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Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars is a 1938 Universal Pictures 15 chapter movie serial, based on the syndicated newspaper comic strip Flash Gordon. It is the second of the three Flash Gordon serials made by Universal between 1936 and 1940. The main cast from the first serial reprise their roles: Buster Crabbe as Flash Gordon, Jean Rogers as Dale Arden, Frank Shannon as Dr. Alexis Zarkov, Charles B. Middleton as Ming the Merciless, and Richard Alexander as Prince Barin. Also in the principal cast are Beatrice Roberts as Queen Azura, Donald Kerr as Happy Hapgood, Montague Shaw as the Clay King, and Wheeler Oakman as Ming's chief henchman.
Original Release
03/21/1938
US Release
03/21/1938
Cast
Name | Character |
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Buster Crabbe | Flash Gordon |
Jean Rogers | Dale Arden |
Charles Middleton | Emperor Ming |
Frank Shannon | Dr. Alexis Zarkov / Dr. Zarkov |
Beatrice Roberts | Queen Azura |
Donald Kerr | Happy Hapgood |
Richard Alexander | Prince Barin [Chs. 6-15] / Prince Barin |
C. Montague Shaw | Clay King |
Wheeler Oakman | Tarnak |
Kenne Duncan | Airdrome Captain |
Directors
Ford Beebe, Robert F. Hill, Frederick Stephani
Writers
Frederick Stephani, Ray Trampe, Norman S. Hall, Wyndham Gittens, Herbert Dalmas, Basil Dickey, Ella O'Neill, George H. Plympton, Alex Raymond
Cast
Name | Character |
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Buster Crabbe | Flash Gordon |
Jean Rogers | Dale Arden |
Charles Middleton | Emperor Ming |
Frank Shannon | Dr. Alexis Zarkov / Dr. Zarkov |
Beatrice Roberts | Queen Azura |
Donald Kerr | Happy Hapgood |
Richard Alexander | Prince Barin [Chs. 6-15] / Prince Barin |
C. Montague Shaw | Clay King |
Wheeler Oakman | Tarnak |
Kenne Duncan | Airdrome Captain |
Warner Richmond | Zandar |
Jack Mulhall | Bomber Captain [Chs. 4-5, 13] / Bomber Captain |
Lane Chandler | Flight Commander [Chs. 2-3] / Flight Commander |
Anthony Warde | King Turan of the Forest People [Chs. 7, 11, 13] / King Turan of the Forest People |
Ben Lewis | Professor [Ch. 1] / Professor |
Wheaton Chambers | Professor |
George Cleveland | Professor Hensley |
Priscilla Lawson | Princess Aura - n Flashback [Chs. 6, 10, 14] |
Kane Richmond | Pilot Captain / Stratosled Pilot (Talgon's Brother) |
Earl Askam | Officer Torch - in Flashbacks [Chs. 6, 10, 14] |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Henry MacRae | Producer |
Barney A. Sarecky | Producer |