The Adventures of Captain Marvel
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The Adventures of Captain Marvel is a 1941 Republic Pictures movie serial widely regarded as one of the earliest and most influential live-action superhero screen adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventures of Captain Marvel canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ film serial ⓘ superhero film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Captain Marvel
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Fawcett Comics characters ⓘ |
| character |
Billy Batson
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Captain Marvel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Reggie Lanning
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William Nobles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director |
John English
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William Witney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Republic Pictures
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Republic Pictures Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| firstChapterTitle | Curse of the Scorpion GENERATED ⓘ |
| format | movie serial ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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adventure ⓘ superhero ⓘ |
| hasGenre | serial adventure ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical serial ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest live-action superhero screen adaptations
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influential use of stunt work and special effects ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 12 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Hiram S. Brown Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Republic Pictures
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Republic Pictures serial unit ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | chapter play ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 216 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
C. C. Burr
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Norman S. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Siam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialPublisher | Fawcett Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialEffectsBy | Lydecker brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Frank Coghlan Jr.
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Louise Currie NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ William Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Adventures of Captain Marvel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| villain | Scorpion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.