Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher!
I read the comic for this over the weekend, and was surprised to learn there was a serials-esq cartoon made of the character that I think serials fans (or fans of the Fleisher Supermans) will enjoy:
View ArticleSerials of the 1930's versus serials of the 1940's
Just a question which occurred to me.If you were stranded on a desert island and had only the serials of the 1930's or only the serials of the 1940's to watch.Which would you choose and why?Anyone...
View ArticleJesse James-Tom Keene-Don Daredevil Ride Again
Jesse James Rides Again--**** out of *****Desperadoes of the West--**1/2 out of *****Don Daredevil Rides Again--*** out of *****I decided to evaluate these three together as they are basically the...
View ArticleZOMBIES OF THE STRATOSPHERE
Zombies of the Stratosphere **** out of *****Well, this one appealed to me a great deal. I had heard so many bad things about it, I expected a dog, so I was pleased to find a fast-paced, very...
View ArticleThe Invisible Monster (1950)
I searched "invisible" and "monster" and couldn't find a thread here.What's the general opinon of this late Republic work hereabous?Here's my...
View ArticleSON OF GERONIMO & MAN WITH THE STEEL WHIP
Man with the Steel Whip **1/2 out of *****Son of Geronimo ***1/2 out of *****Two fifties serials starring TV icons of the era, the Lone Ranger and Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. Man with the Steel...
View ArticleWorld War Z.
To those who have watched it, what do you think of the movie? I just saw it today and it seems similar to the movie 28 days later.
View ArticleTHE SECRET OF TREASURE ISLAND
The Secret of Treasure Island ****1/2 out of *****This one was written by the controversial L Ron Hubbard as a young writer and over at IMDB it garners a lot of 1 out of 10 votes, being overall one of...
View ArticleNew page on Facebook devoted to serials
Next Week's Chapter is at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Next-Weeks-Chapter/156827677845892It's formatted in a similar manner to my Vintage Cinema Ads page, though I'm trying to categorize the content...
View ArticleSOS COAST GUARD
SOS Coast Guard-----***1/2 out of *****This serial was a slight disappointment to me probably because I had very high expectations for it, After all, it has one of the better serial heroes, Ralph...
View ArticleDANGERS OF THE CANADIAN MOUNTED (1948)
I have a real soft spot for Republic's Mountie serials (only Republic though). Haven't seen this one yet, but I will start it soon. I actually find the later post-war serials very entertaining, even...
View ArticleThe New Adventures of Tarzan
The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)----*** out of *****A crude but vigorous serial made with the input of Edgar Rice Burroughs and faithful to his vision of the character.The plot has an expedition to...
View ArticleTARZAN THE TIGER
Tarzan the Tiger (1929)--**** out of *****A fun, totally campy, Tarzan adventure based on a Burroughs novel. A mix of jungle adventure and Random Harvest romantic complications.The plot opens with...
View ArticleNEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN movie version press book
Here's the four page press book for the 1940 movie version of THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN (edited from the first half of the 1935 serial) in all it's jungle glory at Zombo's Closet.New Adventures of...
View ArticleSERIAL GUILTY PLEASURES
Is there a serial that everybody seems to hate, but that you have a soft spot for? Believe it or not, I like boy scout serial YOUNG EAGLES! I don’t recommend this for anyone but myself and I sure DO...
View ArticleSerials announced from Olive
Just saw this. Coming in 2014:••••••••••••Flying Disc Man From Mars (1950) Serial/Science FictionDir: Fred C. Brannon – Walter Reed, Lois Collier, Gregory Gaye••••••••••••The Invisible Monster (1950)...
View ArticleSWORD OF LANCELOT (Cornel Wilde)
I just saw it again yesterday (I missed the ending, but it's always stayed with me from other times). It's been mentioned on another thread that there's never really been an Arthurian film that's...
View ArticleSilent Boris Karloff Serial Project - Serial Squadron
This probably deserves to be posted here as well as the Silent film folder:Green Hornet wrote:Thought this might be of interest.http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-hope-diamond-mystery-dvd- GJS
View ArticleJungle Jim … NOT the Serial
I was watching the Jungle Jim movie The Lost Tribe (1949, apparently the second of the Johnny Weismuller series) and it occurred to me that many of us here in the CHFB are of an age that we saw a lot...
View ArticleInteresting Tidbits About the Serial Biz
An interesting 1950 VARIETY article on serials. I never before knew why the studios starting putting less effort into their serials starting in the mid-1940s; and I also never knew about any of the...
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