Heroes of the West

feeds@yuku.com (Prince Barin) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:44:26 GMT

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Vultura/Adrian Booth painting/mural up on ebay

feeds@yuku.com (stephan) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:31:27 GMT

I have completed my Vultura Mural/Painting and it is now for auction on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eB...em&item=250519482809

Vultura was of course the nemesis of Nyoka the Jungle Girl in the 1940's serial.

I6 ft. tall!

Also here is a blog post about it....

The Return of Nyoka the Jungle Girl

feeds@yuku.com (The Mighty Bongo) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:12:50 GMT

I'm really proud to have been a part of a really neat and heartfelt tribute film based on the classic,"Perils of Nyoka."
The new film is called "The Return Of Nyoka The Jungle Girl."
The director,Bill Black, has been a life long fan of Nyoka's exploits, so much so , that as the publisher of AC comics, Bill bought the rights to all the various Nyoka Comic Books, comic strips, and a host of other Nyoka related properties.
As a young man, Bill became...

Mrs Professor wants to know...

feeds@yuku.com (professor liebstrum) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:17:30 GMT

Bit of a strange one and I wasnt sure where to post this but Claire asked me if there are actually any films or serials where a missionary or such gets put in a big cauldron by cannibals and if there aren't, does any one know where this cliche originated?
Russ

lost Buster Crabbe serial episode sells on ebay for $202.50

feeds@yuku.com (darren nemeth) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:11:45 GMT

An auction just ended for Chapter 9 of TARZAN THE FEARLESS (1930) starring Buster Crabbe as Tarzan.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eB...em&item=190340132442

This makes it the SECOND Chapter 9 to surface on eBay in two years!

The first one sold for...

Republic's ZORRO serials

feeds@yuku.com (BijouBob8mm) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:10:54 GMT

We've seen ZORRO'S FIGHTING LEGION and ZORRO'S BLACK WHIP show up on DVD from a number of labels (including a nice set from VCI that included those two titles plus ZORRO RIDES AGAIN), but why have GHOST OF ZORRO and SON OF ZORRO fallen off the radar? SON OF ZORRO did get a complete VHS release, but I seem to recall GHOST only being released on VHS in its feature-length cut.

Any ideas why the 1954 THE MAN WITH THE STEEL WHIP serial wasn't done as a Zorro project? It...

Marten Lamont

feeds@yuku.com (KAIJUG) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:27:56 GMT

What can anyone tell me about this actor. Saw him once as a pilot in serial and was amazed over his resemblance to Errol Flynn. He even starred in some Warner Brothers films with Flynn such as "Adventures Of Robin Hood". What happened to him?

GreenCine Carries Serials for Rent!

feeds@yuku.com (Kolchak) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:49:19 GMT

You may or may not know about this site but I discovered this NetFlix type rental business that carries obscure films, including a section for serial. I'm thinking of joining.

GreenCine

Universal's FLASH GORDON Trilogy

feeds@yuku.com (BijouBob8mm) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:20:31 GMT

I see there have been a number of scattered threads about different aspects of the Flash Gordon serials; maybe this could be used as a general discussion or catch-all.

Quick question about the Image DVDs. I picked those up, one at a time, when they first came out. These were in the cardboard & plastic "snap" cases, with each serial being complete on a single-sided DVD and accompanied by in-depth liner notes. A buddy of mine recently picked up the boxed set of all...

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1951)

feeds@yuku.com (Buzz Dixon) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:13:57 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/wa...;feature=player_embedded

ADDED LATER: Oops, forgot to indicate this is NOT my work! Just something I found on the InterWebs.

Has anyone ever seen a one sheet poster from TARZAN THE TIGER?

feeds@yuku.com (tonyrivers) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:00:28 GMT

I'm a big Tarzan fan as well as being a fan of a horror movies and Superman. I have several books about Tarzan movies and serials, have checked Heritage Auctions and Bruce Hershenson's movie poster books, etc. and have never seen a picture of an actual movie poster from the serial TARZAN THE TIGER. (a few Lobby cards and newspaper ads yes, but not the movie posters themselves). Interesting that there are several posters for Frank Merrill's other serial TARZAN THE MIGHTY that...

Who's left, serial-hero-wise?

feeds@yuku.com (TomWeaver999) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:37:10 GMT

With the passing of Frank Coghlan Jr., are we down to just John ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN AFRICA Hart (actor-wise)? I must be forgetting some. Please TELL me I'm forgetting some!

was Priscilla Lawson not hot?

feeds@yuku.com (Tor havin fun) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:38:03 GMT

Space Opera Serials

feeds@yuku.com (Buzz Dixon) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:21:43 GMT

For reasons far too long winded and boring to go into, I had an opportunity to watch both the BRICK BRADFORD and CAPTAIN VIDEO serials this weekend. It's prompted me to start a thread to compare all the sound space opera serials (which will include THE PHANTOM EMPIRE and UNDERSEA KINGDOM; technically they're not space operas but since they involve futuristic civilizations and lotsa hi-tech retro gadgetry I figure to cut 'em some slack. On the other hand, I'm excluding...

Feature-length versions of serials

feeds@yuku.com (BijouBob8mm) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:06:29 GMT

My initial exposure to cliffhangers came via the feature-length versions of a number of Republic serials done for theatrical release or done for TV as part of the "Century 66" package, digests of which were released for the 8mm/Super 8 market. (For some reason, the cut down version of GHOST OF ZORRO is the only "official" release to home video that title ever had.) In some cases the "less is more" approach really does apply, as a few cliffhangers seemed more...

BUCK ROGERS, 70th anniversary edition DVD coming from VCI

feeds@yuku.com (BijouBob8mm) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:56:57 GMT

Board member Tom Triman just gave me a heads-up that this is due on November 3. Bonus goodies include the trailer, photo gallery, featurette on Buster Crabbe, a panel discussion from the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, liner notes by Hank Davis and a booklet on Buck by Clifford Weimer.

Ula Holt online? Is this for real?

feeds@yuku.com (Jacque Lecotier) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:37:02 GMT

Aimlessly Googling about, I entered Ula Holt's name in the search field - you know Ula Holt; knockout brunette who co-starred with Herman Brix (Bruce Bennett) in THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN and then vanished, despite the searchings of many serial, Tarzan, and great-looking-brunette-ingenue fans - and up at the top of the results is a MySparce.com page URL for Ula Holt aka Ula Vale.

I'm completely unfamiliar with MySpace, but, if this isn't a hoax or a fannish...

FLASH GORDON on PBS in the 70's

feeds@yuku.com (joker5339) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:32:24 GMT

when i was around 12 years old the PBS station in NYC CH13 ran the entire 1st FLASH GORDON serial on a saturday night.
I watched it on my little black and white tv in my room. fell asleep around 2 in the morning so I didn't get all they way through it but I was hooked.
ever since then I have been a huge fan of FLASH, BUCK and all those other heros who risked thier lives for 15 min at a time.
did any of you have that same experience?

Nite tales

feeds@yuku.com (BillyJeans28) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:03:49 GMT

gary busey is going to be appearing on a new show called nite tales the series. there is a movie out there thats available in stores. anyways im pretty excited for this one to come out, especially if gary busey's crazy ass is going to be in it. i remember seeing him on celebrity fit club and another comedy show and he was pretty crazy but entertainable at the same time. the first episode is going to air on august 7 at 11pm on tbs/wgn...so this is something you guys definitely dont want...

THE GREEN HORNET serials.

feeds@yuku.com (rvoyttbots) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:00:29 GMT

I was looking forward to these but at $30 each, I`m gonna have to pass.

Thrills and Chills