Spaceship to the Unknown

Spaceship to the Unknown

NR 1966 · 97 min · ★ 7.3 · TV Movie, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

A heavy condensation of the original serial compresses the original thirteen episodes into an efficient 97 minute feature. 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 Frederick Stephani · Written by Basil Dickey

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Buster Crabbe Flash Gordon (archive footage)
Jean Rogers Dale Arden (archive footage)
Frank Shannon Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
Charles Middleton Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
Priscilla Lawson Princess Aura (archive footage)
Richard Alexander Prince Barin (archive footage)
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson King Vultan (archive footage)
James Pierce Prince Thun (archive footage)
Earl Askam Officer Torch (archive footage)
Richard Tucker Prof. Gordon (archive footage)
George Cleveland Prof. Henson (archive footage)
Lon Poff The High Priest (archive footage)

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