Long thought lost, The Trail of the Octopus is a 15-chapter silent serial released in 1919. Hard to believe but even back then, every episode was packed with thrills and chills. Early Hollywood knew how to deliver a good mystery.
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Daredevils of the West: Return to the Saturday Matinee
Daredevils of the West was filmed at the height of Republic’s serial-making career, when their formula and technique were perfected and ensemble cast members at their most capable and appealing. As a work of film melodrama, the serial is astoundingly…
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