Rocket Ship
1938 • 1h 22m
63%
“BIG FEATURE SENSATION! Amazing STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES! From Alex Raymond's Famous Newspaper Strip”
Overview
A heavy condensation of the 1936 serial Flash Gordon, with altered musical score. Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless, who has set his planet on a collision course with Earth. Released abroad as "Flash Gordon" for countries not interested in booking the serial, and never shown in the USA before 1950, where the title was changed to "Rocket Ship".
Action
Adventure
Science Fiction
Release Date
3/1/1938
Status
Released
Original Title
Rocket Ship
Runtime
1h 22m
Budget
$350,000
Revenue
N/A
Language
EN
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
