- Actors: Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr., William 'Billy' Benedict, Louise Currie, Robert Strange
- Directors: John English, William Witney
- Writers: Arch Heath, Bill Parker, C.C. Beck, Joseph F. Poland, Norman S. Hall
- Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Artisan (Universal)
- Release Date: Dec 16 2003
- Run Time: 216 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0000JD28S
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #28,918 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best Superhero DVD's from the 20th Century!,
By Topper R. Snowes (Greene County, Tennessee) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Adventures Of Captain Marvel (1941) (DVD)
No, there's no Dr. Sivana, Captain Marvel Jr., Mary Marvel or even Uncle Marvel...but you do have the prototype for which all superhero movies should be judged. The origin is actually pretty close to the well-known comic origin, with the old wizard SHAZAM, just in a different setting. I grew up watching the CBS SHAZAM! series in the '70's, and actually loved it. But this blows that series away by a mile. The flying scenes, by today's standards, are mediocre...but for someone seeing this in a theatre in 1941, groundbreaking would not begin to describe them. This Cap isn't afraid to get rough with the badguys, and will even use a machine gun when necessary! If you love serials, superheroes, cliffhangers or Captain Marvel, you gotta get this!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Classic Serial at an Affordable Price,
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This review is from: The Adventures Of Captain Marvel (1941) (DVD)
Throughout the 1930s and '40s, Republic Pictures created some of the finest serials in movie history. "Adventures of Captain Marvel" (1941) ranks among the studio's top chapterplays -- and it's yours for roughly $1 per chapter. Tom Tyler is ideally cast as "The World's Mightiest Mortal," who battles the evil Scorpion for 12 exciting episodes. The special effects by the Lydecker brothers are terrific -- not to mention the high-flying stunt work from David Sharpe (he's a bit shorter than Tyler, but who cares). The Republic DVD features excellent 35mm prints and the rarely-seen theatrical trailer. "Captain Marvel" may not surpass the thrill-a-minute exploits of "Spy Smasher" (1942), but it comes pretty close.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lighthearted fun,
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This review is from: The Adventures Of Captain Marvel (1941) (DVD)
I do not know how accurate this is to the original comic book--the first time I read "Captain Marvel" (SHAZAM), I got the idea that Bill Batson was only between 10 and 15. Here, he is closer to 21 or so.Told in 12 parts, "Adventures of Captain Marvel" tells of a man trying to get all six lenses to a golden scorpion, which has an ability to turn regular objects into gold--and other powers. So which of the men is behind the "Scorpion" mask? You guessed it! None of the suspects are developed enough to bother guessing. Captain Marvel walks like a mummy, and the bad guys continue to shoot him even after it is apparent bullets will not harm him--why is this always the case? Captain Marvel does not talk much, and Billy Batson is the real hero...after all, he is the person behind the superhero. The story is good. Corny at times because as a serial, it wants viewers to wonder how the hero will escape at the beginning of each week. Billy is flying a plane that explodes. We know he is not dead because he is Captain Marvel, but they do not reveal how he escapes until the next episode. The effects are obvious, but remember that this was the 1940s. While not rated, the DVD does contain violence and parents might want to monitor younger children...equivalent of a PG.
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