Captain America: 1944 Serial - #1
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- The Purple Death
Captain America is a 15 Chapter 1944 Republic Black-and-White Serial Film based (loosely) on the comic book character Captain America. It was the last Republic serial made about a superhero. It also has the distinction of being the most expensive serial that Republic ever made.
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What's funny is, the creator of Cap (Jack "King" Kirby) was actually out fighting WWII while his creation was showing in theaters in the States...maybe even in some rear echelon camps in France:
(Kirby) - "Hey, mac - I created that character on the screen there.."
(other soldier) - "Yeah, yeah....and your wife's Veronica Lake, sure, sure...."
Kirby never saw the serial. He didn't want to. He was never offered a dime for use of the character.
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What? No, he wasn't.
I was born in 1945 on a US Army Air Corp Base, called Drew Field, now the site of Tampa International Airport, Tampa Florida. Dad was in Air Corps PT boats in Air Sea rescue, and anti- submarine patrols off Florida. Captain America along with the Tiger Women
( ReReleased as 'Perials of the Darkest Jungle") were rereleased in 1951. I saw both. Linda Stirling of the Tiger women was known as the "Queen Of the Serials" and I feel in love with her at 5 going on 6 years old. While today one must in many cases laugh, but when a very young boy as I was sitting in a movie house before a very large screen, these serials and movies had a very lasting and incredible influence. Also I saw some of the famous Hollywood Studio System A-Pictures, such as Treasure Of the Sierra Madre, with Humphry Bogart 1948, Captain Horatio Hornblower 1951, with Gregory Peck, Flying Tigers with John Wayne,"rereleased from 1942 in 1947 or 48, Quo Vadis, Ivenhoe, and many others.
When Captain America would be riding his motorcycle at each beginning all the kids in the theator would cheer. These were the last years of the Republic Pictures serials, and the old cowboy movies on Saturdays with Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, John Wayne,Johnny Mac Brown, Hopalong Cassidy, Wild Bill Elliot, who also also played with then child star "Bobby Blake", in the Red Rider and Little Beaver series of movies, Rex Allen, Allen "Rocky" Lane who played Allen Saunders in the "Tiger Women", Charles Starrett, Lash La Rue, "who I actually met", and others. This era ended in 1954 just a year after the Korean War Armestests. TV was now coming to almost all in American society by then. This era lasted from mid 1930's to around 1954, almost 20 years. I feel fotunate to have gotten in on the tail end of that era. My brother, born in late 1949 has absolutely no memories of seeing these great movies and serials in the movies on a large screen.
And I thought Stan Lee was his creator
@@danamarvelstar Nope. It was Kirby and a man named Joe Simon
Ok, NOW I'm ready for Civil War.
Grant Gardner, a District Attorney by day, and a masked crime fighting crusader by night. He is..CAPTAIN AMERICA!
Imagine the Howling Commandos watching this and DYING OF LAUGHTER.
Dick Purcell (August 6, 1908 - April 10, 1944) was an American actor best known for playing Marvel Comics' *****Captain America in the 1943 film serial******, co-starring with Lorna Gray and Lionel Atwill.[1] Purcell also appeared in films such as Tough Kid (1938), Heroes in Blue (1939), Irish Luck (1939) and King of the Zombies (1941). -- Cheng, Phia Mendoza from Phil.
This is actually pretty entertaining! I don't like Cap without his Shield though.
Me either. It just doesn’t make sense.
Captain America with a gun being disarmed by umprepared thugs, twice on the same episode? A shield would work much better indeed!
There Will Never ! Be another Serial like This was In The 40's Thanks to All Who Made this Movie A One-- of A Kind !
I thoroughly enjoyed this - thanks for putting it on and making me feel young again!
"How did you learn about my Vibrator!?"
Holy Molly! How come i never knew about this until now. This was probably filmed during that time i was on a bloody mess at Normandy. Anyways just happy knowing that i was very much known back then and popularized despite having started off my military career on rough times. Something tells me that i'm gonna love this sooo much!!!
