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| 363.1 | | AKOV68::BOYAJIAN | Did I err? | Fri Aug 01 1986 21:06 | 5 |
| There were three Flash Gordon serials, each 13-15 chapters. They
were all condensed into feature-length films. More detailed info
when I get to work tonight.
--- jerry
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| 363.2 | The promised details... | AKOV68::BOYAJIAN | Did I err? | Sat Aug 02 1986 06:33 | 14 |
| (1) FLASH GORDON, 1936, 13 parts, later condensed into a feature
film under various titles, including: ROCKET SHIP, SPACESHIP
TO THE UNKNOWN, SPACE SOLDIERS, and ATOMIC ROCKETSHIP.
(2) FLASH GORDON'S TRIP TO MARS, 1938, 15 parts, later condensed
into a feature film under various titles, including: MARS
ATTACKS THE WORLD and DEADLY RAY FROM MARS.
(3) FLASH GORDON CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE, 1940, 12 parts, later con-
densed into a feature film under various titles, including:
PERIL FROM THE PLANET MONGO, SPACE SOLDIERS CONQUER THE UNI-
VERSE, and PURPLE DEATH FROM OUTER SPACE.
--- jerry
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| 363.3 | Bushels of gratitude | WIND::WAY | I don't think we're in Kansas anymore | Sat Aug 02 1986 16:13 | 15 |
| Ah, many thanks. Since I've been into this notes file it has
definately stirred up some old interests, Flash Gordon among them.
Probably the biggest disappointment with Flash was that when I was
eight, everything looked SO realistic (I remember the creatures
who would appear out of the mud walls, especially) but later in
college when I saw it it looked so Hokey.
But nevertheless, it was one entertaining swashbuckling adventure.
I'll have to look for those titles on cassette.
Thanx again.
frank
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| 363.4 | | CEDSWS::SESSIONS | Here today, gone tomorrow. | Sat Aug 02 1986 17:53 | 7 |
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re .1 & .2, Gosh, Jerry, what kind of reference material
do you keep at the office?
zack
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| 363.5 | how about Gene Autry (!) | CGHUB::CONNELLY | Eye Dr3 - Regnad Kcin | Sun Aug 03 1986 18:15 | 4 |
| This isn't really a Flash Gordon question, but it's in the same spirit.
What was the science fiction western serial where cowboy Gene Autry
discovered an underground empire that was looking to conquer the world?
It was pretty far back in my childhood so I forget all the other details.
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| 363.6 | | AKOV68::BOYAJIAN | Did I err? | Sun Aug 03 1986 22:47 | 21 |
| re:.4
Well, I keep most of my basic references in the office to have
them available when answering questions while noting and netnewsing
during the night. To answer the FG question, I was using Walt Lee's
REFERENCE GUIDE TO FANTASTIC FILMS.
re:.5
That was THE PHANTOM EMPIRE (1935), later released as a feature
film RADIO RANCH. It's a classic.
"Take that surface man Autry to the Lightning Room!"
There was also a rip-off of this done on the show CLIFFHANGERS,
from the late 70's. The writer, Kenneth Johnson, claimed (when
asked about it later) that he never heard of the original, but
there were too many similarities to be coincidental. It might
well have just been subconcious plaigerism.
--- jerry
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| 363.7 | "I wonder what they do in there..." | TROLL::RUDMAN | | Mon Aug 04 1986 00:05 | 5 |
| Re: .4 A delicate question. ("Yah got a lotta crust.")
Re: .6 A blunt answer. (Is there room?)
Don
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| 363.8 | Just throw and rope and brand 'em! | WIND::WAY | I don't think we're in Kansas anymore | Mon Aug 04 1986 21:38 | 12 |
| re Gene Autry (sort of):
If we can consider Gene Autry, I can say that there were parts of
"Wild, Wild, West" that were ahead of the time period they took
place in (a la Jules Verne). I really used to enjoy some of the
gadgets etc. that helped them get out of jams.....
Of course Jules Verne was writing at the time and speculating, while
the writer of WWW were writing now and imbuing "then" with futuristic
gadgets (if you get my drift....)
frank
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