Serials and Series
Serials and Series

Author: Buck Rainey

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-06-08

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1476604487

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While many fans remember The Lone Ranger, Ace Drummond and others, fewer focus on the facts that serials had their roots in silent film and that many foreign studios also produced serials, though few made it to the United States. The 471 serials and 100 series (continuing productions without the cliffhanger endings) from the United States and 136 serials and 37 series from other countries are included in this comprehensive reference work. Each entry includes title, country of origin, year, studio, number of episodes, running time or number of reels, episode titles, cast, production credits, and a plot synopsis.

Best Western Movies
Best Western Movies

Author: John Howard Reid

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2007-10-26

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1847281818

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This grab-bag of movie westerns ranges from the best to the worst; from lavish, no-expense-spared Cecil B. DeMille epics to Poverty Row double bills; from big-budget John Wayne vehicles like "In Old Oklahoma," "The War Wagon" and "The Fighting Kentuckian" to the sort of bottom-drawer product delivered by Sherman Scott and Monogram; from prestige, star-studded westerns like "My Darling Clementine" and "How the West Was Won" to the depths of "The Toughest Man in Arizona"; from the expertly crafted, super-popular "B" stables of Gene Autry, William Boyd, Roy Rogers, Charles Starrett and company to the fly-by-night efforts of long-forgotten brands like "The Range Busters." All reviews carry detailed credits. The book is rounded out with a Hopalong Cassidy filmography and many reproductions of original film posters.

One Yelpy Kelpie
One Yelpy Kelpie

Author: Jo Rothwell

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9780987391704

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How many Bilbys, Blow Flies and Roos?And how many Possums are taking a snooze?How many stars in the sky can you see, and who is the number that cries out Cooeee?Come on an Australian counting adventure

The Steam Rail Motors of the Great Western Railway
The Steam Rail Motors of the Great Western Railway

Author: Ken Gibbs

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 0750965959

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Self-propelled carriages were a major innovation at the beginning of the twentieth century, and the GWR was quick to develop a large number of steam motor cars to link farms and scattered villages across the South West to the new branch lines. Their steam motor cars ran from 1903 to 1935, stopping during the war, and were so effective at making rural areas accessible they became victims of their own success. Wagons brought in to meet the high demand proved too heavy for the carriages and they struggled on hills. Soon the steam rail motor services were in decline. After its cancellation all ninety-nine steam carriages were eventually scrapped. Engineer Ken Gibbs reveals the unique GWR carriages, a window into early twentieth-century transport, and the modern replica he helped build, now the only way of viewing these charming historic vehicles.

A Century of Great Western Stories
A Century of Great Western Stories

Author: John Jakes

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2001-06-23

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780312869854

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Presents western stories by both legendary and contemporary authors of the genre, such as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, Loren Estleman, Marcia Muller, and Bill Pronzini.

Four-Coupled Tank Locomotive Classes Built by the Great Western Railway
Four-Coupled Tank Locomotive Classes Built by the Great Western Railway

Author: David Maidment

Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport

Published: 2023-06-01

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1399022598

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This book is a comprehensive history of all twenty-six classes of four coupled tank engines commissioned by the Great Western Railway or built at their Wolverhampton and Swindon Works, from the Broad Gauge 2-4-0 and 4-4-0 tanks of the 1840s and 1850s to the well known Collett 0-4-2 branch line engines of classes 48XX (later renumbered 14XX) and 58XX of the 1930s. As well as the Broad Gauge engines, the strange looking ‘Covertibles’ of William Dean, a number of experimental ‘one-off’ designs, the numerous Wolverhampton 0-4-2Ts of the ‘517’ class and the Swindon built ‘2-4-0 ‘Metro Tanks’ are described with – where known – their allocation and operation. The book includes twenty weight diagrams and nearly 300 photographs, over 50 in color. The four-coupled tank engines absorbed by the Great Western from other companies at or before 1923 will be featured in a separate volume to follow.

Famous Movie Detectives II
Famous Movie Detectives II

Author: Michael R. Pitts

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 9780810823457

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A sequel to the 1979 offering investigates such celluloid gumshoes as Mike Hammer, Miss Jane Marple, Philip Marlowe, Perry Mason, The Shadow, Sherlock Holmes, and The Whistler, as well as those with brief careers, including Kitty O'Day, Tony Rome, and Lord Peter Whimsey. Reveals the characters, the actors, the films, and the literary works that set off the whole chain of events. Includes dozens of movie stills and corrections to the base volume. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Motion Picture Series and Sequels
Motion Picture Series and Sequels

Author: Bernard A. Drew

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-04

Total Pages: 597

ISBN-13: 1317928938

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In 1989 alone, for example, there were some forty-five major motion pictures which were sequels or part of a series. The film series phenomenon crosses all genres and has been around since the silent film era. This reference guide, in alphabetical order, lists some 906 English Language motion pictures, from 1899 to 1990, when the book was initially published. A brief plot description is given for each series entry, followed by the individual film titles with corresponding years, directors and performers. Animated pictures, documentaries and concert films are not included but movies released direct to video are.