Adventures of Captain Marvel
Date of Release : 28th March, 1941
Studio : Republic Pictures
Starring Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr., William
Benedict, Louise Currie & Harry Worth.
Directed by William Witney & John English
12 Chapters & 217 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the
rest are 17 mins each
Synopsis : On a scientific expedition to Siam young
Billy Batson is given the ability to change himself
into the super-powered Captain Marvel by the
wizard Shazam, who tells him his powers will last
only as long as the Golden Scorpion idol is
threatened. Finding the idol, the scientists realize it
could be the most powerful weapon in the world
and remove the lenses that energize it, distributing
them among themselves so that no one would be
able to use the idol by himself. Back in the US, Billy
Batson, as Captain Marvel, wages a battle against
an evil, hooded figure, the Scorpion, who hopes to
accumulate all five lenses, thereby gaining control
of the super-powerful weapon.
Date of Release : 28th March, 1941
Studio : Republic Pictures
Starring Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr., William
Benedict, Louise Currie & Harry Worth.
Directed by William Witney & John English
12 Chapters & 217 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the
rest are 17 mins each
Synopsis : On a scientific expedition to Siam young
Billy Batson is given the ability to change himself
into the super-powered Captain Marvel by the
wizard Shazam, who tells him his powers will last
only as long as the Golden Scorpion idol is
threatened. Finding the idol, the scientists realize it
could be the most powerful weapon in the world
and remove the lenses that energize it, distributing
them among themselves so that no one would be
able to use the idol by himself. Back in the US, Billy
Batson, as Captain Marvel, wages a battle against
an evil, hooded figure, the Scorpion, who hopes to
accumulate all five lenses, thereby gaining control
of the super-powerful weapon.