Flash Gordon (1936) Director: Frederick Stephani Starring: Buster Crabbe (Flash Gordon), Jean Rogers (Dale Arden), Charles Middleton (Ming the Merciless), Priscilla Lawson (Princess Aura), Frank Shannon (Dr Alexis Sarkov) 13 Episode Serial Ming the Merciless wants to become Emperor of the Universe, and his wandering planet - Mongo is on course for Earth. Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr Zarkov set off in Zarkov's spaceship to explore Mongo, knowing nothing of Ming or his plans. Despite capture, they are eventually able to unite Mongo's warring species and defeat Ming.

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) Director: Ford Beebe, Robert F. Hill Starring: Buster Crabbe (Flash Gordon), Jean Rogers (Dale Arden), Charles Middleton (Ming the Merciless) 15 Episode Serial Now on Mars, Ming is raiding Earth's Oxygen; his queen can turn people into clay. Flash of course stops all this.

This is Les Prelude by Franz Liszt. Pieces of this music were the background theme to Flash Gordon/Buster Crabbe movies. Jimmy Francis called this rocket the "flying salt shaker".