Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982

Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 389
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ISBN-10 : 9780786457663
ISBN-13 : 078645766X
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Book Synopsis Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982 by : Michael R. Pitts

Download or read book Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982 written by Michael R. Pitts and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1928 through 1982, when Columbia Pictures Corporation was a traded stock company, the studio released some of the most famous and popular films dealing with horror, science fiction and fantasy. This volume covers more than 200 Columbia feature films within these genres, among them Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers and The Revenge of Frankenstein. Also discussed in depth are the vehicles of such horror icons as Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and John Carradine. Additionally highlighted are several of Columbia's lesser known genre efforts, including the Boston Blackie and Crime Doctor series, such individual features as By Whose Hand?, Cry of the Werewolf, Devil Goddess, Terror of the Tongs and The Creeping Flesh, and dozens of the studio's short subjects, serials and made-for-television movies.


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