The great movie serials: their sound and fury

Front Cover......Page 1
The Great Movie Serials......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Contents......Page 12
A Note to the Reader......Page 18
 The Perils of Pearl......Page 24
 Queens of the Jungle......Page 33
 Republic's Reigning Queen......Page 40
 Flash Gordon Conquers the Movies......Page 50
 Destination: The Moon, Atoma, and Ergro......Page 68
 "We Have Been Monitoring Your Radio Broadcasts for Years!"......Page 74
 Radium Rustlers......Page 80
 The Miracle Rider......Page 90
 Always Frank, Merry and Well......Page 103
 "Wave the Flag for Hudson High, Boys!"......Page 107
 A Boy in the Orient......Page 114
 The Great Houdini......Page 117
 The Leatherpushers......Page 119
 Wild Animal Trainer Supreme......Page 121
 "Bring 'Em Back Alive!"......Page 128
 America's Ace Flier......Page 132
 From Pigskins to Perils......Page 135
 The Ape Man......Page 144
 More Lords of the Jungle......Page 155
 The Great White Hunters......Page 161
 "Spin the Prop, Partner."......Page 165
 Captain Eddie's Boy......Page 171
 Secret Squadron Leader......Page 176
 Hardboiled Dick......Page 187
 The Insidious Fu Manchu......Page 206
 "Therefore, The Murderer Can Only Be ••• "......Page 212
 Out of Thin Air......Page 217
 Out of the Shadows......Page 234
 Into the Web......Page 238
 The Man of Steel......Page 243
 The Other World's Mightiest Mortal......Page 256
 The Caped Crusader......Page 270
 The Subversives' Dread......Page 283
 The Star-Spangled Avenger......Page 291
 The Ghost Who Walks......Page 305
11. New Masks for New Heroes: "Get That Masked Trouble-Maker''......Page 314
12. The Westerns: "Who Was That Masked Man?"......Page 331
 Hi-Yo Silver......Page 340
 He's Trying to Tell Us Something......Page 350
 The Rest of the Posse......Page 356
 The Castaways......Page 360
 The Musketeers Strike Back......Page 364
 Who's Man Friday?......Page 366
 All's Well That Ends Well......Page 370
14. The Villains: "All Bad, All Mad"......Page 378
 "The Battiest of Them All"......Page 379
 "That Most Elusive Mastermind"......Page 389
 ''The Devil You Say"......Page 394
 "Now Here's My Plan"......Page 397
 "The Rest of the Gang"......Page 399
15. Last Chapter: The Final Cliffhanger......Page 406
Index......Page 410