Moving Picture Weekly

05/05/2021

Boxer-turned-actor Jack Dempsey on the cover of Universal Weekly in 1924, when he was appearing in the Universal series "Fight and Win"

05/18/2020

Cover of Moving Picture Weekly January 29, 1921. Illustration by Hal Phyfe

Carmel Myers on the cover of Moving Picture Weekly, 1921. Illustration by Hal Phyfe

09/07/2019

Carmel Myers in "Beautifully Trimmed" on the cover of Moving Picture Weekly Dec. 4, 1920. Illustration by Hal Phyfe

09/03/2019

Flash Gordon is a 1936 science-fiction film serial, the first chapter of which was released on April 6, 1936. Presented in 13 chapters, it is the first screen adventure for Flash Gordon, the comic-strip character created by Alex Raymond in 1934. The heroic lead was played by Larry "Buster" Crabbe, who was reportedly very self-conscious about his hair dyed blond to appear more like the comic-strip Flash Gordon. The serial was hugely successful and had two subsequent sequels, also in serial form and starring Buster Crabbe, followed the popular 1936 production: Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (15 chapters) in 1938 and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (12 chapters) in 1940.

Buster Crabbe on the cover of Universal Weekly, February 22nd, 1936 from Moving Picture Weekly

05/23/2019

Universal serials

Two-page trade ad promoting Universal serials ~ from Universal Weekly, 1937

05/14/2019

Saturday Morning Kiddies' Matinee for "The Big Adventure" at the Frolic Theatre, San Francisco ~ from Motion Picture Weekly, July 2, 1921

01/25/2018

Cover of Universal Weekly on March 2, 1935 featuring Elsa Lanchester as the Bride of Frankenstein

01/25/2018

12/24/2017

Universal Weekly cover December 22nd, 1934