Don't Dare Miss the Next Thrilling Chapter
Fletcher, Anthony L.
For more than a quarter of a century, Hollywood produced "chapterplays, " adventures told in 10 to 15 installments. Each episode (but the last) built to a whirlwind finish, sometimes literally. At the peak of peril, the installment always ended with the command -- DON'T DARE MISS THE NEXT THRILLING CHAPTER! -- or words to that effect. This all-but forgotten genre gave us the word "cliffhanger, " countless thrills and a special reason for Satur...