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950:, veteran director of silent serials, left Republic for Columbia in 1947. He directed or co-directed the studio's later serials. In 1954 producer Sam Katzman, whose budgets were already low, slashed them even further on serials. The last four Columbia serials were very-low-budget affairs, consisting mostly of action scenes and cliffhanger endings from older productions, and even employing the same actors for new scenes tying the old footage together. The new footage was so threadbare that it would often show the new hero 699: 504:

leading the viewer to think that any of the candidates were the mastermind. As serials were made by writing the whole script first and then slicing it into portions filmed at various sites, often the same location would be used several times in the serial, often given different signage, or none at all, just being referred to differently. There would often be a female love interest of the male hero, or a female hero herself, but as the audience was mainly children, there was no romance.

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understandable that this practice was adopted in view of their success in theaters on a Saturday matinee exhibition policy. But cliffhangers simply cannot be treated on TV as they were in theaters and still maintain the suspense so vital to their entertainment content. This suspense factor is diluted by the vast amount of other TV entertainment beamed between weekly showings." TV stations began showing serials daily, generally on weekday afternoons, as children's programming.

729:. In addition to solid screenwriting that many critics thought was quite accomplished, the firm also introduced choreographed fistfights, which often included the stuntmen (usually the ones portraying the villains, never the heroes) throwing things in desperation at one another in every fight to heighten the action. Republic serials are noted for outstanding special effects, such as large-scale explosions and demolitions, and the more fantastic visuals like 45: 5783: 480: 393: 5793: 103: 2885: 500:

the ways in which the master criminal was a serial killer with a motive. In the first episode, various suspects or "candidates" who may, in secret, be this villain are presented, and the viewer often hears the voice but does not see the face of this mastermind commanding his lieutenant (or "lead villain"), whom the viewer sees in just about every episode.

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made to resemble Republic and Columbia serials of the 1940s and completed in 1966. The plot involved a masked villain named The Master Duper, one of three members of a Film Commission who attempts to steal the only known prints of priceless antique films, and the heroic Captain Celluloid, who wears a

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In the succeeding weeks (usually 11 to 14), an episode of two reels (approximately 20 minutes) was presented, in which the villain and his henchmen commit crimes in various places, fight the hero, and trap someone to make the ending a cliffhanger. Many of the episodes have clues, dialogue, and events

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menacing an unspecific part of America. This episode traditionally has the most detailed credits at the beginning, often with pictures of the actors with their names and that of the character they play. Often there follows a montage of scenes lifted from the cliffhangers of previous serials to depict

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when, in 1946, Universal dropped its serial unit along with its B-picture unit and renamed its production department Universal-International Pictures. Republic and Columbia continued unchallenged, with three serials per year each. Republic's serials ran for 12, 13, 14, or 15 chapters; Columbia's ran

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reprinted many of its serials for broadcast syndication. Only the films' endings were changed: Screen Gems replaced the "at this theater next week" title card with its standard Screen Gems logo. Screen Gems acquired the Hygo company in December 1956, and packaged both Columbia and Universal serials

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Republic's serial scripts were written by teams, usually from three to seven writers. From 1950 Republic economized on serial production. The studio was no longer licensing expensive radio and comic-strip characters, and no longer staging spectacular action sequences. To save money, Republic turned

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was forced to come up with two extra chapters to justify the added expense. This was an emergency measure at the time, but Republic recognized that it did save money, so the recap chapter became standard practice in almost all of its ensuing serials. Recap chapters had lower budgets, so rather than

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a one-chapter sound serial was released by Cliffhanger Productions on VHS video tape in sepia. It concerned the adventures of a Park Ranger named Patricia King and an FBI Agent who track down a trio of killers out to find buried treasure in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. A second ten-chapter serial,

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have been developed and made available to fans by The Serial Squadron. A gray market for DVDs also exists consisting of DVD companies releasing titles from privately owned 16mm prints or even copies of previously released VHS or laserdisc editions, and various websites and internet auctions. These

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serials, and both Republic and Columbia began re-releasing its older serials in the late 1940s. Although Republic discontinued new serial production in 1955, the studio continued making older ones available to theaters through 1959. Columbia, which canceled new serials in 1956, kept older ones in

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In 2006, Lamb4 Productions created its own homage to the film serials of the 1940s with its own serial titled "Wildcat." The story revolves around a super hero named Wildcat and his attempts to save the fictional Rite City from a masked villain known as the Roach. This eight-chapter serial was

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may exemplify Universal's best war-themed chapterplay. The studio's reliance on stock footage for the big action scenes was certainly economical, but it often hurt the overall quality of the films. When the studio reorganized as Universal-International, it shut down most of the production units,

