Flash Gordon (1954 television series) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Flash Gordon
Title card from episode "Akim the Terrible"
Starring	Steve Holland Irene Champlin Joseph Nash
Country of origin	United States West Germany France
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	39
Production
Running time	0:25
Release
Original network	DuMont Television Network Syndicated
Original release	October 15, 1954 – July 15, 1955

Flash Gordon is a science fiction television series. It aired from October 15, 1954 to July 15, 1955. It is based on the characters in the Flash Gordon comic strip created by Alex Raymond. The series set is set in 3203. Flash (Steve Holland), Dale Arden (Irene Champlin) and Dr. Zarkov (Joseph Nash) are agents of the Galactic Bureau of Investigation. They travel the galaxy in their ship the Sky Flash to battle cosmic villains under the order of Commander Paul Richards (Henry Beckman).

The series was filmed in West Berlin and Marseille as a West German, French and American co-production by Intercontinental Television Films and Telediffusion. The series aired in syndication throughout most of the U.S. It aired on the east coast on the DuMont Television Network.

The series was popular with American audiences. Critical response was positive. Modern critics brush the series off. Some critics respond positively to the series's presentation of Cold War and capitalist themes.