To Be Continued Ken Weiss and Ed Goodgold1992

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Jan 21, 2019 Anthony McGill rated it really liked it

Here is the edge-of-the-seat excitement of childhood memories at the movies - the hair-raising escapes, spectacular battles, perilous chases, hidden treasures, and diabolical scientific devices of the weekly serials.

A complete sourcebook of more than 225 serials (with 400 super photographs) year by year (from 1929 through 1956). Features all the serials produced by Republic, Columbia, Universal and Mascot.

The much-loved Mascot Pictures which had such stars as Tom Mix, John Wayne, Tom Tyler, Rin-

Here is the edge-of-the-seat excitement of childhood memories at the movies - the hair-raising escapes, spectacular battles, perilous chases, hidden treasures, and diabolical scientific devices of the weekly serials.

A complete sourcebook of more than 225 serials (with 400 super photographs) year by year (from 1929 through 1956). Features all the serials produced by Republic, Columbia, Universal and Mascot.

The much-loved Mascot Pictures which had such stars as Tom Mix, John Wayne, Tom Tyler, Rin-Tin-Tin (senior and junior) and Rex, King of the Wild Horses appearing in its serials, ceased production in 1935.

From the first sound serial, 'The Ace of Scotland Yard' to the last, 'Blazing the Overland Trail', the era of movie serials is expertly documented with full cast and director listings and plot synopsis. Discussed by the authors are such popular serials as 'Batman,' 'Dick Tracy,' 'Lost City,' 'The Green Archer,' 'Deadwood Dick,' 'Zorro Rides Again,' 'The Masked Marvel,' 'Buck Rogers,' 'Jungle Girl,' 'The Lone Ranger,' 'Drums of Fu Manchu,' and 'Terry and the Pirates.'

An exhilarating tribute to the distant past of action and adventure and the simple excitement of the movie serial with its cliffhanger endings ... TO BE CONTINUED ...

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Jun 26, 2013 John Beach rated it it was amazing

I discovered this book (and subsequently my father's love for movie serials) around 1973 when I was ten. At first, I didn't know what to make of it. It showed pictures of a few adventure heroes that I knew about: Captain Marvel, the Lone Ranger, Zorro, Superman, etc., but there were many many more pictures of clunky robots, criminals wearing masks, pirates, and so on. I was hooked, so I read, and read again each plot synopsis and wished that I could watch them. Shortly thereafter, my Dad bought I discovered this book (and subsequently my father's love for movie serials) around 1973 when I was ten. At first, I didn't know what to make of it. It showed pictures of a few adventure heroes that I knew about: Captain Marvel, the Lone Ranger, Zorro, Superman, etc., but there were many many more pictures of clunky robots, criminals wearing masks, pirates, and so on. I was hooked, so I read, and read again each plot synopsis and wished that I could watch them. Shortly thereafter, my Dad bought "me" a Super 8mm version of the first Batman serial. I wanted more, and, over the years, I collected many VHS tapes and DVDs version of over 100 serials.

This is definitely the book that got me going.

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Great, all-inclusive guide to the serials. Short on critical evaluation and historical context, but long on facts and plot summaries, and invaluable resource.

Comprehensive, perhaps, but not terribly useful in the internet age

This is a reasonably well put-together chronological listing of the American serial in the sound era, originally published in 1972. The introduction bespeaks the loving and thoughtful appreciation that the authors have for this material, and they've taken some pains to get full cast lists and directors for every one of the 231 titles that date from 1929-1956. Hundreds of photographs are provided with at least a couple for every f

Comprehensive, perhaps, but not terribly useful in the internet age

This is a reasonably well put-together chronological listing of the American serial in the sound era, originally published in 1972. The introduction bespeaks the loving and thoughtful appreciation that the authors have for this material, and they've taken some pains to get full cast lists and directors for every one of the 231 titles that date from 1929-1956. Hundreds of photographs are provided with at least a couple for every film, and sometimes as many as a dozen for some of the better-loved works like the FLASH GORDON serials.

Unfortunately the text is problematic - there's nothing in the way of critical writing here, in fact nothing besides a reciting of the plots. That's it - photos and plots, with no context, nothing relating the films to each other or to other films or works in other media of the times; many of these films were based on novels, comics, or established characters and stories from other films, but we get none of that information. So the book offers little that cannot be gotten from a variety of internet sources today, making it much less valuable as a resource than it would have been in the pre-web, and pre-video days when it was first published. Still, the photos are nice, and there are some rarities here that aren't readily available currently, so for the specialist this book still has some worth.

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Oct 08, 2011 Scott rated it it was amazing

This is a delightful picture book history of the motion picture serial, filled with evocative phoographs of the derring do and action filled chapters that regularly filled the cinema.

The text consists of brief cast lists and perfunctory story summaries but the pictures sell the wonder of this forgotten part of film history better than any text ever could.

I regularly refer to it for its chronology of serials and to remind myself of what I have seen and not seen. Lovely.

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