Welcome
to the Squadron Clubhouse
Greetings,
cliffhanger fans!
Welcome to the international movie, TV and radio chapter
play appreciation society! Our members, dedicated to the
preservation and restoration of the lost form of the movie
serial. participate in film restoration pledge drives, chat
weekly, and produce the world's only all-cliffhanger film
festival every year, SerialFest! You're invited to join in,
participate, and contribute to upcoming events and
projects.
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DIRECTOR
Doc Savage
DVD RESTORATIONS
Dr. Grood
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
Prince Barin
PUBLICATIONS
EDITOR
Lincoln Rand
WEB
FORUM MODERATOR
The Black Whip
HONORARY
HIGH PRIESTESS
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Squadron
Volunteers
PLEDGE
DRIVE CHAIRMAN & SERIALFEST TREASURER
SixFigures
SERIALFEST
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
Ace Drummond
SERIALFEST
REGISTRATIONS CHAIRMAN
39013
YAK AWARDS CHAIRMAN
Sgt. Ward
RESEARCH
Dr. Daka
PRESIDENT
OF VICE
Pa Stark
Squadron
History & Accomplishments
2007: The Squadron releases Undersea Kingdom, The
Mystery of the Riverboat on DVD
SerialFest
2007 is produced by Ace
Drummond & a committee of Squadron members
Dr. Grood releases the restored version of
The Lone Ranger Rides
Again on DVD
and the complete restored King of the Mounties on DVD
2006:
SerialFest 2006,
produced by Dr. Grood and Ace
Drummond, features special guest Adrian Booth and the introduction of the
Cliffhanger Card Game.
DVD Releases
of Radio Patrol,
Fighting Marines, The Vanishing Legion, Tailspin Tommy in
The Great Air Mystery, The Jungle Princess, The Lost Serial
Collection, The Sign of the Wolf, Rocket Ship
and audio DVDs
The Blue Beetle, Shadow of Fu
Manchu, Masters of Horror and many others.
2005: SerialFest 2005 a lost serial and part 2 of
Masked Rider
are shown
Robin Hood and the Prince of Aragon performed
Squadron hosts Ithaca-made Movies Website
2004: Digital reconstruction/restoration
of Adventures of
Tarzan
First-ever DVD release of
Gang
Busters
The Masked Rider
is seen onscreen for first
time in 85 years at SerialFest 2004
Digital
restoration of Beatrice
Fairfax (1916)
2003: Digital restoration of The Phantom Empire
SerialFest 2003 in Newtown Pa.;
King of the Mounties,
Guest
Terry Harbin
gives presentation on serials
filmed in Ithaca, New York,
Guest Sam
Sherman shows clips
from The Chinatown
Mystery
Digital
restoration of Captain
America
2002: The Squadron releases the
first-ever-created DVD edition of Zorro's Fighting Legion
SerialFest 2002, produced by the Serial Squadron and
Pittsburgh Filmmakers, hosted by ToBeContinued, with speeches by club president
Bonga, is held in Pittsburgh with guest
John Duncan
Dr. Grood directs premiere of John Balderston's 1930
play Frankenstein
2001: SerialFest 2001, first-ever all-serial film festival,
hosted in Toronto by club president Henry Miyamoto
Release of
original radio serial The Dangers of Daphne
Discovery & restoration of
The Vanishing Shadow
2000:
The Squadron forges ahead with
new members as well as old, and new projects, including a
member pledge drive to sponsor the world's first
release Zorro's
Fighting Legion on DVD.
Serial of the
Month connects serial
fans with collectors
Dr. Grood restores classic radio dramas
1999:
Charter Squadron member
Sgt. Ward develops the Yak Awards
January
1998: Dr. Grood
develops, designs and posts The Serial Squadron, first-ever all-cliffhanger serial
website. Online
chats begin, sometimes
hosted by Lincoln Rand; chat room guests include
author Frank
Thompson and relatives
of serial players and stunt performers such as
Tom Tyler and Helen Thurston. Lincoln Rand continues to work on what
he has now suggested should be one large book about movie
serials, which will incorporate all information developed
by both he and Dr. Grood. Lincoln Rand's investment and
work on this serial book still continues to this day, as
does Dr. Grood's investment and work on the Squadron
website.
December 1997: Dr. Grood suggests it's time to open shop
and that a website be posted to allow serial fans to
assemble and communicate on the web while material to be
printed is prepared for publication. Lincoln Rand suggests
the website be named "The Serial Squadron," and says that
though he does not wish to be involved in its design and
execution, when not working on book projects he will
participate in activities at his convenience, as "Commander
Lincoln Rand, Ret."
1995-96:
Lincoln Rand expands Dr.
Grood's serial cast lists and notes or reviews of serials
into longer articles and suggests additional print projects
be developed as part of a joint publishing venture. Lincoln
Rand and Dr. Grood agree that Lincoln Rand will function as
publications editor for the upcoming company & Dr.
Grood will be designer, publicity director and website
manager. Investment, research, writing, and development of
publishing projects by both Lincoln Rand and Dr. Grood
continue for several years.
January 1994: Dr. Grood suggests to Lincoln Rand that
they develop a new book about movie serials on video. Dr.
Grood begins researching, assembling and writing cast lists
and articles for it and collecting video and film copies of
all known cliffhanger serials in the universe.