Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

1954
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

5.6 | en | Drama

Flash Gordon is a science fiction television series based on the characters of the Alex Raymond-created comic strip of the same name. Diverging from the storyline of the comics, the series set Flash, Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov in the year 3203. As agents of the Galactic Bureau of Investigation, the team travels the galaxy in their ship the Sky Flash, battling cosmic villains under the order of Commander Paul Richards. The series was filmed in West Berlin and Marseille as a West German, French and American co-production by Intercontinental Television Films and Telediffusion. The series aired in syndication throughout most of the U.S. but also aired on the east coast on the DuMont Television Network. The series proved popular with American audiences and critical response, though sparse, was positive. Flash Gordon has garnered little modern critical attention. What little there is generally dismisses the series, although there has been some critical thought devoted to its presentation of Cold War and capitalist themes.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP39  The Subworld Revenge
Jul. 15,1955
The Subworld Revenge

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EP38  The Skyjackers
Jul. 08,1955
The Skyjackers

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EP37  The Law of Velorum
Jul. 01,1955
The Law of Velorum

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EP36  Deadline at Noon
Jun. 24,1955
Deadline at Noon

Flash, Dale and Zarkov have to go back in time to the 1950s to stop a bomb that is destroying planets in their time. They are chased through West Berlin showing post World War II Berlin. Can they find and destroy the bomb before it goes off at noon?

EP35  The Earth's Core
Jun. 17,1955
The Earth's Core

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EP34  Death in the Negative
Jun. 10,1955
Death in the Negative

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EP33  The Shadowy Death
Jun. 03,1955
The Shadowy Death

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EP32  The Mystery of Phoros
May. 27,1955
The Mystery of Phoros

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EP31  The Space Smugglers
May. 20,1955
The Space Smugglers

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EP30  The Micro-man Menace
May. 13,1955
The Micro-man Menace

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EP29  The Matter Duplicator
May. 06,1955
The Matter Duplicator

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EP28  Encounter With Evil
Apr. 29,1955
Encounter With Evil

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EP27  The Hunger Invasion
Apr. 22,1955
The Hunger Invasion

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EP26  Heat Wave
Apr. 15,1955
Heat Wave

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EP25  The Forbidden Experiment
Apr. 08,1955
The Forbidden Experiment

Dr. Zarkov receives a call from an old friend on planet Zeta N1. He needs Zarkov to bring him some serum. When Zarkov gets there he finds his friend is dead and he is captured. Flash and Dale come to rescue Zarkov and are also captured. They all just barely escape with their lives.

EP24  Saboteurs from Space
Apr. 01,1955
Saboteurs from Space

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EP23  The Water World Menace
Mar. 25,1955
The Water World Menace

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EP22  Struggle to the End
Mar. 18,1955
Struggle to the End

Flash Gordon pits himself against the mad witch, who is again trying to completely dominate the universe.

EP21  Flash Gordon and the Brain Machine
Mar. 11,1955
Flash Gordon and the Brain Machine

Continued from last episode where Zarkov and Commander Richards are caught destroying the atmosphere of Neptune. Flash and Dale replace the machine that returns the breathable atmosphere to Neptune. Zydereen teleports Zarkov and Richards to Saturn where she starts drainng their knowledge and memories. Flash and Dale arrive but are too late to help their friend and Zydereen escapes.

EP20  The Witch of Neptune
Mar. 04,1955
The Witch of Neptune

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EP19  Flash Gordon and the Race Against Time
Feb. 25,1955
Flash Gordon and the Race Against Time

There is to be a vote on Mars to decided if the Galaxy Bureau of Investigation will continue. Flash, Dale and Zarkov have a stake in this because they work for the G.B.I. Flash must get Commander Richards to Mars on Time. Will they make it?

EP18  The Rains of Death
Feb. 18,1955
The Rains of Death

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EP17  The Lure of Light
Feb. 11,1955
The Lure of Light

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EP16  Mission to Masca
Feb. 04,1955
Mission to Masca

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EP15  The Weapon That Walked
Jan. 31,1955
The Weapon That Walked

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EP14  The Sound Gun
Jan. 14,1955
The Sound Gun

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EP13  Duel Against Darkness
Dec. 31,1954
Duel Against Darkness

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EP12  The Deadly Deception
Dec. 24,1954
The Deadly Deception

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EP11  The Frightened King
Dec. 17,1954
The Frightened King

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EP10  Return of the Androids
Dec. 10,1954
Return of the Androids

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EP9  The Great Secret
Dec. 03,1954
The Great Secret

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EP8  The Breath of Death
Nov. 26,1954
The Breath of Death

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EP7  The Dancing Death
Nov. 19,1954
The Dancing Death

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EP6  The Claim Jumpers
Nov. 12,1954
The Claim Jumpers

In this episode, Flash Gordon and Dale Arden track down some mean space pirates and save Prospector Pete and beautiful daughter when the robbers come to steal Pete's huge precious stone.

EP5  Akim the Terrible
Nov. 05,1954
Akim the Terrible

The Galactic Bureau of Investigation. This episode is about a planet ran by AKIM THE TERRIBLE, where it is a crime to help old or sick people who are being robbed.

