For me Flash Gordon turns the clock back over 70 yrs to the start of the 1950's when most people did not have a TV, I would look forward to going to out local cinema each week to watch Flash Gordon in action. he never disappointed us. It was pure unadulterated escapism that has never been bettered.

Let's remember. Without Doctor Zarkov ; No Rocket, No Space Trip, No Counter Measures For Ming's Devices MAD SCIENTISTS RULE !!

I love Flash Gordon, I never get sick of rewatching it.

flash Gordon was by far the most ART DECO tv series and Comic book :)

I loved Buster Crabbe's cameo in the 1979 Buck Rogers series as 'Colonel Gordon'.

Shared this to my 79 year old Dad. He LOVED it!

Nowadays there are no more serials before the main show in movie theaters. I watched many of them in reruns back in the sixties on Brazilian television. Thank you to Cult Cinema for bringing us this pearl of the old days.

The 1939 Buck Rogers serial is also really good. Buster Crabbe also played the titular hero in that

15:48 Priscilla Lawson IS awesome -

Ming's daughter had chronic lower back pain...

Qué impresionante, ciencia ficción en 1936!!! Debe haber sido de las primeras series que abordaron este género, si no la primera. Me matan los efectos especiales. En esa época era todo muy artesanal, no se contaba con la ayuda de las computadoras que tenemos hoy, y había que ingeniárselas para mostrar en la pantalla lo que se escribía en los comics y en las novelas. Todo un clásico que supimos conocer en los '80 en el programa Función Privada, los sábados a la noche, que lo pasaba en blanco y negro original. Me trajo lindos recuerdos. Saludos desde Buenos Aires, Argentina

I'm 77 now, we used to watch these films at the Saturday matinees at the local cinema in the 50's.

This is awesome!! I remember watching the reruns of this back in the late 70s. Thanks for posting these!

I love the way Flash's jacket & tie are so perfect after the parachute landing.

The very first one! Fantastic, luv it! And colorized, too! My late mother was a huge fan, and would love this! Thanks for posting!

I hope the whole trilogy of Serials pops up here.

The colorization of this serial brings a whole new interest to this wonderful production. Well done!!! 😃👍

Please Never delete this video A True Action Hero ⭐️

If I can offer a little advice to Dr Zarkof. The fuel mix on your rocket ship is too rich. Increase the ratio of air to fuel. You'll get a more even burn with less spluttering.

These old TV shows feel both futuristic and old at the same time.

It's truly eye-opening to think that EVERY iguana that starred in this episode is now dead.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are welcome to jump out of the plane at any time. You'll find complimentary parachutes under each seat. Thanks for flying Southwest Airlines."

I've seen this many, MANY times but Frank Shannon's Russian accent always cracks me up. He might as well have greeted Flash by saying "Top o'tha mornin ta ya, what's the craic?".

I followed the Flash Gordon reruns in the 70's on Swedish TV (I am Danish). I developed a long lasting love for science fiction - and learned Swedish reading the subtitles❤️

It's amazing how close the 1980 version came to the original.

Jean Rogers and Priscilla Lawson = ❤

The Iguanas had makeup ! ( had props in their back) The whole chapter is a testament to cinematic ingenuity!

I loved this series as a kid in the 70's, then it was only 40 years old. The colouring grade is nice too.

I watched this in a theater in Elgin, Il. in the early 60's Don't know why it's "colorized" as the original B&W was just perfect

Impressive how little G-force they experienced!

I'm guessing no iguunas or any other lizards were harmed during the making of this movie. Thank you very much for allowing me to view this. =]

Let me go back in there, and face the peril. "No, it's too perilous".

It's obviously old and dated F/X wise, but I think it's legit action packed and a good way to get the fans ready for more. The powers that be need to bring back serials.

Love Flash Gordon, big cheers for that!😊👍👍👍👍

Wow 😳, so cool in color. My Dad would love this. I used to watch this on my black and white TV.

Charles Middleton was the perfection of evil when I was a child. As Ming he just exuded power

Flash can't keep his eyes off Princess Knockers. Nothing changes.

Ming’s daughter is a smoke show

i love the naivete. always loved flash gordon as a kid

this was the stuff of my childhood on the Telly at about 8.30 in the morning till the modern shows came on at 9 onwards. never seen it colourised, looks gorgeous !

I love this so much. It’s like a kid made it professionally with the iguanas 😅😂

Better than anything Hollywood can produce today.

These are fantastic. Thanks for posting.

I used to watch flash gordon while growing up in the 60s.

Princess Aura was quite the dish!

Wow, what a find this is. I loved the Filmation Cartoon, and I love this!

Charles Middleton really did play the perfect baddie in Emperor Ming the merciless.

I forgot to turn on the oxygen. NO NEED TO WORRY

I used to watch this as a kid back in the 70s. Sunday mornings on Channel 48 here in Philly. Back then, Channel 48 was an Independent network channel. Also, this and the Buck Rodger's serials were in black and white. Seeing the original Flash Gordon serial in color is very interesting. When I saw Buster Crabbe make his appearance on Buck Rodger's in the 25th Century with Gil Gerard. I think I recall the exchange they had between them now. I'm not going to spoil it. I going to find it.

