Tuesday, May 15, 2012

CONTINUED NEXT WEEK...CONTINUED


THE PHANTOM OF THE WEST
1931


No matter how bleak things looked for the hero or
heroine at the end of this week's serial chapter, they
always found a way to survive their peril to return
next week to continue their battle for justice against
the serial's notorious villain, be it the Scorpion, the Claw, the Tarantula or the Wrecker.


There was no time for in-depth character development or, heaven forbid, any romance between the hero and his leading lady. Just good old-fashioned chases, shoot-outs and fisticuffs.


And even the week when one serial wrapped, taking no chances to lose your coming back the next Saturday, many theatres often started their next serial the same week the other one ended.


The ticket buyers didn't have a chance, and they didn't care.



UNDERSEA KINGDOM
1936

SOS COAST GUARD
1937

THE LONE RANGER
1938

THE PHANTOM CREEPS
1939

MYSTERIOUS DOCTOR SATAN
1940

JUNGLE GIRL
1941

SPY SMASHER
1942

THE MASKED MARVEL
1943

CAPTAIN AMERICA
1944

NEW ADVENTURES OF BATMAN  AND ROBIN
1949

FLYING DISC MAN FROM MARS
1950