Captain Video - Master of the Stratosphere 1951

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Captain Video?

Whilst browsing through various movie poster sites, the writer came across an intriguingly names cinematic series from 1915 - the fifteen part Captain Video - Master of the Stratosphere. Based off an earlier television series, this was the first such TV-to-film production and one of many such serials presented to cinema goers from the 1930s through to 1956.  The word video was first cited in 1934 in relations to the invention of television and visual imagery, and as a term related to audio which referred to sound. The precise origin of its relation to the individual referred to as Captain Video is unclear, as this person was a space ranger who travelled both on Earth and beyond.

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The video

A copy of the serial is available on YouTube, with a link below. DVD and Blu-rays copies are also available, with the later remasters and tinted.

 Captain Video - 15 chapter cliffhanger, YouTube, duration: minutes.

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Last updated: 15 May 2026

Michael Organ, Australia 

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