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Captain Midnight is a american film of genre Action directed by James W. Horne released in USA on 15 february 1942 with Dave O'Brien
Captain Midnight (1942)
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Add to a movie listCaptain Midnight (1942) was the 17th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based upon the radio adventure serial of the same name broadcast from 1938 to 1949.
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Captain Midnight was only one of the many aviation serials released in wartime whose leading characters were derived from early pulp magazines and radio favorites. In this serial, Captain Albright is an extremely skilled aviator better known as Captain Midnight, who is assigned to neutralize the sinister Ivan Shark, an evil enemy scientist who is bombing major American cities. Our hero leads the Secret Squadron, whose staff includes Chuck Ramsay who is Midnight's ward and Ichabod 'Icky' Mudd, the Squadron's chief mechanic. Shark has developed a highly efficient mercenary organization, being aided by his daughter Fury who is highly intelligent and second in command, Gardo the henchman and Fang, an Oriental ally. Unfortunately, Shark is after a new range finder invented by the altruistic scientist, John Edwards, whose beautiful daughter, Joyce, the villains attempt to capture to blackmail the inventor.Actors
Dave O'Brien
(Captain Albright / Captain Midnight)
Dorothy Short
(Joyce Edwards)
Bryant Washburn
(John Edwards)
Sam Edwards
(Chuck Ramsey)
Luana Walters
(Fury Shark)
Joseph W. Girard
(Major Steel (as Joe Girard))
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