Bet MacArthur requests: > Looking for info on a series of films from the 1930's (I believe) featuring > the hero aviator 'Tailspin Tommy.' Books containing references to the series, > etc. I'm not sure which of these will give you the information you want but try: Author: Lahue, Kalton C. Title: Bound and gagged; the story of the silent serials [by] Kalton C. Lahue. Publisher: South Brunswick [N.J.] A. S. Barnes [1968] Description: 352 p. : illus., ports. ; 27 cm. Author: Barbour, Alan G. Title: Cliffhanger : a pictorial history of the motion picture serial / Alan G. Barbour ; introd. by Linda Stirling. Publisher: New York : A & W Publishers, c1977. Description: 248 p. : chiefly ill. ; 29 cm. Author: Lahue, Kalton C. Title: Continued next week; a history of the moving picture serial, by Kalton C. Lahue. With a foreword by Kent D. Eastin. Edition: [1st ed.] Publisher: Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1964?] Description: xvii, 293 p. illus. 23 cm. Author: Harmon, Jim. Title: The great movie serials: their sound and fury [by] Jim Harmon and Donald F. Glut. Publisher: Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1972. Description: xix, 384 p. illus. 22 cm. Author: Limbacher, James L. Title: Haven't I seen you somewhere before? : Remakes, sequels, and series in motion pictures and television, 1896-1978 / script & editing by James L. Limbacher. Publisher: Ann Arbor, MI : Pierian Press, 1979. Description: xv, 279 p. ; 29 cm. Bibliography: Bibliography: p. xi. Author: Cline, William C. Title: In the nick of time : motion picture sound serials / William C. Cline. Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 1984. Description: xi, 281 p., [32] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Bibliography: Filmography: serials released from 1930 to 1956": p. 201-257. Author: Zinman, David H. Title: Saturday afternoon at the bijou, by David Zinman. Publisher: New Rochelle, N.Y., Arlington House [1973] Description: 511 p. illus. 25 cm. Bibliography: Bibliography: p. 494. Author: Barbour, Alan G. Title: Saturday afternoon at the movies : 3 volumes in 1 / Alan G. Barbour. Publisher: New York : Bonanza Books : Distributed by Crown, 1986. Description: 1 v. (565 p.) : ill., ports. ; 29 cm. Contents-Note: Days of thrills and adventures -- The thrill of it all -- A thousand and one delights. Author: Stedman, Raymond William. Title: The serials; suspense and drama by installment. Edition: [1st ed.] Publisher: Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [c1971] Description: xiii, 514 p. illus., facsims., plates, ports. 23 cm. Bibliography: Bibliography: p. 481-496. Author: Van Hise, James. Title: Serial adventures / by James Van Hise. Publisher: Las Vegas, NV : Pioneer Books, c1990. Description: 154 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Author: Weiss, Ken. Title: To be continued ... [by] Ken Weiss and Ed Goodgold. Publisher: New York, Crown Publishers [1972] Description: ix, 341 p. illus. 29 cm. Don Larsson ---------------------- Donald Larsson Minnesota State U, Mankato [log in to unmask] ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/screensite