I wish the 1936 serial was made as a full length movie instead of a serial. Granted, it would have been long but totally worth it. Also, I think it would have been a big hit had it done so

“snap crackle and pop” said the Rocketship! I guess it needs a tune-up 😂😂

That was surprisingly entertaining.

I'm 58 now and my parents let us stay up when i was 8 yrs old and watch on Fri/Sat nite at 11pm thru the summers, watched all the episodes and it was just magic! And leaving it in BW is just the beauty of the 1930s. Go Ming the Merciless! Thanks for sharing!

Loved watching Flash on Sunday mornings as a kid

Dale, "A rocket ship? Is that anything like a rocking chair?" Flash, "No. It's more like a rocket-powered AirStream trailer."

En El Salvador era una serie de episodios......y quedaban en capítulos...... cómo olvidar esos tiempos infantiles....... Gracias por compartirlos....

The planet rushing to earth looks suspiciously like a big ball fashioned out of masking tape !

Zarkov was a true visionary who luckily had the foresight, knowledge and skills to build the rocket. Luck was on his side when Flash showed up and proofed to be a capable muscle to help him save the earth...

Wow!!! Très bien colorisé et en français en plus. MERCI!

Wow. this is great stuff !!

Of course the plot and dialogue are cheesy but, oh my, the set design, props, costuming, framing and cinematography are fascinating. Visually these are masterpieces.

Are u just going to tease us with just the one or we gonna get more 😁

Excellent!

The subtitles cracked me up at 6:12, _"... but he got pissed off."_

Beautiful colorized job! Buster Crabbe, almost played Superman for Republic! But was cancelled!! Jean Rogers was gorgeous a a blonde! Made her real sexual in this Serial!!!

Happy memories !

Hilarious, love it.

The captions are hilarious….the electrical sound was definitely pickup by Queen…and the sound effects guys for the ‘80 version….love how these serials get right into the action.

Still amazing!

Science Classic!# Enjoyed, running home after class just to catch up!#

School holidays, always on tv in the morning along with tarzan movies....great fun!

This was the first “funny bad” film (several episodes) I ever showed to my children - and they loved it!😂😂 Still laughing about it years later…

As a kid attending the 7¢ Saturday matinees in the ‘40s, I was enthralled by these serials. Now, they seem utterly ridiculous, but make me smile broadly. I’m a fan of colorization of historical images, but it actually detracts from my memories of these films.

08:09 "In all that excitement I forgot to turn on the oxygen. No need to worry" - Yes. Worry. Lots! I laughed so hard.

I never cared much for these, but the colorization literally brings them to life. Thanks for posting.

So Awesome !! Let's see some Quatermass next ;)

I love the “panic and it’s just people walking around and sped up”

Every second of that is pure comedy

16:42 "After him!.... But don't forget to inexplicably drop your weapons before you do so!"

I'm hooked

Brilliant

Até hoje eu só tinha visto o filme do Flash gordon, eu não sabia que existia uma seria ainda mais antiga

Zarkoff "I've experimented with models" Flash " They ever come back?" Classic 😃 😀 😄 😁 🤣 😂

I love the whole 1936 Flash Gordon serial. I found it better than the 1980 film

Never knew this existed but now the later movie makes more sense :)

¡Excelente canal, les felicito! Espero que todas sus películas y series sean en español o subtituladas.

Thanks for movie ❤️🥳😃🍾🥂👍

CUANTA CREATIVIDAD !!!!!! PIONEROS !

For some reason the woman was the only one affected by lack of oxygen in the rocket ship...whereas IRL, I think the people with the lowest body weight are most resilient to low oxygen.

So instead of simply stepping off the trap door, she decides to shoot the guy controlling the door and then waits patiently until he slowly pulls the handle as he's falling to the ground...lol.

Art Deco. Very Nice. - Egon Spengler

The brawls are so back alley bar cool 😂😂

I think these hold up really well. I used to watch these in the school holidays in the 1970s. Always felt a bit sorry for the lizards.

The space ships sound like they have a CVT gearbox drone like a Prius. 🤣

Lo que en su tiempo fué una película de ciencia-ficción, hoy se ha convertido en una película de humor.

❤ Magnificent 🥰

For a project from the 30s, it hasn't aged so badly, just the creatures, but it's understandable due to the limitations of the time.

I've always been a fan and quite like this colorized version (never thought I'd say that!) but some of these English language captions are ludicrously funny! the fact there are even captions for when there any (already English) text on screen, is one thing but that they don't even repeat the exact same words as already printed is very odd. the first one i noticed is when Prof Gordon holds up a telegram to the screen that reads " Arabs in Frenzy Chaos". It's unnecessarily translated (cos do we need to see the same words twice on a screen?) as "Arabs in Bubble Chaos"! lol! Soon after, once Flash and Dale meet Dr Zarkov for the first time, he tells them his assistant has turned coward and left, but the captions say, (of the assistant) "He got pissed off."!! Are there people doing these translations of some sort of 'bot? I'm very thankful to Cult Cinema Classic's but is there anyone on the team that bothers to check out the correlation between what is said by the characters and what the captions come up with, let alone the total irrelevancy of having text (thats often incorrect) to 'translate' text thats already visible onscreen. there's got to be some pedantic grammarian amongst the CCC crew who wants to fix these up, surely! aside from that, thanks for giving us these.

Super frumos felicitări 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👋

Impresionante!!!!