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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1934 Film)

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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1934 Film)- Copyrighted for 1935.  This was a 9-minute little film shown at the World's Fair.  The idea was that people saw this film and went out to buy Buck Rogers toys afterwards.  I like Buck Rogers.  The comic strip was neat, as was the much later TV series.  This film, however, is bad.  It's very bad.  I can't even begin to tell you on how many levels of BAD this was.  None of these people are actors.  Not the least little bit.  Every millisecond that passes you'll feel yourself growing dumber.  How's this for an idea:  Make a Buck Rogers show that features little of Buck Rogers?  Most of it was Dr. Huer narrating Buck's spaceship battle.  The dialogue is downright painful.  Dr. Huer's bald head was definitely a skinhead cap as any infant can see.  And the model spaceships...yeah...let's just say that you can't really get drawn into the battle.  On the plus side, the costumes were not bad for 1935.  If you're into Buck Rogers, see this if you can if it's free, very cheap, or easy to find.  DO NOT spend a great deal of time or money tracking this down.
John Dille owned the strip at the time, and John Dille, Jr. played Buck Rogers.
Cast:
Buck Rogers- John Dille, Jr.
Dr. Huer- Dr. Harlan Tarbell [also the director for this film]
Wilma Deering- ?