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Adventures of Captain Marvel is a 1941 American 12-chapter black-and-white movie serial from Republic Pictures, produced by Hiram S. Brown, Jr., directed by John English and William Witney, that stars Tom Tyler in the title role of Captain Marvel and Frank Coghlan, Jr. as his alter ego, Billy Batson. This serial was adapted from the popular Captain Marvel comic book character then appearing in Fawcett Comics publications Whiz Comics and Captain Marvel Adventures.
Original Release
03/28/1941
US Release
03/28/1941
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Tyler | Captain Marvel |
Frank Coghlan Jr. | Billy Batson |
William 'Billy' Benedict | 'Whitey' Murphy |
Louise Currie | Betty Wallace |
Robert Strange | John Malcolm |
Harry Worth | Prof. Luther Bentley / Prof Luther Bentley |
Bryant Washburn | Henry Carlyle [Ch. 1-3] / Harry Carlyle |
John Davidson | Tal Chotali |
George Pembroke | Dr. Stephen Lang [Ch. 1-9] / Dr. Stephen Lang |
George Lynn | Prof. Dwight Fisher [Ch. 1-6] / Prof Dwight Fisher |
Directors
Writers
Ronald Davidson, Norman S. Hall, Arch Heath, Joseph F. Poland, Sol Shor, C.C. Beck, Bill Parker
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Tyler | Captain Marvel |
Frank Coghlan Jr. | Billy Batson |
William 'Billy' Benedict | 'Whitey' Murphy |
Louise Currie | Betty Wallace |
Robert Strange | John Malcolm |
Harry Worth | Prof. Luther Bentley / Prof Luther Bentley |
Bryant Washburn | Henry Carlyle [Ch. 1-3] / Harry Carlyle |
John Davidson | Tal Chotali |
George Pembroke | Dr. Stephen Lang [Ch. 1-9] / Dr. Stephen Lang |
George Lynn | Prof. Dwight Fisher [Ch. 1-6] / Prof Dwight Fisher |
Reed Hadley | Rahman Bar [Ch. 1, 11-12] / Rahman Bar |
Jack Mulhall | James Howell [Ch. 1] / Howell |
Kenne Duncan | Barnett - Chief Henchman [Ch. 2-10] / Barnett |
Nigel De Brulier | Shazam [Ch. 1] / Shazam |
John Bagni | Cowan - Henchman [Ch. 2-10] |
Carleton Young | Martin - Henchman [Ch. 3-9] |
Leyland Hodgson | Maj. Rawley [Ch. 1] |
Stanley Price | Owens - Henchman / Driver [Ch. 3-5] / Owens |
Ernest Sarracino | Akbar [Ch. 11-12] |
Tetsu Komai | Chan Lai [Ch. 4] / Chan Lai |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hiram S. Brown Jr. | Producer |