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The beginning of each chapter would bring the story up to date by repeating the last few minutes of the previous chapter, and then revealing how the main character escaped. Often the reprised scene would add an element not seen in the previous episode, but unless it contradicted something shown

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Both Republic and Columbia issued "highlights" versions of serials for the home-movie market. These were printed on 8mm silent film (and later Super 8 film) and sold directly to owners of home-movie projectors. Columbia was first to market, with three abbreviated chapters from its 1938 serial

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The traditional week-to-week format of viewing serials was soon abandoned. As Republic executive David Bloom explained, "Attempts to program serials with full week intervals between chapters during the earlier days of television just about killed them off as effective sales product. It is

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exhibited in consecutive order at one theater, generally advancing weekly, until the series is completed. Usually, each serial involves a single set of characters, protagonistic and antagonistic, involved in a single story, which has been edited into chapters after the fashion of

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and featured the first African American action hero in a chapter play. The violence present in most of the episodes, though much of it was deliberately comical and would not be considered shocking today, also raised concerns at a time when violence in children's TV was at issue.

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By the mid-1950s, however, episodic television series and the sale of older serials to TV syndicators by all the current and past major sound serial producers, together with the loss of audience attendance at Saturday matinees in general, made serial-making a losing proposition.

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was syndicated in the US as early as 1974, but did not gain a following in America until the mid-1980s when episodes featuring Tom Baker reached its shores. Although the series ended in 1989, it was revived in 2005, now following a more standard episode format.

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The major studios had their own retinues of actors and writers, their own prop departments, existing sets, stock footage, and music libraries. The early independent studios had none of these, but could rent sets from independent producers of western features.

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previously, audiences accepted the explanation. On rare occasions the filmmakers would depend on the audience not remembering details of the previous week's chapter, using alternate outcomes that did not exactly match the previous episode's cliffhanger.

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based heavily on popular super hero serials such as "Batman and Robin," "Captain America," and "The Adventures of Captain Marvel." After its premiere, "Wildcat" was posted on the official Lamb4 Productions YouTube channel for public viewing.

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The last episode was sometimes a bit longer than most, for its tasks were to unmask the head villain (who usually was someone completely unsuspected), wrap up the loose ends, and end with the victorious principals relieved of their perils.

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In July 1956 TV distributor Serials Inc., a subsidiary of Jerry Hyams's Hygo Television Films, bought the 1936-1946 Universal serials (including all titles, rights, and interests) for $ 1,500,000. Also in 1956, Columbia's TV subsidiary

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Exposition of what led up to the previous episode's cliffhanger was usually displayed on placards with a photograph of one of the characters on it. In 1938, Universal brought the first "scrolling text" exposition to the serial, which

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The Universal serials had been controlled by Serials Inc. until it closed in 1970. The company now known as VCI Entertainment obtained the rights. VCI is offering new Blu-Ray and DVD restorations of many Universal serials, including

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for broadcast. Republic's TV division, Hollywood Television Service, issued serials for television in their unedited theatrical form, as well as in specially edited six-chapter, half-hour editions ready made for TV time slots.

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In 1936, Republic standardized the "economy episode" (or "recap chapter") in which the characters summarize or reminisce about their adventures, so as to introduce showing those scenes again (in the manner of a

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films. As this would have required subcontracting the optical effects, Republic saved money by not using it. Columbia used printed recaps until 1941, replaced by spoken recaps by offscreen announcer

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maintained Columbia's own high standard. However, Columbia's serials often have a reputation for cheapness, because the studio usually subcontracted its serial production to outside producers: the

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detailing the adventures of a hero named the Yellow Jacket, who could control Yellow Jackets with his voice, battled "Japbots", and traveled to the moon. The end credits promised a second serial,

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staging an elaborate cliffhanger (a runaway vehicle, a stampede, a flooding chamber, etc.), a cheaper, simpler cliffhanger would be employed (an explosion, someone knocked unconscious, etc.).

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for the screen; the serial was a smash hit, and was even booked into first-run theaters that usually did not bother with chapter plays. Universal followed it up with more pop-culture icons:

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station wagon used in serial after serial so they could match the shots with the stock footage from the model or previous stunt driving. Three different serials had them chasing the

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instead to its impressive backlog of action highlights, which were cleverly re-edited into the new serials. Most of the studio's serials of the 1950s were written by only one man,

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There was always a market for action subjects in theaters, so as far back as 1935 independent film companies reissued older serials for new audiences. Universal brought back its

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The "golden age" of serials is generally from 1936 to 1945. Postwar expenses limited large-scale production, so the serial form continued on a smaller scale for another decade.

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as the villain Anthony Korf). Though final episodes were shot, the series was canceled and the last program aired on May 1, 1979 before all of the serials could conclude; only

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of 1929 and the added expense of sound equipment made it impossible for many of the smaller companies that produced serials to upgrade to sound, and they went out of business.

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had been making serials since the 1910s, and continued to service its loyal neighborhood-theater customers with four serials annually. The studio made news in 1929 by hiring

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would not be caught so easily. A rubber liner on the hatband of the stuntman's fedora would fit snugly on the stuntman's head, so the hat would stay on during fight scenes.

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in which a female reporter and a criminologist fight to uncover the identity of a mysterious villain named The Terror, was released by Cliffhanger Productions in 2008.

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Seymour's only daughter, who operated the camera at the age of 8, attests that as of 2008 the serial was indeed filmed but the raw footage remains in cans, unedited.

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Epic footage from this western serial turned up again and again in later serials and features. In 1936 Universal scored a coup by licensing the comic-strip character

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included two serial-style episodes per program. These spoofed the cliffhanger serial form. Within the Rocky and Bullwinke show, the recurring but non-serialized

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With the rise in popularity of Super 8 sound-film equipment in the late 1970s, Columbia issued home-movie prints of entire 15-chapter serials, including

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Years after their first release, serials gained new life at "Saturday Matinees", theatrical showings on Saturday mornings aimed directly at children.

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from newspapers. Universal was more story-conscious than the other studios, and cast its serials with "name" actors recognizable from feature films:

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Serials, with their short running times and episodic format, were very attractive to programmers in the early days of television. Veteran producers

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The firms saved money by reusing the same cliffhangers, stunt and special-effects sequences over the years. Mines or tunnels flooded often, even in

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The arrival of sound technology made it costlier to produce serials, so that they were no longer as profitable on a flat rental basis. Further, the

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Dark Horse attempted to promote the release as a just-found, never-before-released serial made in 1946, but suppressed by the US Government.

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serials would run anywhere from one to twelve episodes and were shown in weekly segments, as had been the original theatrical cliffhangers.

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In the 1940s Universal's serials employed urban and/or wartime themes, incorporating newsreel footage of actual disasters. The 1942 serial

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serial and its sequels, for instance, were major productions in their times. Serials were action-packed stories that usually involved a

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sound truck, required for location shooting, for various reasons. Male fistfighters usually wore hats so that the change from actor to

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program in the late 1960s. Episodes were short, full of wild action and usually ended on a cliffhanger. This serial was directed by

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the action from a distance, rather than actually participating in it. Columbia outlasted the other serial producers, its last being

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Film serials released to the home video market from original masters include most Republic titles (with a few exceptions, such as

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made several serials using its own staff and facilities (1938–1939 and 1943–1945), and these are among the studio's best efforts:

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during later parts of the narrative, but the wholesale insertion of entire sequences was introduced in the 1936 outdoor serial

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and is determined to uncover him. Roles in the serial are played by, among others, film historians and serial fans

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The greatest number of serialized television programs to feature any single character were those made featuring "

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One or two chapters exist of this effort on 16mm film but it is not known whether the serial was ever completed.

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format, has a first episode of three reels (approximately 30 minutes in length) and begins with reports of a

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is perhaps the best of Universal's urban serials; Universal often cannibalized it for future cliffhangers.

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In 2006, Dark Horse Indie films, through Image Entertainment, released a 6-chapter serial parody called

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and the episodes cannot be shown out of order or as a single or a random collection of short subjects.

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of 1912. There appear to be older serials, however, such as the 1910 Deutsche Vitaskop 5 episode

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In the early 1930s a handful of independent companies tried their hand at making serials. The

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became a national craze in 1965, Columbia issued a six-chapter silent version of its 1943

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films in 1908, and the idea of the episodic crime adventure was developed particularly by

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were released theatrically, but these were not particularly well-regarded or remembered.

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circulation until 1966. Columbia still offers a handful of serials to today's theaters.

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were also early leading serial queens. Other major studios of the silent era, such as

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Each chapter was screened at a movie theater for one week, and typically ended with a

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adventures. All of the new VCI releases derive from Universal's 35mm vault elements.

