King of the Rocket Men

King of the Rocket Men is a 1949 12chapter blackandwhite Republic movie serial, produced by Franklin Adreon, directed Fred C. Brannon, and starring Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty, House Peters, Jr., James Craven, and I. Stanford Jolley.

Kirk Alyn was considered for the lead as Jeff KingRocket Man, but the part eventually went to Coffin.King of the Rocket Men was budgeted at 164,984, although the final negative cost was 165,592 a 608, or 0.4, overspend it was the most expensive Republic serial of 1949. The serial, Republic production number 1704, was filmed between Apriland April 27, 1949. ........

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