Flash Gordon (Buster Crabbe), girlfriend Dale Ar5den (Jean Rogers) and Dr. Alex Zarkov (Frank Shannon) travel to the planet Mongo to battle the evil Ming the Merciless (Charles B. Middleton). Ming's daughter the Princess Aura (Priscilla Lawson) falls in love with Flash and tries to help them. Big-budget serial with some impressive sets and costumes. It also runs 13 chapters and is a little over 4 hours long. It's never boring (each chapter ends with a cliffhanger) and moves quickly. Also Crabbe was great as Flash! He's tall, handsome and in great shape. The special effects are dreadful with truly laughable monsters but that just adds to the charm! Try watching it in sections like chapters 1-5 then the next day chapters 6-13. It's a lot to take in one sitting.
Review of Flash Gordon
