King of the Rocket Men

Jun 8, 1949

2h 47m

★ 5.2

Overview

Prof. Millard pretends to be dead and helps Jeff King ferret out Vulcan, the evil traitor at the science academy. Donning his Rocket Man costume King goes from one hair raising rescue to the next in order to keep the newly invented Decimator out of the clutches of Vulcan and his minions.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Crime

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

King of the Rocket Men Trailers

Cast

Jeff King

Tristram Coffin

Glenda Thomas

Mae Clarke

Tony Dirken

Don Haggerty

Prof. Millard

James Craven

Prof. Bryant

I. Stanford Jolley

Burt Winslow

House Peters Jr.

Chairman

Douglas Evans

Martin Conway

Ted Adams

Gunther Von Strum

Stanley Price

Martin/Professor Drake/Gates

Dale Van Sickel

Knox/Taxi Driver

Tom Steele

Blears/Cliff/Stark

David Sharpe

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