Adventures Of Captain Africa Mighty Jungle Avenger
I'm a couple of chapters into this for the serial chat on October 11th. Yes it's cheap and below average, but I'm rather enjoying it in a "so bad it's good" kind of way. Basically it weaves together...
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With such an assortment of sources of stock footage making the serial have both jungle and desert settings, the serial is a real mess. I will give it credit for one minor reason, it was directed by...
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Well, guys, thanks to the kindness of a fellow board member, I will have a copy of CAPTAIN AFRICA before the chat. I actually can't wait to check it out and see what a mess it is. Sounds like it could...
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The last four Columbia serials, RIDING WITH BUFFALO BILL, ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN AFRICA, PERILS OF THE WILDERNESS, and BLAZING THE OVERLAND TRAIL were all constructed around massive stock footage from...
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Pa Stark wrote: First we see an airplane scaring the superstitious Indians into waging war, then we see those Indians attack covered wagons. WTF???? Easily explained, Pa. It was Amish driving those...
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Having seen Perils of the Wilderness and the first five chapters of Captain Africa, I feel confident saying Cap is the better of the two. I have heard Blazing the Overland Trail, Columbia's last, was...
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It's been a long while since we discussed and rated Perils of the Wilderness. One thing I remember, however, is that no-one was able to explain the plot. I believe the consensus was that it had no plot.
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Black Tigrrr wrote: Having seen Perils of the Wilderness and the first five chapters of Captain Africa, I feel confident saying Cap is the better of the two. I have heard Blazing the Overland Trail,...
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I'm enjoying Capt. Africa again and yes it is better than Blazing the Overland Trail but that's not saying much. Rick Vallin should have been A co-star with John Hart as he seems to be spending just...
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It was mentioned on this site, but today I actually saw Captain Africa in a fistfight with a gorilla. Not the kind of fight we saw between Larry Grayson and Satan in Perils of Nyoka, where Larry had...
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Well, having finished up my first viewing of CA, I must admit it is not as bad as I expected. It's not good, but it's not horrible. The serial has its charms and enough unique moments (like the...
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Or "Adventures of Ted, Mighty Hawk of the Desert"
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Last night. 8 of us discussed Captain Africa on our Sunday night chat. While Chuck White and Black Tiger had a few kind words, I thought it was terrible. Because of the excessive use of stock footage,...
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Ace, I definitely agree with you about the over-abundant use of stock footage. I did find myself drifting off from time-to-time, when a prolonged desert fight occured. However, unlike the unlikable...
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Watching the serial again for the chat next Sunday and finishing chapter 7 today, I right now I have a new perspective or what if for the serial: Watching the chapters I noticed that very few times do...
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Back in the mid 70's, Serial World Magazine published some photos of Jon Hart in his Phantom outfit. He didn't look nearly as good as Tom Tyler did.
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I remember reading that Serial World interview with Hart, plus I recall seeing a video interview saying that they did film the Phantom scenes. Even if the footage doesn't exist, I just wonder if a...
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There was a photo of John Hart in the Phantom outfit. Tom Tyler he's not.
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