Growing Up to Go to The Saturday Movies to Watch Captain America, Was a Big Part of my Life ! I Still Enjoy the Serials to This Day ! Thanks Republic Pictures and Dick Purcell
Buster Crabbe would have been a good Captain America. Look at him as Flash Gordon. He was the spitting image of Steve Rogers.
Wasn't he tarzan once or twice?
That was excellent. Love the storytelling.
1944 or not, this is amazing action!!
It's good to see old films on you tube these days. Thank you for up-loading it
They should adapt Grant Gardner's version of Captain America in the Marvel's comic book universe.
9:15 "Police Commissioner Dryden speaking."
"This is Captain America!"
"What's that? You sound like District Attorney Gardner."
"Never mind that!"
:-)
The Power of the Vibrator,made the whole building collapse on Cap!!!!Just as good as the Marvel Captain America movie.Thanks for uploading!!
In the captions: The Scallop. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm going to eat you on a bed of tender pasta with some lemon, herb and garlic sauce!
04:56 - "How did you find out about my vibrator?" Well, I took a look into your purse! Theses actors and writers HAD to have known what a vibrator was. They did exist then
I like how the main idea of cap today is he was involved in wwii, I didn't know he was actually created around WWII.
"How did you find out about my vibrator?" LOL
+Abezord LMFAO! I am dying ,lol......
Timecode
Wait what does that mean...
Dick Purcell August 6, 1905 - April 10, 1944 RIP.
Marvel Studios could bring Dick Purcell's version of Captain America back again as part of the MCU's Multiverse, but they have to bring in a different actor to play that version since every live-action Marvel films and television series is part of the MCU's Multiverse. They can pull off the Brandon Routh's Superman concept of how Routh's Superman is the same version as Christopher Reeve's Superman.
These videos make me miss the old Saturday Matinee's. Those were big days of movie watching with pretty much everyone I knew. Back then there was a greater sense of community, not just because of the values presented in serials like this, but because we actually saw these as a community in a theatre built by the community or at least the Federal Theatre Project. I feel bad for young people these days. All they have are computer games and crappy reality shows. They will never fully appreciate things like this. It was more than just entertainment. It was a community coming together.
+Lance Naylor I agree 100% but at the same time your generation laid the foundation for the amount of appreciation that is shown today for both Marvel and DC in a way that you couldnt imagine back in your day. Yes it is more about entertainment today but, we have your generation to thank with the utmost respect for that. What the entertainment industry is doing with comic books and how they have advanced technology wise wouldnt even be possible without that.
My too buddy. Please see my comments above.
No they wont.
Yeah, but isn't diversity our strength?
Computer games are great though.
I've been wanting to see this for a while now, thanks for the uploads!
I’m about to read Captain America #219 which references this
I knew this existed but I've never seen it. Thanks for posting!
The Super Cafe Stop Motion 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It might be argued that Grant Gardner was one of the replacement Captain Americas that took over the mantle from Steve Rogers after he disappeared while trying to defuse the flying bomb launched by Baron Zemo. The main evidence for this is the fact that the red and white stripes on his costume do not go all the way around Captain America's body.....just like the costume worn by the 1950's version of Captain America during his Anti-communist days, prior to being discovered and re-animated by the Avengers....
Very good to know that sir
Prentiss Powell I think the more likely story, is that this was a one-off, and they couldn't get the complete rights to the character. Sorta like how that 1980s Punisher movie only had certain elements of the titular character right, due to a similar reason.
Prentiss Powell But in 1944 Steve Rogers was still alive and well, and active as Captain America. He didn't go into the ice and disappear until 1945.
You guys are overcomplicating this!
Yes, Republic licensed the character for a serial but the guy who wrote this serial probably didn't know a damn thing about the comic or actually read an issue! The only thing that survived from the comics is the suit and even that was stripped down -- no wings, no shield!
Not everybody who writes a movie screenplay has actually bothered to read the source material. How many Bond films are actually straight adaptations of ANY of the Bond novels? Usually the only thing that survives half the time from print to screen is the title of the book! Everything else gets thrown out and they come up with new plots and characters!
Most of the live-action superhero films have pretty much been like this. The truest adaptations have generally been the animated spin-off series. The best ones were done by fans of the original comics!
Whenever they do a live-action adaptation of a comic, the filmmakers have generally wanted to "improve things" and make them "less silly." Nine times out of ten, the guys with that mentality are not fans of the comics. Does anybody actually believe Akiva Goldsman, Zach Snyder, or Joel Schumacher ever read comics let alone read much of anything?!?!?
The only major filmmakers I'm convinced (prior to the MCU being set up) were fans were Richard Donner (Superman the Movie) and Sam Raimi (the Spider-Man trilogy). Sure, there were compromises in their visions but the spirits of those characters were captured in their films.
@@AvengerII: This serial was originally written for a different hero: Mister Scarlet. Changed to Captain America. Rewrite required adapting Captain America to existing script.
God bless America! (Coming from a man from Finland!)
that poor man fell off the building! R.I.P
How did you find out about my vibrator?
mrbriscoe2001
Timecode pls
Goodnight everybody!~
3:51 Evans? They could see 67 years into the future?
Haha yes :D
Jackson too! What sorcery is this?
...and Wilson...poor Falcon.
Captain America loves to use guns and throw people off skyscrapers.
Well then.
***** lmaooo
Cap's a soldier no shit he loves to use guns
He's not batman
@Jake Mayorquin He’s not a soldier in this version, the directors and writers never read any Captain America comics
Get this man a shield
You'd think with age of ultron coming out they'd release the old Cap Serial to DVD and Blu-Ray (given they gave DVD releases to the Batman and Superman Serials)
That will NEVER happen from Marvel or Disney.
They've disowned this serial... It's basically public domain.
There probably isn't a copy of this serial in existence that's in great shape.
Republic was required by contract to destroy the master materials of some of its licensed films (Mandrake, The Phantom) but they weren't able to destroy all the release prints which is why those films still exist. But none of them are in fantastic shape so it's unlikely they'll get a high-grade Blu ray release simply because nothing exists in high-grade condition anymore. They'll be DVD-only, standard-definition only for most of these films because of their poor shape.
DC Comics/WB have also disowned the Batman serials because they're embarrassing to those companies. There's a line in the first Batman serial about the Japanese internment camps in the US that supported them. Funny thing is that Sony Pictures (Columbia) still owns those serials and they're owned by the Japanese!!! Sony HAS released the Batman serials at least three times now to capitalize on the character despite the World War II sentiments in the first serial. So yeah, those are the only major Batman productions that are not owned by WB/DC.
The Superman serials, on the other hand, ARE owned by WB/DC but they're nowhere near as embarrassing and poorly made as the Batman serials were.
The Captain America serial is a legal orphan, no longer owned by the studio that made it. They licensed the character for a limited time, and when that time ran out no one was reassigned a copyright to the content.
This is my restoration, which is available on DVD at the Serial Squadron, www.serialsquadron.com . It took about 3 months to restore it shot by shot from transfers of two 16mm prints.
The negative does exist in a film archive but they usually do not release material like this without proof of copyright ownership, and, since no one owns it, it's not likely to ever be released in a better version.
Aven. Watched Capt. Marvel and Death Kiss a few ago. Beautiful prints. Someone must have worked on them, Bet after 2yrs. Capt America and some other great serials are A quality now.
Not entirely, but that's actually why I looked this up, to compare the two. Obviously this did inspire the 1st Chris Evans costume.
Actually the comic inspired it which came out years earlier
Still better than the 1994 Captain America movie.
+leovmr 1990
+Jesus Christ Thank you Lord for guiding me in your truth!
leovmr God bless you my son
Classic thanks for sharing
One urban legend that has grown out of this serial is that Dick Purcell (Captain America) died from a heart attack brown on by the stunt work he did in the film. He suffered a heart attack in the clubhouse after playing a round of golf.First of all, his stuntwork was done by Kenneth Turrell and Dale Van Sickle, both Republic stuntmen. Purcell was too stocky to even fit into that snug CM outfit. He probably was golfing on a hot day, lugging a heavy golf bag, and this probably casued it.
23:01 Knocked the "Spit" out of his mouth..hahaha
That was EPIC!! lol (But where is his Shield??) He does a LOT of shooting of people in this!
Thanks for sharing
AWESOME MOTORCYCLE!!!
As I never really watched Marvel movies except of maybe 2 or 3 pretty long ago, I decided to start a marathon and start with the very first one - here I am.
That‘s gonna be 9 looong days of Movie material, let‘s see how it goes🙏🏼
How did it go?
Leite Bruno Not good, stopped after 5 or 6 episodes of this as I found it pretty shit tbh😂 might have to skip the old ones and start with the new ones instead
@@TheRealNik. im doing this but im doing all marvel films and tv shows
probably going to forget loads of what ive seen but at least then i can say ive seen every marvel film and tv show
@@Rumym8 I realised how painful that was when i tried to watch all of the MCU related shows. I'm gonna try again but just watch at least one episode of everything, because it would take waaaay too long.
#Nerdcast
CAPT AMERICA I GREW UP READING HIS COMICS I HAVE SUM EARLY ONES HE N IRON CO BILLED .TALES TO ASTONISH...I GOT DD#1 THRU #250 ..CAPT AMERICA A GREAT MAN .N PATRIOT
I meant to say "died from a heart attack, rather than the stuntwork."
Gostei sim ;)
Republic bought the rights to the Captain America serial which included the right to make a few changes. In the comic strip, Steve Rogera was working undercover while servinfg in the Army. He had a young skidekci called Buddy/ In the serial, the name was changed to Grant Gardner, the District Attorney.
Correct. However, his sidekick was actually named "Bucky" -- a teenager & the "mascot" of the camp where he was stationed (unlike the "Bucky" of the MCU movies).
The character of Captain America was drastically differs from his comic book counterpart, and changed the character's true identity from Steve Rogers to District Attorney Grant Gardner.
To be fair this isn't even the only time the movie adaption would go with a different version of Cap (not talking falcon cap or US Agent either) as the 2 tv movies had his son taking the mantle
When would "Captain America, Be named Steve Rogers 😮😮
This is as good as the Superman and the Batman serial
Dude it's the 1940's. He has a mustache and a monocle. don't take anything he gives you.
"We need to witness your demonstration of the vibrator"
He says "Evans" at 3:50. Whoa, this preldictored the futore!
Ha! Finalmente meu email foi lido ;D
where the hell is his shield?
Sorry, there was no serial out on the Flash. Only Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel and Captain America.
"I wanna know more about the vibrator" Hahaha that made me laugh
Sporting a bit of a beer belly under that sweater captain. Hit them crunches soldier!
That is probably what saved him when the building collapsed . I am not sure about everyone else .
John Glue maybe so......maybe so
Not a soldier but a District Attorney.
they should have gotten someone who was in better shape to play captain america.
SnowWhite There was a war on,the people in good shape were off fighting
.
So were the best comic book artists. During the War series like Sub-Mariner and Justice Society were drawn horribly.
Ironically the actor who played Cap passed away from a heart attack while playing golf almost immediately after finishing this serial.
chriscma1 i think the guy wasn't being mean or joking. I think it was stated that he died from the heart attack becuase filming this was to much for him
Yeah I agree with you.
This is kinda cool. :)
The Cap Costume from the solo movie was more a soldier uniform than a superhero costume! gotta think, it was world war 2 at that time! but in the avengers movie, steve rogers was no longer a soldier but a part of a superhero society so they made him look more like a superhero! i thought it looked fantastic!
0:21 So that's where Millar got the name for Ultimate Cap's fiancee!
I love the Motorcycle though.
Cant remember just where i read it, perhaps an issue of the kirby collector.Anyway,I read that marvels owner, Goodman, wanted to get one of his characters in film SO badly, that he didn't charge a penny, for republic to make this serial.
That is nearly true. Republic wanted to replace Mister Scarlet, who the serial was written for, and apparently the agreement was made that Captain America could be used instead if Republic would buy a few ads in Goodman's comics. So that is what was done. It all may have been agreed upon in one phone call.
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I enjoy Lionel Atwill's works.
Happy 80th anniversary.
Cap A in Black and White, YEAH!
Is this serial in the public domain or is it only the character Grant Gardner? Just curious if UA-cam gave you any hassle/restrictions posting/sharing this video. Thank you - great channel.
The film serial is public domain, so anyone can upload it to UA-cam. And since Grant Gardner was introduced in this serial, he's public domain too as long as you don't call him Captain America.
Wonder what their excuse was for not using the shield.
Hey, I just realized he's wearing the same costume as Chris Evans in the Avengers movie!
Actually, this is a pretty good serial. After all, Lionel Atwill is the bad guy and he's outacting every other member of the cast, so you can't go wrong with that.
Of course, as a Captain America adaptation, it's utter crap, but it's still better than Big McLarge Huge's TV movies in the 1970s....
It was somewhat of a joke because I felt that if they'd kept Evan's costume closer to the comic design, it would've looked much better. Instead, the costume in Avengers looked much more like the shlocky outfit from this old movie serial!
11:51 Purple Death Bomb? That's nothing. My dog can make a Brown Death Bomb that looks like a $10 Tootsie Roll.
The Scarab put the Serial in Serial Killer week after week... coincidence?? District Attorney Gardner thinks not!
That Scrub trinket would come in handy on a date. Unfortunately, most of the women I know don’t smoke cigars.
Where's his shield?
is this part of the MCU?
+scottyrobot yes
+scottyrobot It hasn't been referenced, but there were other people who took up the mantle of Captain America after Steve Rogers went on ice. This is one of them.
:P Well, I guess it could be, but no.
+scottyrobot Actually, maybe! Agent Carter showed that Captain America radio shows existed, so maybe a goofy black and white movie did too.
+Commander_Ninja it's likely this was supposed to star a different hero and Captain America was added at the last second after thry'd already established his secret identity, thus no shield and no Bucky.
This movie actually exists in the Marvel Comics Universe, except instead of Republic Pictures in the comics it was made by Democratic Pictures. Captain America once faced the villain in this serial in an issue of his comic while touring the studio.
"Better living, through chemistry!"
I like this Gail Richards character. Although Captain America does save her once or twice, she's hardly the stereotypical "damsel in distress" one might expect to see in an old action serial.
Gail Richards proved herself to be one tough character. She coolly faced down the Scarab and his men on several occasions. She even outdrew and shot dead one of the Scarab's men.
But she also fulfilled the damsel-in-distress role quite nicely. She was bound and gagged five times over the course of the serial (and looked very nice in bondage, by the way), leaving it to the hero to effect rescue.
Is this the same cube as in the Winter Soldier? The one that Lukin falls in love with? Those cubes get a-round, if you know what I mean...the cousin?...tge tesseract?...same deal....
Jesus, there was a Captain America TV series even back then?!
No. This was before tv!
Apparently this is now canon
Even when Republic Pictures couldn't be bothered to put anything from the comics of Captain America than the basic costume? Heck, Steve Rogers himself is not in the serial!
"It is a device for harnessing light and soundwaves into a powerful force which will disintegrate any known material" This is the exact answer my wife gave me when I found her "vibrator".
Omg lol hahaha 😂
When you found her "vibrator," was he hiding naked in the closet?
Q buen viaje
si se dan cuenta que muchas personas no manejamos el inglés,gracias
Interesting that a super hero created at the height World War 2 in a film at the height of World War 2 doesn't fight any Nazis
Where is his shield?
Man, Chris Evans really let himself go
Christa CP The guy who played Cap dropped dead of a heart attack before the serial was even released!
20:43 Van Helsing!
This should be cannon.
Who is the figure saluting in a portrait behind the commissioner at 9:47? Can anyone identify him? Thanks.
General Douglas MacArthur. He was a real participant in WWll in the Pacific, fighting the japs.
@@jamesperry2322 Thank you for being the only person to reply!
!QUE CASTAÑAZOS SE DÁBAN POCO MÁS Y PERDÍAN LAS MUELAS! EL CAPITÁN TAMBIÉN LIGABA BASTANTE! ¿Y EL ESCUDO...? BUENO, ERA EL PRIMER CAPITÁN AMÉRICA... ESTUVO BUENO. Daniel. El Grillo.
Classic
GRANT GARDNER!!!!