Serial Film Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1912-1956 - Hardcover

Rainey, Buck

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786420103 ISBN 13: 9780786420100

Publisher: McFarland Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Pearl White, William Duncan, William Desmond, Ben Wilson, Walter Miller, Francis Ford, Charles Hutchinson, Jack Dougherty, and Eddie Polo are just a few of the stars to start up a whirlwind of enthusiasm among serial devotees. They took the movies by storm offering a thrills-a-minute world of ridiculous plots, weird disguises, hair-raising escapes, hidden treasures, diabolic scientific devices, wild animals, depraved men, runaway trains, and endless procession of knock-down, drag-out fights. Who could resist? This comprehensive reference work highlights 446 serial performers who thrilled generations. Each entry includes the performer’s birth and death dates, details of life before and after the movies, as well as covering the major films.

About this title

About the Author

Buck Rainey is also the author of The Strong, Silent Type (2004), Serials and Series (1999), Western Gunslingers in Fact and on Film (1997), The Reel Cowboy (1996) and Sweethearts of the Sage (1992). He lives in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.

Review

"Fascinating." --American Reference Books Annual

"Most impressive...valuable...informative and enjoyable...a worthy addition." --Wrangler's Roost

"Excellent and indispensable." --Classic Images

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0786420103
• ISBN 13: 9780786420100
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 851