Adventures of Captain Marvel

Adventures of Captain Marvel

THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN CARTOONLAND BECOMES THE STRONGEST MAN ON THE SCREEN! All others pale in the light of this human fortress who finds no barrier too great in his amazing fight for justice

1941 · 216 min · ★ 6.4 · Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction, Family

On a scientific expedition to Siam young Billy Batson is given the ability to change himself into the super-powered Captain Marvel by the wizard Shazam, who tells him his powers will last only as long as the Golden Scorpion idol is threatened. Finding the idol, the scientists realize it could be the most powerful weapon in the world and remove the lenses that energize it, distributing them among themselves so that no one would be able to use the idol by himself. Back in the US, Billy Batson, as Captain Marvel, wages a battle against an evil, hooded figure, the Scorpion, who hopes to accumulate all five lenses, thereby gaining control of the super-powerful weapon

Directed by John English · Written by Joseph F. Poland

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Tom Tyler Captain Marvel
Frank Coghlan Jr. Billy Batson
William Benedict Whitey Murphy
Louise Currie Betty Wallace
Robert Strange John Malcolm
Harry Worth Prof Luther Bentley
Bryant Washburn Harry Carlyle
Kenne Duncan Barnett
George Lynn Prof Dwight Fisher
George Pembroke Dr. Stephen Lang
Reed Hadley Rahman Bar
Jack Mulhall Howell

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