James Craven Archives

King of the Rocket Men (1949)

Rating: ★★

Apr 3, 2002Serial/Rocket Backpack Hero

Twelve chapter serial that introduced the character of the Rocket Man who appeared in several subsequent adventures. This has an enthusiastic pulp naivete but ends up mostly routine

Director: Fred C. Bannon

Actors: Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, House Peters Jr, James Craven, …

Category: Science Fiction

3 April 200220 December 2024 by Roog

Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950)

Rating: ★★

Jan 13, 2021Serial/Alien Invader

Twelve-chapter serial that offers one of the first ever depictions of an alien invader on screen. The results are oddly mundane in comparison to the onslaught of great 1950s alien invasion films that came only a couple of years later

Director: Fred C. Brannon

Actors: Walter Reed, James Craven, Gregory Gay, Lois Collier

Category: Science Fiction

13 January 202125 May 2026 by Roog