Hop Harrigan (serial)

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Plot

Hop Harrigan (William Bakewell), a top Air Corps pilot, leaves the military and he and his mechanic, "Tank" Tinker (Sumner Getchell), open up a small charter air service. They are hired by J. Westly Arnold (Emmett Vogan) to fly an inventor, Dr. Tobor (John Merton), to his secret laboratory, where he is working on a new and powerful energy machine.

A mysterious villain named "The Chief Pilot" (Wheeler Oakman), however, is also determined to have the new energy machine for his own purposes. He uses a destructive raygun to cripple Hop's aircraft and kidnaps Dr. Tobor. Hop and Tank, aided by Gail Nolan (Jennifer Holt) and her younger brother, Jackie (Robert "Buzz" Henry), finally overcome the criminals only find a bigger threat to them all within their group.

Dr. Tobor is insane and has a hideous plan to destroy the earth. Only Hop can stop him.

Chapter titles

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  1. A Mad Mission
  2. The Secret Ray
  3. The Mystery Plane
  4. Plunging Peril
  5. Betrayed by a Madman
  6. A Flaming Trap
  7. One Chance for Life
  8. White Fumes of Fate
  9. Dr. Tobor's Revenge
  10. Juggernaut of Fate
  11. Flying to Oblivion
  12. Lost in the Skies
  13. No Escape
  14. The Chute that Failed
  15. The Fate of the World[4]

Cast

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Production

Hop Harrigan was based on Jon l. Blummer's All-American Comics and associated radio series.[5] The serial featured location shooting at an airport, but relied heavily on studio sets.[6] The aircraft in Hop Harrigan included a Boeing-Stearman Kaydet, Bellanca Cruisair and a Stinson Junior.[7]

Reception

Author and film critic, Andrew C. Cline wrote in In the Nick of Time (1984) that Hop Harrigan is fairly action-filled serial, with well paced action.[5]

See also

References

Notes

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  1. ↑ Bakewell is older than the character he is playing, but a "convincing" enough hero.[5]

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Citations

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  1. ↑ Farmer 1984, p. 315.
  2. ↑ Rainey 2010, p. 114. Retrieved: April 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ Weiss and Gooddold 1973, p. III.
  4. ↑ Cline 1984, p. 243.
  5. ↑ a b c Cline 1984, p. 31.
  6. ↑ Weiss and Gooddold 1973, p. 257.
  7. ↑ "Hop Harrigan Chapter 01: A Mad Mission -- ComicWeb Serial Cliffhanger Theater", dailymotion.com, 2019. Retrieved: July 7, 2019.

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Bibliography

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  • Cline, William C. "Chapter 3. The Six Faces of Adventure", In the Nick of Time. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1984, Template:ISBN.
  • Farmer, James H. Celluloid Wings: The Impact of Movies on Aviation (1st ed.). Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania: TAB Books 1984. Template:ISBN.
  • Rainey, Buck. Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912–1956. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2010. Template:ISBN.
  • Weiss, Ken and Ed Goodgold. To be Continued ...: A Complete Guide to Motion Picture Serials. New York: Bonanza Books, 1973. Template:ISBN.

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