Underplayed Gems

Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (1955)

Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe poster
Directed by
Fred C. Brannon, Franklin Adreon, Harry Keller
Genre
science fiction television series
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 12 episodes
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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What happens

Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (or, informally, Commando Cody) is a 1953 twelve-chapter movie serial from Republic Pictures, which began life as a proposed syndicated television series. It consists of twelve 25-minute sequential episodes directed by Harry Keller, Franklin Adreon, and Fred C. Brannon. It stars Judd Holdren, Aline Towne, Gregory Gaye, William Schallert, Richard Crane, and Craig Kelly. Originally intended to be broadcast on television as a 12-episode weekly series, Sky Marshal was first released theatrically in 1953 as a 12-chapter weekly serial; it was syndicated to television on NBC in 1955. The Commando Cody character was first introduced in Republic's earlier serial Radar Men from the Moon (1952), with actor George Wallace in the title role. Judd Holdren was to play the Commando Cody character in Zombies of the Stratosphere (also 1952), but his character was renamed "Larry Martin" for that serial. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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