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A New Twist

The Adventures of El Frenetico and Go Girl - An Amusement Films Production! This indie salute to Mexican wrestler heroes and serials of old brings a washed up superhero out of retirement to fight new villains: There's Heinrich Syphon the Mad Snack Food King, fashion victim The Fop, and an alluring double agent named Shade! Three half-hour episodes on one tape. $19.99

Buck Jones Rides Again

Law For Tombstone - Buck protects the Wells Fargo Express from the likes of Twin Gun Jack. Along with the feature, you get a cartoon, newsreel, trailer, and Chapter One of Gordon of Ghost City! $14.99
Ivory Handled Gun - Buck and his faithful mount Silver encounter jealousy, revenge, and the threat of The Wolverine Kid. Along with the feature, you get a cartoon, newsreel, trailer, and Chapter Two of Gordon of Ghost City! $14.99
Stone of Silver Creek - Jones plays saloon owner T. William Stone, who gains a share of a silver mine - and two troublemaking co-owners to boot. Along with the feature, you get a cartoon, newsreel, trailer, and Chapter Three of Gordon of Ghost City! $14.99

The Epic Story

Cliffhangers Gift Set - This ten tape set consists of a two part documentary (When Serials Were King and The Epic Story of the Cliffhangers) with archival photos and footage from the Pearl White era through John Wayne in The Hurricane Express, plus two-tape sets of The Phantom Empire, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, Undersea Kingdom, and Radar Men From The Moon. A nice "starter pack" for neophytes. EP speed only (we'll post if an SP version is made). $39.99 (shipping charge counts this as one item!)
Cliffhangers - Leonard Maltin hosts this compilation from Republic. $14.99

A Surrealist Classic

Louis Feuillade's Les Vampires - The director improvised and shot each episode of this 10-part, seven hour serial in the back alleys of WWI era Paris. It was so true to life, the Parisian police banned it for a time, because it seemed to glamorize the world of organized crime! David Shepard oversaw the restoration of this elegantly packaged boxed set with color tinting, English intertitles, and an orchestral score compiled by Robert Israel. Well worth the investment of $99.99 (shipping charge counts this as one item)!

Zorro!

The Many Faces of Zorro - Fans of the newest incarnations of Zorro, Banderas and Hopkins, will appreciate their backstage look at their recent success, interspersed with historical footage of experts like Anthony DeLongis and Tim Weske at work, and interviews with cast members who remember earlier Zorro adventures. $14.99
Son of Zorro (Serial) - Zorro's offspring becomes an avenging masked rider during the post-war Reconstruction era. $19.99
Zorro Rides Again (Serial) - Superhero Zorro keeps justice on track when raiders seize control of the California-Yucatan Railroad. $19.99

Zorro's Black Whip (Serial) - Linda Stirling plays the dazzling Black Whip who vows to avenge the death of her brother, Zorro. $19.99
Zorro's Fighting Legion (Serial) - A mysterious, armored spectre incites an uprising, and Zorro must save the day! $19.99
Zorro Gift Set - If you like the serials, you may also want to collect three debut videos of early feature adaptations: The Bold Caballero (the first sound and color film, 1936); The Ghost of Zorro starring Lone Ranger Clayton Moore; Zorro Rides Again (68 min. version of the serial). $39.99 (shipping charge counts this as one item!)

Columbia Series

Batman & Robin - Ed Wood favorite Lyle Talbot plays Commissioner Gordon in this 1949 adventure series. Robert Lowery and John Duncan are the Dynamic Duo, battling The Wizard's dastardly scheme for (what else but) world domination! 15 chapters on a two-tape set, hi-fi, digitally mastered, unrated, not closed captioned, $29.99
Blackhawk - Reed Crandall's comic magazine became a live action event in 1952, with Kirk "Superman" Alyn as the title character. The Blackhawks, a heroic squadron of international freedom fighters, rendezvous with a double agent in this Cold War thriller. Co-starring Carol "Spider Lady" Forman! 15 chapters on a two-tape set, hi-fi, digitally mastered, unrated, not closed captioned, $29.99
The Shadow - Shadow Magazine stories made up the source of this 1940 yarn starring Victor Jory. Industrial terrorist Black Tiger makes the mistake of stealing an explosives formula from the lab of Lamont Cranston, alter ego of none other than the legendary Shadow! 15 chapters on a two-tape set, hi-fi, digitally mastered, unrated, not closed captioned, $29.99

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