Film

Flash Gordon

Release year

1936

Synopsis

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

Ray Taylor
Frederick Stephani

Cast

Buster Crabbe
Jean Rogers
Frank Shannon
Charles Middleton
Priscilla Lawson
Richard Alexander

Poster artist

Gösta Åberg