Science Fiction Serials: A Critical Filmography of the 31 Hard Science Fiction Cliffhangers; With an Appendix of the 37 Serials with Slight Science Fiction Content

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This work provides complete cast an credit information along with plot descriptions and historical commentary for each serial. Video distributors listed.
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Alan J. Couture
The author's research skills and eye for details adds depth to his unpretentious subject. . . . He also sprinkles the book with interesting comments from some of the stars that were interviewed years later. -- ForeWord Magazine
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Present information on 31 science fiction movie serials--the low- budget chapterplays exhibited as Saturday matinee fare for children from about 1934 to 1955. Cast and credit information is provided, as well as plot descriptions and historical commentary. Where available, video distributors are listed. Illustrations include b&w movie posters and stills. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780786405459
  • Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
  • Publication date: 10/28/1998
  • Pages: 223
  • Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 0.80 (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction 1
The Vanishing Shadow (1934) 11
The Lost City (1935) 14
The Phantom Empire (1935) 22
Flash Gordon (1936) 30
Undersea Kingdom (1936) 41
Dick Tracy (1937) 48
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) 53
The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938) 61
Buck Rogers (1939) 69
The Phantom Creeps (1939) 77
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) 84
Mysterious Dr. Satan (1940) 91
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941) 98
Batman (1943) 103
Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945) 109
The Monster and the Ape (1945) 116
The Purple Monster Strikes (1945) 121
The Crimson Ghost (1946) 126
Brick Bradford (1947) 132
Superman (1948) 136
Batman and Robin (1949) 141
King of the Rocket Men (1949) 148
The Invisible Monster (1950) 152
Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) 156
Flying Disc Man from Mars (1951) 160
Mysterious Island (1951) 164
Captain Video (1951) 170
Radar Men from the Moon (1952) 175
Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952) 179
The Lost Planet (1953) 184
Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955) 189
App 37 Serials with Incidental Science Fiction Elements 197
Bibliography 205
Index 207
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