The great movie serials of yesteryear are covered in 20 informative
essays culled from the pages of BLOOD 'N' THUNDER, the premier
journal of adventure, mystery and melodrama in American popular
culture of the early 20th century. There are no gushy fanboy
puff-pieces in this book; each essay is undergirded with solid
research and, in many cases, interviews with the actors, writers
and directors involved. Titles covered at length include THE IRON
CLAW (1916), PATRIA (1917), THE GREEN ARCHER (1925), THE HOUSE
WITHOUT A KEY (1926), JUNGLE MYSTERY (1932), THE RED RIDER (1934),
NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN (1935), TIM TYLER'S LUCK (1937), SECRET OF
TREASURE ISLAND (1938), THE LONE RANGER (1938), THE SHADOW (1940),
DRUMS OF FU MANCHU (1940), and DAREDEVILS OF THE WEST (1943).
Serial performers and technicians interviewed specifically for
these articles (over a period of several decades) include Kay
Aldridge, Henry Brandon, Herman Brix, Yakima Canutt, George
DeNormand, Rose Hobart, Iris Meredith, Cecilia Parker, Barry
Shipman, Frank Leon Smith, Frankie Thomas, and William Witney.
Nearly 100,000 words long and over 300 pages, the book is
illustrated with two lengthy galleries including dozens of rare
stills, posters and lobby cards from the serials under discussion.
This is a must-have volume for anyone who is seriously interested
in the history of motion-picture chapter plays.
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