Captain America 15 Episodes [VHS]

Lots of action , drama, excitement, great characters, and plots, I'd recommend this movie, to anyone looking for someone who enjoys cliff hangers.

Like the concept of the story and thrills for each scen.Great plot,for a movie made in the 1940's show.

it's ok

great serial, another captain america added to my collection. the 2 tv movie's from the 1970's and the 1980 movie. also the new one when it comes out.

I have had both serials for years. As you view remember they were written and filmed over 70 years ago so you must not judge them by today's standards. I enjoyed viewing them.

Republic Pictures present "CAPTAIN AMERICA" (1944) (250 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- is a 15-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray, Lionel Atwill, Charles Towbridge & George J. Lewis, relive those thrilling days week after week venue brought you to the theater, as you were mesmerized in your seat waiting for the final chapter ... exciting action within 15 episodes from the Republic Serials department, released in January 1944, the plot line follows Super hero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillian called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations ... also featured is sexy Lorna Gray as the D.A.'s assistant and check out the Captain who gives us a motorcycle exhibition in the early chapters ... good performance by our favorite character actor Lionel Atwill ... the creative hands behind Captain America were Joe Simon and Jack "the King" Kirby, who in the World of Comic Book illustrations made history ... the once fabulous Republic Studio serial machine turned out true masterpieces of action during the late 30s and early 40s ... remember this serial from the Saturday double features at our neighborhood theater ... 15 breathtaking chapters come across with all the gusto Republic Studios has to offer.Under John English (Director), Elmer Clifton (Director), William J. O'Sullivan (Associate Producer), Jack Kirby (Creator), Joe Simon (Creator), Royal K. Cole (Screenwriter), Harry L. Fraser (Screenwriter), Joseph F. Poland (Screenwriter), Ronald Davidson (Screenwriter), Basil Dickey (Screenwriter), Jesse Duffy (Screenwriter), Grant Nelson (Screenwriter), Mort Glickman (Original Score), John MacBurnie (Cinematographer),Wallace Grissell (Editor), Earl Turner (Editor) ------ Dick Purcell (Captain America/Grant Gardner), Lorna Gray (Gail Richards), Lionel Atwill (Dr. Cyrus Maldor), Charles Trowbridge (Commissioner Dryden), Russell Hicks (Mayor Randolph), George J. Lewis (Bart Matson), John Davidson (Gruber), Norman Nesbitt (Newscaster), Tom Chatterton (J.C. Henley), John Hamilton (Hillman), Edward Keane (Scarab Agent 33), Ed Cassidy (Tec-Ni-GasCo. gate guard), George DeNormand (Pete), Kenne Duncan (Ed Graham), Al Ferguson (Detective), Terry Frost (Police broadcaster (voice),Bud Geary (Thug at Grant's Office), Fred Graham (Agent B-10/Farm Thug), Duke Green (Platinum vault thug/Nitro-gas thug), Jack Kirk (Express truck driver), Tom London (Mack, garage thug), LeRoy Mason (Bates, Florist #3), Jack O'Shea (Express truck crewman), Stanley Price (Purple Death chemist), Tom Steele (Thug at Lyman's), Ben Taggart (Police Sgt. Donovan), Ken Terrell (Dodge Bldg. thug/Gang sharpshooter/Phony Humane Society driver), Dale Van Sickel (Callbox motorcycle cop/Rick, Phony Humane Society workman), Robert J. Wilke (Thug with B-10), Joe Yrigoyen (Box Co. thug/Barn thug) ... great stunt work by the Republic stunt personnel Dale Van Sickel (stunt double: Dick Purcell), Ken Terrell (stunt double: George J. Lewis & Crane Whitley), Helen Thurston (stunt double: Lorna Gray), Bert LeBaron (stunt double: Lionel Atwill), John Bagni (stunts), Fred Graham (stunts), Duke Green (stunts), Eddie Parker (stunts), Allen Pomeroy (stunts), Tom Steele (stunts) --- don't leave the theater until the final chapter ... another winner from the vaults of Republic Serials --- this is a must watch for the serial buffs in all of us.CHAPTER TITLES:1. The Purple Death2. Mechanical Executioner3. Scarlet Shroud4. Preview of Murder5. Blade of Wrath6. Vault of Vengeance7. Wholesale Destruction8. Cremation in the Clouds9. Triple Tragedy10. The Avenging Corpse11. The Dead Man Returns12. Horror on the Highway13. Skyscraper Plunge14. The Scarab Strikes15. The Toll of DoomBIOS:1. Dick PurcellDate of birth: 6 August 1908 - Greenwich, ConnecticutDate of death: 10 April 1944 - Hollywood, California2. Lorna Gray/Adrian Booth (aka: Virginia Pound)Date of birth: 26 July 1918 - Grand Rapids, MichiganDate of death: Still LivingSpecial footnote, Lorna Gray/Adrian Booth was an American actress discovered by aColumbia Pictures agent while modeling in a fashion show, she was put in the studio's B unit,occasionally loaned out to Republic or Monogram, and when not making features was usedin several "Three Stooges" and "Buster Keaton" comedy shorts, she left Columbia and beganher long career with Republic Pictures in 1941, appearing in westerns, thrillers, horror picturesand especially the serials in which the studio specialized ... "Deadwood Dick" (1940) ,"Perils of Nyoka" (1942), "Captain America" (1944) and "Federal Operator 99" (1945).3. John English (Director)Date of birth: 25 June 1903 - Cumberland, England, UKDate of death: 11 October 1969 - Los Angeles, CaliforniaSpecial footnote, directing classic serials "Zorro Rides Again" (1937),"Daredevils of the Red Circle" (1939), "King of the Royal Mounted" (1940),"Adventures of Red Ryder" (1940), "Jungle Girl" (1941),"Adventures of Captain Marvel" (1941),and "Captain America" (1944), worked closely with director William Witney over the years.4. Elmer Clifton (Director)Date of birth: 14 March 1890 - Chicago, IllinoisDate of death: 15 October 1949 - Los Angeles, California,If you're into vintage serials as I am, why not pick up a copy of the following titles from VCI Home Video:VCI CLIFFHANGER TRAILERS:1. Adventures of Red Ryder (Don "Red" Barry)2. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (Bobby Jordan)3. Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe)4. Captain Midnight (Dave O'Brien)5. Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (Judd Holdren & I. Stanford Jolley)6. Dick Tracy's G-Men (Ralph Byrd)7. Don Winslow of the Navy (Don Terry)8. Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (Don Terry)9. Drums of Fu Manchu (Henry Brandon)10.Fighting Kit Carson (Johnny Mack Brown)11.Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (Buster Crabbe)12.The Green Archer (Victory Jory)13.Jungle Girl (Frances Gifford)14.Jungle Jim (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton)15.The Lost City (Kane Richmond, William Stage Boyd & George Gabby Hayes)16.Lost City of the Jungle (Russell Hayden & Keye Luke)17.Mandrake the Magician (Warren Hull & Dick Curtis)18.Miracle Rider (Tom Mix & Tony Jr)19.The Painted Stallion (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)20.The Phantom (Tom Tyler)21.The Return of Chandu (Bela Lugosi)22.Riders of Death Valley (Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo & Buck Jones)23.Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (Scott Kolk & Henry Brandon)24.Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (Lloyd Bridges & Keye Luke)25.Sky Raiders (Donald Woods & Billy Halop)26.Undersea Kingdom (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)27.Winners of the West (Dick Foran, Harry Woods, Roy Barcroft & Charles Stevens)28.Zane Greys "King of the Royal Mounted" (Allan "Rocky" Lane)29.Zorro's Cliffhanger Collection (Reed Hadley, John Carroll & Linda Stirling)Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns and Serials --- all my heroes have been cowboys!Total Time: 250 mins on VHS ~ Anchor Bay Video ~ (10/15/1993)

