Product Details

• Actors: Judd Holdren, Larry Stewart, George Eldredge, Gene Roth, Don C. Harvey
• Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
• Writers: George H. Plympton, Joseph F. Poland, Royal K. Cole, Sherman L. Lowe
• Producers: Sam Katzman
• Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Vci Video
• DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005
• Run Time: 287 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000A6CKWU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #45,548 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Captain Video - Cliffhanger Collection" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Captain Video was such a nationwide sensation that in 1951, Columbia Pictures Corporation contracted to produce a theatrical serial of the Captain's exploits, the first TV show ever to be adapted to the big screen. The results, Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere has been hailed as "a nostalgic delight all the way through... a unique concoction, quite unlike any other serial ever made!" (Roaring Rockets). "Captain Video, Master of Space! Hero of Science! Operating from his secret mountain headquarters on the planet Earth! Captain Video rallies men of good will and leads them against the forces of evil everywhere! As he rockets from planet to planet, let us follow the champion of justice, truth and freedom throughout the universe! Stand by for "Captain Video and his Video Rangers!" Bonus Features: Digitally Mastered & Restored | Photo Gallery & Sci-Fi Poster Gallery | Actor Bios | Scene Selection Menu | Bonus Serial Trailers. Specs: 2-DVD9s; Dolby Digital Mono; 297 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1951; SRP - $29.99.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

55 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good DVD could have been great, November 21, 2005

By	Tom Conner - See all my reviews

I saw this serial in theatricial re-release in the late 50s without the tinted scenes. Actually, I didn't know it had tinted scenes until I got the new DVD. VCI Entertainment has done a great job of putting this DVD together. The picture quality and film transfer are excellent. The special features include a nice selection of Sci-Fi trailers and bios of the stars. The major flaw I found with the DVD was the VCI logo popping up in the bottom right corner of the screen every few minutes. That was disturbing. So much so that I phoned VCI and made a formal complaint to the customer service department. When I'm watching a movie I don't want to see on-screen logos and advertisement. That's one of my major objections to watching network T.V.. When I pay hard earned cash for a quality DVD I certainly don't want to see a logo pop up. This is one reason I purchase my DVDs and don't record them off TCM. VCI's response to me was very couteous. The service rep stated that the logo was inserted to dissuade pirating. Pirating is not my problem. Other home video companies manage to put copy guard inside their product. I didn't buy the DVD to copy it. There was no Paramount logo popping up in my new DVD of the original "War Of The Worlds." I will make sure that I phone VCI in the future before I purchase their products. If the logo is not a problem for you, then you will love this new DVD. If it is a problem, then save your money.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So you'll know: Not the TV Series., January 15, 2007

By	Larry Gott (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

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If you're looking for the 1949-1955 TV series with Al Hodge as Captain Video and Don Hastings as the Video Ranger, this is not it. Unhappily, most of all the footage from that series died when the old Dumont Network died in the late 50's.

For those of you like me who are nostalgic over the TV series, there are a number of websites about Captain Video, so see Wikipedia for a starting place with links: [...]

THIS DVD is the movie serial that was made with different actors, and seems to be the FIRST TV Show to be made into a movie!

Just thought you might want to know...

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I love the old movie serials!, October 12, 2005

By	Steven Yates "Videoviewer" (CT, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have three Flash Gordons, a Phantom and now, Captain Video! First, the serious criticism. Wooden acting, cheap-looking sets, hand-drawn animation special FX, an impossibly involved, contrived plot, meaningless science-babble jargon. But those are also the charms of this serial. If you want to enjoy some campy fun with good guys versus bad guys, no blood and gore, action a-plenty and happy ending, welcome to Captain Video!!!!!