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Purple Death from Outer Space is a 1966 American feature length compilation of the first half of the 1940 serial Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe. A second feature with footage from the final half of the serial was used to complete another 1966 feature film Perils from the Planet Mongo. Both were made available directly as made-for-TV movies.
Original Release
01/01/1966
US Release
01/01/1966
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Buster Crabbe | Flash Gordon |
| Carol Hughes | Dale Arden |
| Charles Middleton | Ming the Merciless |
| Frank Shannon | Dr. Zarkov |
| Don Rowan | Captain Torch / Capt. Torch |
| Victor Zimmerman | Lt. Thong |
| Lee Powell | Captain Roka / Capt. Roka |
| Donald Curtis | Capt. Ronal |
| Edgar Edwards | Capt. Turan |
| Roland Drew | Prince Barin |
Directors
Writers
Basil Dickey, George H. Plympton, Barry Shipman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Buster Crabbe | Flash Gordon |
| Carol Hughes | Dale Arden |
| Charles Middleton | Ming the Merciless |
| Frank Shannon | Dr. Zarkov |
| Don Rowan | Captain Torch / Capt. Torch |
| Victor Zimmerman | Lt. Thong |
| Lee Powell | Captain Roka / Capt. Roka |
| Donald Curtis | Capt. Ronal |
| Edgar Edwards | Capt. Turan |
| Roland Drew | Prince Barin |
| Shirley Deane | Princess Aura |
| Luli Deste | Queen Fria |
| Sigurd Nilssen | Count Korro |
| John Hamilton | Prof. Gordon |
| Herbert Rawlinson | Prof. Frohman |
| Tom Chatterton | Dr. Arden |
| Roy Barcroft | Ming Soldier |
| Allan Cavan | Man of High Intelligence |
| Lane Chandler | Radio Room Adjutant |
| Carmen D'Antonio | Ming Dancing Girl |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Henry MacRae | Producer |
