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Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)

Name: Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Genre: Science Fiction, Action
Released: 1940-03-03
Duration: 195 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton, Anne Gwynne, Frank Shannon

5.8/10 1940 3h 15m Released

Science Fiction Action

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A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, and Zarkov.

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Top Cast

Buster Crabbe

Flash Gordon

Carol Hughes

Dale Arden

Charles Middleton

Emperor Ming

Anne Gwynne

Sonja

Frank Shannon

Dr. Zarkov

John Hamilton

Professor Gordon

Herbert Rawlinson

Dr. Frohmann

Tom Chatterton

Professor Arden

Shirley Deane

Princess Aura

Lee Powell

Captain Roka

Roland Drew

Prince Barin

Don Rowan

Captain Torch

Victor Zimmerman

Lieutenant Thong

Edgar Edwards

Captain Turan

Michael Mark

Professor Karm

Earl Dwire

Janda

Reviews

talisencrw 9/10

I love and have a great affinity for serials from the golden age of cinema, and this was definitely one of the better ones I have seen. Previously, I had really enjoyed Buster Crabbe's presence in the post-Weissmuller era of Tarzan, and I have had the DVD of Hodges' 1980 'Flash Gordon' for eons, but wanted to first get to the root of the phenomenon by checking out the serials. Fortunately, in purchasing a 50-film…