Don winslow is a top naval commander assigned to the islands around pearl harbor. The new don winslow of the navy series was initially published by fawcett and later by charlton and ran for seventythree issues from february 1943 through september 1955. May 18, 2014 chapter 1 of don winslow of the navy, a 1942 ww2 serial starring don terry. Don winslow of the coast guard the files of jerry blake. Martineks creation of don winslow was an unqualified success. The character was also the star of his own universal movie serial series and. Don winslow of the coast guard, like its predecessor don winslow of the navy, is a solidly entertaining serial never outstanding, but enjoyable and invariably interesting, with a fast pace and a strong cast. It sold to hollywood for seven figures last year, before it even had a title. Martineks widely circulated comic strip don winslow of the navy was brought to the screen in this actionpacked, 12chapter universal serial. Here are a few things that i will not miss about don winslow of the navy, seeing as this is the final chapter of the serial. Backup stories featuring eaglebreak spruder and jetsam joe. Overview of don winslow of the navy, 1942, directed by ford beebe, with anne nagel, samuel s. Don winslow of the navy 1942 is a universal pictures film serial based on the comic strip don winslow of the navy by commander frank v.
A coast guard officer is assigned to protect the coastline from spies, saboteurs and enemy agents. Don winslow of the navy 1942 official trailer, organic. The first movie serial, entitled don winslow of the navy appeared in 1942 and starred don terry as winslow. Based on the newspaper comic strip of the same name, don winslow of the navy was a serial filled with slambang wartime action. The serial was quickly banged out at the end of 1941 with a minimal budget that relied on stock footage. Don winslow stars in the cut feed line, the boxing champ of the atlantic fleet, the camouflage secret, and don winslow undermines the axis. Don winslow of the navy classic movie cliffhanger serial. Filled with incredible suspense and spectacular maritime action sequences, don winslow of the navy is an unbeatable actionadventure. Don winslow of the navy 1942 robinson crusoe of clipper island 1936 the adventures of rex and rinty 1935. A universal pictures serial with don terry in the title role. He discovers that there is a ring of saboteurs and enemy. There, naval intelligence has detected a ruthless gang of saboteurs who seek to destroy supply ships carrying rations. King of the rocket men 1949 movie serial chapter 2 of 12.
Don winslow of the coast guard is a 1943 universal pictures serial film based on the comic strip don winslow of the navy by frank v. The chapter don winslow of the coast guard was the second of two universal serials based on the comic strip don winslow of the navy. Classic serial filled with slambang wartime action, as navy intelligence officer don winslow squares off against a mysterious saboteur known as the scorpion who is. Which brings us to the 1942, twelve chapter, classic, don winslow of the navy, starring the rugged and genuine man of the world, don terry. He grew up in perryville, a beach town near the village of matunuck, rhode island. A new character, mike splendor, an ace intelligence officer, was also introduced and only later appeared in the comic strip. Don winslow of the navy was already a newspaper cartoon strip and radio adventure serial when it came to the screen in 1941. Don winslow of the navy was an american comic strip created by frank victor martinek and distributed mostly by the bell syndicate from 1934 to 1955. The series will encompass winslows 2005 novel the power of. Don winslow of the navy movie serial chapter ending youtube.
Don winslow of the coast guard movie and tv show licensing. He sets out with his trusted assistant and two beautiful women to find the mastermind behind these. Don winslow of the coast guard, like its predecessor don winslow of the navy, is a solidly entertaining serialnever outstanding, but enjoyable and invariably interesting, with a fast pace and a strong cast. Don winslowe of the navy adventure old time radio downloads. Red pennington, mercedes colby, misty gaye and the scorpion all appeared. Watch full episodes of don winslow of the navy and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. In this actionpacked spy serial, based on the newspaper comic strip by the same name, courageous navy commander don winslow don terry takes on scorpion kurt katch, a devious nazi agent. Don winslow of the coast guard 1943 ray taylor, ford i.
The movie serial, don winslow of the navy, produced by universal pictures tim tyler, jungle jim, began january 6, 1942. Fx networks has landed the rights to turn don winslows acclaimed cartel trilogy into a tv series. Oct 24, 20 don winslow of the navy does not belong in the top rank of universals serials, but it still deserves a higher rating than most serial buffs have awarded it. Don winslows superpowers were the fact that he was in the us navy, which is. Apr 03, 2019 which brings us to the 1942, twelve chapter, classic, don winslow of the navy, starring the rugged and genuine man of the world, don terry. Martineks comic strip don winslow of the navy was adapted as a 12chapter serial by universal, directed by ford beebe and ray taylor, and released early in 1942, just after the attack on pearl harbor. Aweigh and we have one serial from the top shelf of universal pictures. Fawcett comics, which had captain marvel in their publishing line already, published the don winslow comics, which blended somewhat realistic adventure fiction with outrageous pulp. Classic serial filled with slambang wartime action, as navy intelligence officer don winslow squares off against a mysterious saboteur known as the scorpion who is preying on american installations in the pacific. Don winslow of the navy, 1942, chapter 1 of movie serial pt. If you let people think youre weak, sooner or later youre going to have to kill them.
