CAPTAIN MARVEL
12 CHAPTER SERIAL
1941

PLOT:
The Adventures of Captain Marvel is a 12-episode Republic serial based on the comic book character of the same name. Young Billy Batson is part of a scientific expedition in a remote section of Siam. Trapped in an ancient tomb, Billy happens upon an ancient shaman acronymically named Shazam (each letter in his name stands for a famous Greek or Roman god). Because Billy has obeyed the warnings written on the sacred chamber, the old man rewards the boy with the ability to turn into superhero Captain Marvel. Billy can make the transformation only by uttering the word "Shazam!"- which explains why the script, for suspense purposes, contrives to have Billy bound and gagged at crucial moments. Young Batson finds that his alter ego comes in handy in determining the identity of "the Scorpion," a member of the expedition who plans to kill his colleagues after learning the secret hiding places of the components of a super-weapon called the Golden Scorpion.

CAST:
Tom Tyler     ...     Captain Marvel
Frank Coghlan Jr.    ...     Billy Batson
William 'Billy' Benedict    ...     Whitey Murphy
Louise Currie    ...     Betty Wallace
Robert Strange    ...     John Malcolm
Harry Worth    ...     Prof. Luther Bentley
Bryant Washburn    ...     Harry Carlyle
John Davidson    ...     Tal Chotali
George Pembroke    ...     Dr. Stephen Lang
George Lynn    ...     Prof. Dwight Fisher
Reed Hadley    ...     Rahman Bar
Jack Mulhall    ...     Howell
Kenne Duncan    ...     Barnett (chief henchman)
Nigel De Brulier    ...     Shazam
John Bagni    ...     Henchman Cowan
Carleton Young    ...     Henchman Martin
Leyland Hodgson    ...     Maj. Rawley
Stanley Price    ...     Owens (henchman-driver)
Ernest Sarracino    ...     Akbar
Tetsu Komai    ...     Chan Lai

CHAPTERS:
1. Curse of the Scorpion
2. The Guillotine
3. Time Bomb
4. Death Takes the Wheel
5. The Scorpion Strikes
6. Lens of Death
7. Human Targets
8. Boomerang
9. Dead Man's Trap
10. Doom Ship
11. Valley of Death
12. Captain Marvel's Secret 

RUNNING TIME: 243 MIN