Post by telegonus on Nov 20, 2018 5:53:24 GMT
I loved both shows, remember Captain Midnight as Jet Jackson, which is the title the show and its lead character assumed when it was rerun in some parts of the country. As to why, I dunno. I think Ovaltine had something to do with it.
Captain Gallant isn't so well remembered, it seems, though it deserves to be. It was well made for its time, and Buster Crabbe was really a different guy from the much younger Flash Gordon of the serials. I saw a couple of episodes a few years ago around Christmas (Christmas-themed, most likely) on some retro channel, and it looked pretty good.
FWIW: it strikes me that whenever I see him in anything that Buster Crabbe deserved a better career. He could act, and he had a lot more range than most "Tarzan actors". Another like him in that respect, Bruce Bennett, had a few more chances, though he never became as big a name as Buster.
Captain Gallant isn't so well remembered, it seems, though it deserves to be. It was well made for its time, and Buster Crabbe was really a different guy from the much younger Flash Gordon of the serials. I saw a couple of episodes a few years ago around Christmas (Christmas-themed, most likely) on some retro channel, and it looked pretty good.
FWIW: it strikes me that whenever I see him in anything that Buster Crabbe deserved a better career. He could act, and he had a lot more range than most "Tarzan actors". Another like him in that respect, Bruce Bennett, had a few more chances, though he never became as big a name as Buster.