MV5BMGUwMjRhNzUtNmM4Zi00N2RhLWI5MWUtNTgwOWZhZWUwY2RiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg KING OF THE ROCKET MEN (1949)
Jeff King dons the Rocket Man suit to try to stop Dr Vulcan from using the sonic decimator and taking over the world..
My favourite movie serial from seeing it for the first time waaaay back.
The Rocket Man flying effect looks good. The same dummy effect on a wire used for The Adventures Of Captain Marvel serial in 1941.
The scenes of Rocket Man heading straight for the camera look very good.
Lots of punch ups and furniture smashing each episode.
Climatic scenes of New York being destroyed by a tidal wave were lifted from DELUGE (1931).
The Rocket Man suit was used in three later un-related serials.
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