Flash Gordon (forever personified by Buster Crabbe), Dr. Zarkov and Dale Arden
return in the third and final adventure of this immortal science fiction series.
Flash must voyage to the planet Mongo searching for the origin of The Purple
Death, a fatal disease that has been wreaking havoc on Earth.
Emperor Ming the
Merciless is the culprit who, with his villainous army, strikes at Flash with
death-dealing futuristic weaponry including atomic ray guns, guided missiles and
horrifying explosive mechanical men.
Flash Gordon's action and special effects
were considered quite remarkable for it's time and set the standard for serials
to come.Starring: Buster Crabbe
Director: Ray Taylor
Screenplay: George H. Plympton, Basil Dickey & Barry Shipman
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Volume 1 Details:
- Based on the Comic Strip by Alex Raymond
- Chapters 1-6
- Run Time: 99 minutes
- Number of Discs: 1
- Originally Released in 1940
- Black & White
- No region encoding for global distribution.