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Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1936 DVD Release: 04/16/2002 Format: DVD - Black and White Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 38 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero Film, Sci-Fi Action, Space Adventure

In 1936, Universal Pictures created a sensation with Flash Gordon, a 13-part adventure serial based on the popular comic strip of the day about a dare-devil do-gooder in outer space. Flash Gordon: Rocketship is a condensed version of that original serial, compressing the original twelve episodes into an efficient 97 minute feature. Flash Gordon (Buster Crabbe) heads into space with brilliant scientist Dr. Zarkoff (Frank Shannon) and his sweetheart Dale Arden (Jean Rogers) in an effort to throw the planet Mongo off course; it is expected to crash into the Earth within a matter of days. However, once Flash and his crew arrive on Mongo, they have to deal with the supremely evil Ming the Merciless (Charles B. Middleton) and his wicked minions; Ming also appears to have a "fate worse than death" in mind for Dale, while Ming's daughter Princess Aura (Priscilla Lawson) has similar designs on Flash. Sharp-eyed film buffs will notice that many of this film's sets, costumes, and musical cues were borrowed from other Universal productions of the period, most notably The Bride of Frankenstein. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Larry "Buster" Crabbe - Flash Gordon
Jean Rogers - Dale Arden
Charles B. Middleton - Ming the Merciless
Priscilla Lawson - Princess Aura

This condensed feature-length version of the vintage sci-fi serial Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers gets a simple presentation for its release on DVD. Flash Gordon: Spaceship To The Unknown has been transferred to disc in its original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono. The dialogue is in English, and no multiple language options or bonus materials have been included for this release. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide