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It consists of each actor's date of birth and death and a list of his/her films -- this is far less than is available about each actor on Wikipedia. If you're a fan of these films or a STAR WARS fan who wants to see one of Lucas' prime influences, this is the book to own.
Each chapter had a synopsis and the selected black and white photos are sharp and clear. 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. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Alex Raymond (newspaper feature "Flash Gordon")
Having done several podcasts on the Flash Gordon serials this book quickly became my bible on the subject.
Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov return to the planet Mongo for an antidote to the Purple Death, which wreaking destruction on Earth.
Of those 204 pages, there are only 72 pages of text in the Flash Gordon portion of the book. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon Volume 5 (v. 5)
The book lacks footnotes, specific sources or even a bibliography. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations
Lobby Card (11" X 14") Chapter 8 --"The Black Sapphire of Kalu," The Flash Gordon serials are remembered for being the science fiction predecessors to everything the fifties and beyond would bring. I noticed they have a paperback version now, which should help bring price down to a more affordable level. With Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton, Anne Gwynne. He lives in Chicago. The Complete Adventures of Flash Gordon Some of the commentary consists of observations one could gleen from watching the movie and a few pages from an interview with Buster Crabbe. It consists of each actor's date of birth and death and a list of his/her films -- this is far less than is available about each actor on Wikipedia.
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Flash Gordon: Box Set (Space Soldiers/Flash Gordon's Trip To Mars/Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe) (3DVD) It has sections talking about the start of the serials in general and how this series came to be made. The second appendix is a 13 page filmography on most of the actors in the Flash Gordon serials. Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, the most expensive and popular movie serials ever made, have been favorites of movie and comic fans for decades. The first appendix has seven pages of text on the Buck Rogers serial.
Expensive, but worth it. On Earth, New York Jets football star "Flash" Gordon boards a small plane, where he meets travel agent Dale Arden. This is the first book-length guide to the serials. The first serial was even designated a cultural treasure after being selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1996.
Much of the serial's action also takes place in the comic strip kingdom of Frigia. The first serial was even designated a cultural treasure after being selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1996. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. I was planning on ordering this book but the price made me pause so I checked out a copy from my library first. The book is small with 204 pages and only 6 X 9 inch pages.
Each episode has a detailed summary with high quality stills from the set and finish off with behind the scenes details about the filming process, the actors or which stock footage/music was used in the episode. This is a great book for any fan of the Buster Crabbe Flash Gordon serials. Flash Gordon was previously a brilliant, athletic yet at the same time normal man, an alum of Yale and low maintenance Polo player – until he was caught by wickedness powers and taken to far off planet, Mongo. The …
Flash Gordon (Buster Crabbe), Dale Arden (Carol Hughes) and Dr. Zarkov go to the planet Mongo and fight the evil emperor Ming (Charles Middleton) who is shooting "death rays" at the Earth.
This serial was based on Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon comic strip continuity involving Prince Barin and his kingdom of Arboria.
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