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Flash Gordon

Name: Flash Gordon
Director: Frederick Stephani
Released: 1936
Duration: 246 min
Cast: James Pierce, Lon Poff, Richard Tucker, Bull Montana, Al Ferguson

Directed by Frederick Stephani → • Production: Universal Pictures

Flash Gordon is a 1936 science-fiction adventure serial film. Presented in 13 chapters, it is the first screen adventure for Flash Gordon, the comic-strip character created by Alex Raymond in 1934. It presents the story of Gordon's visit to the planet Mongo and his encounters with the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless. Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Priscilla Lawson and Frank Shannon portray the film's central characters. In 1996, Flash Gordon was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Runtime

246 minutes

Aspect Ratio

35:27

Archival Copies

1 Vault Holding(s)

Classification

1929–1963 Unrenewed

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⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

First published in 1936. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works published between 1929 and 1963 required mandatory formal copyright registration renewal during their 28th year. Official United States Copyright Office Catalog of Copyright Entries records show zero renewal registration was filed, placing this work permanently in the Public Domain.

Flash Gordon

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⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

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