Who played Flash Gordon in the 1936 film of that title?
Flash Gordon and television adaptations retell the early adventures on the planet Mongo. Flash Gordon was featured in three serial films starring Buster Crabbe: "Flash Gordon" (1936), "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars" (1938), and "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" (1940). The 1936 "Flash Gordon" serial was condensed into a feature-length film titled "Flash Gordon" or "Rocket Ship" or "Space Soldiers" or "Flash Gordon: Spaceship to the Unknown"; the 1938 serial into a feature-length film entitled "Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray from Mars" and the 1940 serial into a feature-length film entitled "The Purple Death from Outer Space". The first Flash Gordon serial
Flash Gordon Classic comics, Pratt based his designs on 1940s science fiction pulp magazines. Like Pratt's previous works, "Superman Classic" and "Bizarro Classic", "Flash Gordon Classic" uses hand-drawn animation with digital paint and effects. The soundtrack consists of Clifford Vaughan's score from the "Flash Gordon" serials and Heinz Roemheld's score from the 1934 film "The Black Cat". Eric Johnson, who played the title character in the 2007 "Flash Gordon" TV series, loosely reprises his role in this short film. This also marks Pratt's third consecutive collaboration with John Newton and wife Jennifer, who play Ming the Merciless and Princess Aura, respectively. Flash Gordon