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ISBN 10 : 1953491030
Pages : 708 pages
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The Mummy Unwrapped

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ISBN 10 : 9781476607924
Pages : 240 pages
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ISBN 10 : 9781350129375
Pages : 240 pages
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TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [3 volumes]

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ISBN 10 : 9781440829734
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ISBN 10 : 9781409548812
Pages : 271 pages
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The Mummy

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Publisher : Newmarket Press
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ISBN 10 : 1557048053
Pages : 180 pages
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ISBN 10 : 0740738348
Pages : 988 pages
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ISBN 10 : 9781101874707
Pages : 1168 pages
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ISBN 10 : 9781105586026
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ISBN 10 : 9781480329980
Pages : 833 pages
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ISBN 10 : 0520079086
Pages : 1198 pages
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ISBN 10 : 9780810883550
Pages : 646 pages
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ISBN 10 : 9780786491506
Pages : 616 pages
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ISBN 10 : 9780698170681
Pages : 896 pages
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The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936Ð1940

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ISBN 10 : 0786455004
Pages : 214 pages
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Download The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936Ð1940 PDF Full Free by Roy Kinnard, and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-10-09 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, the most expensive and popular movie serials ever made, have been favorites of movie and comic fans for decades. The original 1936 serial, designated a cultural treasure, was selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry in 1996. Arranged in a chapter-by-chapter format conforming to the structure of the three original serials, the work provides full cast and crew information, plot synopses, and production notes for all 40 episodes. The work also has a wealth of background information and 159 photographs, along with comments from cast members interviewed—Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, and Carroll Borland. Appendices provide an overview of the serial Buck Rogers (1939), select filmographies for 50 of the most prominent Flash Gordon cast and crew, and a complete list of the serials' film and television remakes.


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Women in Horror Films, 1940s

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ISBN 10 : 9781476609553
Pages : 405 pages
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Download Women in Horror Films, 1940s PDF Full Free by Gregory William Mank and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They had more in common than just a scream, whether they faced Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Mummy, Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde, King Kong, the Wolf Man, or any of the other legendary Hollywood monsters. Some were even monsters themselves, such as Elsa Lanchester as the Bride, and Gloria Holden as Dracula’s Daughter. And while evading the Strangler of the Swamp, former Miss America Rosemary La Planche is allowed to rescue her leading man. This book provides details about the lives and careers of 21 of these cinematic leading ladies, femmes fatales, monsters, and misfits, putting into perspective their contributions to the films and folklore of Hollywood terror—and also the sexual harassment, exploitation, and genuine danger they faced on the job. Veteran actress Virginia Christine recalls Universal burying her alive in a backlot swamp in full “mummy” makeup for the resurrection scene in The Mummy’s Curse—and how the studio saved that scene for the last day in case she suffocated. Filled with anecdotes and recollections, many of the entries are based on original interviews, and there are numerous old photographs and movie stills.