July 22, 2025 • 31 mins
Today's Adventure: Flash and his friends are sent to imprisonment in the city of the Hawkmen.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 11 and 18, 1935
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
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Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 11 and 18, 1935
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
To subscribe to this podcast and follow more adventures of Flash Gordon go to https://greatadventures.info/
Become one of our going Patreon suppoters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net
Patreon supporter of the day: mcf, Patreon supporting the podcast since March 2021
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
Welcome to the Great Adventurers of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho.
This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're
going to bring you the next two chapters and the
Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon. But first, I want to
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Great Adventures dot info. But now here. From May eleventh
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and May eighteenth, nineteen thirty five, here are the third
and fourth episodes of the Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
Presenting the amazing interplanetary adventures of Flash Gordon. These drilling
adventures come to you as they are pictured each Sunday
in the Comic Weekly, the world's greatest pictorial supplement of
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everywhere as an integral part of your hearst Sunday newspaper.
For the best government of Emperor Ming and rescue Dale Arden.
They were all most successful, but at the last moment,
with victory practically within their grasps, were recaptured by Emperor
(02:25):
Ming's soldiers and the four friends, together with Dale Arden,
were condemned to a fate far worse than death. Securely bound,
they were placed on a gyro ship and sent as
slaves to the prison city of Hawkmen. Now we continue
the story. The prison ship carrying our friends, roar through
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the stratosphere on the way to the prison.
Speaker 3 (02:47):
City of the Hawkmen. In a cell room, Flash and
Prince Thun.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
Worked feverishly on each other's bonds, and you get the
not untied friendtune.
Speaker 5 (02:58):
It is almost flesh. Just another twist there, Thou art free.
Speaker 6 (03:06):
Thanks.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Now, I'll set you free.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
If we work fast, we may be able to release
dark Up and Baron and get control of the ship good.
Speaker 5 (03:14):
As soon as he can loose my bones, I will
help the capture the guard.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
And take his keys when he makes his rounds.
Speaker 5 (03:22):
There there the ropes undone, hark, I hear the guard approaching.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Put your hands behind your back like this and lie
still until he bends over to give us food. Then
we'll overpower a right.
Speaker 7 (03:33):
Now, there it comes.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
Here is your food, prisoners.
Speaker 4 (03:41):
Now, friend zone, I have him past, take his keys.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
I'll scram my coello. I'll give you something else. Scram
about now I've got his keystone.
Speaker 4 (03:52):
Now to save Tail, Baton and Zaka.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
Look out what was there? We must have sucked something.
I will write tomb Yes and no, friend, I'm okay.
Speaker 4 (04:05):
Slash on here, princetone and iron here and you are free?
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Yes, and how did's thu gain thy liberty? Friends?
Speaker 8 (04:14):
The crash brock the lock on our cell door. Come quickly,
we must go to the control cabin and see about
the girl.
Speaker 9 (04:19):
Yes, hurry this way till all right, till there I
all right here, cuss your girl. Let go of me
I've got to call me on the space account.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
And this theming with my regard.
Speaker 9 (04:39):
You won't be able to transmit your message for quite
some time.
Speaker 7 (04:43):
Lot, Let's get out of here.
Speaker 9 (04:45):
Let the others go toone. I need your great strength
to help me remove the valuable scientific apparatus from the sheep.
Speaker 8 (04:52):
Come Flash, come down, we have no time to loom
over with your tomb.
Speaker 9 (04:58):
Wrench those space of grafts from their sockets. I will
take this space compass.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
What else would Stoll like to have removed? Friend?
Speaker 9 (05:08):
That is, you're not for these strip Come on outside.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Where are our friends? Barren and Flesh and Deal?
Speaker 9 (05:17):
They must have gone into the forest over yandak. What
is that rushing sound.
Speaker 5 (05:23):
By the Greek god Tello? Look a fair hawkman, Run friends,
run for your life. Tennants flying lances held in readiness.
A squadron of savage hawkmen hurtle from the skies.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
They seize Thorn.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
And Zakhoff and sweep them into the air. While in
the forest none with horror, flash, Dale and Barren watch
their friends carried away toward a city suspended in space,
the prison city of Hawkmen.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
There they go with son.
Speaker 8 (05:50):
Dakaf, and that friend is the end of them. What
do you mean, Saron, No man captured with the Hawkman
has lived to tell about it.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
I'm rib you'll see about that. It's hopeless.
Speaker 7 (06:02):
Splash.
Speaker 9 (06:02):
Look the city gives high in heavens, held up by
powerful light beams.
Speaker 8 (06:07):
What are we going to do?
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Now? Let's go back to the rect ship. We may
be able to fix it.
Speaker 8 (06:11):
I'm afraid the ship is beyond repair. Flag, but perhaps
it won't do any harm to.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
See, Flash, I see a Russie song. Why it's a
rocket ship bearing down on us.
Speaker 8 (06:21):
It's going to lend.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
Made a perfect landing. I wonder who the place is.
Speaker 8 (06:29):
A girl is getting out. She's holding a ray pistol. Why,
Princess Aura, Well, Princess, this is a surprise.
Speaker 6 (06:37):
I fellowed you to give you your last chance. Flash, Gordon,
what do you mean to keep out of this day?
Speaker 7 (06:45):
Laden?
Speaker 3 (06:46):
He knows what I mean. I suppose you still want
me to marry you.
Speaker 6 (06:49):
Yes, marrying me and the empire is yours and your.
Speaker 3 (06:54):
Friends got free. And if I refuse, the Hawkkman with
my egg will kill all of you.
Speaker 6 (07:00):
You shall never marry these girls.
Speaker 3 (07:03):
Dale are then, my dear princess, if I must make
a choice. I choose Dale and death.
Speaker 9 (07:09):
Darling.
Speaker 7 (07:09):
Good for you, Flash, You've signed our death warrants.
Speaker 9 (07:12):
I don't care as long as we are together.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
I'm bad. That's just how I feel too. Yeah, he, Well,
you have made your choice. I go to the Hawkman.
Speaker 8 (07:29):
Well, there goes the hoty beauty. In an hour, every
hawkman in Mongo will be after us.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
Prince Baron's prophecy comes through he Flash and Dale are
captured by the Hawkman and dragged before the throne of
their king, Mighty Voltan. There the prisoners find Aura leaning
on the arm of the grit thron while King Voltan
explains to her.
Speaker 10 (08:04):
The Lord of Mongo, allow you to judge the faid
of one of these prisoners.
Speaker 7 (08:09):
Princess Yellows belong to me.
Speaker 11 (08:14):
I will take the yellow head youth making tape usconning
me hmmm hm.
Speaker 6 (08:22):
Incidentally, by torturing him, I can also torture dear Skill.
Speaker 3 (08:28):
So be.
Speaker 7 (08:30):
He takes the man that talk chamber.
Speaker 9 (08:34):
No, no, what make you kill me?
Speaker 7 (08:36):
But fair Flash, but let.
Speaker 3 (08:38):
The girl stay with me.
Speaker 7 (08:45):
So you're in love with his youth?
Speaker 3 (08:49):
In love with him? What?
