This is the second of the Rocketmen serials and because it's in public domain, I've owned a copy forever. It's probably in fact the first serial I ever owned aside possibly from Flash Gordon. This one features the Rocketman again, but he's dubbed Commando Cody this time out.
George Wallace leads the cast this time with Roy Barcroft as the Moon leader Retik who leads an invasion of Earth and Clayton Moore as Graber the lead henchman who helps the Moon Men with their schemes. This one offers up the Rocketman again with some of the same stunts repeated and it adds a rocketship which gets Commando Cody and his team to the Moon twice during the run of the serial.
There's much running around, lots of great fights, and some dandy high-pitched acting from all involved. The serial gets a little ragged with some time-wasting moves now and again and I was surprised to find out that Moon Men need to rob banks and whatnot to fund their invasions of Earth.
Lots of classic serial moments are in this one. Getting a copy is dead easy as practically every collection of serials offers this one. The atomic raygun is a fun toy and while you never really feel these guys from the Moon really are a threat the battle is a hoot.
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