Blackhawk

Blackhawk (1952)

Tops in ADVENTURE! Tops in EXCITEMENT!

Based on a successful comic book that began in 1941, the Blackhawks were seven flyers who banded together during WW II to fight the Nazis. After the war, they continued to fight evil where ever they find it. In this movie, they are battling a group of spies and saboteurs bent on destroying democracy. The Blackhawks foil a succession of plots, with a cliff hanger ending in each episode.

Date of release
1952-07-24
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (6)
Runtime
4h 2m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Director
Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred F. Sears

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Blackhawk

Blackhawk is a 1952 American 15-chapter superhero movie serial from Columbia Pictures, based on the comic book Blackhawk, first published by Quality Comics, but later owned by competitor DC Comics. It was Columbia's forty-ninth serial. The one-sheet poster referred to the serial as The Miraculous Blackhawk: Freedom's Champion. The home video release added the tagline: "Fearless Champion of Freedom". The actual on-screen title is Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom.

Production

Writer George Plympton described a production staff meeting where they listened to a recording of the short-lived Blackhawk radio series. Everyone at the meeting was terrified by the confusing babble of accents. For Columbia's serial, all recruits of the Blackhawk squadron speak with standard American accents.

In chapter 3, Kirk Alyn performs a potentially dangerous stunt without the use of a stunt double. To save the life of squadron member Stan, who's tied to a stake in the path of a taxiing plane, Blackhawk (Alyn) runs up to the vehicle and turns it aside by grabbing the wing. A hidden pilot inside the plane steered it to simulate the movement.

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