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Review on πŸ”₯ Burn 'Em Up Barnes - Volumes 1 and 2 (Full Serial Collection) by Ronnie Sorensen

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Very little rubber burned

It's a joke for such an early series but there really aren't many car races. Most of the time, our heroes are on the run, trying to stop the villains from destroying a film that proves the hero's innocence in the murder, or a confession signed by the real killer, or a valuable property sale contract. Cliffhangers are pretty weak, and there's a huge cheat at the end of chapter 8 where the plane crashes head-on onto the ground, but in chapter 9 it stays on the ground unharmed. , which produced many series until 1935, when Mascot merged with two other small studios to form Republic Studios. You had a lot of good people at Mascot, many of whom were very successful in the Republic, but the quality of Mascot's products today looks pretty bad. This film has been trimmed down a bit over the years and there are places where the audio cuts out for a few moments. Perhaps the most interesting part of this series is the actors involved. Jack Mulhall was an elegant leading man in silent films. His website lists 408 films in which he acted between 1910 and 1977, as well as numerous television guest appearances. Frankie Darro's film career began in the silent film era through the 1960s. He was a famous child star. On the series, he walked alongside Gene Autry and Rin-Tin-Tin, often doing his own stunts. He was perhaps best known for his work as one of the "Children of the Dead End". He also starred as Robbie the Robot in the classic sci-fi film Forbidden Planet. We all know Jason Robards Jr., but have you ever seen Jason Robards Sr.? Here he plays one of his signature roles as Drummond, one of the villains. Robards also appeared in silent films, often as a clean country hero. During the sane age, he began playing character roles, almost always as the main villain. Lola Lane began working in show business at the age of 12 as a silent film pianist at a local theater. She and her sisters Priscilla Lane and Rosemary Lane were Warner Brothers stars in the '30s and '40s. Lola retired from the screen in 1946 to pursue real estate. In fact, the best actor in this movie is probably Edwin Maxwell, who plays a delightfully flattering industrial villain.

Pros
  • nice touch
Cons
  • I don't remember but there was something