Speaker 9 (08:52):
Just because I begged for Flashes, life doesn't mean I
love him.
Speaker 3 (08:55):
No, he's got you. You impressive. You are a man.
Speaker 7 (09:02):
Ah my pretty, for you have discernment.
Speaker 10 (09:08):
I took you with your face value, but I see
I was wrong. You have an unusual appreciation of men.
Speaker 3 (09:17):
Thank you, impressive majesty.
Speaker 9 (09:20):
I can also appreciate compliments.
Speaker 10 (09:22):
Soon, I shall show you how your friends have failed
to stand the rigors of the torture chambers.
Speaker 4 (09:29):
I don't care much for tortures, your majesty, but I
guess you can't help doing what the Emperor's daughter tells you.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
To Empreor's daughter, w.
Speaker 7 (09:40):
I give orders in this today, but now it's to
your faith.
Speaker 10 (09:45):
Yes, impressive majesty, I shall make you my wife as
soon as the High Priest can me sa.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
In the meantime, down in the torture chambers, Flash and
his friends have been put to work stoking the great
atom furnaces of the Hawkman. Driven nearly mad by the
terrible heat and the anxiety of wondering what is happening
to Dale, flashes all for rebelling. He throws a shovelful
of flaming radium out of guard. The captain of the
Guard reaches for the switch which will electrocute Flash.
Speaker 3 (10:21):
By passing the current through a wire fastened to his
leg irons.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
But doctor Zakhov rushes up and pleader you not kill him.
Speaker 9 (10:27):
Captain, here is what an impetuous use. We will make
him work.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
And see that he does. If he starts any more trouble,
he shall die.
Speaker 9 (10:36):
Thank your captain, get back.
Speaker 3 (10:38):
To work the rest of you. Flame, Thanks doctor Zakhov.
Speaker 8 (10:42):
But I just assumed that they've lost some patient. Flash
Darkhoff and I have a plan. Come over here behind
the lead wall.
Speaker 3 (10:50):
What are you going to do, Maren?
Speaker 8 (10:51):
I shall keep watch for the guards. Get the work
zakhoff quickly.
Speaker 9 (10:55):
Here, Luck, break these wires off your manacles and wrap
them around your shop.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
All right, now, what you're gonna do?
Speaker 9 (11:03):
You hear what the captain said. If you start any.
Speaker 3 (11:06):
More trouble, he will electrocute you.
Speaker 9 (11:09):
When I give you a signal, jump up and throw
your shovel into that radium being over there.
Speaker 3 (11:15):
And get myself killed for it.
Speaker 9 (11:16):
I promise you you will not die.
Speaker 3 (11:19):
Do as I tell you.
Speaker 9 (11:20):
All right now, it's the closet, clear, Bari.
Speaker 7 (11:24):
No one is looking this way now, Flash.
Speaker 4 (11:26):
Come on, man, follow me better death and flavor it
usually then die like a rest. Here goes this way.
Speaker 9 (11:41):
Electric knighted the radium.
Speaker 3 (11:43):
All it worked.
Speaker 7 (11:44):
I work now that times to escape.
Speaker 3 (11:46):
I'm going to find vail.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Back in the sumptuous quarters of Bolt. I'm the king
of the Hawkman. He and Dale are awaiting the arrival
of the high Priest to perform the marriage ceremony.
Speaker 3 (12:07):
A pretty little bird.
Speaker 10 (12:09):
Soon you will be the bride of Frutan the Mighty.
But suppose you give me a little kiss while we're
waiting for the high freeze day.
Speaker 3 (12:20):
Come here, no touch me what you repulsed me? A girl?
Come here to await for me, you, you fat, food less,
less darling.
Speaker 9 (12:37):
With a yellow fury, Flash drives his fist to poker's jaw.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
The Mighty kings staggers back and following like a mad bull,
sinks the steel, sing your fingers into flash of throlle.
Speaker 3 (12:46):
His left hand reaches for his dagger.
Speaker 9 (12:48):
Look out for your dagger.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
A smashing left and a crushing right hand uppercut and
kill an ordinary man knocks Boltan into unconsciousness.
Speaker 3 (12:55):
That settles that, howk Dal did he hurt you? No, darling,
I feel so safe in your arms.
Speaker 7 (13:03):
They're so strong.
Speaker 3 (13:05):
Yet to tend these arms for a mental holder and
protect you by heaven. They will as long as I
have life, My dear.
Speaker 7 (13:12):
Oh, we're a Baron.
Speaker 4 (13:14):
And dark Off and soon dark Off and Baron are
working on some scientific gadget.
Speaker 3 (13:18):
Soon and I separated, looking for you. Come we'll join him.
Did you kill Wuldon? A right? I don't know. There's
no time to waste finding out. Which way do we
go from here?
Speaker 4 (13:28):
Look, soldiers coming this way, turn to the right, tail
down that other passenger. No, so just splash with back
to Bolton's Quartersdale. We can bother the door or hold
them up while we arrange to escape by the window. There,
we're back in Bolton's quarters and we've escaped the soldiers.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
No, why you?
Speaker 7 (13:55):
They have this resulted on you the slightest movement.
Speaker 3 (13:59):
Both of you will. Don't hurt the girl. Hi, surrender? Why?
Speaker 10 (14:08):
Yes?
Speaker 9 (14:09):
The floor is dipping up or waded?
Speaker 3 (14:11):
All I save you?
Speaker 7 (14:26):
Now?
Speaker 2 (14:26):
We continue the story in the crumbling palace of Boltan
amid the shouts of the disorganized guards, flash and they'll
break away, But the Mighty King flies into the air
and hurry himself on flash, drags into the floor and
prepares to execute him by his own hands. Meanwhile, doctor
Zarkoff and Prince Baron are rushing towards the throne room.
My scheme work Baron, now to thripe our Barton with
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good time, if we are not too late.
Speaker 8 (14:49):
The light beings diffusing at the present rate, Friend Zacough,
the city will remain in mid air only for another
half hour.
Speaker 9 (14:54):
If poor town we'll listen to us scare is enough time,
But we must not wait a minute. Here we are
at the throne room.
Speaker 7 (15:00):
Look both and has its heart at my garden?
Speaker 3 (15:03):
Stop?
Speaker 7 (15:04):
Stop he who girls give me or I do?
Speaker 9 (15:08):
I can save your city, but if you hamp Flash Gordon,
I have doomed this city and all of you hotman
to destruction.
Speaker 10 (15:13):
Oh my radium's gone. You destroyed that yourself. How can
you save us?
Speaker 9 (15:18):
Since pardon and I have been experimenting with other atom.
Speaker 10 (15:21):
Rays, experimenting enough of this. I should have killed Nash Gordon.
But for your arrival and bluff, no, I shall finish
the garden.
Speaker 3 (15:30):
Oh blast, my darling, the brave deal. A big wind
bag is fluffing now, fluffing? Am I shio.
Speaker 8 (15:39):
Litten to watch you packed fool? Your city will remains suspended,
only twenty minute more. There is no time to waste.
But you think you can do to save the city
with it.
Speaker 9 (15:48):
We have found a way to make new light beams
to hold the city safely suspended in the air.
Speaker 7 (15:53):
What kind of trick is this? It's no trick.
Speaker 3 (15:56):
Then let us see what you propose to do.
Speaker 9 (15:58):
What I will save your city on one condition.
Speaker 10 (16:01):
You know when to drive a bug. You know wizard
of the earth very well. Pressure God and you shall
go free. If you save my city.
Speaker 4 (16:08):
You must also freetail and zack Off and Baron absolutely
be quick.
Speaker 8 (16:12):
More on a precious minute of flying give us sore answer.
Speaker 3 (16:16):
I pardon you all. If my city is safe.
Speaker 9 (16:19):
Good, then follow me. Very great to take us into
this private elevator. First, where are we going back to zac?
Baron and I discovered the room under the Hall of
Atam Furnaces, which had been started with scientific apparatus. With
the help of slaves, we constructed my newest invention.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
It didn't do.
Speaker 8 (16:35):
Barron, we did fund dark Off. I only hope that
well headed monarch hasn't delayed us too long with it,
Arguing there isn't much time left to save the city.
Speaker 9 (16:43):
We're dipping over.
Speaker 3 (16:44):
How much further do we have to descend?
Speaker 9 (16:46):
It will be below the foundation in a moment.
Speaker 3 (16:48):
What it is?
Speaker 7 (16:49):
This remarkable discovery, wizard of the earth.
Speaker 9 (16:51):
And you shall see, you shall see.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
We're here.
Speaker 8 (16:56):
Hurry out, everyone, al past to my Handdale.
Speaker 9 (16:58):
Oh bless, do you think that are Darker will be
able to save it?
Speaker 3 (17:01):
I know he'll do his best.
Speaker 9 (17:02):
Here is my invention.
Speaker 3 (17:04):
What is that?
Speaker 7 (17:04):
Massive cubes and wild These.
Speaker 9 (17:06):
The electrical machines and atomic light, solid a fire.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
Which will strengthen the beam.
Speaker 9 (17:11):
Yes, keep everybody back back, I must have room to work.
Speaker 8 (17:14):
Stand back, everybody, baron?
Speaker 3 (17:16):
Do you think this machine will work?
Speaker 7 (17:18):
Quiet?
Speaker 8 (17:19):
That the dark office throwing the switch?
Speaker 1 (17:24):
What is that?
Speaker 9 (17:24):
Weird lewis light?
Speaker 8 (17:26):
The new ray is made for the Adamsdale.
Speaker 4 (17:28):
Why the city seems to be getting back on an
even keel?
Speaker 3 (17:31):
Quite to so it is?
Speaker 8 (17:33):
How is it working? Friend, dark?
Speaker 3 (17:35):
Blend it so far?
Speaker 9 (17:37):
The light leep supporting the city are becoming stronger and stronger,
And the city is saved. This city is saved.
Speaker 10 (17:46):
Her.
Speaker 3 (17:47):
Oh he's done it. All of you are free. You're crying.
Speaker 7 (17:52):
I'm so happy we're saved.
Speaker 3 (17:55):
Come here.
Speaker 8 (17:56):
He said he could do it, and he did.
Speaker 9 (17:59):
Yes, King barn you summon me. You shall be my
head scientist full time. This is more than I expect.
I am grateful, deeply grateful, and appreciate you of beyond
our lesson Dale.
Speaker 3 (18:12):
Yes, impressive, majesty. What is the King Wulton?
Speaker 10 (18:15):
As proof of our future friendship, I shall give you
a royal wedding tomorrow and tonight we shall have a
banquet to celebrate it.
Speaker 3 (18:29):
Having a good time, Dale.
Speaker 7 (18:30):
Wonderful time Flash.
Speaker 3 (18:33):
It hardly seems possible that we should be married tomorrow.
Speaker 6 (18:35):
I don't dare believe it until we are actually being married.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
You mustn't feel that way, Dale, it's just nerves.
Speaker 8 (18:41):
Well, my friends, tomorrow will be the big day.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
I'm not so sure. Dale is just worrying about nothing.
Speaker 7 (18:47):
Mad him.
Speaker 8 (18:48):
It's almost tomorrow, Dale, what can happen now?
Speaker 4 (18:51):
During the excitement of the certain discussion of the city,
the princess alwa disappears?
Speaker 10 (18:56):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (18:56):
Is that all advertisire? I should think you're big? Ladge
is not here.
Speaker 7 (19:00):
I am will love birds.
Speaker 3 (19:03):
Are you enjoying yourselves? Yes, thank you, majesty. Majesty majesty,
what is it your freedom?
Speaker 4 (19:13):
The Merciless is approaching the city.
Speaker 3 (19:16):
This means trouble. What did I tell you? There'll be
no wedding for us tomorrow.
Speaker 4 (19:21):
We'll dive fighting novel, Let us take our chances on escaping.
Speaker 7 (19:25):
Give us a rocket ship.
Speaker 9 (19:26):
No use, lad, they want damage. When the city took.
Speaker 12 (19:28):
Its universal majesty, Emperor Mongol means the mercillers.
Speaker 3 (19:39):
And it is all now, there will be troubles.
Speaker 4 (19:42):
Steady Dale, darling, there'll be a way out of this reeting,
and welcome them for ow ming.
Speaker 13 (19:47):
So Baltan, you have become friends with the prisoners. Karn't
know why this ask man to my ta us and
to me my promised Bridesdale Ovens, I commanded, no.
Speaker 6 (20:04):
Father, you promised flash Gordon to me as my share
of discoil old men.
Speaker 10 (20:10):
By the ancient laws of Mongo, by the sacred laws
of the Great Cow, who is all wise, I call
for a tournament of.
Speaker 13 (20:19):
Death tournaments, and this fellow flash Garden would enter. Yes,
fine spots a tournament, and all the planet will see
him fail and die.
Speaker 7 (20:33):
So be it.
Speaker 2 (20:37):
Between four mountains, nestles and mammoth bowl shaped arena toward
which most of Mongo pours in never ending streams. It
is the day of the start of the Tournament of Death,
in which all of the contestants but one will meet death,
and Flash Gordon is going to enter. He and Dale
occupy seats of honor in Bolthan's box. Princess Aura enters
the arena on a golden throne, carried by six blue dragons.
Speaker 3 (21:00):
There comes Aura in all her glory. She's wild, rigorous
and cruel. That my boy, he's up. Oh, I don't
know that. Yeah, comes your great king of the lion men.
Speaker 4 (21:18):
Dragon men are frightened by the lions. They've dropped the princess.
Speaker 3 (21:21):
Oh, say where you are, my boy? Prince barn is
already picking her up. She seems to be smiling at him.
Speaker 11 (21:28):
I wonder what, Prince Sarence. You have saved my life?
Why did you do it after the way I've treated you?
Speaker 8 (21:41):
Because, my princess, you are a woman, a beautiful woman
like I no longer deny the fact.
Speaker 7 (21:49):
But I love you.
Speaker 4 (21:53):
But whatever it is, she's saying, I wish you'd get
interested in somebody else and leave you alone.
Speaker 10 (21:59):
Flash, the tournament is about to begin fresh.
Speaker 3 (22:05):
There's your horse here.
Speaker 10 (22:08):
Hate this sword, my boy, It's the one with which
I became King of the hawkmen, take it and justify
my faith in you and Michael too.
Speaker 3 (22:18):
Thanks Darling, and thank you Boven't. I'll do my best
in another box. Prince Baron reaches a.
Speaker 2 (22:25):
Decision, back off.
Speaker 8 (22:26):
I'm going to enter the tournament, win back my kingdom
and means daughter, Princess horror for my pride.
Speaker 9 (22:32):
Do not be a fool, Prince Barnes, Why run they
scamping k Wish.
Speaker 8 (22:37):
Me luck, my friend. I go to do battle, the battle.
Speaker 2 (22:50):
Royal, with every horseman for himself. As the fight rages
around him, flashes. He set by two Yellow guardsmen. He
vanquishes one, and as he is attacked by the other,
he falls from his horse. Before the yellow man can
drive home a death frust, a masked fighter saves Splash,
and the first great test of the Tournament of Death ends.
A banquet is held for the survivors.
Speaker 3 (23:15):
Are you sure you're all right? Slash? Of course there.
If it hadn't been for that masked fighter, you would
be dead now. Oh why did you enter this horrible tournament?
Win freedom, a kingdom and what's more important.
Speaker 10 (23:28):
You my dear Look, the masked fighter is the Princess Aura.
Speaker 6 (23:34):
The mast Santien I a criminal.
Speaker 11 (23:38):
Fearing arrests are ennoble, fearing recognition, blue.
Speaker 3 (23:42):
Blood or red.
Speaker 8 (23:44):
My lady, you'll flow in the arena just as freely
or your amusement.
Speaker 11 (23:49):
Yes, where the scarce as they toil can, but do
not stain it with your blood.
Speaker 8 (23:57):
Fair lady, A kiss from your gorgeous lip. I would
face the legions.
Speaker 6 (24:02):
A towel insolent one.
Speaker 3 (24:06):
I'll have you tortures who.
Speaker 8 (24:09):
Can punish the living dead of the tournament. Goodbye, you,
beautiful devil.
Speaker 7 (24:16):
I go to fight for your hand.
Speaker 3 (24:19):
That's mass Champion, I swear I know his voice. The
callers sounded. I must go back to the fight. Goodbye, Dale, goodbye,
and good luck, my darling. Oh when will this also
turn the end?
Speaker 7 (24:34):
I know it seems horrible to you, little bird, but it.
Speaker 3 (24:38):
Is better that flesh should die honorably.
Speaker 10 (24:40):
In the field of battle than at the hands of
Ming's torturers.
Speaker 3 (24:45):
If he wins this final event, he will be.
Speaker 7 (24:47):
A king and you will be his queen.
Speaker 2 (24:54):
The trompets blow on the last contestants lineup. Two by two,
they mount the sky rope stretched over a flat pool
to joust with.
Speaker 9 (25:01):
Swords, and one after.
Speaker 2 (25:02):
Another they are eliminated by death. Finally, only Flash Gordon
and the mass Champion are left. Flash loses his balance
and falls down toward the flaming pool, but his hands
catch hold of the rope and he hangs on. The
mass Champion, thrown off balance, also falls but saves himself
by grasping Flash Gordon's leg. His mask falls off, revealing
Prince Baron. The crowd demands that both men shall live,
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and they are brought before Volt and might Ming the Merciless.
Speaker 3 (25:29):
None of your trickery mings will claim them.
Speaker 13 (25:32):
Both kings sall be it, But I shall choose their
kingdom to Prince barn and my daughter are As. I
give the kingdom of the Forest to Flashbarbon and the
Usk girl. I give the kingdom of the king.
Speaker 7 (25:51):
You mean, you know naither kingdom has been conquered.
Speaker 13 (25:56):
Too, Baltan, But these are brave men. Let them try.
They can hold our weddings in their own kingdoms. Then
lives that long.
Speaker 2 (26:19):
What will happen to Flash Gordon when he attempts to
rule over the unconquered kingdom of the Caves. You'll know
next week at the same time when he'll be back
with another chapter of the amazing interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon.
And by the way, what is your favorite picture feature?
Bringing up Father Skippy, the kats Yama Kids, The Little King,
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Mickey Mouse, or if you like Drills, An East Drummond
or Jungle Gym, Radio Patrol or Red Berry. But no
matter whatever your favorite, you'll find it next Sunday in
the Big thirty two page Comic Weekly, along with Tutson, Kasper, Jillie,
the Tayler, Little Annie Rooney, Jim Tyler's Luck, and many others.
For the Big thirty two page Comic Weekly brings you
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each Sunday the funniest merrymakers and the most daring adventurers
in the world of pictures. Be sure to get your
copy of the Comic Weekly next Sunday with your Hearst
Sunday newspaper and listen for the Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of
Flash Gordon next week on the station.
Speaker 3 (27:42):
Welcome back.
Speaker 1 (27:44):
Some exciting stuff in this episode, although I will say
that we do get into some padding in these particular installments,
and probably the biggest padding certainly in comic stramps but
in other serial fiction as well, is the hero escaping
and being recaptured, which we probably heard a few too
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many times. I will also say that Prince Baron kind
of walks that fine line between space opera and soap
opera with his attempts to woo Princess Aura. I kind
of feel like Prince Baron will regret this match, but
who knows. Maybe seeking out a sadistic woman who's defining
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thing as her attraction to someone else.
Speaker 3 (28:29):
Well I've worked out for him.
Speaker 1 (28:31):
There were some really exciting scenes. I wish that some
of it were not exposited over, but I think that
they had an idea of the limits of how long
they wanted the series to go, how many stories that
they wanted to tell and adapt and bring to radio,
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and where they wanted to end. So they've got that
twenty six episode time frame in mind, and so you
can't show everything in detail.
Speaker 3 (29:04):
I think that.
Speaker 1 (29:05):
Even though Ming isn't in this for most of it,
he does show his strength as the villain. Now, this
is a fantasy world filled with desks spots, but a
lot of them have been easily overcome by Flash Gordon.
But Ming shows some cunning and flexibility which is going
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to make him a tough adversary one reason he accepted
the Tournament of Death is that really he won either way.
If Flash lost, that'd be great. He would have a
horrible public death, and if you're ming the Merciless, all
the other people you get to see die horribly are
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just a bonus. If Flash won, well he probably already
had this cave kingdom thing in mind. And again he
sets himself up with a win win. He can use
Flash and Baron to conquer these two unconquered kingdoms. If
they lose, then again he gets rid of his enemies.
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If they win, then they'll have these two newly conquered
kingdoms for him to menace and have authority over, and
you'll figure out another plan to get rid of his enemies.
Speaker 3 (30:24):
So he's evil, but.
Speaker 1 (30:25):
He's cunning and we'll have to see how Flash deals
with that next week. All right, Well, now it's time
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Speaker 1 (31:02):
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this is your host, Adam Graham signing off.
