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| CliffClaven | Sep 16 2010, 10:36 AM Post #2071 |
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Balcony Gang, Foist Class
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But Miss Rogers spends most of the serial in a boyish flight suit and helmet. |
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| The Batman | Sep 16 2010, 10:37 AM Post #2072 |
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Another disservice done by this serial. |
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| panzer the great & terrible | Sep 16 2010, 05:32 PM Post #2073 |
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Mouth Breather
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Are you sure it's all non-stock aerial footage? |
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| CliffClaven | Sep 16 2010, 11:40 PM Post #2074 |
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Well, there was certainly some stock -- sort of doubt they crashed a bunch of planes just for this. But all the shots actually showing the Eagle's custom-painted plane had to be original, and likewise shots of planes (from the ground and from the planes themselves) buzzing and dropping grenades on recognizable characters and sets (although when a ship explodes in one of the final chapters, it's pretty emphatically not the same ship we saw a moment earlier). Also recalling early stock shots of a dirigible with parts of the frame obviously blurred. Guessing that was done optically to conceal its real identity, but not sure if this was the Hindenberg or perhaps a military craft they were trying to disguise as a commercial ship. Considering that it crashes in the ocean in a storm (via model shots), perhaps the owners of the real dirigible complained. |
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| Sgt Saturn | Sep 17 2010, 06:06 AM Post #2075 |
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I seem to recall seeing the letters N-A-V-Y through the optical blur at some point. Edited by Sgt Saturn, Sep 17 2010, 06:06 AM.
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| Pa Stark | Sep 17 2010, 04:34 PM Post #2076 |
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I am watching ACE DRUMMOND, and it is far superior to TAILSPIN TOMMY IN THE GREAT AIR MYSTERY. Some of the people who wrote the script earlier wrote for Mascot, and you can seen the Mascot influence. It has a mystery villain named the Dragon, and like Mascot there are many red herrings. Suspects eavesdropping on conversations, radioing information the same time as the gang receives the same information from the Dragon, etc. Pa says, check it out. |
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| Chandu | Sep 17 2010, 05:50 PM Post #2077 |
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Champeen of Justice and Seeker of Knowledge, but rascal at heart!
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Give me a ship and a song! |
| Not plane, nor bird, nor even frog. It's just little ol' me... | |
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| panzer the great & terrible | Sep 19 2010, 08:21 AM Post #2078 |
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Mouth Breather
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I love the Ace Drummond serial. Saw some of it on WOR when I was little. |
| Life is just a bowl of cherries, it's too mysterious, don't take it serious... | |
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| AndyFish | Sep 20 2010, 01:08 PM Post #2079 |
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Movie Watcha Foist Class
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oh no, oh please, please-- I JUST got the dopey Ace Drummond song out of my head. NOOOOOOO!!! |
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| LaneCarson | Sep 20 2010, 01:49 PM Post #2080 |
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Whats needed .... Gravy ... is a loud noisy siren which sounds when one logs onto this website and has a PM which needs to be read ... Perhaps a flashing light as well?? I've despaired at trying to contact members using the PM system ... some of my PMs have gone unread for several months .... I once sent a 8 successive PMs to a member over a 3 month period, trying to get a reply (all I wanted was a confirmed address so that I could send off a gratis serial) Seems that checking top right on the screen when one visits the website is too much Gravy! take note .... sirens & flashing lights required Trev |
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| Pa Stark | Sep 20 2010, 05:38 PM Post #2081 |
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"Give me the open skies, give me a ship to fly........ Give me a ship and a song!!!!! |
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| Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer | Sep 21 2010, 03:05 AM Post #2082 |
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You sound more like Ace Drumstick
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| It's like Rodney King used to say, "Can't we all get a bong." | |
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| Pa Stark | Sep 21 2010, 09:46 PM Post #2083 |
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Starks don't do any singing if they know what's good for them. My Uncle Mush sang to the authorities and look what happened to him. |
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| Chandu | Sep 22 2010, 10:48 AM Post #2084 |
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Champeen of Justice and Seeker of Knowledge, but rascal at heart!
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They sent him to Sing Sing? |
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| JazzGuyy | Sep 23 2010, 08:10 AM Post #2085 |
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Balcony Gang, Foist Class
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I am watching The Lost Planet. It is a mediocre and silly Katzman-era Columbia but not nearly as bad as Captain Video. Was there a requirement that all Katzman-era Columbia serial of the '50s use Gene Roth? He seems to be in every one I have seen so far. The distinguishing feature of this serial is that it features the original Dr. Grood character as the villain. This Grood seems to be remarkably similar to his Internet alter ego in terms of personality. |
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