Adventures of Captain Marvel
Adventures of Captain Marvel is a 1941 Republic Pictures serial in twelve chapters, and the first screen adaptation of a superhero from comic books. Tom Tyler plays Captain Marvel, the adult superhero into whom the young radio reporter Billy Batson (Frank Coghlan Jr.) transforms by speaking the magic word "Shazam!" The serial sends Billy on an expedition to Siam, where a golden scorpion idol with the power to turn matter into glass becomes the target of a masked villain called the Scorpion. Directed by William Witney and John English, the serial is widely regarded as one of the finest ever made, with flying effects that were state of the art for the time and muscular, well-staged fight sequences. The serial is in the public domain.
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Season 1
Curse of the Scorpion
On an expedition to Siam, young Billy Batson is chosen by an ancient wizard to receive the power of Captain Marvel. When the golden scorpion
The Guillotine
Rahman Bar attacks the camp of the Malcolm Expedition in reprisal for the theft of the Golden Scorpion.
Time Bomb
The Scorpion captures Carlyle and demands his lens as ransom for his life.
Death Takes the Wheel
The Scorpion sends his men to Oak Mountain Lodge for Carlyle's lens.
The Scorpion Strikes
The Scorpion traps Billy Batson in Chan Lal's curio store.
Lens of Death
Captain Marvel unmasks The Scorpion and finds a loud speaker concealed in a dummy.
Human Targets
The Scorpion tricks Bentley and Fisher into revealing the hiding place of their lenses.
Boomerang
Barnett holds Betty and Billy Batson in a shack at the bombing range.
Dead Man's Trap
Doctor Lang tries to take Billy to a place of safety in his car.
Doom Ship
Captain Marvel tries to warn Betty of a death trap at Lang's home.
Valley of Death
Malcolm is shipwrecked on a reef off the coast of Siam.
Captain Marvel's Secret
Billy Batson refuses to enter the tomb to get Doctor Lang's lens.
Details
- Years
- 1941
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 12
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Serial
- Rating
- 7/10
- Maturity Rating
- NR
- Quality
- SD
- Audio
- English
- Status
- Public Domain Mark 1.0
- Studio
- Republic Pictures
- Directors
- William Witney, John English