Welcome to the Great Adventurers of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho.
This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're
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and May eighteenth, nineteen thirty five, here are the third
and fourth episodes of the Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
Presenting the amazing interplanetary adventures of Flash Gordon. These drilling
adventures come to you as they are pictured each Sunday
in the Comic Weekly, the world's greatest pictorial supplement of
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For the best government of Emperor Ming and rescue Dale Arden.
They were all most successful, but at the last moment,
with victory practically within their grasps, were recaptured by Emperor
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Ming's soldiers and the four friends, together with Dale Arden,
were condemned to a fate far worse than death. Securely bound,
they were placed on a gyro ship and sent as
slaves to the prison city of Hawkmen. Now we continue
the story. The prison ship carrying our friends, roar through
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the stratosphere on the way to the prison.
Speaker 3 (02:47):
City of the Hawkmen. In a cell room, Flash and
Prince Thun.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
Worked feverishly on each other's bonds, and you get the
not untied friendtune.
Speaker 5 (02:58):
It is almost flesh. Just another twist there, Thou art free.
Speaker 6 (03:06):
Thanks.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Now, I'll set you free.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
If we work fast, we may be able to release
dark Up and Baron and get control of the ship good.
Speaker 5 (03:14):
As soon as he can loose my bones, I will
help the capture the guard.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
And take his keys when he makes his rounds.
Speaker 5 (03:22):
There there the ropes undone, hark, I hear the guard approaching.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Put your hands behind your back like this and lie
still until he bends over to give us food. Then
we'll overpower a right.
Speaker 7 (03:33):
Now, there it comes.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
Here is your food, prisoners.
Speaker 4 (03:41):
Now, friend zone, I have him past, take his keys.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
I'll scram my coello. I'll give you something else. Scram
about now I've got his keystone.
Speaker 4 (03:52):
Now to save Tail, Baton and Zaka.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
Look out what was there? We must have sucked something.
I will write tomb Yes and no, friend, I'm okay.
Speaker 4 (04:05):
Slash on here, princetone and iron here and you are free?
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Yes, and how did's thu gain thy liberty? Friends?
Speaker 8 (04:14):
The crash brock the lock on our cell door. Come quickly,
we must go to the control cabin and see about
the girl.
Speaker 9 (04:19):
Yes, hurry this way till all right, till there I
all right here, cuss your girl. Let go of me
I've got to call me on the space account.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
And this theming with my regard.
Speaker 9 (04:39):
You won't be able to transmit your message for quite
some time.
Speaker 7 (04:43):
Lot, Let's get out of here.
Speaker 9 (04:45):
Let the others go toone. I need your great strength
to help me remove the valuable scientific apparatus from the sheep.
Speaker 8 (04:52):
Come Flash, come down, we have no time to loom
over with your tomb.
Speaker 9 (04:58):
Wrench those space of grafts from their sockets. I will
take this space compass.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
What else would Stoll like to have removed? Friend?
Speaker 9 (05:08):
That is, you're not for these strip Come on outside.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Where are our friends? Barren and Flesh and Deal?
Speaker 9 (05:17):
They must have gone into the forest over yandak. What
is that rushing sound.
Speaker 5 (05:23):
By the Greek god Tello? Look a fair hawkman, Run friends,
run for your life. Tennants flying lances held in readiness.
A squadron of savage hawkmen hurtle from the skies.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
They seize Thorn.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
And Zakhoff and sweep them into the air. While in
the forest none with horror, flash, Dale and Barren watch
their friends carried away toward a city suspended in space,
the prison city of Hawkmen.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
There they go with son.
Speaker 8 (05:50):
Dakaf, and that friend is the end of them. What
do you mean, Saron, No man captured with the Hawkman
has lived to tell about it.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
I'm rib you'll see about that. It's hopeless.
Speaker 7 (06:02):
Splash.
Speaker 9 (06:02):
Look the city gives high in heavens, held up by
powerful light beams.
Speaker 8 (06:07):
What are we going to do?
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Now? Let's go back to the rect ship. We may
be able to fix it.
Speaker 8 (06:11):
I'm afraid the ship is beyond repair. Flag, but perhaps
it won't do any harm to.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
See, Flash, I see a Russie song. Why it's a
rocket ship bearing down on us.
Speaker 8 (06:21):
It's going to lend.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
Made a perfect landing. I wonder who the place is.
Speaker 8 (06:29):
A girl is getting out. She's holding a ray pistol. Why,
Princess Aura, Well, Princess, this is a surprise.
Speaker 6 (06:37):
I fellowed you to give you your last chance. Flash, Gordon,
what do you mean to keep out of this day?
Speaker 7 (06:45):
Laden?
Speaker 3 (06:46):
He knows what I mean. I suppose you still want
me to marry you.
Speaker 6 (06:49):
Yes, marrying me and the empire is yours and your.
Speaker 3 (06:54):
Friends got free. And if I refuse, the Hawkkman with
my egg will kill all of you.
Speaker 6 (07:00):
You shall never marry these girls.
Speaker 3 (07:03):
Dale are then, my dear princess, if I must make
a choice. I choose Dale and death.
Speaker 9 (07:09):
Darling.
Speaker 7 (07:09):
Good for you, Flash, You've signed our death warrants.
Speaker 9 (07:12):
I don't care as long as we are together.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
I'm bad. That's just how I feel too. Yeah, he, Well,
you have made your choice. I go to the Hawkman.
Speaker 8 (07:29):
Well, there goes the hoty beauty. In an hour, every
hawkman in Mongo will be after us.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
Prince Baron's prophecy comes through he Flash and Dale are
captured by the Hawkman and dragged before the throne of
their king, Mighty Voltan. There the prisoners find Aura leaning
on the arm of the grit thron while King Voltan
explains to her.
Speaker 10 (08:04):
The Lord of Mongo, allow you to judge the faid
of one of these prisoners.
Speaker 7 (08:09):
Princess Yellows belong to me.
Speaker 11 (08:14):
I will take the yellow head youth making tape usconning
me hmmm hm.
Speaker 6 (08:22):
Incidentally, by torturing him, I can also torture dear Skill.
Speaker 3 (08:28):
So be.
Speaker 7 (08:30):
He takes the man that talk chamber.
Speaker 9 (08:34):
No, no, what make you kill me?
Speaker 7 (08:36):
But fair Flash, but let.
Speaker 3 (08:38):
The girl stay with me.
Speaker 7 (08:45):
So you're in love with his youth?
Speaker 3 (08:49):
In love with him? What?
Speaker 9 (08:52):
Just because I begged for Flashes, life doesn't mean I
love him.
Speaker 3 (08:55):
No, he's got you. You impressive. You are a man.
Speaker 7 (09:02):
Ah my pretty, for you have discernment.
Speaker 10 (09:08):
I took you with your face value, but I see
I was wrong. You have an unusual appreciation of men.
Speaker 3 (09:17):
Thank you, impressive majesty.
Speaker 9 (09:20):
I can also appreciate compliments.
Speaker 10 (09:22):
Soon, I shall show you how your friends have failed
to stand the rigors of the torture chambers.
