King of the Rocket Men
(1949)
Science Fiction / Serial
Cast:
Tristram Coffin as Jeff King/Rocket Man
Mae Clarke as Glenda Thomas
Don Haggerty as Tony Dirken
House Peters Jr as Burt Winslow
James Craven as Professor Millard
I. Stanford Jolley as Professor Bryant
Stanley Price as Gunther Von Strum
Jeff King is appointed to investigate the murders of a group of scientists at Science Associates. The killer is the mysterious criminal genius known as Dr. Vulcan who is attempting to steal scientific discoveries. King determines that Dr. Vulcan must be one of the remaining scientists. King has the aid of Professor Millard, one of the scientists whose murder has been faked but is really alive and sequestered in a secret cave hideout. Millard provides King with a jet-propelled rocket pack so that King can combat Vulcan and his men.
A 'Rocket Man' character appeared in four Republic Pictures movie serials from 1949 through 1953. The fourth serial, originally conceived of as a Republic TV series, was first released (for contractural reasons) as a theatrical serial. Two years later, it was finally syndicated on TV as 12, 25-minute episodes.
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King of the Rocket Men - Trailer
Chapter titles
1.Dr. Vulcan - Traitor
2.Plunging Death
3.Dangerous Evidence
4.High Peril
5.Fatal Dive
6.Mystery of the Rocket Man
7.Molten Menace
8.Suicide Flight
9.Ten Seconds to Live
10.The Deadly Fog
11.Secret of Dr. Vulcan
12.Wave of Disaster
