Meanings
nounchapterplay (plural chapterplays)
plural chapterplays
- A film serial, formerly shown in instalments in theaters in conjunction with a feature film.
Very likely the world’s first singing-cowboy science-fiction adventure, this 12-episode chapterplay, directed by Otto Brower and Breezy Easton, features Gene Autry in his first starring role — as “Gene Autry,” the proprietor of Radio Ranch.
2008 March 25, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs: ‘The Phantom Empire’”, in New York Times
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chapterplay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapterplay
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“chapterplay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapterplay. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chapterplay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapterplay.
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