Film serials

Topic sh85088076 · id.loc.gov

Scope Notes

Here are entered works on films that were shown in weekly installments and usually featured cliffhanger endings. Works about successive films that feature the same characters and remain true to a common premise are entered under [Film series.]

Used for

Chapterplay films
Cliffhanger films
Episode films
Motion picture serials
Moving-picture serials
Serials, Film

Examples

Note under [Film series]

Broader Terms (1)

Motion pictures

Hierarchy

Broader groupings: