Captain Midnight (serial)
| Captain Midnight | |
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| Directed by | James W. Horne |
| Produced by | Larry Darmour |
| Written by |
Basil Dickey George Plympton Wyndham Gittens Jack Stanley Screenplay, based on the radio serial of the same name created by Wilfred G. Moore and Robert M. Burtt. |
| Starring |
Dave O'Brien Dorothy Short James Craven Bryant Washburn Sam Edwards Guy Wilkerson |
| Narrated by | Knox Manning |
| Music by | Lee Zahler |
| Cinematography |
James S. Brown Jr. Black and white |
| Edited by |
Dwight Caldwell Earl Turner |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time |
270 minutes 15 episodes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Captain Midnight (1942) was the 17th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based upon the radio adventure serial of the same name broadcast from 1938 to 1949.
Plot
Captain Midnight was only one of the many aviation serials released in wartime whose leading characters were derived from early pulp magazines and radio favorites. In this serial, Captain Albright is an extremely skilled aviator better known as Captain Midnight, who is assigned to neutralize the sinister Ivan Shark, an evil enemy scientist who is bombing major American cities. Our hero leads the Secret Squadron, whose staff includes Chuck Ramsay who is Midnight's ward and Ichabod 'Icky' Mudd, the Squadron's chief mechanic. Shark has developed a highly efficient mercenary organization, being aided by his daughter Fury who is highly intelligent and second in command, Gardo the henchman and Fang, an Oriental ally. Unfortunately, Shark is after a new range finder invented by the altruistic scientist, John Edwards, whose beautiful daughter, Joyce, the villains attempt to capture to blackmail the inventor.
Cast
| Dave O'Brien | Captain Albright / Captain Midnight |
| Dorothy Short | Joyce Edwards |
| James Craven | Ivan Shark |
| Bryant Washburn | John Edwards |
| Sam Edwards | Chuck Ramsey |
| Guy Wilkerson | Ichabod 'Icky' Mudd |
| Luana Walters | Fury Shark |
| Joe Girard | Major Steel |
| Ray Teal | Borgman, henchman |
| George Pembroke | Dr. James Jordan |
| Chuck Hamilton | Martel, henchman |
| Al Ferguson | Gardo, henchman |
| Franklyn Farnum | G-Man Allen |
| George Magrill | Red, henchman |
| Edward Peil Sr. | Fang |
| Jack Perrin | Cop |
| Lee Shumway | G-Man Burns |
| Slim Whitaker | Police Car 27 patrolman |
Chapter titles
- Mysterious Pilot
- The Stolen Range Finder
- The Captured Plane
- Mistaken Identity
- Ambushed Ambulance
- Weird Waters
- Menacing Fates
- Shells of Evil
- The Drop to Doom
- The Hidden Bomb
- Sky Terror
- Burning Bomber
- Death in the Cockpit
- Scourge of Revenge
- The Fatal Hour
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Release
This serial was released in Latin America in November 1942, under the title El Capitán Medianoche, in English with Spanish subtitles.