Even for a serial, this one is weird

[dr_hermes]

THE LOST CITY (1935)

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[terry_mccombs]

Is this the serial with the famous (infamous) line "That was a white woman's scream!" at some point?

[dr_hermes]

Yep. I'd take that as the same sort of carelessness that once had a character on the LONE RANGER radio show say, "Listen, sounds like a white horse coming."

[dr_hermes]

Oh, and I have to add the time when the Lone Ranger and Tonto were searching a hotel room for clues; they couldn't find any, the Ranger said they'd better get out of the hotel before they were found and the actor playing Tonto absent-mindedly said, "Ugh, get-um up Scout!" to his horse.

[full_metal_ox]

Another fun anecdote from WHO WAS THAT MASKED MAN?, although this one doesn't involve the assumption that sound effects can convey color: I would dearly love to have been present at the concert performance of the William Tell Overture wherein the audience nearly gave Leopold Stokowski a coronary by yelling out in unison, "HI-HO, SILVER, AWAAAAYYYY!"

[dr_hermes]

My guess would be that he gave them a withering glare, but you never know.. he might have had enough presence of mind to smile slightly and carry on.