage)

James Pierce

James Pierce

Prince Thun (archive footage)

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Earl Askam

Officer Torch (archive footage)

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

Prof. Gordon (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

princessprincekingsharktyrantevil dictator

About Spaceship to the Unknown

Spaceship to the Unknown is a tv movie, science fiction, action, adventure film released in 1966 exploring themes of princess, prince, king, shark, tyrant, evil dictator. Directed by Frederick Stephani, it stars Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Frank Shannon. A heavy condensation of the original serial compresses the original thirteen episodes into an efficient 97 minute feature. Disaster seems imminent when scientists discover that the planet Mongo is about to crash into Earth. Luckily, heroic young Flash Gordon is on hand to lead an investigative mission into outer space and onto the speedily approaching planet. There, he and his best girl, Dale, who is along for the ride, learn that Ming, the devious ruler of Mongo, has purposely put the planet on a collision course with Earth, and only Flash can stop him.

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