Buck Rogers (70th Anniversary) (1939) On DVD

Actor :       Buster Crabbe, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran, Henry Brandon, Wheeler Oakman
Director:   Ford I. Beebe, Saul Goodkind
Genre:       Family
Year:         1939
Studio:      VCI Entertainment
Length:     241
Released: November 3, 2009
Rating:      Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:     DVD
Misc:          Black & White
Language:English
Subtitles : N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Preserved in a state of suspended animation for 500 years by the Nirvano gas in the gondola of their dirigible wrecked in the arctic ice wastes, Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and Buddy (Jackie Moran) are rescued by scientists in the year 2500 to find the world under the despotic rule of Killer Kane (Anthony Warde) and his super gangsters. Using an arsenal of fantastic weapons created in Dr. Huer's (C. Montague Shaw) clandestine laboratory, the group attempts to seek aid from the planet Saturn to oust the tyrannical ruler only to find that his henchmen have already taken over control of the Prince of Saturn. After several harrowing adventures with the Zugg men, Buck and Buddy return to Earth only to be shot down, imprisoned and finally rescued to participate in a spectacular air battle to wrest control of the Universe from the sinister intergalactic despot. Bonus Features: Liner Notes by author Hank Davis, "The History of Buck Rogers" by Clifford Weimer, Photo Gallery, 1933 Buck Rogers short feature. Product Specs: 2-DVD9s; Dolby Digital; 241 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA-NR; Year - 1939; SRP - $29.99.