ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL (DVD)(12 EPISODES) DVD

The Adventures of Captain Marvel [Serial]
The Adventures of Captain Marvel is a 12-episode Republic serial based on the comic book character of the same name. Young Billy Batson (Frank Coghlan Jr.) is part of a scientific expedition in a remote section of Siam. Trapped in an ancient tomb, Billy happens upon an ancient shaman acronymically named Shazam (each letter in his name stands for a famous Greek or Roman god). Because Billy has obeyed the warnings written on the sacred chamber, the old man rewards the boy with the ability to turn into superhero Captain Marvel (Tom Tyler). Billy can make the transformation only by uttering the word "Shazam!"--which explains why the script, for suspense purposes, contrives to have Billy bound and gagged at crucial moments. Young Batson finds that his alter ego comes in handy in determining the identity of "the Scorpion," a member of the expedition who plans to kill his colleagues after learning the secret hiding places of the components of a super-weapon called the Golden Scorpion. A well-above-average Republic entry, The Adventures of Captain Marvel is distinguished by the eye-popping stunt work of David Sharpe and by Captain Marvel's utterly convincing flying scenes, courtesy of special-effects maestros Howard and Theodore Lydecker. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Tom Tyler as Captain Marvel Frank Coghlan Jr. as Billy Batson William Benedict as Murphy Louise Currie as Betty Wallace Robert Strange as John Malcolm Harry Worth as Prof. Bentley Bryant Washburn as Harry Carlyle John Davidson as Tal Chotali George Pembroke as Dr. Stephen Lang Peter George Lynn as Dwight Fisher Reed Hadley as Rahman Bear Jack Mulhall as Howell Kenne Duncan as Barnett Nigel de Brulier as Shazam John Bagni as Cowan Carleton Young as Martin Leyland Hodgson as Major Rawley Stanley Price as Owens Ernest Sarracino as Akbar Tetsu Komai as Chan Lai

Crew Jon English - Director William Witney - Director Edward Todd - Editor William P. Thompson - Editor Cy Feuer - Composer (Music Score) William Nobles - Cinematographer Al Wilson - Production Manager Theodore Lydecker - Special Effects Howard Lydecker - Special Effects Joseph F. Poland - Screenwriter Norman Hall - Screenwriter Sol Shore - Screenwriter Ronald Davidson - Screenwriter

The Adventures of Captain Marvel [Serial]
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General Specifications: Language Options: Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: 1: PCM mono Additional Features: cc Full screen version Dolby monaural audio Scene index English closed captioning Digitally mastered Trailer DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 216 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Title/Valley of Tombs [3:53] 2. The True Curse [2:21] 3. Other People's Secrets [2:56] 4. "I Am Shazam!" [4:17] 5. No Fools for Gold [2:50] 6. Evil in the Air [4:08] 7. Attack From All Sides [5:21] 8. "Dynamite the Bridge!"/Credits [4:16] 1. Main Title/On the Bridge [4:27] 2. The Scorpion's Scheme [1:41] 3. Poor Mr. Carlyle [3:57] 4. Caught Spying [3:39] 5. Under the Knife/Credits [2:46] 1. Main Title/Cut to Shreds [3:12] 2. Keeping Betty Safe [2:34] 3. Trapped and Kidnapped [3:11] 4. Truck Without Driver [3:11] 5. A Bomb for Billy/Credits [5:39] 1. Main Title/The Exploding Plane [3:57] 2. New Clues [3:07] 3. The Orientalist's Vault [2:00] 4. Betty Eavesdrops [3:38] 5. Crashing Away/Credits [4:04] 1. Main Title/From a Speeding Car [3:20] 2. By His Voice Alone [2:48] 3. "Right Here in This Room" [3:41] 4. At the Harrison Mine [3:05] 5. Molten Rock/Credits [3:47] 1. Main Title/Escape From the Mine [4:14] 2. The Scorpion's Ruse [2:52] 3. Thanks to the Butler [4:32] 4. Mr. Fisher's Booby Trap [2:57] 5. Killed By the Lens?/Credits [2:06] 1. Main Title/Electrocuted [3:34] 2. Betty's Strictest Confidence [3:19] 3. Fled and Saved [5:02] 4. A Shot at the Scorpion [2:14] 5. On the Bombing Range/Credits [2:53] 1. Main Title/Close Explosion [3:53] 2. The Right-Hand Man [3:15] 3. The Wrong Car [2:54] 4. Marvel Busts Out [2:50] 5. Gassed Again [4:17] 1. Main Title/Evil Rescuers [4:28] 2. Loosening Lang's Tongue [3:06] 3. The Scorpion Revealed? [4:15] 4. Race Against Time [2:32] 5. Deathtrap/Credits [2:16] 1. Main Title/The Map [5:42] 2. Back to Siam [2:04] 3. Caught in a Typhoon [2:20] 4. Rescue Pulley [4:00] 5. "Where Is Betty?"/Credits [2:27] 1. Main Title/Sunk [3:38] 2. A Message From Khandapur [2:19] 3. Early Departure [3:28] 4. A Trap in the Valley [2:28] 5. The Angry Volcano/Credits [4:55] 1. Main Title/Trapped in the Tomb [5:33] 2. Inciting the Tribes [2:25] 3. Captured One and All [2:58] 4. Secrets Revealed [3:19] 5. The End of Capt. Marvel/Credits [2:27]