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Captain America is a 1944 Republic black-and-white serial film loosely based on the Timely Comics character Captain America. It was the last Republic serial made about a superhero. It also has the distinction of being the most expensive serial that Republic ever made. It also stands as the first theatrical release connected to a Marvel character; the next theatrical release featuring a Marvel hero would not occur for more than 40 years. It was also the last live-action rendition of a Marvel character in any media until Spider-Man appeared in the Spidey Super Stories segment of the children's TV series The Electric Company in 1974.
Original Release
02/05/1944
US Release
02/05/1944
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dick Purcell | Grant Gardner / Captain America |
| Lorna Gray | Gail Richards |
| Lionel Atwill | Cyrus Maldor |
| Charles Trowbridge | Dryden / Police Commissioner Dryden |
| Russell Hicks | Randolph / Mayor Randolph |
| George J. Lewis | Bart Matson |
| John Davidson | Gruber |
| Norman Nesbitt | Newscaster |
| Frank Reicher | Lyman [Ch. 1] / Lyman |
| Hugh Sothern | Eldon Dodge [Chs. 2-5] |
Directors
Writers
Royal K. Cole, Ronald Davidson, Basil Dickey, Jesse Duffy, Harry L. Fraser, Grant Nelson, Joseph F. Poland, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dick Purcell | Grant Gardner / Captain America |
| Lorna Gray | Gail Richards |
| Lionel Atwill | Cyrus Maldor |
| Charles Trowbridge | Dryden / Police Commissioner Dryden |
| Russell Hicks | Randolph / Mayor Randolph |
| George J. Lewis | Bart Matson |
| John Davidson | Gruber |
| Norman Nesbitt | Newscaster |
| Frank Reicher | Lyman [Ch. 1] / Lyman |
| Hugh Sothern | Eldon Dodge [Chs. 2-5] |
| Tom Chatterton | J.C. Henley [Chs. 6-8] |
| Robert Frazer | Clinton Lyman [Chs. 10-12] |
| John Hamilton | G.F. Hillman [Chs. 13-14] |
| Crane Whitley | Dirk [Chs. 11-12] |
| Edward Keane | Agent 33 [Ch. 15] |
| John Bagni | Monk |
| Jay Novello | Simms [Ch. 1] |
| Sam Ash | Florist #2 [Ch. 1] |
| Brooks Benedict | Florist #1 [Ch. 1] |
| Wilson Benge | Lyman's Butler [Ch. 10] |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William J. O'Sullivan | Producer |
Editors
