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  • Buck Rogers (1939)
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    237 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Buck Rogers (1939)
Approved
237 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

A 20th Century pilot named Buck Rogers and his young friend Buddy Wade awake from 500 years in suspended animation to find that the world has been taken over by the outlaw army of Killer Kane.
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Writers
Norman S. Hall (screenplay) (as Norman Hall) | Ray Trampe (screenplay) | Dick Calkins (based on the comic strip by) | Philip Francis Nowlan (based on the comic strip by) (as Phil Nowlan)
Cinematographer
Editors
Joseph Gluck (as Joseph Glick) | Louis Sackin | Alvin Todd
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Status
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Updated Apr 11, 1939

Release date
Apr 11, 1939 (United States)

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Cast

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36 cast members
Name Known for
Buster Crabbe
Buck Rogers (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) Buck Rogers (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)   See fewer
Constance Moore
Wilma Deering Wilma Deering   See fewer
Jackie Moran
George 'Buddy' Wade George 'Buddy' Wade   See fewer
Jack Mulhall
Captain Rankin Captain Rankin   See fewer
Anthony Warde
Killer Kane Killer Kane   See fewer
Philson Ahn
Prince Tallen Prince Tallen   See fewer
C. Montague Shaw
Doctor Huer Doctor Huer   See fewer
Guy Usher
Aldar Aldar   See fewer
William Gould
Air Marshal Kragg Air Marshal Kragg   See fewer
Henry Brandon
Captain Laska Captain Laska   See fewer
Wheeler Oakman
Lieutenant Patten Lieutenant Patten   See fewer
Kenne Duncan
Lieutenant Lacy (as Kenneth Duncan) Lieutenant Lacy (as Kenneth Duncan)   See fewer
Reed Howes
Captain Roberts Captain Roberts   See fewer
Wade Boteler
Professor Wade (uncredited) Professor Wade (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Bridge
Dynamo Room Floor Guard (uncredited) Dynamo Room Floor Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Roy Butler
Control Officer (uncredited) Control Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddy Chandler
Braeden - Captain of Dirigible [Ch. 1] (uncredited) Braeden - Captain of Dirigible [Ch. 1] (uncredited)   See fewer
Lane Chandler
Army Official at Wade's Lab (uncredited) Army Official at Wade's Lab (uncredited)   See fewer
Russ Clark
Lieutenant Carson [Chs. 10-11] (uncredited) Lieutenant Carson [Chs. 10-11] (uncredited)   See fewer
James Conaty
Kane's Councilman (uncredited) Kane's Councilman (uncredited)   See fewer
Cyril Delevanti
Saturnian Councilman (uncredited) Saturnian Councilman (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Ellis
Kane's Soldier (uncredited) Kane's Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Gardner
Professor Huer's Lab Assistant (uncredited) Professor Huer's Lab Assistant (uncredited)   See fewer
Karl Hackett
Councillor Krenko (uncredited) Councillor Krenko (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Harlan
Reporter at Wade's Lab (uncredited) Reporter at Wade's Lab (uncredited)   See fewer
John Harmon
Hidden City Air Controller (uncredited) Hidden City Air Controller (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Lewis
Cell Guard [Ch. 10] (uncredited) Cell Guard [Ch. 10] (uncredited)   See fewer
Theodore Lorch
Kane's Council Member (uncredited) Kane's Council Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund Mortimer
Member of War Council [Ch. 12] (uncredited) Member of War Council [Ch. 12] (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Parker
Council Room Guard (uncredited) Council Room Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Price
Captain Martin / Zugg Man (uncredited) Captain Martin / Zugg Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis Sayles
Saturnian Councilman (uncredited) Saturnian Councilman (uncredited)   See fewer
David Sharpe
Kane's Pilot / Hidden City Sentry / Saturnian Lieutenant (uncredited) Kane's Pilot / Hidden City Sentry / Saturnian Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Steele
Kane's Pilot / Hidden City Tech / Balcony Guard (uncredited) Kane's Pilot / Hidden City Tech / Balcony Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Phillip Trent
Mitchell [Ch. 1] (uncredited) Mitchell [Ch. 1] (uncredited)   See fewer
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