Science Fiction

Planet Outlaws

A 20th Century pilot named Buck Rogers and his young friend Buddy Wade awake from 500 years in suspended animation to find that the world has been taken over by the outlaw army of Killer Kane. Feature version of the film serial Buck Rogers by Universal Pictures, 1940.

Release Date : 1953-01-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company :

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Col. Buck Rogers

Original Name : Buster Crabbe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Wilma Deering

Original Name : Constance Moore

Gender : Female

Character Name : George 'Buddy' Wade

Original Name : Jackie Moran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Killer Kane

Original Name : Anthony Warde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Rankin, Hidden City forces

Original Name : Jack Mulhall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prince Tallen

Original Name : Philson Ahn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Huer

Original Name : C. Montague Shaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aldar

Original Name : Guy Usher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Air Marshal Kragg

Original Name : William Gould

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Lasca

Original Name : Henry Brandon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Lacy

Original Name : Kenne Duncan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Roberts

Original Name : Reed Howes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lieutenant Patten

Original Name : Wheeler Oakman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scott

Original Name : Carleton Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : (archive footage)

Original Name : Kane Richmond

Gender : Male

Reviews

talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

Let me say right off the bat that at least for me, there were two things working in this film's favour even before I started it (as 2 nifty percent of my infamous Mill Creek 50-pack, 'Nightmare Worlds'): a) I love the old-time serials, a part a week at the theatres, each with a cliffhanger ending; and b) I'm a fan of Buster Crabbe, from seeing him previously both as Tarzan and in a Flash Gordon serial. Directors Beebe and Goodkind were masters at the format, and this is no exception (although since it's from the 30's, and with B-movie budgetary restrictions at that, I readily dismiss all negative comments from people complaining that for the 1950's, it's really crappy filmmaking--it's NOT from the 50's, but simply edited then into a feature-length film the company could then sell, most probably to television stations). I enjoyed it, though I wish that instead of seeing this, I was watching the unedited, undiluted full serial that was originally made. I have read that the best and most exciting parts were edited out.