EP4  The Vengeance of Rabeed
Oct. 22,1954
The Vengeance of Rabeed

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EP3  The Electro Man
Oct. 15,1954
The Electro Man

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EP2  Escape into Time
Oct. 08,1954
Escape into Time

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EP1  Flash Gordon and the Planet of Death
Oct. 01,1954
Flash Gordon and the Planet of Death

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5.6 | en | Drama , Sci-Fi | More Info
Released: 1954-10-15 | Released Producted By: , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

Flash Gordon is a science fiction television series based on the characters of the Alex Raymond-created comic strip of the same name. Diverging from the storyline of the comics, the series set Flash, Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov in the year 3203. As agents of the Galactic Bureau of Investigation, the team travels the galaxy in their ship the Sky Flash, battling cosmic villains under the order of Commander Paul Richards. The series was filmed in West Berlin and Marseille as a West German, French and American co-production by Intercontinental Television Films and Telediffusion. The series aired in syndication throughout most of the U.S. but also aired on the east coast on the DuMont Television Network. The series proved popular with American audiences and critical response, though sparse, was positive. Flash Gordon has garnered little modern critical attention. What little there is generally dismisses the series, although there has been some critical thought devoted to its presentation of Cold War and capitalist themes.

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John T. Ryan TO BEGIN WITH, let us state upfront, that we had believed, do believe and always will believe that the 3 Cliffhangers/Chapter Plays/Serials from Universal Pictures in the 1930's & early '40's were the quintessential rendering of Alex Raymond's comic strip to the celluloid medium, period. Okay, now we have that out of the way. (Now ain't full disclosure, Schultz?) TO OUR WAY of thinking, attempting to do a FLASH GORDON TV Series, while the local channels were full of FLASH GORDON (Universal, 1936) and FLASH GORDON'S TRIP TO MARS (Universal, 1938)* as tantamount to programming suicide. We remember as young boomer kids that Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Frank Shannon and Charles B. Middleton WERE definitely THE Flash, Dale, Zarkov and Ming.WELL, THE SERIES was made and in spite of our feelings, there were many really good aspects to its fundamental elements.FOR ONE, ALTHOUGH the serials had a rather elderly Irish born actor in Frank Shannon in the role of Dr.Zarkov, this TV series cast a much more youthful Joseph Nash in the role of Dr. Hans Zarkov.** In examining samplings of the comic strip, one finds that this younger version of the brilliant scientist was much more closely molded in the original concept.AS FOR THE choice of Irene Champlin in the role of Dale Arden, we have no real objections. True, she didn't wear any skimpy, sexy burlesque queen outfits; but to be fair, the strip had long abandoned the practice. We figure that Hearst's King Feature Syndicate (the copyright owner) had found a different costume designer.CONCERNING HAVING CAST Mr. Steve Holland as Flash Gordon, we think he was at least adequate in the part. The athletic actor had the proper attitude and a trim physique; but lacked the musculature of the all around Mr. Everything athlete and 1932 Olympic Swimming Champion, Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe.THERE WERE MANY aspects of this telling of FLASH GORDON Saga that strayed over and seemingly 'borrowed' some plot aspects from rival spaceman dean of the comic strip interplanetary genre, BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY. Whereas FLASH GORDON had been set in contemporary USA, Mongo and other worlds, this series opted for the futuristic.WELL, WE KNOW for sure that at least one episode did. It also made reference to the futuristic city below their rocket-ship as Berlin! (Remember, Schultz, that this series was a West German Television production!) NOTE * To the best of our recollection, FLASH GORDON CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE (Universal, 1941) wasn't released to the television market until much later than its two predecessors, circa 1957.NOTE ** Perhaps there was a growing Anti-Nazi Sentiment added to World War I Anti-German feelings in the mid to late 1930's, but rather than calling him Hans Zarkov (as in Alex Raymond's strip) the only given name in the serials was that of Dr. "Alexis Zarkov" in the second serial, FLASH GORDON'S TRIP TO MARS (1938).
grghull Depending on your point of view. I have a dim memory of seeing this rerun on Sunday morning TV when I was a kid (even then it seemed ancient). I picked this up for a buck at a local thrift store. For the most part is seemed very tedious, and the attempts to pass of post war Berlin as other planets reminded me of ALPHAVILLE without the wit or imagination (after all, Godard knew we wouldn't really buy Paris AS Alpahville but assumed we'd go along with the joke --- here they actually seem to be serious). Still some of the imagery is sporadically striking. For a moment I thought the hellish underground scenes might be taken from some German silent film. They had a little of the atmosphere of Lang's SEIGRIED, only done on the cheap. Really this is a curiosity item more than anything. I can't recommend it, but I wouldn't try to dissuade anyone from seeing it either.Oh --- but Irene Champlin as Dale Arden ---? Dale's MOM, maybe....
kathcongdrb1 I was given a DVD of four of these episodes by my husband for Christmas when he couldn't find at the store the movie I had specifically requested. It probably cost a dollar and was in the cheapest possible packaging. I was screaming I was so excited. I have often thought of this series that I watched when I was young. I only remembered the name of Flash, but as soon as I read that he modeled for "Doc Savage," I recognized the resemblance.The music sounds like Prokofiev's "Rite of Spring" at times and I agree that the German sets verge on the expressionistic. I'm sure I spend more on a week's worth of groceries than they did for the sets AND costumes. In fact, the costumes on "Akim the Terrible" look like they are handmade from a high school production. The German actor in this show who plays Kurt I think is very good and looks familiar; however, no credits are given for any actor except the three leads. One more thing, where did the commissioner get his eyebrows? These shows are great. I played them twice because I only had the four. Have to see if I can get any more. I'm sure it won't break whatever budget I have.
paul meienberg Tala Birell's role is indicated in the credits (not "uncredited" as heretofore indicated). The episode was filmed in Berlin and was the only episode in which Tala appeared. She looked all of her 45 years and would die several years later from cancer. Tala's commanding presence as a vicious queen determined to rule the universe expands the range of camp performances, unfortunately her last role in a 30 years career on stage and in film.