Flash Gordon, Vol. 1 [DVD]

This incarnation of Flash Gordon is memorable in many ways: It was the first science-fiction series to be shot on film and it was largely filmed and produced in recovering post-WWII Germany. Steve Holland stars in “Flash Gordon and the Planet of Death” (10/1/54), “Struggle to the End” (3/18/55), “Deadline at Noon” (1955) and “Subworld Revenge” (1955). B&w/100 min/NR.