Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

Mar 3, 1940

3h 15m

★ 5.6

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Overview

A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, and Zarkov.

Genres

Science Fiction

Action

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

King Features Syndicate

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Cast

Flash Gordon

Buster Crabbe

Dale Arden

Carol Hughes

Emperor Ming

Charles Middleton

Sonja

Anne Gwynne

Dr. Zarkov

Frank Shannon

Professor Gordon

John Hamilton

Dr. Frohmann

Herbert Rawlinson

Professor Arden

Tom Chatterton

Princess Aura

Shirley Deane

Captain Roka

Lee Powell

Prince Barin

Roland Drew

Captain Torch

Don Rowan

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