ISBN10: 078640471X, ISBN13: 9780786404711, [publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC] Softcover Paperback. By the famous Big Reel columnist: the story of serials from Universal's 1930 The Indians Are Coming to Columbia's 1956 Blazing the Overland Trail. Fifteen fascinating chapters explain the importance of "cliffhangers" to the industry as audience builders and "product leaders." The serials provided training for actors and served as a "technical university" for people who later made the television industry work. An appendix lists in order of release all of the sound serials from 1930 through 1956, showing titles, releasing companies, chapter titles, directors and several cast members. Superb photographs. This history of motion picture sound serials from 1930 to 1956 includes details of titles, releasing com panies, chapter titles, directors and casts. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
[Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]
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