Title Encyclopedia of American film serials / Geoff Mayer

Published Jefferson, NC : McFarland, 2017

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: The Melodramatic Imagination and the Serial; The Encyclopedia; Bibliography; Index Summary "From their heyday in the 1910s to their lingering demise in the 1950s, American film serials delivered excitement in weekly installments for millions of moviegoers, despite minuscule budgets, impossibly tight shooting schedules and the disdain of critics. This book analyzes four decades of productions from Pathé, Universal, Mascot and Columbia, along with all 66 Republic serials"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 8, 2017) Subject Film serials -- United States -- Encyclopedias REFERENCE -- Almanacs. REFERENCE -- Curiosities & Wonders. REFERENCE -- Encyclopedias. REFERENCE -- Questions & Answers. Film serials. United States. Genre/Form Encyclopedias. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781476627199 1476627193

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