Re-release trailer for the 15 chapter Republic serial, CAPTAIN MERICA, starring Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray and Lionel Atwill. Fittingly, though none-too-faithful to the popular Timely/Marvel Comics hero, CAPTAIN AMERICA was one of the most action-packed cliffhangers of all-time as the star-spangled hero battled a master villain, The Scarab (revealed to Lionel Atwill in the first episode) and a seemingly endless array of perils, fantastic gizmos and the dreaded, Purple Death, a rare malady that drove its victims to suicide. About the title: Republic Pictures' had the habit of changing the titles on several of their serials when they were re-released. Thus, THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL became RETURN OF CAPTAIN MARVEL, CAPTAIN AMERICA was retitled RETURN OF CAPTAIN AMERICA, HAUNTED HARBOR became PIRATES' HARBOR and so on by merely changing the title frame. To buy serials, classic movies, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
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THE CHINESE CAT 1944 CHARLIE CHAN TRAILER
Theatrical trailer for one of the best of the Monogram - Charlie Chan programmers, THE CHINESE CAT (1944) starring Sidney Toler as Chan. A wealthly businessman/chess expter is murder in a locked room. His dead hands hold three chess pieces which are clues to identify his killer! To buy classic movies, westerns, serials and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
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SUPERMAN 1948 SERIAL TRAILER KIRK ALYN
Theatrical trailer for the 1948 SUPERMAN serial starring Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill and Tommy Bond. Alyn would again don the the cape and tights of the "Man of Steel" in the sequel, ATOM MAN VS. SUPERMAN (1950), reported be the most finacially successful serial of all-time. In addition to three other non-comic book hero cliffhangers, 1953, he would play BLACKHAWK in the 1952 chapterplay and was announced by Republic Pictures to star as COMMANDO CODY, a role which eventually went to Judd Holdren. He is aptly remembered as "The Last of the Serial Kings." To buy this serial, classic movies, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
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