31 Dec 1978
Captain Future: The Great Race in the Solar System
Captain Future and friends compete in a galactic race and end up defending themselves against aggressive competitors and evil villains out to destroy them.
Whispering Smith Speaks
SOMETHING NEW IN EXCITEMENT!
O'Brien is "Whispering" Smith, so named because he speaks softly but knows how to fend for himself. The son of a railroad president, Smith is determined to learn the business from the ground up, so he gets a job as a track walker for his dad's rail line. While going about his duties, he meets Nan Roberts (Irene Ware), who is about to sell her Colorado ranch. Smith finds out that there are valuable tungsten deposits on her land and makes certain she won't be cheated by the villains
Top Billed Cast
George O'Brien Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
Irene Ware Nan Roberts
Kenneth Thomson J. Wesley Hunt
Maude Allen Mrs. Roberts
Spencer Charters Cal Stone
Victor Potel Bill Prouty
Edward Keane Rebstock
Frank Sheridan Gordon Harrington, Sr.
William V. Mong Blake
Maurice Cass C. Luddington Colfax
Allan Cavan Harrington Office Worker (uncredited)
Bess Flowers Secretary (uncredited)
John Ince Conductor (uncredited)
Si Jenks Oiler (uncredited)
J.P. McGowan Caboose Passenger (uncredited)
Dick Rush Denver Police Chief (uncredited)
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