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5 unusual facts about King of the Carnival


Blazing the Overland Trail

Republic Pictures, the only other serial-producing studio in the mid-'50s, had ceased its serial production the previous year with King of the Carnival.

Dick Tracy's G-Men

The serial was re-released on 19 September 1955 following the release of Republic's final serial, King of the Carnival.

Jesse James Rides Again

The serial was re-released on 28 March 1955 between the first runs of Panther Girl of the Kongo and King of the Carnival.

King of the Carnival

At seventeen days this is the joint-shortest, with Zombies of the Stratosphere, filming period of all Republic serials.

However the studio continued with a release schedule of re-released serials until 1958, beginning with a re-release of Dick Tracy's G-Men and ending with Zorro's Fighting Legion.



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