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The Phantom Empire

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Thanks to a wonderful on line virtual museum run by Smithsonian Air and Space Museum curator Alan Janus (search for "The Janus Museum"), I learned of the two DVD set of the movie serial, "The Phantom Empire" starring Gene Autry. It's a 12 part cliffhanger from 1934 and involves the singing cowboy, his ranch, a radio show, radium seeking villains, and Murania, an city 25,000 feet below the Earth's surface.
I remember catching this on local Boston TV early in the fifties. It has to be one of the most entertaining and unusual chapter plays ever conceived. The two DVDs are amazingly cheap from www.oldies.com.

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Get the restored/remastered release from the Serial Squadron site! - Audiophilander 23:38:10 03/12/04 (1)
Serial Squadron releases are usually a little more expensive than the public domain knock-offs and due to quantity pressing costs most have been issued on DVD-R as opposed to DVD, but take my word for it, their product is consistently worth the extra bucks. All have extras, professional menus, first rate authoring and look better than 90% of the el cheapo serial DVDs (i.e., which are usually produced from 2nd or 3rd generation 16mm dupes or even VHS masters. Note: I own a copy of the Serial Squadron's restored "Phantom Empire" serial as well as their release of "The Adventures of Captain Marvel" and the restored "Zorro's Fighting Legion"; I'm currently waiting on "Gangbusters" which is nearing completion. Highly recommended! Check out the linked URL.
Cheers,
AuPh
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- Re: Get the restored/remastered release from the Serial Squadron site! - rico 06:29:57 03/13/04 (0)
  Thanks for the tip. I went there and they have some good stuff.

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