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The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936-1940

A Heavily Illustrated Guide

By: Roy Kinnard,Tony Crnkovich,R.J. Vitone

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The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936-1940

A Heavily Illustrated Guide

By: Roy Kinnard,Tony Crnkovich,R.J. Vitone

Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, the most expensive and popular movie serials ever made, have been favorites of movie and comic fans for decades. The original 1936 serial, designated a cultural treasure, was selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry in 1996. Arranged in a chapter-by-chapter format conforming to the structure of the three original serials, the work provides full cast and crew information, plot synopses, and production notes for all 40 episodes. The work also has a wealth of background information and 159 photographs, along with comments from cast members interviewed--Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, and Carroll Borland. Appendices provide an overview of the serial Buck Rogers (1939), select filmographies for 50 of the most prominent Flash Gordon cast and crew, and a complete list of the serials' film and television remakes.

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0786455004

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9780786455003

Horror in Silent Films

A Filmography, 1896-1929

By: Roy Kinnard

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Horror in Silent Films

A Filmography, 1896-1929

By: Roy Kinnard

Though the horror film was not officially born until Universal Pictures released Frankenstein in 1931, there were many silent films that contained terrifying scenes and horrific elements. Many of the early horror soundies drew much of their inspiration for visual design and thematic development from the silents. This filmography includes all silent films that were horrific in nature, containing one or more of the stock horror movie elements, e.g., haunted houses, ghosts, witches, monsters, the occult or hypnotism. Each entry includes release date, running time, cast and credit information, contemporary review quotes when available, and in the case of foreign films, the original title and country of origin.

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1476609136

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9781476609133

The Films of Fay Wray

By: Roy Kinnard,Tony Crnkovich

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The Films of Fay Wray

By: Roy Kinnard,Tony Crnkovich

Widely acclaimed as a horror movie actress, Fay Wray is best remembered for her performances in King Kong and four other classic 1930s film thrillers, Doctor X, The Most Dangerous Game, Mystery of the Wax Museum and The Vampire Bat. Yet Wray appeared in 77 feature films between 1925 and 1958, playing leading roles in 67. Many of her films, including her entire silent film output, have been lost or are available only on a limited basis. This heavily illustrated filmography at last makes obvious her sizeable contribution to the film industry. After an overview of her professional acting career, the filmography is divided into three sections. The first introduces Wray's early silent feature film appearances; the second covers her "leading lady" period in popular horror thrillers and other films in the sound era; and the third covers her latter-day supporting roles. Appendices document her work in film shorts and her television appearances. Commentary throughout includes first-person interviews with Fay Wray.

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1476604150

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Science Fiction Serials

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

By: Roy Kinnard

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Science Fiction Serials

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

By: Roy Kinnard

Destination Moon; George Pal's 1950 Technicolor epic, is generally cited as the first noteworthy science fiction film. Usually ignored or casually dismissed in genre histories are the serials, the low-budget chapterplays exhibited as Saturday matinee fare and targeted almost exclusively at children. Lacking stars and top-notch writers or directors, the serials went largely unnoticed and unacknowledged by either critics or by the film industry. Yet serials were financially important to the Hollywood studios, and were often free to exploit risky or outlandish subjects that producers of "distinguished" movies would not touch. Influential serials such as The Phantom Empire (1935) and Flash Gordon (1936) finally brought science fiction themes to the big screen. Those serials and 29 others are exhaustively covered in this work, which provides complete cast and credit information along with plot descriptions and historical commentary for each serial. Video distributors (if available) are also listed.

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1476604134

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9781476604138

Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990

By: Roy Kinnard,Tony Crnkovich

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Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990

By: Roy Kinnard,Tony Crnkovich

Produced in Italy from the turn of the 20th century, "sword and sandal" or peplum films were well received in the silent era and attained great popularity in the 1960s following the release of Hercules (1959), starring Mr. Universe Steve Reeves. A global craze for Bronze Age fantasy-adventures ensued and the heroic exploits of Hercules, Maciste, Samson and Goliath were soon a mainstay of American drive-ins and second-run theaters (though mainly disparaged by critics). By 1965, the genre was eclipsed by the spaghetti western, yet the 1960s peplum canon continues to inspire Hollywood epics. This filmography provides credits, cast and comments for dozens of films from 1908 through 1990.

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1476627045

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Beasts and Behemoths

Prehistoric Creatures in the Movies

By: Roy Kinnard

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Beasts and Behemoths

Prehistoric Creatures in the Movies

By: Roy Kinnard

Films about prehistoric animals range in quality from classics like The Lost World (1925), KingKong (1933), and One Million B.C. (1940), to duds like Reptilicus (1962). This book offers critiques and background information on the best and worst in this sub-genre, full cast and production credits for each, and a checklist of lesser films.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810820625

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9780810820623

Science Fiction Serials

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

By: Roy Kinnard

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

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The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936-1940

A Heavily Illustrated Guide

By: Roy Kinnard,Tony Crnkovich,R.J. Vitone

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The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936-1940

A Heavily Illustrated Guide

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The Films of Fay Wray

By: Roy Kinnard,Tony Crnkovich

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Beasts and Behemoths

Prehistoric Creatures in the Movies

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Prehistoric Creatures in the Movies

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The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936-1940

The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936-1940

Horror in Silent Films

Horror in Silent Films

The Films of Fay Wray

The Films of Fay Wray

Science Fiction Serials

Science Fiction Serials

Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990

Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990

Beasts and Behemoths

Beasts and Behemoths

Science Fiction Serials

Science Fiction Serials

The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936-1940

The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936-1940

The Films of Fay Wray

The Films of Fay Wray

Beasts and Behemoths

Beasts and Behemoths

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