Title:

Flash Gordon

Type:

Juvenile science fiction

Length:

15 minutes

Broadcast history:

April - October, 1935 Various stations in the Western United States.

Cast:

Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon

Maurice Franklin as Dr. Zarkov

Bruno Wick as Ming the Merciless

Teddy Bergman

Everett Sloane

Charlie Cantor

Ray Collins

This series was produced to coincide with the comic strip publication and was transcribed for the Hearst newspaper chain in the West. The series only lasted 26 episodes. In the final show, Flash and his friends crashed into the jungle and were rescued by Jungle Jim. Ironically, Jungle Jim became a staple for the Hearst syndicate and lasted for years.

Broadcast history:

Sept. 1935 - Feb. 1936 Weekdays on East coast stations (including network and

non-network stations: WMCA; WOR, New York; WJR,

Detroit for example)

This was a completely different production with different cast members and different musical effects. The cast and crew are unknown but Jim Meigham is credited as Flash Gordon by some sources.

Source:

On the Air - John Dunning

The Big Broadcast 1920 - 1950 -- Buxton and Owen