This was before the arrival of television as the dominant media. The serial sees captain america, really district attorney grant gardner, trying to thwart the plans of the scarab, really museum curator dr. Captain america dvd movie1944 cliffhanger serial 15. Captain america is a republic serial film loosely based on the timely comics character captain america. Watch captain america serial 1944 trailer scott on dailymotion. So far ive seen serials featuring zorro, batman, captain marvel, the phantom, and superman, to name a few. The captain ameria serial was released in february of 1944 while the war was still on, so it would seem to be the ideal time to show some patriotic propaganda to the civilians at. Gruesome comic book serial from the early times where captain america gets beat up by bad guys for 25 minutes. Captain america 1944 is a republic serial film loosely based on the comic book character captain america. The film starts off showing a mysterious group of murdersuicides which are seemingly caused by the purple death, which turns the blood of the victims purple. The 1944 captain america film serial is a bit of an oddity. Republics 15chapter serial captain america was released in 1944, directed by john english and elmer clifton, and is loosely based on the comic book character created in 1941 by joe simon and drawn by jack kirby. In this version, captain america himself plays the role in secret, taking the place of the stunt man who was shot during production due. Captain america was the first marvel comics character to appear in media outside comics with the release of the 1944 movie serial, captain america.
His nemesis is the scarab and his love interest and sidekick is gail richards. Over the last few years, ive enjoyed watching movie serials from the 1940s. This version of captain america does not possess his shield, nor does he seem to have enhanced abilities. From babylon to america, the prophecy movie by school for prophets. Mcu fans looked back on all the captain americas and. Captain america eclipsed nearly every super hero with civil war, things are going great for the star spangled avenger. Captain america 1944 chapter01of15 by topics captain america, 1944, chapter01of15, captain america 1944 chapter01of15. He was the first marvel comics character to appear in media outside comics with the release of the 1944 movie serial, captain america. Unlike the new chris evans feature, or any other incarnation of the hero for that matter, it totally abandons the basics of the. This serial isnt exactly what fans of the captain america comic book character might expect.
This was sad because for the most part the studio made some good serials during this time. This is a quiz about the first movie about a marvel comics character. Captain america uses a gun and kills people and throws them out of windows of 60 story buildings. Looking back at 1944s captain america movie serial marvel. The cap i am referring to is from the 1944 republic pictures movie serial captain america, the first time any marvel then called timely comics character was portrayed in live action. Jul 18, 2011 the 1944 captain america film serial is a bit of an oddity.
Mar 28, 2018 captain america was the last serial republic made about a superhero. Captain america 1944 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Captain america 1944 15 chapter republic movie serial. The tiger woman 1944 is a 12chapter republic film serial starring allan lane and linda stirling her serial debut. Based on the comic book by the same name, the hero takes on a crazed scientist who creates deadly machines for his own villainous schemes.
Despite the fact that this serial was made in 1944, and captain america regularly fought nazis in the comics, the nazis are not part of the story in any way. Lorna gray and dick purcell in captain america 1944 dick purcell in captain america 1944 lorna gray in. Captain america 1944 serial edited into full movie. When it was cool takes a look back at the 1944 captain america movie serial. Captain america here is district attorney grant gardner played by dick purcell.
Captain america the 1944 movie serial quiz 10 questions. The original character was based on the marvel comic books that came out in all the back way in the 1940s. Across its 15 chapters of stunts, and thrills, captain america dick purcell is on the trail of a supervillain named the scarab the great lionel atwill. Cap starred in this 15chapter serial, full of cliffhanging action as he battled the evil plans of the mysterious scarab. That being said, captain america was not republics bets work, even though this was also the most expensive serial that republic ever made. Apr 30, 2016 the cap i am referring to is from the 1944 republic pictures movie serial captain america, the first time any marvel then called timely comics character was portrayed in live action. One of the best of the classic republic pictures cliffhanger serials comes captain america. Captain america is a 1944 republic blackandwhite serial film loosely based on the timely comics today known as marvel comics character captain america. Theres an evil man called doctor maldor who creates a stink. Toys, tv, movies, music, wrestling, cartoons, retro. Captain america 1944 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Captain america is a 1944 republic blackandwhite 15 chapter serial film based loosely on the comic book character captain america.
Marvel captain america 1944 american flag faded portrait tank top. In the marvel cinematic universe mcu, the character is portrayed by chris evans. Serials were short movies of about 10 or 15 minutes that usually ended in a cliffhanger. This was the last republic serial to be based on a comic book character. Captain america is a superhero that is portrayed in the marvel cinematic universe. In this serial, captain america s secret identity is a d. Captain america is a 1944 republic blackandwhite serial film loosely based on the timely comics character captain america. And finally theres about 20 other white guys who are in the movie.
