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Overview
Release Date:
6 February 1939 (USA) moreTagline:
Original cartoon strip by Dick Calkins and Phil Nolan - Based on the Buck Rogers newspaper feature owned and copyrighted by John F. Dille Co. (original posters) morePlot:
A pilot and his young passenger crash-land on a mountaintop and are put into suspended animation by a strange gas... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Great Serial moreCast
(Credited cast)| Buster Crabbe | ... | Buck Rogers (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) | |
| Constance Moore | ... | Wilma Deering | |
| Jackie Moran | ... | George 'Buddy' Wade | |
| Jack Mulhall | ... | Captain Rankin | |
| Anthony Warde | ... | Killer Kane | |
| C. Montague Shaw | ... | Professor Huer | |
| Guy Usher | ... | Aldar | |
| William Gould | ... | Air Marshal Kragg | |
| Philson Ahn | ... | Prince Tallen | |
| Henry Brandon | ... | Captain Laska | |
| Wheeler Oakman | ... | Lieutenant Patten | |
| Kenne Duncan | ... | Lieutenant Lacy (as Kenneth Duncan) | |
| Carleton Young | ... | Scott | |
| Reed Howes | ... | Captain Roberts |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Buck Rogers Conquers the Universe (USA) (video title)Buck Rogers: Destination Saturn (USA) (recut version)
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
237 min (12 episodes)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
USA:ApprovedFilming Locations:
Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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This serial is probably based on an unofficial Flash Gordon story in which Flash Gordon travels to Saturn; this story was not and has never been part of the original Flash Gordon universe (it was illegally published in 1936). moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Buck and Buddy infiltrate the council on Saturn, the second soldier reacts to being shot by Buck's laser gun before he is shot. moreQuotes:
Voiceover: From somewhere in the skies above us come, from time to time, flaming discs and weird phenomena. What are they? Whence have they come? moreFAQ
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This serial only proves that Buster Crabbe is definitely the king of the Saturday morning serials. He played two of the most memorable characters in comicdom, Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers. The main difference is the fact that Flash Gordon is more of an adult strip while Buck Rogers was more of a kiddie strip. In comparing the serials, Buck Rogers had as much action as the latter two Flash Gordon epics, however there was not as great a chemistry between Crabbe and Constance Moore as Crabbe had with Jean Rogers. All that aside though, on its own merit, its a great serial.