Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

"New Thrills...New Marvels, New Wonders New Thrills!...New Marvels, New Wonders"

Mar 3 1940 Approved 3h 40m
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, and Zarkov.

Plot

A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, and Zarkov, this time with ready-made allies waiting: Prince Barin of Arboria and Queen Fria of the frozen northern land of Frigia; where, it so happens, is found polarite, antidote to the plague. But Ming will use all his forces to keep our heroes from thwarting his plans of conquest...

Written by

Alex Raymond, Basil Dickey, George H. Plympton

Directed by

Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,634
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA