Films Directed by Mack V. Wright (Study Guide) - Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island, the Vigilantes Are Coming (Paperback)

This is nonfiction commentary. Chapters: Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island, the Vigilantes Are Coming, the Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, Winds of the Wasteland, the Sea Hound, Hit the Saddle, Riders of the Whistling Skull, Phantom From Space, the Man From Monterey, Somewhere in Sonora, Haunted Gold, Masked, the Broncho Kid, Wolf Tracks, Thieves' Clothes, the Big Show. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 58. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936) is a Republic Movie serial starring Ray Mala. It was the fourth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic and the last (of four) to be released in 1936. Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island is notable for being the first Republic serial to contain another common aspect of serials - a Re-Cap Chapter, similar to a clipshow in modern television where the events of the previous chapters are repeated via clips (in order to save money). This, contrary to popular belief was not the invention of the concept, which had been routinely used in serial production before the release of this serial. The serial was edited into the film Robinson Crusoe of Mystery Island, which was released in 1966. Following the sabotage and destruction of Pacific Dirigible Airlines' airship San Francisco on her maiden flight on the new California-Australia route (with the death of thirty-three people on board), the United States Intelligence Department assigns Agent Mala to investigate. Evidence points to the refuelling station on Clipper Island (in the Pacific Ocean). Mala heads to the island as a company radio operator, with partner Hank McGlaurie and dog Buck, along with local princess Melani and novelist Anthony Tupper. The masked master spy known only as H.K. has learned of his mission and despatches his henchmen to intercept. Also ...http: //booksllc.net/?id=8267330