George H. Plympton
George H. Plympton (September 2, 1889 - April 11, 1972) was an American screenwriter. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. A prolific screenwriter, Plympton collaborated in almost 300 films. His earliest known credits date back to 1912 as he concentrated almost exclusively on westerns. During the sound era he switched his focus to serials mostly for Columbia, Republic and Universal studios, co-scripting and adapting such chapter plays as Tarzan the Fearless (1933), Flash Gordon (1936), The Spider's Web (1938), The Phantom Creeps (1939), The Green Hornet (1940), Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940), The Masked Marvel (1943), Chick Carter, Detective (1946), Brick Bradford (1947), Superman (1948), Batman and Robin (1949), and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950). Active until 1957, he also was one of the principal writers on Columbia's Durango Kid and Jungle Jim series. Plympton died in Bakersfield, California, at the age of 82.
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Captain Video
"Captain Video" was such a nationwide sensation that in 1951, Columbia Pictures Corporation contracted to produce a theatrical serial of the Captain's exploits, the first television show ever to be adapted to the big screen. The result, CAPTAIN VIDEO: MASTER OF THE STRATOSPHERE has been hailed as...Watch Movie
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The Green Hornet
In this 13 episode serial, the city is faced with rising crime and increased racketeering activity. Intrepid newspaper editor Britt Reid becomes the crime fighter the Green Hornet to take on the bad guys. As far as the police are concerned, the Hornet himself is the criminal....Watch Movie
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Mysterious Island
It is 1865 and Union prisoners use a military balloon to escape a Southern prison camp near the end of the Civil War. The balloon drifts for days and finally lands on a mysterious volcanic island with very unusual inhabitants. Also landing (in a better aircraft) is Rulu, a...Watch Movie
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The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
This Universal movie serial based on the The Green Hornet radio series by George W. Trendle is the sequel to the 1940 serial THE GREEN HORNET. With "a thousand ALL-NEW thrills!" this fifteen-episode serial featuring Britt Reid continues the crime fighting saga of the Hornet....Watch Movie
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