Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe: Walking Bombs
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Today on WXNY Retro (32.5)
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Walking Bombs
While on the fateful mission to bring back the antidote to the Purple Death, Polarite, Flash and his party are attacked by the "walking bombs", an army of mechanical men.
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1940
English
720p
Stereo
Sci-fi
Serial
Cast & Crew
Buster Crabbe
(Actor)
.. Flash
Charles Middleton
(Actor)
.. Ming
Carol Hughes
(Actor)
.. Dale
Frank Shannon
(Actor)
.. Zarkov
Roland Drew
(Actor)
.. Barin
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Did You Know..
Buster Crabbe
(Actor)
.. Flash
Born:
February 07, 1908
Died: April 23, 1983
Died: April 23, 1983
Trivia:
Athletic actor Buster Crabbe, born Clarence Crabbe, grew up in Hawaii where he developed into a first-rate swimmer and athlete, going on to win the gold medal in 400-meter swimming at the 1932 Olympics (he broke the record held by another actor-athlete, Johnny Weissmuller). After the Olympics he found work in Hollywood playing Tarzan, branching out from this character to eventually play Flash Gordon, Billy the Kid, and Buck Rogers, among other action heroes. He became enormously popular with young audiences for his appearances in many serials and action flicks of the '30s and '40s, and ultimately starred in over 100 films. He also made westerns (in the '40s he was teamed with sidekick Al "Fuzzy" St. John), and was on the list of Top Ten Western Stars at the box office in 1936. Crabbe went on to star in the '50s TV series Captain Gallant, which also featured his son Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe. He considerably slowed down his acting output in the '50s and '60s, becoming the athletic director for a resort hotel in the Catskills and investing in the swimming pool business. He also authored Energetics, a book on physical fitness for people over 50. Crabbe later returned to the screen once, for a large role in The Alien Dead (1980).
Charles Middleton
(Actor)
.. Ming
Born:
October 03, 1874
Carol Hughes
(Actor)
.. Dale
Born:
January 17, 1910
Frank Shannon
(Actor)
.. Zarkov
Born:
January 01, 1876
Died: February 01, 1959
Died: February 01, 1959
Trivia:
Tall, imposing American actor Frank Shannon made his screen debut in 1913's The Prisoner of Zenda. Shannon then returned to the stage until beckoned back to Hollywood in the early '30s. Though mostly confined to bit roles until his retirement in 1943, Shannon managed to play a few substantial supporting parts, including Captain McTavish in Warner Bros.' Torchy Blaine series. Frank Shannon is most fondly remembered as the brilliant, bearded Dr. Zarkov in the three Flash Gordon serials produced by Universal between 1936 and 1940.
Roland Drew
(Actor)
.. Barin
Born:
January 01, 1900
Died: January 01, 1988
Died: January 01, 1988
Trivia:
Prince Barin in Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940), Roland Drew claimed to have begun his professional career as a newspaper reporter. Enrolled by 1926 in the Paramount-Astoria talent school, which also included Thelma Todd and Buddy Rogers, Drew made his screen debut in Fascinating Youth (1926), the "Junior Stars" graduation assignment, as it where, in which he was billed under his real name of Walter Goss. Tall (reportedly 6'1"), dark, and handsome, Drew could play both heroes and villains, and remained fairly busy in low-budget productions until the mid-'40s. He later became a successful dress designer. He died in 1988 at the age of 87.
