written by Raymond William Stedman.
This is the first of a two volume set which, when combined with Book Two, will encompass almost 800 pages and include more than 5,900 illustrations.
Features of Book One:
- A five-chapter history of America’s film serials — silent and sound — revised and enlarged from Stedman’s much-praised book of the 1970s: The Serials: Suspense and Drama by Installment.
- A 227 page section of illustrated entries for every American chapter play of the silent era, plus some important series films, such as The Hazards of Helen.
- Annotated listings for each chapter play, including cast, directors, chapter titles and commentary.
- Reproductions of rare stills, posters and actual film frames: a remarkable number in color-some for the first time.
- Full color and black and white illustration throughout.
- Large format 8½ x 11" trade paperback with over 300 pages and more than 1900 illustrations.
- A limited edition available only through mail order.
- Note: an excerpt from one of the updated chapters can be found on The Nostalgia League page, Bela Lugosi's Last Serial.
As mentioned above, The Movie Serial Companion: Book One is only available through mail order from the publisher.
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written by Raymond William Stedman.
The forthcoming Book Two contains longer, and extensively illustrated, entries on every cliffhanger of the sound period, including the Lone Ranger, Green Hornet, and Superman duos, the Flash Gordon trio, the Dick Tracy quartet, and the classic Adventures of Captain Marvel, Drums of FuManchu, Spy Smasher — 232 in all.
Also covered individually are lesser known, but quite entertaining, adventures that brought kids to the theaters each Saturday. And, of course, there is the parade of Westerns with Buck Jones, Johnny Mack Brown, Wild Bill Elliott, and others. Bela Lugosi’s serial vehicles get their individual pages or two, as do the low-priced clinkers that turned up through the years, especially in the genre’s last days.
(TNL Library’s “The Green Hornet Strikes Again” is an example of Book Two’s sound entries, minus the book’s dozen illustrations for that serial.)
NOTE: The cover pictured at left is not the final cover.