Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

“New Thrills...New Marvels, New Wonders New Thrills!...New Marvels, New Wonders”

5.8(23)19403h 15m

Science FictionAction

A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, and Zarkov.

Director

Ford Beebe

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Cast

Buster Crabbe

Flash Gordon

Carol Hughes

Dale Arden

Charles Middleton

Emperor Ming

Anne Gwynne

Sonja

Frank Shannon

Dr. Zarkov

John Hamilton

Professor Gordon

Herbert Rawlinson

Dr. Frohmann

Tom Chatterton

Professor Arden

Shirley Deane

Princess Aura

Lee Powell

Captain Roka

Roland Drew

Prince Barin

Don Rowan

Captain Torch

Reviews

1 review

talisencrw

10y ago

9.0

I love and have a great affinity for serials from the golden age of cinema, and this was definitely one of the better ones I have seen. Previously, I had really enjoyed Buster Crabbe's presence in the post-Weissmuller era of Tarzan, and I have had the DVD of Hodges' 1980 'Flash Gordon' for eons, but wanted to first get to the root of the phenomenon by checking out the serials. Fortunately, in purc...