Adventures of Captain Africa

The story

Filled from front to back with stock footage taken from the Columbia serials "The Phantom-1943" and, primarily, "The Desert Hawk-1944", with John Hart and the always-dull Rick Vallin making less-than-adequate substitutes for Tom Tyler and Gilbert Roland, this Sam Katzman "production" finds the mighty jungle avenger and legendary Captain Africa - A "Phantom" rip-off that side-stepped the need to pay King Features another fee for using the character - pledging to see that the legitimate Arabian caliph, Hamid, is restored to the throne which a tyrannical rival has usurped. He is joined in this enterprise by adventurer Ted Arnold, wild-animal trapper Nat Coleman, and his assistant Omar and, to cover all bases

Cast & crew

John HartCaptain Africa

Rick VallinTed Arnold

Ben WeldenOmar

June Howard

June HowardPrincess Rhoda

Bud OsborneNat Coleman

Paul MarionAbdul el Hamid

Paul MarionBoris - Henchman

Terry FrostGreg - Henchman

Edward Coch

Edward CochBalu (as Ed Coch)

Edward Coch

Edward CochPrime Minister