tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post1214256218068111404..comments2024-03-17T07:25:56.478-04:00Comments on Thrilling Days of Yesteryear: Don Winslow of the Navy (1942) – Chapter 11: Caught in the CavernsIvan G Shreve Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-3864297457509308022013-06-17T19:40:03.016-04:002013-06-17T19:40:03.016-04:00Ugh, the stock footage. I squinted my eyes in inte...Ugh, the stock footage. I squinted my eyes in intellectual curiosity over the stock footage in Raiders of Ghost City, and I finally decided it was from the early 1930s, but I honestly have no idea. I was telling the truth when I said I wish I knew which film it was because it looks pretty darn exciting.<br /><br />I know I teased you and James mercilessly on SBBN but the serial you suggested doesn't sound like a bad idea at all. When I do a new serial, it'll be either Monster and the Ape or Undersea Kingdom.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-17535781248056295462013-06-17T18:38:52.919-04:002013-06-17T18:38:52.919-04:00James gushed:
I'm looking forward to your hug...James gushed:<br /><br /><i>I'm looking forward to your huge sigh of relief next week.</i><br /><br />It will be audible on all seven continents. Heck, aliens from other worlds will say: "Did that sound like a sigh to you?"<br /><br /><i>And I prescribe a big early '50s cheeseball from Columbia to clear your palate next.</i><br /><br />Well, I've got <b>Riders of Death Valley</b> scheduled for the week after (kind of a penance for suggesting <b>Raiders of Ghost City</b> to Stacia)...and then I promised Prince Barin I'd tackle <b>The Desert Hawk</b> after <b>Riders</b> since he was kind enough to send me the <b>Don Winslow</b> replacement. Therefore I won't get around to another Columbia for a while...though <b>Hawk</b> is from that same studio, and might be worth a laugh or two.Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-33733867760258557292013-06-17T18:33:16.042-04:002013-06-17T18:33:16.042-04:00Stacia had a query:
So, I've been thinking (t...Stacia had a query:<br /><br /><i>So, I've been thinking (this is what keeps me up at nights), why would audiences put up with serials that were all stock footage?</i><br /><br />I won't pretend to know the specific details...but I'd bet it probably had a lot to do with the audience being comprised chiefly of a kid element. Children are not particularly discerning when it comes to movies ("I found the performances rather shallow, and the writing mediocre to the nth degree") and I think the sight of things blowing up, coupled with the impressive military weaponry, made their young hearts go pitter-pat. (Either that or they were too busy throwing popcorn and shit at the screen to notice.)<br /><br />Anytime you see a credit at the beginning of a serial that reads "We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the U.S. (fill in the blank)" it's pretty much shorthand for "Score! We won't have to shoot a damn thing with all this stock footage."<br /><br />You yourself experienced this with <b>Raiders of Ghost City</b>; Universal shot B-westerns out the wazoo during the silent era, and recycled all that footage in their sound serials for decades after. Spirited scenes of the heroes being chased by Indians? They've probably been running since 1925.Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-2823558537927204022013-06-16T22:47:59.691-04:002013-06-16T22:47:59.691-04:00Ivan, I know you got stuck with a bow-wow in this ...Ivan, I know you got stuck with a bow-wow in this serial, but I think you really rallied with this chapter. This is funny stuff. I'm looking forward to your huge sigh of relief next week. And I prescribe a big early '50s cheeseball from Columbia to clear your palate next.James Vancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-1946543885572481612013-06-16T10:49:08.233-04:002013-06-16T10:49:08.233-04:00Is it me, or did the cinematography get a little G...Is it me, or did the cinematography get a little German Expressionistic this episode?<br /><br />The guy showing up at the mines soaking wet? Hilarious. I'm picturing some studio intern having to pour a bucket of water on the guy...<br /><br /><i>I’m going to take a stab at a guess here…more death?</i><br /><br />HA!<br /><br />So, I've been thinking (this is what keeps me up at nights), why would audiences put up with serials that were all stock footage? Or were these mostly ignored for decades until someone in the studio system realized no one was watching?<br /><br />Anyway, FINAL CHAPTER NEXT WEEK WOOOO GO PACKERSStaciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.com