The Flash Gordon serials, 1936-1940 : a heavily illustrated guide / Roy Kinnard, Tony Crnkovich and R.J. Vitone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kinnard, Roy, 1952- author.

Crnkovich, Tony, 1962- author.

Vitone, R. J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flash Gordon films--History and criticism.

Flash Gordon films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This is the first book-length guide to the serials. Arranged in a chapter-by-chapter format conforming to the structure of the three original films, the work provides full cast and crew information, plot synopses, and production notes for each film. The work includes more than 150 photographs, along with interview quotations from cast members"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; A History of the Flash Gordon Serials; One: Flash Gordon (1936); Chapter 1: "The Planet of Peril"; Chapter 2: "The Tunnel of Terror"; Chapter 3: "Captured by Shark Men"; Chapter 4: "Battling the Sea Beast"; Chapter 5: "The Destroying Ray"; Chapter 6: "Flaming Torture"; Chapter 7: "Shattering Doom"; Chapter 8: "Tournament of Death"; Chapter 9: "Fighting the Fire Dragon"; Chapter 10: "The Unseen Peril"; Chapter 11: "In the Claws of the Tigron"; Chapter 12: "Trapped in the Turret"; Chapter 13: "Rocketing to Earth"

Two: Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)Chapter 1: "New Worlds to Conquer"; Chapter 2: "The Living Dead"; Chapter 3: "Queen of Magic"; Chapter 4: "Ancient Enemies"; Chapter 5: "The Boomerang"; Chapter 6: "Tree-Men of Mars"; Chapter 7: "The Prisoner of Mongo"; Chapter 8: "The Black Sapphire of Kalu"; Chapter 9: "Symbol of Death"; Chapter 10: "Incense of Forgetfulness"; Chapter 11: "Human Bait"; Chapter 12: "Ming the Merciless"; Chapter 13: "The Miracle of Magic"; Chapter 14: "A Beast at Bay"; Chapter 15: "An Eye for an Eye"; Three: Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)

Chapter 1: "The Purple Death"Chapter 2: "Freezing Torture"; Chapter 3: "Walking Bombs"; Chapter 4: "The Destroying Ray"; Chapter 5: "The Palace of Terror"; Chapter 6: "Flaming Death"; Chapter 7: "The Land of the Dead"; Chapter 8: "The Fiery Abyss"; Chapter 9: "The Pool of Peril"; Chapter 10: "The Death Mist"; Chapter 11: "Stark Treachery"; Chapter 12: "Doom of the Dictator"; Appendix I: Buck Rogers (1939); Appendix II: Filmographies; Appendix III: Flash Gordon Remakes; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-0358-8