With don terry, walter sande, john litel, wade boteler. With don terry, walter sande, elyse knox, philip ahn. Don terry returns as don winslow, who has been promoted to commander in this. Winslow is played by actor don terry, a hardworking if unremarkable leading man who worked in a number of lowbudget features before attracting the attention of universal after starring as reporter larry kent in the 1938 columbia chapter play the secret of. Commander don winslow is returned to the office of naval intelligence from his command of his cruiser to investigate. This is a premiere 272page package with more than 20 digitally restored entertaining vintage adventures.
Don winslow don terry and his pal, lieutenant red pennington walter sande are assigned to military intelligence to. Don was in the coast guard in some adventures, but navy intelligence officer don winslow squared off against enemies in this radio serial, and since he was in intelligence work, that meant spies and really neat advanced military. Winslow was born on october 31, 1953, in new york city. The others in the cast did a yeomans job making the whole film run very well and. It was so successful, universal followed it in 43 with the episode don winslow of the coast guard. Jul, 2017 the new don winslow of the navy series was initially published by fawcett and later by charlton and ran for seventythree issues from february 1943 through september 1955. While america was still not at war, young fans were getting a super dose of patriotism watching their hero battle fifth columnists and war mongers. The movie serials were another expansion which the historical text part of this book covers, but the contents of the book are primarily from the 1940s comic books. Commander don winslow is returned to the office of. Don winslow of the navy 1942 episode 10 fighting fathoms. Also returning is mystery villain the scorpion, once more working in cahoots with the japanese. Don winslow of the navy 2dvd dvdr 1942 alpha video. Don winslow of the navy manufactured on demand on tcm shop.
Classic serial filled with slambang wartime action, as navy intelligence officer don winslow squares off against a mysterious saboteur known as the scorpi. Don winslow of the navy is a 1942 movie serial available on this roku channel of the name. He credits his parents for preparing him to become a writer. The navys crackerjack superhero naval history magazine.
Preceding the full, colorful adventures is a detailed introduction on the creation of the daring don winslow. The comic strip led to a radio adventure serial that began in 1937, as well as a film serial that began in 1942. The latest by don winslow the cartel, the power of the dog is a big, fat book of fastmoving fiction. Don terry took the role for which he became best known. Winslows popularity, which declined after world war ii. He discovers that there is a ring of saboteurs and enemy agents who are trying to destroy ships carrying supplies to the troops stationed in the islands and sabotage the war effort. The title character was a spychasing lieutenant commander in naval intelligence. As chapter 1 of the serial begins, we find our hero conducting stock footage naval maneuvers and looking damn good while doing so.
Martineks comic strip don winslow of the navy was adapted as a 12chapter serial by universal, directed by ford beebe and ray taylor, and. Don winslow of the navy is a 1942 universal pictures serial film based on the comic strip don winslow of the navy by commander frank v. Chapter 1 of don winslow of the navy, a 1942 ww2 serial starring don terry. I think by all accounts you would have to say commander frank w. Don winslow of the navy 1942 the movie database tmdb. This is chapter 7 of don winslow of the navy, a universal serial from 1942. The serial was quickly banged out at the end of 1941 with a minimal budget that relied on stock footage from the navy, recycled sets, and obvious sound stages.
Don terry returns as don winslow, who has been promoted to commander in this effort. Us naval officer don winslow is given command of the islands near pearl harbor. Based on the don winslow of the navy comic strip by commander frank v. It also features far more action than most other wartime universal serials, andagain like its predecessoris happily free of the. Martinek, the 12chapter serial features commander don winslow, who returns to the office of naval intelligence from his command of his cruiser to investigate strange. There, naval intelligence has detected a ruthless gang of saboteurs who. Don winslow of the navy does not belong in the top rank of universals serials, but it still deserves a higher rating than most serial buffs have awarded it.
Don winslow of the navy manufactured on demand on movies. The series will encompass winslows 2005 novel the power of the dog, the 2015. Watch don winslow of the navy full movie in hd visit movie 380612 a movie serial in 12 chapters. The villain of the piece is the scorpion kurt katch, who has been sabotaging american military forces in the pacific. Us naval officer don winslow is given command of tangita island, near pearl harbor, where a ring of saboteurs is trying to destroy ships carrying supplies to the troops stationed in the islands and sabotage the war effort under orders from an unknown leader. Even before production on the serial don winslow of the navy began, universal experienced a substantial spike in contracts from theaters keen to book the series. Terry was perfectly cast to fight villians, as he had at one time been a boxer among other things and was under contract at universal when preproduction for this serial began. Don winslow of the navy 1942 classic cinema online.
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