King of the Rocket Men (1949)

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Tristram Coffin

Jeffrey King

Mae Clarke

Glenda Thomas

Don Haggerty

Tony Dirken

House Peters Jr.

Burt Winslow

James Craven

Prof. Millard [Chs. 1-7, 10]

I. Stanford Jolley

Prof. Bryant

Douglas Evans

Chairman [Ch. 12]

Ted Adams

Martin Conway [Chs. 1-4]

Stanley Price

Gunther Von Strum

Dale Van Sickel

Martin - Henchman [Ch.1]…

Tom Steele

Knox - Henchman [Chs. 1, 3-4, 7]…

David Sharpe

Blears - Henchman…

Eddie Parker

Rowan [Ch. 3]

Michael Ferro

Turk - Henchman [Ch. 8]

Frank O'Connor

Warehouse Guard [Chs. 1, 10]

Buddy Roosevelt

Phillips - Henchman [Chs. 9-10]

Marshall Bradford

Prof. Graftner
(uncredited)

Arvon Dale

Chairman's Aide [Ch. 12]
(uncredited)

Director
- Fred C. Brannon
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Trivia
This was another of Republic's titles to use a play-on-words for "King of..." "King" was actually the name of the main character.

Goofs
Conway is murdered by having a knife thrown into the middle of his back, yet Glenda accepts his death as a suicide (and wonders why he'd kill himself before ending his suicide confession/note).

Quotes
Glenda Thomas: Am I glad you caught up with me again.
Jeffrey King: It's getting to be a habit that I'd like to break.
Glenda Thomas: Well, I was only trying to help.
Jeffrey King: The best you can do is help yourself to a ride back to town. The highway is right over there.

Alternate versions
This Republic serial was edited down to a feature film and released under the title "Lost Planet Airman."

Connections
Edited into Lost Planet Airmen (1951)

The prototype Rocket Man serial, great fun!

It's one of Republic's last great serials, the inspiration for Disney's "The Rocketeer," and just great fun. Really standout special effects, the patented Republic furniture-smashing, body-slamming fights, a goofy plot, and just as much action and movement as you can stand. Any kid that didn't wish to be a "rocket man" sometime in their childhood had no red blood in them. Highly recommended. Star Tris Coffin should be rediscovered.