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The Enemy's Stronghold
Chapter 3, "The Enemy's Stronghold".
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1950
English
HD Level Unknown
Action/adventure
Serial
Cast & Crew
Buster Crabbe
(Actor)
.. Buck Rogers
Jackie Moran
(Actor)
.. Buddy Wade
Anthony Ward
(Actor)
.. Killer Kane
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Did You Know..
Buster Crabbe
(Actor)
.. Buck Rogers
Born:
February 07, 1908
Died: April 23, 1983
Died: April 23, 1983
Trivia:
Athletic actor Buster Crabbe, born Clarence Crabbe, grew up in Hawaii where he developed into a first-rate swimmer and athlete, going on to win the gold medal in 400-meter swimming at the 1932 Olympics (he broke the record held by another actor-athlete, Johnny Weissmuller). After the Olympics he found work in Hollywood playing Tarzan, branching out from this character to eventually play Flash Gordon, Billy the Kid, and Buck Rogers, among other action heroes. He became enormously popular with young audiences for his appearances in many serials and action flicks of the '30s and '40s, and ultimately starred in over 100 films. He also made westerns (in the '40s he was teamed with sidekick Al "Fuzzy" St. John), and was on the list of Top Ten Western Stars at the box office in 1936. Crabbe went on to star in the '50s TV series Captain Gallant, which also featured his son Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe. He considerably slowed down his acting output in the '50s and '60s, becoming the athletic director for a resort hotel in the Catskills and investing in the swimming pool business. He also authored Energetics, a book on physical fitness for people over 50. Crabbe later returned to the screen once, for a large role in The Alien Dead (1980).
Jackie Moran
(Actor)
.. Buddy Wade
Born:
January 26, 1923
Died: September 20, 1990
Died: September 20, 1990
Trivia:
After playing a minor role in 1936's Valiant is the Word for Carrie, gangling juvenile actor Jackie Moran was "discovered" by producer David O. Selznick. Put under contract by Selznick, Moran landed the prize role of Huckleberry Finn in 1938's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. His subsequent Selznick films included Gone with the Wind (1939, as Phil Meade) and Since You Went Away (1944, as Johnny Mahoney). During this period, Jackie was frequently loaned out to other studios: most of his "outside" projects were routine, with the exception of the 1939 Universal serial Buck Rogers. Jackie Moran retired from acting in 1947.
Anthony Ward
(Actor)
.. Killer Kane
