Genre:
Action + Adventure + Sci-Fi

Synopsis:
A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, and Zarkov, this time with ready-made allies waiting: Prince Barin of Arboria and Queen Fria of the frozen northern land of Frigia; where, it so happens, is found polarite, antidote to the plague. But Ming will use all his forces to keep our heroes from thwarting his plans of conquest.
(from IMDb.com)

Casts:
Buster Crabbe ... Flash Gordon
Carol Hughes ... Dale Arden
Charles Middleton ... Emperor Ming
Anne Gwynne ... Sonja
Frank Shannon ... Dr. Zarkov
John Hamilton ... Prof. Gordon
Herbert Rawlinson ... Dr. Frohmann
Tom Chatterton ... Prof. Arden
Shirley Deane ... Princess Aura
Lee Powell ... Capt. Roka
Roland Drew ... Prince Barin
Don Rowan ... Capt. Torch
Victor Zimmerman ... Thong
Edgar Edwards ... Turan
Ben Taggart ... Gen. Lupi

Runtime:
220 min (12 chapters)

Chapter Titles:
The Purple Death
Freezing Torture
Walking Bombs
The Destroying Ray
The Palace of Peril
Flaming Death
Land of the Dead
The Fiery Abyss
The Pool of Peril
The Death Mist
Stark Treachery
Doom of the Dictator

Superheroes:
Flash Gordon (more)

Villains:
Emperor Ming

Based on the comic strip:
"Flash Gordon" created by Alex Raymond

Internal links:
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) (movie serial)
Flash Gordon (1936) (movie serial)

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