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unusual facts about film serial



Horror Business

The single's cover features a skeletal figure inspired by a poster for the 1946 film serial The Crimson Ghost.

Magic Shadows

When the main film was concluded early, the Friday night airing would present classic film serials such as the acclaimed productions from Republic Studios such as The Adventures of Captain Marvel, Mysterious Doctor Satan, Daredevils of the Red Circle and Captain America.


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Denman Thompson

In 1914, the Kalem Company also made the highly successful adventure film serial, The Hazards of Helen, based on Thompson's work.

Elaine Shepard

Shepard's first film appearance was in the 1936 Republic serial Darkest Africa, in which she played Valerie Tremaine, the heroine of the film.

Sam Katzman

He is noted for numerous westerns of the '30s, his Bela Lugosi and East Side Kids features of the '40s, the 15-chapter Superman serial of 1948 and a string of rock-'n'-roll musicals in the '50s. At Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the '60s Katzman produced several Elvis Presley films and singer Roy Orbison's only film, The Fastest Guitar Alive.

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

Burroughs' novel served as a partial basis (along with The Return of Tarzan) of the silent film serial The Adventures of Tarzan (1921); subsequently it was the basis for the silent film Tarzan the Tiger (1929).

The Adventures of Kathlyn

Although the first American film serial was What Happened to Mary, The Adventures of Kathlyn is a more important piece of film history.

Timber Queen

The Timber Queen, an American 1922 film serial directed by Fred Jackman