Buck Rogers: Planet Outlaws

In 1953, the 1939 12 part movie serial Buck Rogers was edited into a feature film entitled Planet Outlaws.

Starring:

Buster Crabbe
Constance Moore
Jackie Moran
Anthony Warde
C. Montague Shaw
Jack Mulhall

In 1938, Lieutenant Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and Buddy Wade (Jackie Moran) are part of the crew of a dirigible flying over the North Pole. 

They are caught in a savage storm and crash. They are ordered to release the experimental Nirvano Gas, which (unbeknownst to them) will put them in suspended animation until they are rescued. 

The Nirvano Gas works, but the dirigible is buried in an avalanche and is not found until 500 years have passed. When Buck and Buddy are found, they awaken in the year 2440 to a world ruled by the ruthless dictator, Killer Kane (Anthony Warde), and his army of "super-racketeers".

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