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Adventures of Captain Marvel

Adventures of Captain Marvel

THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN CARTOONLAND BECOMES THE STRONGEST MAN ON THE SCREEN! All others pale in the light of this human fortress who finds no barrier too great in his amazing fight for justice

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Overview

On a scientific expedition to Siam young Billy Batson is given the ability to change himself into the super-powered Captain Marvel by the wizard Shazam, who tells him his powers will last only as long as the Golden Scorpion idol is threatened. Finding the idol, the scientists realize it could be the most powerful weapon in the world and remove the lenses that energize it, distributing them among themselves so that no one would be able to use the idol by himself. Back in the US, Billy Batson, as Captain Marvel, wages a battle against an evil, hooded figure, the Scorpion, who hopes to accumulate all five lenses, thereby gaining control of the super-powerful weapon

Directed by John English
Written by Ronald Davidson, Norman S. Hall, Arch Heath
Produced by Hiram S. Brown Jr.
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Top Cast

Tom Tyler

Tom Tyler

Captain Marvel

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Billy Batson

William Benedict

William Benedict

Whitey Murphy

Louise Currie

Louise Currie

Betty Wallace

Robert Strange

Robert Strange

John Malcolm

Harry Worth

Harry Worth

Prof Luther Bentley

Bryant Washburn

Bryant Washburn

Harry Carlyle

Kenne Duncan

Kenne Duncan

Barnett

George Lynn

George Lynn

Prof Dwight Fisher

George Pembroke

George Pembroke

Dr. Stephen Lang

Themes & Keywords

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About Adventures of Captain Marvel

Adventures of Captain Marvel is a fantasy, action, science fiction, family film released in 1941 exploring themes of secret identity, based on comic, super power, wizard, movie serial, siam. Directed by John English, it stars Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr., William Benedict. On a scientific expedition to Siam young Billy Batson is given the ability to change himself into the super-powered Captain Marvel by the wizard Shazam, who tells him his powers will last only as long as the Golden Scorpion idol is threatened. Finding the idol, the scientists realize it could be the most powerful weapon in the world and remove the lenses that energize it, distributing them among themselves so that no one would be able to use the idol by himself. Back in the US, Billy Batson, as Captain Marvel, wages a battle against an evil, hooded figure, the Scorpion, who hopes to accumulate all five lenses, thereby gaining control of the super-powerful weapon

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