Framed to Perfection XXVI

ROCKY JONES, SPACE RANGER (1954)

Director: Walter Strenge

Cinematographer: Hollingsworth Morse

“You know, that kid has a way with the women!”

Yup, Bobby is the real hero in this series.

You know, as opposed to the dry nothing that is Rocky Jones himself.

I suppose the leads in any TV show usually come second to their side characters. Just ask Will & Grace.

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger is an absolute delight. Completely lacking in an interest in real world physics. Cheap. Silly. Camp. Dated. Just all the things that are worthy of cult status.

It’s a live action version of a Gerry Anderson marionette show, basically. And fucking proud of it!

If you want to visit science fiction before people made it into outer space and realised how miserable it is up there, then this series is for you! It’s Star Wars, only with a much, much, much smaller budget.

And what inspired Star Wars, only without the script for The Hidden Fortress rewritten just enough that nobody had to pay anybody.

Class.

Do stay in touch, space rangers.

Toodles!