Adventures of Captain Africa (1955)

"MIGHTY JUNGLE AVENGER"Movie
Audience Score
60
Adventures of Captain Africa
StarringJohn HartRick VallinBen Welden
DirectorSpencer Gordon Bennet
NR 3 hr 45 minJun 9th, 1955Adventure
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Plot
Filled from front to back with stock footage taken from the Columbia serials The Phantom1943 and primarily The Desert Hawk1944 with John Hart and the alwaysdull Rick Vallin making lessthanadequate substitutes for Tom Tyler and Gilbert Roland this Sam Katzman production finds the mighty jungle avenger and legendary Captain Africa A Phantom ripoff that sidestepped 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 wildanimal trapper Nat Coleman and his assistant Omar and to cover all bases

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 9th, 1955
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Columbia Pictures
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