King of the Rocket Men
King of the Rocket Men is a 1949 12-chapter movie serial from Republic Pictures, 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.
Plot
An evil genius of unknown identity, calling himself "Dr. Vulcan" (heard only as a voice and seen as a mysterious shadow on a brightly lit wall), plots to conquer the world. He needs to first eliminate, one by one, the members of the Science Associates, an organization of America's greatest scientists.
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| author | Royal Cole Sol Shor William Lively |
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| director | Fred C. Brannon |
| editor | Sam Starr |
| events | aviation |
| genre | science fiction |
| keywords | advanced evil genius fly henchman hide leather jacket masked mystery villain new york city one by one tristram coffin unknown identity villain |
| musicBy | Stanley Wilson |
| producer | Franklin Adreon |
| publisher | Republic Pictures |