While not as great as buster crabbe or tom tyler, he was better than kirk alyn sorry, kirk. All stan lee cameos in marvel movies in 10 minutes 2018 duration. Superhero captain america battles the evil forces of the archvillain called the scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations. Captain america 1944 film serial marvel database fandom. Captain america serial 1944 trailer video dailymotion. Captain america was released in 1944 and was directed by elmer clifton and john english. Timely comics was unhappy with the omission of steve rogers, the lack of an army setting and his use of a gun. Jul 22, 2011 republics 15chapter serial captain america was released in 1944, directed by john english and elmer clifton, and is loosely based on the comic book character created in 1941 by joe simon and drawn by jack kirby. Superhero captain america battles the evil forces of the archvillain called the scarab, who.
This back story was rejected by republic during the making of this serial, as it would have required costly retakes at the time. All of the studios involved in sound serials at the time republic, universal and columbiaacquired rights to do some of these features as part of their serial output. Civil war will be the 3rd installment in the series and is due for release on may 4, 2016. Watch and discuss classic and vintage movies on line free. Comic book fans will cringe while watching this crud. May 15, 2017 captain america 1944 serial edited into full movie. This week marks the 75th anniversary of captain america, a liveaction serial from republic pictures which debuted on february 5th, 1944 and served as the firstever on screen adaptation of a marvel comics character, back when marvel was still called timely. The villain, lionel atwill, is probably one of the best serial villains, perhaps even better than charles middleton as emperor ming. The serial was rereleased on september 30, 1953, under the new title return of captain america. In 1944, republic pictures released the first chapter of the captain america serial, said to be the.
The scarab has stolen a device that destroys buildings, and captain america must foil his evil plans. Unlike the new chris evans feature, or any other incarnation of the hero for that. Captain america is a 1944 movie serial based on the comic book hero of the same name. A ll of them had their strengths and weaknesses, but overall they were still fun to watch. The serial was rereleased in 1951 under the title perils of the darkest jungle and, in 1966, it was edited into the 100minute century66 film jungle gold. In 1944 republic brought us the adventures of captain america. This was only my second time to ever watch the 1944 republic serial movie feature captain america. Captain america 1944 15 chapter movie serial cliffhanger dvd. It was the last republic serial made about a superhero. I remember not really paying much attention to it the first time around since the lead character actually had nothing whatsoever to do with the marvel then known as.
Captain america 1944 is a republic serial film based loosely on the comic book character captain america. Captain america dvd movie1944 cliffhanger serial 15 chapters. The film is based on the marvel comics superhero of the same name. Captain america serial from 1944 made into a feature length film all rights belong to the rights holder. Lorna gray stars as gail, a secretary who gets caught asking nosy questions, and then is tied up. This serial has lots of excellent fight scenes and great cliff hangers. May 21, 2017 captain america serial from 1944 made into a feature length film all rights belong to the rights holder.
Also, there is a sequence where captain america rides the republic motorcycle, which was also seen in spy smasher. It killed marvel movies for 30 years, but its actually not that bad. Captain america 1944 directed by elmer clifton, john. The hero in this serial isnt the same captain america as in the comic books. An 1944 serial released by republic pictures, based on the timely comics character. The battle continues until the final showdown where the formidable maldor is unmasked and captain america triumphs. Captain america 1944 15 chapter serial movie dvd, mod dvdr this is the full unabridged version of all 15 chapters compiled into a movie.
Trivia quiz captain america the 1944 movie serial category. Marvels first movie ever gets real weird, real fast. Since then, the character has been featured in other films and television series. Dick purcell as captain america 1944 a republic serial. Identifier captain america 1944 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. The scarab has stolen a device that destroys buildings, and captain america. The 1944 serial captain america has the main character district attorney grant gardner, who is loosely based on the marvel character captain america. The cap i am referring to is from the 1944 republic pictures movie serial captain america, the first time any marvel then called timely comics.
Captain america 1944 chapter 08 cremation in the clouds. Captain america 1944 15 chapter republic movie serial cliffhanger. This hero is called captain america and wears a costume close to the one in the comics, but thats where the similarities end. Captain america is a republic serial film loosely based on the timely comics character captain. It also has the distinction of being the most expensive serial that republic ever made. Captain america is a 1990 yugoslavianamerican superhero film directed by albert pyun and written by stephen tolkin and lawrence j. The adventures of captain marvel 1941 the mysery squadron 1933 the clutching hand 1936. In the serial, captain americas real name is grant gardner, he is the citys district attorney and his foe is the scarab, aka karl maaldor, played by lionel atwill.
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