Adventures of Captain Marvel
Adventures of Captain Marvel is a 1941 American blackandwhite 12chapter Republic Pictures film serial, produced by Hiram S. Brown, Jr., directed by John English and William Witney, and starring Tom Tyler in the title role of Captain Marvel and Frank Coghlan, Jr. as his alter ego, Billy Batson. This serial was adapted from the popular Captain Marvel comic book character then appearing in Fawcett Comics publications Whiz Comics and Captain Marvel Adventures.
During an archaeological expedition to Siams volcanic Valley of the Tombs to find the lost secret of the Scorpion Kingdom, a device of great power, the Golden Scorpion, is discovered hidden inside a sealed crypt. While examining it, the devices quartz lenses are aligned and powerful energy beam erupts, causing an explosion, resealing the crypt. This allows young radio broadcaster and expedition member Billy Batson, who obeyed the warning on the crypts seal not to enter, to be chosen by the ancient wizard Shazam. The wizard grants Billy the powers of Captain Marvel whenever he repeats the wizards name. Captain Marvels powers can only be used to protect those in danger from the curse of the Golden Scorpion. The crypts entrance is quickly cleared, then Captain Marvel utters Shazam and quickly resumes his Billy Batson alter ego.The Golden Scorpions power lenses are divided among the scientists of the Malcolm Archaeological Expedition, who then return to the U. S. after their discovery. An allblackgarbedandhooded criminal mastermind, calling himself the Scorpion, steals the ancient device after their return and sets about acquiring the distributed lenses. Several expedition members are killed in the Scorpions quest, despite Captain Marvels continual efforts to thwart his plan. Deducing that the Scorpion always seems to know what happens during the scientists meetings, Billy later confides to his friends, Betty Wallace and Whitey Murphy, his suspicion that the Scorpion may be one of the Malcolm archaeological team. ........
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