Captain Midnight
by James W. Horne
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Actor: Dave O'Brien, Dorothy Short, Guy Wilkerson, James Craven, Sam EdwardsDirector: James W. Horne
Brand: Video Communications Inc.
Cinematographer: James S. Brown Jr.
Editor: Dwight Caldwell
Producer: Larry Darmour
Writer: Basil Dickey
Writer: George H. Plympton
Writer: Jack Stanley
Writer: Wyndham Gittens
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 270 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Vci Video
Movie Reviews of Captain Midnight
Movie Review: "VCI Entertainment King of the Serial DVD's present ~ Captain Midnight
Summary: 5 Stars
VCI Entertainment and Columbia Pictures present "Captain Midnight " (1942) (Dolby digitally remastered), based upon the radio serial featuring 15 Chapters of cliffhangers loaded with all the excitement you would ever want and more...story line has our best fighting hero "Captain Midnight" in the skies leaping from the radio waves up onto the big screen...tracking down spies searching for some secret plans of loyal American John Edwards who has been kidnapped by fiendish enemy plotters at every turn...will Captain Midnight stop Ivan Shark leader of the gang of thugs from stealing the plans....can the we ever have a good nights sleep knowing that at Midnight some thing terrible will happen...well keep drinking your Ovaltine because this rousing adventure on the serial screen is not over...15 Chapters with great action sequences in a thrill crammed fight to the finish against criminals and spies...don't miss any exciting episode...and keep that dial tuned to our favorite hero of radio "Captain Midnight"...just the way we remember!
Under director James W. Horne with screenplay by Basil Dickey, George H. Plympton, Wyndham Gittens, Jack Stanley, original music by Lee Zahler...the cast include Dave O'Brien (Captain Albright, aka Captain Midnight), Dorothy Short (Joyce Edwards), James Craven (Ivan Shark), Sam Edwards ( Chuck Ramsey), Guy Wilkerson (chabod 'Icky' Mudd), Bryant Washburn ( John Edwards), Luana Walters (Fury Shark), Joseph W. Girard (Maj. Steel), Ray Teal (Borgman - Henchman), Ted Mapes ( Slim - Henchman), George Pembroke (Dr. James Jordan)...watch for some fine veteran character actors like James Craven (who always was one of the villianious of villians on the Columbia Pictures lot), Guy Wilkerson and Ray Teal great character actors
CHAPTER TITLES: (Disc One)
1. Mysterious Pilot
2. The Stolen Range Finder
3. The Captured Plane
4. Mistaken Identity
5. Ambushed Ambulance
6. Weird Waters
7. Menacing Fates
8. Shells of Evil
9. The Drop to Doom
10.The Hidden Bomb
SPECIAL FEATURES: (Disc One)
BIOS:
1. Dave O'Brien (birth name: David Barclay) (1912-1969)
2. Dorothy Short (1915-1963) (married to Dave O'Brien)
3. James W. Horne (Director) (1880-1942)
VCI CLIFFHANGER TRAILERS: (Disc One)
1. The Green Archer (Victor Jory)
2. The Secret Code (Paul Kelly & Ann Nagel)
3. The Vigilante (Ralph Byrd & Lyle Talbot)
4. The Iron Claw (Charles Quigle & Joyce Bryant)
CHAPTER TITLES: (Disc Two)
11.Sky Terror
12.Burning Bomber
13.Death in the Cockpit
14.Scourge of Revenge
15.The Fatal Hour
VCI CLIFFHANGER TRAILERS: (Disc Two)
1. Adventures of Red Ryder (Don "Red" Barry)
2. Zorro Cliffhanger Collection (Reed Hadley, John Carroll, Linda Stirling)
3. Dick Tracy's G-Men (Ralph Byrd)
4. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (Bobby Jordan)
5. Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe)
6. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (Buster Crabbe )
7. Jungle Girl (Frannces Gifford),
8. Jungle Jim (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton)
9. Mandrake the Magician (Warren Hull)
10.Zane Grey's "King of the Royal Mounted" (Allan "Rocky" Lane)
11.Miracle Rider (Tom Mix & Tony Jr)
12.Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (Scott Kolk Henry Brandon & Monte Blue)
13.The Phantom (Tom Tyler)
14.Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (Lloyd Bridges & Key Luke)
If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure then this is the place for all of the above...if you enjoyed this serial check out another release from VCI Entertainment and Columbia Pictures present "Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere" (1951) (digitally remastered), 15 Chapters.finally for the first time on video the really great Columbia Serial that broke the mold...we have everything a serial fan would want...the tinted sequences by Cinecolor and unique inventions that were unlike any other serial out there in the '50s...get out there as they're going fast, this is the one you've been waiting for.
Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more of the same from the '40s vintage serial era...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment, stay tuned once again with a top notch serial from VCI...just the way we like 'em!
Total Time: 270 mins on 2 DVD's ~ VCI Entertainment 8376 ~ (5/25/2004)
Summary of Captain Midnight
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