Directors William Witney and John English succeed in making the viewer want to see what happens. Originally these were shown weekly with pictures and made to be exciting and suspenseful so as to entice movie-goers to return each week. In true serial fashion, each chapter ends with a thrilling and exciting cliffhanger of sorts. Each episode tells of various plots the scorpion invents to secure the lenses and thwart Captain Marvel. He is covered from head to foot in a mask and costume so as not to reveal his identity because he is one of the men in the team. Well, a villain named the Scorpion comes into the mix. When all the lenses are placed properly on the scorpion, it can make gold out of anything.

The 12 chapters of this serial tell of how each investor in the team was given a special lens of a gold scorpion found in the ancient tomb. All the other performers are good with John Davidson standing out as Tal Chotali - a native guide for the group.

Tom Tyler plays his alter ego Captain Marvel - and while looking somewhat haggard is acceptable. giving a very honest and sincere performance as Billy albeit somewhat corny perhaps. The acting is very adequate with Frank Coghlan Jr. The sets used in this Rebublic Pictures production are very good and believable.

This serial is a lot better crafted than I initially thought it would be. Batson turns into Captain Marvel when he utters the word Shazaam. The story tells of a young man named Billy Batson and how he, having refused to enter the tomb of an ancient people with a curse while being part of an archaeological/treasure hunting team, is bestowed great powers by Shazaam. This is my first full-length serial, and, I must confess surprisingly, that I truly enjoyed each and every minute of it. Reviewed by BaronBl00d 8 / 10 Serials Definitely Can Be Additive! Back in the US, Billy Batson, as Captain Marvel, wages a battle against an evil, hooded figure, the Scorpion, who hopes to accumulate all five lenses, thereby gaining control of the super-powerful weapon.-Doug Sederberg Finding the idol, the scientists realize it could be the most powerful weapon in the world and remove the lenses that energize it, distributing them among themselves so that no one would be able to use the idol by himself. On a scientific expedition to Siam young Billy Batson is given the ability to change himself into the super-powered Captain Marvel by the wizard Shazam, who tells him his powers will last only as long as the Golden Scorpion idol is threatened.

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