Flash Gordon Tv Show Treasure Box Collection DVD Steve Holland

This listing is for Flash Gordon Tv Show Treasure Box Collection DVD Steve Holland. 

90 Min 

B & W 

Titles Include:

• Deadline at Noon

• Race Against Time

• Forbidden Experiment

Flash Gordon the vintage television show from the 1950's is a classic. Steve Holland stars as the comic book hero Flash Gordon. The 1950s "Flash Gordon" TV series is a classic sci-fi show featuring Flash Gordon and his team from the Galactic Bureau of Investigation. They travel the galaxy in their starship, the Sky Flash, battling cosmic villains and threats to the universe. The series diverges from the original comic storyline, placing the characters in the year 3203. It aired from 1954 to 1955 and is known for its adventurous plots involving monsters and alien rulers.

Flash Gordon is a science-fiction television series based on the King Features characters of the Alex Raymond-created comic strip of the same name. The black and white television series was a West German, French and American international co-production by Intercontinental Television Films and Telediffusion. The show aired from October 1, 1954 to July 15, 1955 on the DuMont Television Network. Diverging from the storyline of the comics, the series set Flash, Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov in the year 3203. As agents of the Galactic Bureau of Investigation, the team travels the galaxy in their starship, the Sky Flash, battling cosmic villains under the order of Commander Paul Richards. The series proved popular with American audiences and critical response, though sparse, was positive. Flash Gordon has garnered little modern critical attention. What little remains generally dismisses the series, although some critical thought has been devoted to its presentation of Cold War and capitalist themes.

Cast:

• Steve Holland as Flash Gordon

• Irene Champlin as Dale Arden

• Joseph Nash as Hans Zarkov

Universal Studios had held the production rights to Flash Gordon, but allowed them to lapse. Former Universal executives Edward Gruskin and Matty Fox struck a deal with Flash Gordon owners King Features Syndicate to produce the first 26 episodes of the series. The series was produced by Gruskin and Wenzel Lüdecke. Writers for Flash Gordon included Gruskin, Bruce Geller and Earl Markham. Episodes were directed by Wallace Worsley, Jr., and Gunther von Fritsch. Composers Kurt Heuser and Roger Roger provided much of the original music. Shooting began in May 1953, with an abandoned beer hall in Spandau serving as the principal shooting location. Among the cast and crew, only the lead actors and director Worsley spoke English. Worsley recalled the production difficulties this caused: "No matter what galaxy we explored, everyone spoke with a German accent. The use of German actors who could not speak English required us to use a lot of close-ups. I would stand behind the camera, correctly positioned for the actor's look, and read his or her line; the actor would then repeat the line, mimicking my pronunciation and emphasis."

The series was budgeted at US$15,000 per episode on a three-day-per-episode shooting schedule. Citing salary disputes, Worsley withdrew from the project after completing the first 26 episodes. Production was moved to Marseille under the direction of Gunther von Fritsch for the 13 final episodes. At that time, producer Luedecke was replaced by American producer Edward Gruskin. The series was filmed in West Berlin and Marseille as a West German, French, and American co-production by Intercontinental Television Films and Telediffusion.

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