PERSONAL TOP TEN SERIALS
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| 10) " Perils of Nyoka"-- Best jungle serial of all time.
Sword fights, gun fights, and fist fights galore. Plus Kay Aldridge and Lorna Gray tear
into each other like two pro wrestlers. Like it so well I named my cat Nyoka. 9)
"Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe"-- Only Flash Gordon serial where Flash is
directly involved in Ming's demise. Also Dale and Zarkov get in on the action more. Dale
was never tougher.
8) "Return of Chandu"-- Only Bela Lugosi film in which he played a
romantic hero. |
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| 7) "The Spider's Web"-- Total mayhem. Contains more
shootings per episode than most western features. Columbia's best serial. 6)
"The Miracle Rider"-- Tom Mix's last film. He had more screen presence than
Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, and Leonardo Dicaprio combined.
5) "The Purple Monster Strikes"-- Roy Barcroft in tights! Contains
more cliffhangers involving cars than any other serial. One is even dropped on star Moore
at the end Chapter Eight. |
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"Manhunt of Mystery Island"-- Barcroft gives the
performance of a lifetime. Plus heroine Linda Stirling constantly has to save hero Richard
Bailey instead of vice versa. 3) "Phantom Empire"-- The only
Sci-Fi / Musical / Western ever made. Love the top hat wearing robots.
2)
"Adventures of Captain Marvel"-- Special effects that still boggle
the mind even today. You will believe a man can fly. |
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And my number one pick... |
| 1) "Spy Smasher"-- Best serial ever
made, period. Kane Richmond does a bang up job as twin brothers. Plot has a more linear
direction than most serials, not to mention lots of explosions. |
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