Adventures of Captain Marvel

Adventures of Captain Marvel
Theatrical release poster
for Chapter 10: "Doom Ship"
Directed byWilliam Witney
John English
Screenplay byRonald Davidson
Norman S. Hall
Arch B. Heath
Joseph Poland
Sol Shor
Based on
Captain Marvel
by
Produced byHiram S. Brown, Jr.
StarringTom Tyler
Frank Coghlan Jr.
William Benedict
Louise Currie
Robert Strange
Harry Worth
Bryant Washburn
John Davidson
CinematographyWilliam Nobles
Music byCy Feuer
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • March 28, 1941 (1941-03-28)
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Running time
12 chapters / 216 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$135,553 (negative cost: $119,343)[1]
Adventures of Captain Marvel, Chapter 1: Curse of the Scorpion

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. The serial was adapted from the popular Captain Marvel comic book character, then appearing in the Fawcett Comics publications Whiz Comics and Captain Marvel Adventures. The character is now owned by DC Comics and is known as Shazam.

Adventures of Captain Marvel was the 21st of 66 film serials produced by Republic and their first comic book character adaptation (not counting comic strips). The serial featured the Fawcett Comics superhero, placed within an original screen story. It is considered the first comic book superhero movie. Captain Marvel fights a masked criminal mastermind called the Scorpion, who is determined to gain control of an ancient weapon. It is made in the form of a large metallic scorpion with adjustable legs, tail, and removable lenses that must be properly aligned in order to activate its powerful ray.

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