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a multi-part story in under-10-minute episodes, was shown on the Saturday morning

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In the 1980s, serial fan Blackie Seymour shot a complete 15-chapter serial called

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form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of

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An early attempt at a low-budget Western serial, filmed in color, was entitled

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Columbia's early serials were very well received by audiences—exhibitors voted

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DVDs vary between good and poor quality, depending on their source. In 2017,

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in modern television). Serials had been including older scenes for years, as

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Serials were a popular form of movie entertainment dating back to Edison's

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as the voice of the villain Sylvester Sneakley, alias "The Hooded Claw".

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In England, in the 1950s and 60s, low-budget six-chapter serials such as

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costume reminiscent of that of the Black Commando in the Columbia serial

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The best-known fan-made chapter play is the four-chapter, silent 16mm

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broadcast the first episode of an hour-long weekly television series

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Notable restorations of partially lost or forgotten serials such as

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at the movies included at least one chapter of a serial, along with

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says that both series were based on and influenced by serial films.

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Continued Next Week : A History of the Moving Picture Serial.

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The serial format was used with stories on the original run of

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List of fictional shared universes in film and television

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also kept its serial unit alive through the transition.

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Silent Films, 1877–1996, A Critical Guide to 646 Movies

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including the serial crew. Universal's last serial was

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a standard 15 episodes (with the single exception of

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flying. Most of the trick scenes were engineered by

