Cliffhanger corner: ‘The Fighting Devil Dogs’ succeeds despite flaws
When you actually stop to analyze it, “The Fighting Devil Dogs” is not a very good serial. It is 12 chapters overloaded with stock footage […]
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Cliffhanger Corner: ‘Rocket Man’ helped inspire love of serials
By Bob Bloom I have a soft spot for “King of the Rocket Men” (1949, Republic Pictures, 12 chapters). As a kid growing up on […]
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More cops-and-robbers than science fiction in ‘Purple Monster’
Leave it to Republic Pictures to stage an invasion from Mars on the cheap. That basically is the premise of “The Purple Monster Strikes” (1945, […]
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Action trumps acting in ‘The Masked Marvel’
No one watches an old movie serial for the acting, nor for the plot. Serials thrived on action and special effects. Explosions, chases and fights […]
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