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Find one of these old serials, friend. They're a tonic for the debilitating malady of Superhero Overload.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Captain America
1944 · 4h 4m · APPROVED
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Directed by
Elmer Clifton
,
John English
Overview
Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.
Director and cast
- Elmer Clifton Director
- John English Director
- Dick Purcell as Captain America / Grant Gardner
- Lorna Gray as Gail Richards
- Lionel Atwill as Cyrus Maldor
- Charles Trowbridge as Police Commissioner Dryden
- Russell Hicks as Mayor Randolph
- George J. Lewis as Bart Matson
- John Davidson as Gruber
- Frank Reicher as Lyman
- Al Ferguson as Detective
- Howard Hickman as Lyman’s Attorney
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