Speaker 4 (09:29):
I don't care much for tortures, your majesty, but I
guess you can't help doing what the Emperor's daughter tells you.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
To Empreor's daughter, w.
Speaker 7 (09:40):
I give orders in this today, but now it's to
your faith.
Speaker 10 (09:45):
Yes, impressive majesty, I shall make you my wife as
soon as the High Priest can me sa.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
In the meantime, down in the torture chambers, Flash and
his friends have been put to work stoking the great
atom furnaces of the Hawkman. Driven nearly mad by the
terrible heat and the anxiety of wondering what is happening
to Dale, flashes all for rebelling. He throws a shovelful
of flaming radium out of guard. The captain of the
Guard reaches for the switch which will electrocute Flash.
Speaker 3 (10:21):
By passing the current through a wire fastened to his
leg irons.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
But doctor Zakhov rushes up and pleader you not kill him.
Speaker 9 (10:27):
Captain, here is what an impetuous use. We will make
him work.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
And see that he does. If he starts any more trouble,
he shall die.
Speaker 9 (10:36):
Thank your captain, get back.
Speaker 3 (10:38):
To work the rest of you. Flame, Thanks doctor Zakhov.
Speaker 8 (10:42):
But I just assumed that they've lost some patient. Flash
Darkhoff and I have a plan. Come over here behind
the lead wall.
Speaker 3 (10:50):
What are you going to do, Maren?
Speaker 8 (10:51):
I shall keep watch for the guards. Get the work
zakhoff quickly.
Speaker 9 (10:55):
Here, Luck, break these wires off your manacles and wrap
them around your shop.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
All right, now, what you're gonna do?
Speaker 9 (11:03):
You hear what the captain said. If you start any.
Speaker 3 (11:06):
More trouble, he will electrocute you.
Speaker 9 (11:09):
When I give you a signal, jump up and throw
your shovel into that radium being over there.
Speaker 3 (11:15):
And get myself killed for it.
Speaker 9 (11:16):
I promise you you will not die.
Speaker 3 (11:19):
Do as I tell you.
Speaker 9 (11:20):
All right now, it's the closet, clear, Bari.
Speaker 7 (11:24):
No one is looking this way now, Flash.
Speaker 4 (11:26):
Come on, man, follow me better death and flavor it
usually then die like a rest. Here goes this way.
Speaker 9 (11:41):
Electric knighted the radium.
Speaker 3 (11:43):
All it worked.
Speaker 7 (11:44):
I work now that times to escape.
Speaker 3 (11:46):
I'm going to find vail.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Back in the sumptuous quarters of Bolt. I'm the king
of the Hawkman. He and Dale are awaiting the arrival
of the high Priest to perform the marriage ceremony.
Speaker 3 (12:07):
A pretty little bird.
Speaker 10 (12:09):
Soon you will be the bride of Frutan the Mighty.
But suppose you give me a little kiss while we're
waiting for the high freeze day.
Speaker 3 (12:20):
Come here, no touch me what you repulsed me? A girl?
Come here to await for me, you, you fat, food less,
less darling.
Speaker 9 (12:37):
With a yellow fury, Flash drives his fist to poker's jaw.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
The Mighty kings staggers back and following like a mad bull,
sinks the steel, sing your fingers into flash of throlle.
Speaker 3 (12:46):
His left hand reaches for his dagger.
Speaker 9 (12:48):
Look out for your dagger.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
A smashing left and a crushing right hand uppercut and
kill an ordinary man knocks Boltan into unconsciousness.
Speaker 3 (12:55):
That settles that, howk Dal did he hurt you? No, darling,
I feel so safe in your arms.
Speaker 7 (13:03):
They're so strong.
Speaker 3 (13:05):
Yet to tend these arms for a mental holder and
protect you by heaven. They will as long as I
have life, My dear.
Speaker 7 (13:12):
Oh, we're a Baron.
Speaker 4 (13:14):
And dark Off and soon dark Off and Baron are
working on some scientific gadget.
Speaker 3 (13:18):
Soon and I separated, looking for you. Come we'll join him.
Did you kill Wuldon? A right? I don't know. There's
no time to waste finding out. Which way do we
go from here?
Speaker 4 (13:28):
Look, soldiers coming this way, turn to the right, tail
down that other passenger. No, so just splash with back
to Bolton's Quartersdale. We can bother the door or hold
them up while we arrange to escape by the window. There,
we're back in Bolton's quarters and we've escaped the soldiers.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
No, why you?
Speaker 7 (13:55):
They have this resulted on you the slightest movement.
Speaker 3 (13:59):
Both of you will. Don't hurt the girl. Hi, surrender? Why?
Speaker 10 (14:08):
Yes?
Speaker 9 (14:09):
The floor is dipping up or waded?
Speaker 3 (14:11):
All I save you?
Speaker 7 (14:26):
Now?
Speaker 2 (14:26):
We continue the story in the crumbling palace of Boltan
amid the shouts of the disorganized guards, flash and they'll
break away, But the Mighty King flies into the air
and hurry himself on flash, drags into the floor and
prepares to execute him by his own hands. Meanwhile, doctor
Zarkoff and Prince Baron are rushing towards the throne room.
My scheme work Baron, now to thripe our Barton with
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good time, if we are not too late.
Speaker 8 (14:49):
The light beings diffusing at the present rate, Friend Zacough,
the city will remain in mid air only for another
half hour.
Speaker 9 (14:54):
If poor town we'll listen to us scare is enough time,
But we must not wait a minute. Here we are
at the throne room.
Speaker 7 (15:00):
Look both and has its heart at my garden?
Speaker 3 (15:03):
Stop?
Speaker 7 (15:04):
Stop he who girls give me or I do?
Speaker 9 (15:08):
I can save your city, but if you hamp Flash Gordon,
I have doomed this city and all of you hotman
to destruction.
Speaker 10 (15:13):
Oh my radium's gone. You destroyed that yourself. How can
you save us?
Speaker 9 (15:18):
Since pardon and I have been experimenting with other atom.
Speaker 10 (15:21):
Rays, experimenting enough of this. I should have killed Nash Gordon.
But for your arrival and bluff, no, I shall finish
the garden.
Speaker 3 (15:30):
Oh blast, my darling, the brave deal. A big wind
bag is fluffing now, fluffing? Am I shio.
Speaker 8 (15:39):
Litten to watch you packed fool? Your city will remains suspended,
only twenty minute more. There is no time to waste.
But you think you can do to save the city
with it.
Speaker 9 (15:48):
We have found a way to make new light beams
to hold the city safely suspended in the air.
Speaker 7 (15:53):
What kind of trick is this? It's no trick.
Speaker 3 (15:56):
Then let us see what you propose to do.
Speaker 9 (15:58):
What I will save your city on one condition.
Speaker 10 (16:01):
You know when to drive a bug. You know wizard
of the earth very well. Pressure God and you shall
go free. If you save my city.
Speaker 4 (16:08):
You must also freetail and zack Off and Baron absolutely
be quick.
Speaker 8 (16:12):
More on a precious minute of flying give us sore answer.
Speaker 3 (16:16):
I pardon you all. If my city is safe.
