The cliff-hanger serial was great fun.
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01/25/08
Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
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Fresh:4
Rotten:0
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Runtime: 4 hrs
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: A serial following the adventures of superhero Captain Marvel... aka Billy Batson, an ordinary, clumsy boy -- until he says "shazam!"
Starring: Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan, Louise Currie, William "Billy" Benedict
Director: John English, William Witney
Reviews for Adventures of Captain Marvel
1 - 5 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
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02/09/06
THE best serial ever made, a true B-movie classic.
09/26/05
No review available.
08/21/05
One of the best of all classic cliffhangers.
03/01/04
1 - 5 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
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March 14, 2007:
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