| King of the Rocket Men | |
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| Directed by | Fred C. Brannon |
| Written by | Royal Cole William Lively Sol Shor |
| Produced by | Franklin Adreon |
| Starring | Tristram Coffin Mae Clarke Don Haggerty House Peters, Jr. James Craven I. Stanford Jolley |
| Cinematography | Ellis W. Carter |
| Edited by | Cliff Bell, Sr. Sam Starr |
| Music by | Stanley Wilson |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 12 chapters (167 minutes) (serial)[1] 65 minutes (feature)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Budget | $164,984 (negative cost: $165,592)[1] |
King of the Rocket Men is a 1949 12-chapter movie serial from Republic Pictures,[2] produced by Franklin Adreon, directed Fred C. Brannon, that stars Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty, House Peters, Jr., James Craven, and I. Stanford Jolley.
This movie serial is notable for featuring the only character actually called "Rocket Man", a misnomer applied by fans to the other Republic rocket-powered heroes that followed in their later serials: Radar Men from the Moon (1952), Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952), and Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (1953).