Buck Rogers (1939)

6.1/10 237 min Science Fiction

Overview

Buck Rogers and Buddy Wade are in the middle of a trans-polar dirigible flight when they are caught in a blizzard and crash. Buddy then releases a special gas to keep them in suspended animation until a rescue party can arrive. However, an avalanche covers the craft and the two are in suspended animation for 500 years. When they are found, they awake to find out that the world has been taken over by the outlaw army of Killer Kane. Along with Lieutenant Wilma Deering, Buck and Buddy join in the fight to overthrow Kane and with the help of Prince Tallen of Saturn and his forces, they eventually do and Earth is free of Kane's grip.

Cast

Buster Crabbe

Buck Rogers

Constance Moore

Wilma Deering

Jackie Moran

George 'Buddy' Wade

Anthony Warde

Killer Kane

C. Montague Shaw

Prof. Huer

William Gould

Air Marshal Kragg

Guy Usher

Aldar

Henry Brandon

Capt. Laska

Wheeler Oakman

Lt. Patten

Kenne Duncan

Lt. Lacy

Jack Mulhall

Capt. Rankin

Carleton Young

Scott

Karl Hackett

Councillor Krenko

John Harmon

Hidden City Air Controller

Wade Boteler

Prof. Wade

Al Bridge

Dynamo Room Floor Guard

Eddy Chandler

Captain of Dirigible

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