Speaker 9 (16:19):
Good, then follow me. Very great to take us into
this private elevator. First, where are we going back to zac?
Baron and I discovered the room under the Hall of
Atam Furnaces, which had been started with scientific apparatus. With
the help of slaves, we constructed my newest invention.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
It didn't do.
Speaker 8 (16:35):
Barron, we did fund dark Off. I only hope that
well headed monarch hasn't delayed us too long with it,
Arguing there isn't much time left to save the city.
Speaker 9 (16:43):
We're dipping over.
Speaker 3 (16:44):
How much further do we have to descend?
Speaker 9 (16:46):
It will be below the foundation in a moment.
Speaker 3 (16:48):
What it is?
Speaker 7 (16:49):
This remarkable discovery, wizard of the earth.
Speaker 9 (16:51):
And you shall see, you shall see.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
We're here.
Speaker 8 (16:56):
Hurry out, everyone, al past to my Handdale.
Speaker 9 (16:58):
Oh bless, do you think that are Darker will be
able to save it?
Speaker 3 (17:01):
I know he'll do his best.
Speaker 9 (17:02):
Here is my invention.
Speaker 3 (17:04):
What is that?
Speaker 7 (17:04):
Massive cubes and wild These.
Speaker 9 (17:06):
The electrical machines and atomic light, solid a fire.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
Which will strengthen the beam.
Speaker 9 (17:11):
Yes, keep everybody back back, I must have room to work.
Speaker 8 (17:14):
Stand back, everybody, baron?
Speaker 3 (17:16):
Do you think this machine will work?
Speaker 7 (17:18):
Quiet?
Speaker 8 (17:19):
That the dark office throwing the switch?
Speaker 1 (17:24):
What is that?
Speaker 9 (17:24):
Weird lewis light?
Speaker 8 (17:26):
The new ray is made for the Adamsdale.
Speaker 4 (17:28):
Why the city seems to be getting back on an
even keel?
Speaker 3 (17:31):
Quite to so it is?
Speaker 8 (17:33):
How is it working? Friend, dark?
Speaker 3 (17:35):
Blend it so far?
Speaker 9 (17:37):
The light leep supporting the city are becoming stronger and stronger,
And the city is saved. This city is saved.
Speaker 10 (17:46):
Her.
Speaker 3 (17:47):
Oh he's done it. All of you are free. You're crying.
Speaker 7 (17:52):
I'm so happy we're saved.
Speaker 3 (17:55):
Come here.
Speaker 8 (17:56):
He said he could do it, and he did.
Speaker 9 (17:59):
Yes, King barn you summon me. You shall be my
head scientist full time. This is more than I expect.
I am grateful, deeply grateful, and appreciate you of beyond
our lesson Dale.
Speaker 3 (18:12):
Yes, impressive, majesty. What is the King Wulton?
Speaker 10 (18:15):
As proof of our future friendship, I shall give you
a royal wedding tomorrow and tonight we shall have a
banquet to celebrate it.
Speaker 3 (18:29):
Having a good time, Dale.
Speaker 7 (18:30):
Wonderful time Flash.
Speaker 3 (18:33):
It hardly seems possible that we should be married tomorrow.
Speaker 6 (18:35):
I don't dare believe it until we are actually being married.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
You mustn't feel that way, Dale, it's just nerves.
Speaker 8 (18:41):
Well, my friends, tomorrow will be the big day.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
I'm not so sure. Dale is just worrying about nothing.
Speaker 7 (18:47):
Mad him.
Speaker 8 (18:48):
It's almost tomorrow, Dale, what can happen now?
Speaker 4 (18:51):
During the excitement of the certain discussion of the city,
the princess alwa disappears?
Speaker 10 (18:56):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (18:56):
Is that all advertisire? I should think you're big? Ladge
is not here.
Speaker 7 (19:00):
I am will love birds.
Speaker 3 (19:03):
Are you enjoying yourselves? Yes, thank you, majesty. Majesty majesty,
what is it your freedom?
Speaker 4 (19:13):
The Merciless is approaching the city.
Speaker 3 (19:16):
This means trouble. What did I tell you? There'll be
no wedding for us tomorrow.
Speaker 4 (19:21):
We'll dive fighting novel, Let us take our chances on escaping.
Speaker 7 (19:25):
Give us a rocket ship.
Speaker 9 (19:26):
No use, lad, they want damage. When the city took.
Speaker 12 (19:28):
Its universal majesty, Emperor Mongol means the mercillers.
Speaker 3 (19:39):
And it is all now, there will be troubles.
Speaker 4 (19:42):
Steady Dale, darling, there'll be a way out of this reeting,
and welcome them for ow ming.
Speaker 13 (19:47):
So Baltan, you have become friends with the prisoners. Karn't
know why this ask man to my ta us and
to me my promised Bridesdale Ovens, I commanded, no.
Speaker 6 (20:04):
Father, you promised flash Gordon to me as my share
of discoil old men.
Speaker 10 (20:10):
By the ancient laws of Mongo, by the sacred laws
of the Great Cow, who is all wise, I call
for a tournament of.
Speaker 13 (20:19):
Death tournaments, and this fellow flash Garden would enter. Yes,
fine spots a tournament, and all the planet will see
him fail and die.
Speaker 7 (20:33):
So be it.
Speaker 2 (20:37):
Between four mountains, nestles and mammoth bowl shaped arena toward
which most of Mongo pours in never ending streams. It
is the day of the start of the Tournament of Death,
in which all of the contestants but one will meet death,
and Flash Gordon is going to enter. He and Dale
occupy seats of honor in Bolthan's box. Princess Aura enters
the arena on a golden throne, carried by six blue dragons.
Speaker 3 (21:00):
There comes Aura in all her glory. She's wild, rigorous
and cruel. That my boy, he's up. Oh, I don't
know that. Yeah, comes your great king of the lion men.
Speaker 4 (21:18):
Dragon men are frightened by the lions. They've dropped the princess.
Speaker 3 (21:21):
Oh, say where you are, my boy? Prince barn is
already picking her up. She seems to be smiling at him.
Speaker 11 (21:28):
I wonder what, Prince Sarence. You have saved my life?
Why did you do it after the way I've treated you?
Speaker 8 (21:41):
Because, my princess, you are a woman, a beautiful woman
like I no longer deny the fact.
Speaker 7 (21:49):
But I love you.
Speaker 4 (21:53):
But whatever it is, she's saying, I wish you'd get
interested in somebody else and leave you alone.
Speaker 10 (21:59):
Flash, the tournament is about to begin fresh.
Speaker 3 (22:05):
There's your horse here.
Speaker 10 (22:08):
Hate this sword, my boy, It's the one with which
I became King of the hawkmen, take it and justify
my faith in you and Michael too.
Speaker 3 (22:18):
Thanks Darling, and thank you Boven't. I'll do my best
in another box. Prince Baron reaches a.
Speaker 2 (22:25):
Decision, back off.
Speaker 8 (22:26):
I'm going to enter the tournament, win back my kingdom
and means daughter, Princess horror for my pride.