Captain America was one of the most popular comics during WWII as he battled his arch-foe the Red Skull and other stereotypical Nazi villians. He got his powers by drinking a super soldier formula.Unfortunately this Republic serial bares little resemblance to the comics. Captain America is no longer Steve Rogers, the goldbrick soldier...he is Grant Gardner, a Discrict Attorney. He's no longer battling Nazi villians bent on world domination, but common, every day crooks....What's more is that Caps Shield is gone and in it's place is a pistol!!!Dick Purcell does a decent job as Grant Gardner / Captain America, although he wasn't the best physical match for the part. In fact, he really looks quite flabby in the form-fitting tights. Lorna Grey makes a surprisingly sexy sidekick as they battle a villian called the Scarab, who's name is much more sinister as the villian himself.While the action sequences are pretty good, and there are fights aplenty, it's obvious that a more trim stuntman was filling in for Purcell. The fights all become pretty repetitive after a few episodes.The one saving grace to the Serial is the presence of Horror Heavy Lionel Atwill playing yet another mad doctor role, this time as museum curator Doctor Maldor.As serial go...you could do much worse than Captain America but you could do much better as well.

CAPTAIN AMERICA GOES UP AGAINST THE SCARAB. UNLIKE THE CAPTAIN AMERICA OF THE COMICS, CAP ACTUALLY TOTES A GUN AND HIS IDENTITY IS NOT STEVE ROGERS. AND HE'S NOT A SOLDIER. HE'S A DISTRICT ATTORNEY. DESPITE THOSE MAJOR CHANGES, THIS 15-CHAPTER SERIAL IS STILL ENTERTAINING AND SUSPENSEFUL. I REALLY WISH I STILL HAD THIS CLASSIC MOVIE. IF YOU HAVE 3 HOURS TO SPARE, WATCH THIS MOVIE FROM BEGINNNG TO END. YOU WON'T REGRET IT.