The Lost Jungle: Cliffhanger Action and Hollywood Serials of the 1930s and 1940s

by Guy Barefoot

The main question addressed in this book: why has the Hollywood sound serial received so little scholarly attention? The sound serial was extremely popular in the 1930s and 1940s, with serials made by companies such as Universal and Columbia. At children's matinees they were enthusiastically received, but were also part of a regular programme of neighbourhood cinemas in the United States. Eventually, this phenomenon went global and was a popular alternative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859898873
• ISBN13: 9780859898874
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: University of Exeter Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"