Captain midnight turned out to be a satellite technician named john macdougall. Captain midnight 1942 was the 17th serial released by columbia pictures. What i enjoyed most about this book was the fact that it is the original golden age captain midnight who comes flying out of the bermuda triangle, he has been missing since world war 2. Burtt, who had previously scored a success for skelly with their boy pilot adventure serial the air adventures of jimmie allen. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic.
He was charged with operating a transmitter without a license. On the air live with captain midnight 1979 full movie youtube. Captain midnight movie serial free download of b movies. In this serial he fights the villain ivan shark, whos out to get a new invention called the range finder. Captain midnight, dvd, action adventure, actioncliffhanger serials, 089859897122. Captain midnight was a 15 chapter movie serial released by columbia pictures in 1942. Captain midnight, the bush king is now considered lost. Captain midnight was a daring, jutjawed war hero who led a mysterious. Something must have happened after 1942 because all the columbia serials that i saw from that time on were cheasy. Macdougall using the pseudonym captain midnight jammed the home box office hbo satellite signal on galaxy 1 during a showing of the film the falcon and the snowman. On the air live with captain midnight 1979 full movie.
Macdougall successfully intercepted hbo broadcasting for nearly five minutes with a message of protest regarding their rates. Macdougall came up with the alias captain midnight not long after viewing the 1979 teen film, on the air live with captain midnight. Captain midnight seafood company llc company profile. Captain midnight 1950 s tv series bonus for sale online ebay. Radios captain midnight was adapted as a 15chapter serial movie by columbia in 1942, directed by james w.
Captain midnight is perhaps one of the best remembered us childrens actionadventure television shows from the 1950s. On the air live with captain midnight 1979 rotten tomatoes. Dave obrien was perfect as captain midnight and james craven was one of the best heavies ever. Captain midnight more information sponsored by the skelly oil company, the captain midnight radio program was the creation of radio scripters wilfred g. Thsi film is a 15episode serial based on the radio adventure series of the same name. Captain midnight was only one of the many aviation serials released in wartime whose leading characters where derived from early pulp magazines and radio favorites.
Ivan shark james craven whose squadron of bombers has been attacking war industries, has his men try to steal a new rangefinder developed by. Captain midnight 4 dvd television collectors edition24. Aviation ace captain albright is also the crime fighting aviation ace captain midnight. James craven and dave o brien in captain midnight 1942 sam edwards and guy. The series ran for two years before ending and featured 39 black and white. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Captain midnight serial captain midnight 1942 was the 17th serial released by columbia pictures. Watch full episodes of captain midnight and get the latest breaking news. Captain midnight 4 dvd television collectors edition24 episodes of the 1950s tv series.
Resulted in the development of the automatic transmitter identification system on april 27, 1986, american electrical engineer and business owner john r. Burtt, who had previously scored a success for skelly with their boy pilot adventure serial the air. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. In the serial, captain midnight was a secret identity, like a comicbook superhero, rather than a code name, as in the radio show. In 1986, a florida satellite television tech named john r. Captain midnight s archenemy on radio and in the dell comics ivan shark would not be seen again for quite some time. Captain midnight was a daring, jutjawed war hero who led a mysterious government group known as the secret squadron. What the good captain gained in the transition was a distinctive outfit that made him less of an adventureaviator hero, and more of a superhero although its not yet the formfitting skintight costume it will later become. The over acting is amusing and it frequently looks as if the actors think they are in a silent film. Captain albright, an ace aviator better known as captain midnight, is assigned to neutralize the evil enemy.
He fought in world war ii against genius inventor and nazi ivan shark and his daughter fury. The movie chronicles the adventures of a southern california high school student, ziggy, whos the voice of a pirate radio station. Captain midnight tv series 19541958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This set includes the 25 episodes of the 1950s tv series, the complete 1942 15 chapter serial movie, and 49 old time radio shows from 1939 to 1940. Sponsored by the skelly oil company, the program was the creation of radio scripters wilfred g. Captain midnight was only one of the many aviation serials released in wartime whose leading characters where derived from early pulp. Streamingita captain midnight guardare film con sottotitoli in italiano gratuitamente. Captain midnight and icky volunteer to travel to the remote mountain area where the transmitter is located posing as fixit men in hopes of being hired to repair the broken equipment and do some poking around in the enemys base on the side.
Captain midnight broadcast signal intrusion wikipedia. The best bingeworthy tv shows and movies to watch while in quarantine. Girard, is one of the few men in america aware of the fact that captain albright dave obrien is also captain midnight, daring masked aviator dedicated to. First heard as a popular radio serial in the 1940s, captain midnight made its television debut in 1954 with richard webb starring as the crimefighting pilot who flew exciting missions for his secret squadron. Captain midnight is a columbia pictures film serial based on the radio serial of the same name. The characters popularity throughout the 1940s and into the mid1950s extended to serial films 1942, a television show 19541956, a syndicated newspaper strip 1942late 1940s, and a comic book title 19421948.
Richard webb, known to millions of television viewers in the 1950s as captain midnight, pilot of the silver dart and leader of the secret squadron waging the struggle against evil men. Girard, is one of the few men in america aware of the fact that captain albright dave obrien is also captain midnight, daring masked aviator dedicated to fighting gangsters and enemies of america. When the show went into syndication, midnights name became jet jackson, and the shows title was changed. For this event, he referred to himself as captain midnight, inspired by this film which hed seen a.
The obscure teen film that inspired captain midnight the. In this 15chapter serial, captain albright is an extremely skilled aviator better known as captain midnight, who is assigned to neutralize the sinister ivan shark, an evil enemy scientist who is bombing major american cities. John richard webb september 9, 1915 june 10, 1993 was an american film, television and radio actor, originally from bloomington, illinois, the son of john renner webb and laura gail gunnett he appeared in more than fifty films, including many westerns and films noir including out of the past 1947, night has a thousand eyes 1948, i was a communist for the fbi 1951 and carson city. Dark horse captain midnight is a mixture of the disparate midnights. Captain midnight 4 dvd television collectors edition24 episodes of the 1950s tv series captain midnight television show, adventure on. Jimi hendrix all along the watchtower live in copenhagen 1970 duration. Midnight, his comic sidekick icky, and the rest of the squadron traveled around the globe stomping out evil. Captain midnight chapter 01 mysterious pilot comicweb.
Sponsored by the skelly oil company, the program was the creation of. Captain midnight 4 dvd television collectors edition24 episodes. When the show went into syndication, midnight s name became jet jackson, and the shows title was changed. Shows have been compiled from various film sources to complete this deluxe collectors edition. Captain midnight s1e01 murder by radiation youtube. Captain midnight was an adventure series that followed the adventures of pilot captain midnight and his secret squadron. It was based upon the radio adventure serial of the same name broadcast from 1938 to 1949. Captain midnight later rebranded on television as jet jackson, flying commando is a u. The bushrangers bride was a 1911 australian silent drama film about the fictitious bushranger captain midnight which was the directorial debut of actor alfred rolfe.