Plot
Trapper Nat Coleman and government agent Ted Arnold come upon a plot to take over an African nation. Its leader, Caliph Abdul el Hamid, has been exiled from his country and replaced by a look-alike usurper allied with an unnamed foreign power. The Caliph intends to return but enemy agents Boris and Greg are out to stop him. Captain Africa a masked jungle lord, appears occasionally to aid Nat and Ted.Cast
* John Hart as Captain Africa * Rick Vallin as Ted * Ben Welden as Omar *June Howard as Princess Rhoda * Bud Osborne as Nat Coleman * Paul Marion as Hamid *Production
''The Adventures of Captain Africa'' was conceived and filmed as a sequel to '' The Phantom'' (starring Tom Tyler). Well into production, Columbia found that its screen rights to the comic strip had expired. King Features wanted more money than producer Sam Katzman was willing to spend, and negotiations broke down. Katzman ordered a rewrite, and new scenes showed John Hart now wearing an amended costume that only used ''part'' of the original Phantom outfit, with the addition of a leather aviator's cap and riding breeches. The revised story featured a new hero, Captain Africa, who still bears a strong resemblance to the Phantom in both appearance and behavior. ''The Adventures of Captain Africa'' consists mostly ofRelease
The serial was released on VHS, and onCritical reception
Serial historian William C. Cline writes that ''The Adventures of Captain Africa'' is "an obvious remake of ''The Phantom'', it contained many stock shots from the earlier release and at times seemed almost like a repeat run."Chapter titles
#Mystery Man of the Jungle! #Captain Africa to the Rescue! #Midnight Attack! #Into the Crocodile Pit! #Jungle War Drums! #Slave Traders! #Saved by Captain Africa! #The Bridge in the Sky! -- Re-Cap Chapter #Blasted by Captain Africa! -- Re-Cap Chapter #The Vanishing Princess! #The Tunnel of Terror! -- Re-Cap Chapter #Fangs of the Beast! #Renegades at Bay! -- Re-Cap Chapter #Captain Africa and the Wolf Dog! #Captain Africa's Final Move! Source:See also
* List of American films of 1955References
External links
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adventures of Captain Africa, The 1955 films 1950s English-language films 1955 adventure films American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures film serials Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet American adventure films Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton 1950s American films