Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

  • NR
  • 03/28/1941 (US)
  • Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction, Family
  • 3h 36m

THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN CARTOONLAND BECOMES THE STRONGEST MAN ON THE SCREEN! All others pale in the light of this human fortress who finds no barrier too great in his amazing fight for justice

Overview

On a scientific expedition to Siam young Billy Batson is given the ability to change himself into the super-powered Captain Marvel by the wizard Shazam, who tells him his powers will last only as long as the Golden Scorpion idol is threatened. Finding the idol, the scientists realize it could be the most powerful weapon in the world and remove the lenses that energize it, distributing them among themselves so that no one would be able to use the idol by himself. Back in the US, Billy Batson, as Captain Marvel, wages a battle against an evil, hooded figure, the Scorpion, who hopes to accumulate all five lenses, thereby gaining control of the super-powerful weapon

John English

Director

William Witney

Director

Ronald Davidson

Screenplay

Norman S. Hall

Screenplay

Arch Heath

Screenplay

Joseph F. Poland

Screenplay

Sol Shor

Screenplay

Cast

Tom Tyler's headshot

Tom Tyler

Captain Marvel
Frank Coghlan Jr.'s headshot

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Billy Batson
William Benedict's headshot

William Benedict

Whitey Murphy
Louise Currie's headshot

Louise Currie

Betty Wallace
Robert Strange's headshot

Robert Strange

John Malcolm
Harry Worth's headshot

Harry Worth

Prof Luther Bentley
Bryant Washburn's headshot

Bryant Washburn

Harry Carlyle
Kenne Duncan's headshot

Kenne Duncan

Barnett

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