Buck Rogers
Brief Synopsis
A pilot and his young passenger crash-land on a mountaintop and are put into suspended animation by a strange gas. They awake 500 years later to discover that the Earth is now ruled by a tyrannical despot called Killer Kane, and they lead a fight to overthrow him.
Cast & Crew
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Saul A. Goodkind
Director
Guy Usher
Anthony Ward
Wheeler Oakman
Henry Brandon
Kenne Duncan
Film Details
Also Known As
Destination Saturn
Genre
Fantasy
Release Date
1939
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 41m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Synopsis
A pilot and his young passenger crash-land on a mountaintop and are put into suspended animation by a strange gas. They awake 500 years later to discover that the Earth is now ruled by a tyrannical despot called Killer Kane, and they lead a fight to overthrow him.
Film Details
Also Known As
Destination Saturn
Genre
Fantasy
Release Date
1939
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 41m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Quotes
Trivia
The bullet cars used in the movie were the same ones used in Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938).
Much of the background music was originally used in Bride of Frankenstein (1935).
