Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0089859837623 Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Vci Video Manufacturer: Vci Video Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Vci Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: May 25, 2004 Running Time: 270 minutes Sales Rank: 21477 Studio: Vci Video Theatrical Release Date: February 15, 1942
Description: In this exciting 15-chapter adventure, spawned by the enormously popular radio show, Ivan Shark is after a secret range finder that will enable his bombers to engage in a furious reign of terror. Blazing guns, car chases, aerial dogfights, kidnappings, fights and numerous other thrills all take place before Captain Midnight brings the threat to a satisfying conclusion and once again makes the world safe for Democracy. Bonus Features: Bonus Original Serial Trailers| Actor Bios| Photo Gallery| VCI Serial Promo| Chapter Selection Menu. Specs: 1-DVD5 + 1-DVD9; Dolby Digital Mono; 270 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1941; SRP - $19.99.
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Rating: - Dave O' Brien At His Best
Dave O'Brien is hilariously over-the-top as the Captain, in one of the goofiest serials you'll ever see, and I've seen quite a few. Anyone who's interested in buying one of these movies knows by now that they all have pretty huge script problems - funny how those problems eluded us when we were little kids thrilling to these adventures on the big screen. I won't give away many of the details - suffice it to say not much of the story makes sense on a logical level. But the action! Lots of fights, endless car chases (dig Captain Midnight being arrested by Motorcycle cops) and of course, 15 death traps.
My favorite moment comes in chapter 12 or 13. After escaping a dozen death traps, Midnight has been knocked to the ground. Henchman #2 is about to shoot him. The Evil Boss yells at the henchman "No, don't shoot him. I want to finish him MY way." You just want to shout at the guy "But your way ... Read More
Rating: - "VCI Entertainment King of the Serial DVD's present ~ Captain Midnight
VCI Entertainment and Columbia Pictures present "Captain Midnight " (1942) (Dolby digitally remastered), based upon the radio serial featuring 15 Chapters of cliffhangers loaded with all the excitement you would ever want and more...story line has our best fighting hero "Captain Midnight" in the skies leaping from the radio waves up onto the big screen...tracking down spies searching for some secret plans of loyal American John Edwards who has been kidnapped by fiendish enemy plotters at every turn...will Captain Midnight stop Ivan Shark leader of the gang of thugs from stealing the plans....can the we ever have a good nights sleep knowing that at Midnight some thing terrible will happen...well keep drinking your Ovaltine because this rousing adventure on the serial screen is not over...15 Chapters with great action sequences in a thrill crammed fight to the finish against criminals and spies...don't miss any exciting ... Read More
Rating: - Ridiculous but fun serial!
This is a ridiculous serial (What do you expect? James W. Horne is the director!) but it's a lot of fun. I particularly enjoyed the short fused master villain Ivan Shark and his inept henchmen. Dave O'Brien is fine as the Captain and the supporting cast is fine. The print quality is not quite as good as it is on some of the other VCI DVD serials but it's more than adequate. 15 chapters on 2 discs with some bonus serial trailers. Highly recommended for serial fans!
Rating: - Add 1 star for hero and villain, add 2 stars for Chapter 10
CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT is a) a Columbia serial, and b) directed by James W. Horne. That's two strikes on it right there, according to some serial purists who don't care for Columbia's illogical, six-against-one fight scenes and Horne's exaggerated, tongue-in-cheek approach. But this writer likes both Horne and Columbia, and this 15-chapter cliffhanger is about par for both.
Dave O'Brien, hero of Monogram East Side Kids melodramas, PRC Westerns, and M-G-M Pete Smith comedies, has to be the most authoritative serial hero on DVD. As Midnight he speaks very quickly! and urgently! and you MOVE when he tells you! O'Brien should have done more of these serials; he does his own stunts, too. James Craven, magnificent in Columbia serials as an easily exasperated villain, plays a master of disguise here. The script has too many "great impersonations" where Character A poses as Character B (you don't buy these at all because ... Read More
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