Category Archives: The Back Row’s Weekly Serial Review

Quick Facts Released in 1939 Directed by John English and William Witney Written by Roland Davidson, Franklin Adreon, Morgan Cox, Sol Shor, Barney Sarecky Starring Reed Hadley, William Corson, Sheila Darcy Basic Story Line Zorro must protect the newly formed … Continue reading →

Quick Facts Released in 1949 Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet Written by George Plympton, Joseph Poland, Royal Cole Starring Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane Adam Basic Story Line Batman and Robin try to stop a villain named The Wizard, who … Continue reading →

Quick Facts Released in 1941 Directed by Ford Beebe and John Rawlins Written by George Plympton, Basil Dickey, Sherman Lowe Starring Warren Hull, Keye Luke, Anne Nagel, and Wade Boteler Basic Story Line Brit Reid resurrects his alter ego, The … Continue reading →

Quick Facts Released in 1941 Directed by John English and William Witney Written by Ronald Davidson, Norman S. Hall, Arch Heath, Joseph Poland, and Sal Shor Starring Frank Coghlan Jr., Tom Tyler, and Louise Currie Basic Story Line Billy Batson … Continue reading →

Welcome to my tenth Back Row’s Weekly Serial revue. To celebrate this somewhat arbitrary milestone I will revue another one of the classic science fiction serials, Buck Rogers. Quick Facts Released in 1939 Directed by Ford Beebe and Saul A. … Continue reading →

Quick Facts Released in 1933 Directed by Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer Written by Colbert Clark, Bennett Cohen, Wyndham Gittens, Norman S. Hall, and Barney A. Sarecky Starring John Wayne, Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton, Ralph Bushman Basic Story Line Three … Continue reading →

I was recently watching an episode of the Buck Rogers serial when a thought crossed my mind: Who the hell trains these guards? Did they not attend any of their orientation sessions? Here’s a list of 10 things all guards … Continue reading →

Quick Facts Released in 1952 Directed by Fred C. Brannon Written by Ronald Davidson Starring Judd Holdren, Aline Towne and Wilson Wood Basic Story Line Special Agent Larry Martin has to stop a group of Martians who are intent on … Continue reading →

In the late 90s, serial star Linda Sterling gave an interview in which she commented that 20 years ago she never would have believed that people would still know about serials today. True, people like me are rare and, frankly, … Continue reading →