5380: 5298: 4891: 4137: 3263: 3143:– Golden Age of the Serial. Retrieved July 10, 2007 1216:became the first serial to be released on Blu-ray. 237:Notable American serials of the silent era include 3172:Bound and Gagged: The Story of the Silent Serials. 1420:and rescued by the noble but clueless Dudley. The 431:had been making serials in 1935 and 1936. In 1937 30:"Serial (film)" redirects here. For the film, see 1279:Studio/commercial efforts, cartoons, and spoofery 170:There were films covering many genres, including 871:, which the credits acknowledged); from radio, 491:The classic sound serial, particularly in its 307:. Several independent companies (for example, 3238: 257:. Another popular serial was the 119-episode 52:The examples and perspective in this article 8: 1764:(1952, originally conceived as a TV series) 3245: 3231: 3223: 3181:Norman. University of Oklahoma Press. 1969 1353:The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men 487:(1925) depicting a typical dramatic ending 619:to star in its first all-talking serial, 606:Stylistic differences between the studios 592:in 1977 and then in all of the following 90:Learn how and when to remove this message 2183:The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1026:The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 798:The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 271:for the first forty-eight episodes then 2996:"Progressive Silent Film List: Raffles" 2961: 1233:Captain Celluloid vs. the Film Pirates, 1338:) and Disney feature films (including 497:masked, secret, or unsuspected villain 341:Europe had its own serials: in France 2869:production), released in the U.S. as 879:; from the hero pulp characters like 7: 3121:"Wildcat" Movie Serial Official Site 1924:Serials of the golden age of serials 1429:was a takeoff on the silent serials 2826:(1946) – Last serial from Universal 1492:as Emperor Thorval) and a mystery ( 331:Arsene Lupin Contra Sherlock Holmes 5585:List of American independent films 2842:(1955) – Last serial from Republic 2319:Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 1787:Selected serials of the Silent Era 1673:Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 1407:Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle 1119:Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 1014:television in the United Kingdom. 25: 1983:The Adventures of Frank Merriwell 1967:Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island 867:(although this last owed more to 527:Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island 5791: 5782: 5781: 2883: 2615:Secret Service in Darkest Africa 749:, and the comic book characters 396:Poster for the final chapter of 43: 2575:Adventures of the Flying Cadets 1531:Several serials are now in the 1306:Other Disney programs shown on 1300:The Adventures of Clint and Mac 938:(1943) was quite popular, and 702:Poster for the Republic serial 2905:List of film serials by studio 2623:The Adventures of Smilin' Jack 2599:Don Winslow of the Coast Guard 2375:The Green Hornet Strikes Again 1781:List of film serials by studio 1480:), a science fiction/western ( 1390:character introduced in 1963. 1365:The Fighting Prince of Donegal 775:(1955), a reworking of 1939's 1: 3199:, Index of Silent Era Serials 3082:"Search Results – BBC Genome" 2950:Serial (radio and television) 2791:The Royal Mounted Rides Again 2175:The Secret of Treasure Island 1315:The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh 1257:The Return of the Copperhead. 208:(or heroes) battling an evil 27:Series of short subject films 3174:New York: Castle Books 1968. 3035:, April 15, 1963, pp. 74-75. 2399:Adventures of Captain Marvel 2215:Daredevils of the Red Circle 2178:(Weiss Bros./Columbia, 1938) 2090:(Weiss Bros./Columbia, 1937) 2058:(Weiss Bros./Columbia, 1937) 1869:Le Masque aux Dents Blanches 1589:The New Adventures of Tarzan 1347:The Three Lives of Thomasina 1214:Adventures of Captain Marvel 1125:Adventures of Captain Marvel 1042:Adventures of Captain Marvel 778:Daredevils of the Red Circle 739:Howard and Theodore Lydecker 3160:, McFarland & Company, 2810:(1929) – First serial with 2567:The Valley of Vanishing Men 2543:Perils of the Royal Mounted 2263:The Lone Ranger Rides Again 2143:Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars 1521:Commie Commandos From Mars. 1359:Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue 1196:The Lone Ranger Rides Again 1113:Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars 781:using some of its footage. 295:, produced serials, as did 66:, discuss the issue on the 5844: 5476:Classical Hollywood cinema 4665:Commedia sexy all'italiana 3573:Exploitation film template 3517:Commedia sexy all'italiana 2847:Blazing the Overland Trail 2783:The Purple Monster Strikes 2607:G-Men vs. the Black Dragon 2415:Holt of the Secret Service 2407:Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. 1857:The Ventures of Marguerite 1697:Holt of the Secret Service 1426:Perils of Penelope Pitstop 1326:The Secret of Boyne Castle 1048:G-Men vs. the Black Dragon 957:Blazing the Overland Trail 462:, which ran 12 episodes). 29: 5777: 5043:German underground horror 4998:Documentary Film Movement 4906:American eccentric cinema 3213:Mickey Mouse Club serials 2944:Marvel Cinematic Universe 2751:Manhunt of Mystery Island 2695:Mystery of the River Boat 2687:The Great Alaskan Mystery 2431:King of the Texas Rangers 2335:King of the Royal Mounted 2015:The Vigilantes Are Coming 1903:(1929) (Last serial from 1802:The Adventures of Kathlyn 1733:The Great Alaskan Mystery 1335:The Prince and the Pauper 1264:King of the Park Rangers, 1054:Panther Girl of the Kongo 827:(1939–1942), and finally 343:Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset 167:, and two feature films. 2247:Overland with Kit Carson 1884:Casey of the Coast Guard 1863:Les Mystères de New York 1184:The Adventures of Tarzan 847:; from the comic books, 483:Poster for chapter 6 of 319:serials were also made. 106:Poster for episode 6 of 4978:Cinema of Transgression 4112:Cinema of Transgression 3071:, July 10, 1957, p. 33. 3047:, July 14, 1956, p. 17. 2775:The Monster and the Ape 2511:Junior G-Men of the Air 2495:Don Winslow of the Navy 2343:Mysterious Doctor Satan 2295:Adventures of Red Ryder 2287:Zorro's Fighting Legion 2167:The Fighting Devil Dogs 1900:Queen of the Northwoods 1757:Radar Men from the Moon 1649:Zorro's Fighting Legion 1404:The 1960s cartoon show 1269:The Dangers of Deborah, 686:Don Winslow of the Navy 621:The Indians Are Coming! 345:launched his series of 5063:Hollywood on the Tiber 3100:Telegram & Gazette 3096:"Blackie Seymour,, 72" 2719:Brenda Starr, Reporter 2591:Daredevils of the West 2439:Riders of Death Valley 2151:Hawk of the Wilderness 2031:Blake of Scotland Yard 1838:The Exploits of Elaine 1794:What Happened to Mary? 1462:On February 27, 1979, 1202:Daredevils of the West 845:Brenda Starr, Reporter 745:, the radio character 709: 705:King of the Rocket Men 675:, among many others. 488: 403: 246:The Exploits of Elaine 113: 5053:Grupo Cine Liberación 4993:Czechoslovak New Wave 4988:Commedia all'italiana 3335:Commedia all'italiana 3208:Dieselpunk Industries 3059:, Dec. 7, 1956, p. 1. 3045:Motion Picture Herald 3023:, Jan. 2, 1940, p. 2. 2807:The King of the Kongo 2800:Other notable serials 2671:Raiders of Ghost City 2351:Terry and the Pirates 2239:Mandrake the Magician 1822:The Perils of Pauline 1769:Selected film serials 1553:The Hurricane Express 1504:as Bob Richards, and 1431:The Perils of Pauline 1312:in segments (such as 1286:The Mickey Mouse Club 1149:Atom Man vs. Superman 1128:(Republic Pictures), 948:Spencer Gordon Bennet 869:its radio incarnation 837:Mandrake the Magician 833:Terry and the Pirates 717:was the successor to 701: 482: 459:Mandrake the Magician 395: 371:(1916); 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