Speaker 9 (22:32):
Do not be a fool, Prince Barnes, Why run they
scamping k Wish.
Speaker 8 (22:37):
Me luck, my friend. I go to do battle, the battle.
Speaker 2 (22:50):
Royal, with every horseman for himself. As the fight rages
around him, flashes. He set by two Yellow guardsmen. He
vanquishes one, and as he is attacked by the other,
he falls from his horse. Before the yellow man can
drive home a death frust, a masked fighter saves Splash,
and the first great test of the Tournament of Death ends.
A banquet is held for the survivors.
Speaker 3 (23:15):
Are you sure you're all right? Slash? Of course there.
If it hadn't been for that masked fighter, you would
be dead now. Oh why did you enter this horrible tournament?
Win freedom, a kingdom and what's more important.
Speaker 10 (23:28):
You my dear Look, the masked fighter is the Princess Aura.
Speaker 6 (23:34):
The mast Santien I a criminal.
Speaker 11 (23:38):
Fearing arrests are ennoble, fearing recognition, blue.
Speaker 3 (23:42):
Blood or red.
Speaker 8 (23:44):
My lady, you'll flow in the arena just as freely
or your amusement.
Speaker 11 (23:49):
Yes, where the scarce as they toil can, but do
not stain it with your blood.
Speaker 8 (23:57):
Fair lady, A kiss from your gorgeous lip. I would
face the legions.
Speaker 6 (24:02):
A towel insolent one.
Speaker 3 (24:06):
I'll have you tortures who.
Speaker 8 (24:09):
Can punish the living dead of the tournament. Goodbye, you,
beautiful devil.
Speaker 7 (24:16):
I go to fight for your hand.
Speaker 3 (24:19):
That's mass Champion, I swear I know his voice. The
callers sounded. I must go back to the fight. Goodbye, Dale, goodbye,
and good luck, my darling. Oh when will this also
turn the end?
Speaker 7 (24:34):
I know it seems horrible to you, little bird, but it.
Speaker 3 (24:38):
Is better that flesh should die honorably.
Speaker 10 (24:40):
In the field of battle than at the hands of
Ming's torturers.
Speaker 3 (24:45):
If he wins this final event, he will be.
Speaker 7 (24:47):
A king and you will be his queen.
Speaker 2 (24:54):
The trompets blow on the last contestants lineup. Two by two,
they mount the sky rope stretched over a flat pool
to joust with.
Speaker 9 (25:01):
Swords, and one after.
Speaker 2 (25:02):
Another they are eliminated by death. Finally, only Flash Gordon
and the mass Champion are left. Flash loses his balance
and falls down toward the flaming pool, but his hands
catch hold of the rope and he hangs on. The
mass Champion, thrown off balance, also falls but saves himself
by grasping Flash Gordon's leg. His mask falls off, revealing
Prince Baron. The crowd demands that both men shall live,
(25:24):
and they are brought before Volt and might Ming the Merciless.
Speaker 3 (25:29):
None of your trickery mings will claim them.
Speaker 13 (25:32):
Both kings sall be it, But I shall choose their
kingdom to Prince barn and my daughter are As. I
give the kingdom of the Forest to Flashbarbon and the
Usk girl. I give the kingdom of the king.
Speaker 7 (25:51):
You mean, you know naither kingdom has been conquered.
Speaker 13 (25:56):
Too, Baltan, But these are brave men. Let them try.
They can hold our weddings in their own kingdoms. Then
lives that long.
Speaker 2 (26:19):
What will happen to Flash Gordon when he attempts to
rule over the unconquered kingdom of the Caves. You'll know
next week at the same time when he'll be back
with another chapter of the amazing interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon.
And by the way, what is your favorite picture feature?
Bringing up Father Skippy, the kats Yama Kids, The Little King,
(26:39):
Mickey Mouse, or if you like Drills, An East Drummond
or Jungle Gym, Radio Patrol or Red Berry. But no
matter whatever your favorite, you'll find it next Sunday in
the Big thirty two page Comic Weekly, along with Tutson, Kasper, Jillie,
the Tayler, Little Annie Rooney, Jim Tyler's Luck, and many others.
For the Big thirty two page Comic Weekly brings you
(27:01):
each Sunday the funniest merrymakers and the most daring adventurers
in the world of pictures. Be sure to get your
copy of the Comic Weekly next Sunday with your Hearst
Sunday newspaper and listen for the Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of
Flash Gordon next week on the station.
Speaker 3 (27:42):
Welcome back.
Speaker 1 (27:44):
Some exciting stuff in this episode, although I will say
that we do get into some padding in these particular installments,
and probably the biggest padding certainly in comic stramps but
in other serial fiction as well, is the hero escaping
and being recaptured, which we probably heard a few too
(28:06):
many times. I will also say that Prince Baron kind
of walks that fine line between space opera and soap
opera with his attempts to woo Princess Aura. I kind
of feel like Prince Baron will regret this match, but
who knows. Maybe seeking out a sadistic woman who's defining
(28:27):
thing as her attraction to someone else.
Speaker 3 (28:29):
Well I've worked out for him.
Speaker 1 (28:31):
There were some really exciting scenes. I wish that some
of it were not exposited over, but I think that
they had an idea of the limits of how long
they wanted the series to go, how many stories that
they wanted to tell and adapt and bring to radio,
(28:51):
and where they wanted to end. So they've got that
twenty six episode time frame in mind, and so you
can't show everything in detail.
Speaker 3 (29:04):
I think that.
Speaker 1 (29:05):
Even though Ming isn't in this for most of it,
he does show his strength as the villain. Now, this
is a fantasy world filled with desks spots, but a
lot of them have been easily overcome by Flash Gordon.
But Ming shows some cunning and flexibility which is going
(29:27):
to make him a tough adversary one reason he accepted
the Tournament of Death is that really he won either way.
If Flash lost, that'd be great. He would have a
horrible public death, and if you're ming the Merciless, all
the other people you get to see die horribly are
(29:49):
just a bonus. If Flash won, well he probably already
had this cave kingdom thing in mind. And again he
sets himself up with a win win. He can use
Flash and Baron to conquer these two unconquered kingdoms. If
they lose, then again he gets rid of his enemies.
(30:10):
If they win, then they'll have these two newly conquered
kingdoms for him to menace and have authority over, and
you'll figure out another plan to get rid of his enemies.
Speaker 3 (30:24):
So he's evil, but.
Speaker 1 (30:25):
He's cunning and we'll have to see how Flash deals
with that next week. All right, Well, now it's time
to thank our Patreon supporter of the day, and I
want to thank MCF Patreon supporter since March of twenty
twenty one, currently supporting the podcast at the Master Detective
level of fifteen dollars or more per month. Thanks so
(30:48):
much for your support, MCF, and that will do it
for today. If you're enjoying this podcast, please follow us
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Speaker 3 (31:00):
Download it from.
Speaker 1 (31:02):
We will be back next Tuesday with another episode of
Flash Gordon, but join us back here on Saturday for
Cloak and Dagger. In the meantime, send your comments to
Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net. From Boise, Idaho,
this is your host, Adam Graham signing off.
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