Adventures of Captain Africa
Adventures of Captain Africa

Adventures of Captain Africa (1955)

1955-06-09

(US) •

Adventure

MIGHTY JUNGLE AVENGER!

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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

Movie Cast

Adventures of Captain Africa

John Hart

Captain Africa

Adventures of Captain Africa

Rick Vallin

Ted Arnold

Adventures of Captain Africa

Ben Welden

Omar

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June Howard

Princess Rhoda

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Bud Osborne

Nat Coleman

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Paul Marion

Abdul el Hamid

Adventures of Captain Africa

Paul Marion

Boris - Henchman

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Terry Frost

Greg - Henchman

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Edward Coch

Balu (as Ed Coch)

Adventures of Captain Africa

Edward Coch

Prime Minister