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Adventures of Captain Marvel: Directed by John English, William Witney. With Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr., William 'Billy' Benedict, Louise Currie. To protect a magic talisman from being used for evil, a teenage boy named Billy Batson is given the power to become an adult superhero, Captain Marvel, with a single magic word: "Shazam!"
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- Action, Adventure, Family
- John English, William Witney
- 1941-03-28
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.
Adventures of Captain Marvel is a 1941 American 12-chapter black-and-white movie serial from Republic Pictures, produced by Hiram S. Brown, Jr., directed by John English and William Witney, that stars Tom Tyler in the title role of Captain Marvel and Frank Coghlan, Jr. as his alter ego, Billy Batson.
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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.
Captain Marvel: TOM TYLER: Billy Batson: FRANK COGHLAN, JR. "Whitey" Murphy: WILLIAM BENEDICT: Betty Wallace: LOUISE CURRIE The Scorpion John Malcolm: ROBERT STRANGE Prof. Luther Bentley: HARRY WORTH Henry Carlyle: BRYANT WASHBURN
