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Captain Africa helps the Arabian caliph Hamid to regain his throne which has been stolen from him by a rival. Aided by adventurer Ted Arnold, hunter Nat Coleman, his assistant Omar and Arabian princess Rhoda, Captain Africa battles wild animals, the usurper’s army and a pair of white adventurers. For some reason this movie serial was banned in Finland. Cast includes John Hart, Rick Vallin, Ben Welden, June Howard, Bud Osborne, Paul Marion, Lee Roberts.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
315684
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture serials
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)