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Old Movies & Serials - Free Online, No Download. Update: 12/10/08. Radar Men From The Moon (1952) - (Serial-complete) Ghost Patrol (1936) The Phantom Empire (1935) - (Serial-complete) Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) - (Serial-Chap 1) The Lost City (1935)( - Serial-complete). A serial, film serial, movie serial or chapter play, is a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subjects exhibited in consecutive order at one theater, generally advancing weekly, until the series is completed.
A list of film serials by year of release.
Production Company | Title | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
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1910 | ||||||
Deutsche Vitaskop GmbH | Arsene Lupin Contra Sherlock Holmes | 5 | Mystery | Paul Otto as Lupin and Viggo Larsen as Holmes | German Survival status of all episodes is unknown.[1][2] | |
1912 | ||||||
Edison Studios | What Happened to Mary? | 12 | Drama | Charles Brabin | Mary Fuller | Episodes 1–4: Survival status unclear.[3] Episodes 5–8, 10, 11: Museum of Modern Art[4] Episode 9: Library of Congress[4] Episode 12: Survival status unclear[3] Other sources indicate a print exists yet provides no specifics[5] |
1913 | ||||||
Selig Polyscope Company | The Adventures of Kathlyn | 13 | Adventure | Francis J. Grandon | Kathlyn Williams | Presumed lost. Considered to be the first 'cliffhanger' serial.[6] |
Edison Studios | Who Will Marry Mary? | 6 | Drama | Mary Fuller | Incomplete prints of episodes one and five survive[7] | |
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont | Fantômas | 5 | Mystery | Louis Feuillade | René Navarre | French Print exists.[8][9] Released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber 2016.[10] |
1914 | ||||||
Pathé | The Perils of Pauline | 20 | Adventure | Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie | Pearl White | First Pathé serial; known to exist only in a shortened 9-chapter version (approx. 214 minutes)[11] |
Wharton Studio | The Exploits of Elaine | 14 | Mystery | George B. Seitz | Pearl White, Arnold Daly, Sheldon Lewis | Survival status: Prints exist in the George Eastman Museum film archive [incomplete 35mm positive]; and (of some of the episodes, including episodes 8-10) [16mm reduction positives, 8mm reduction positives][12] |
Kalem Company | The Hazards of Helen | 119 | Railroad | J. P. McGowan and James D. Davis | Helen Holmes and Helen Gibson | 119 chapters – At 23.8 hours, this is considered to be the longest serial ever made. Each episode was about 12 minutes. Very little of it survives.[13] |
Edison Studios | The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies | 12 | Girl Reporter | Walter Edwin | Mary Fuller | Only two episodes, 5 & 10, are known to exist. |
The Man Who Disappeared | 12 | Drama | Charles Brabin | Marc McDermott | (considered lost) | |
Reliance Motion Picture Studio/Mutual Film | Our Mutual Girl | 52 | Drama | John W. Noble, Oscar Eagle | Norma Phillips | |
Thanhouser Film Corporation | The Million Dollar Mystery | 23 | Mystery | Howell Hansel | Florence La Badie, Marguerite Snow, James Cruze, Sidney Bracey | (considered lost) |
Zudora | 20 | Drama | Howell Hansel | Marguerite Snow, James Cruze | ||
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery | 15 | Spy | Francis Ford | Grace Cunard, Francis Ford | First Universal serial; an incomplete print of 4 chapters exists |
The Master Key | 15 | Adventure | Robert Z. Leonard | Robert Z. Leonard, Ella Hall | (only episode 5 survives in the Library of Congress) | |
Universal Pictures | The Trey o' Hearts | 15 | Crime | Wilfred Lucas and Henry MacRae | Cleo Madison, George Larkin | Based on a novel by Louis Joseph Vance (considered lost) |
Lubin Manufacturing Company | The Beloved Adventurer | 15 | Drama | Arthur V. Johnson | Arthur V. Johnson, Lottie Briscoe | |
1915 | ||||||
Pathé & Wharton Studio | The New Exploits of Elaine | 10 | Crime | Louis J. Gasnier, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | Pearl White | (considered lost) |
The Romance of Elaine | 12 | Spy | George B. Seitz, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | Pearl White, Lionel Barrymore, Creighton Hale | Based on the novel by Arthur B. Reeve (considered lost) | |
Balboa Amusement Producing Company | Neal of the Navy | 14 | Maritime | William Bertram and W.M. Harvey | Lillian Lorraine, William Courtleigh Jr. | (considered lost) |
The Red Circle | 14 | Drama | Sherwood MacDonald | Ruth Roland | (only a brief trailer survives) | |
American Film Company | The Diamond From the Sky | 30 | Adventure | Jacques Jaccard and William Desmond Taylor | Lottie Pickford | (considered lost) |
Reliance Film Company | Runaway June | 15 | Drama | Oscar Eagle | Norma Phillips | |
Kalem Company | The Ventures of Marguerite | 16 | Crime | Robert Ellis, John Mackin and Hamilton Smith | Marguerite Courtot | |
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | The Black Box | 15 | Mystery | Otis Turner | Herbert Rawlinson | (considered lost); written by E. Phillips Oppenheim; a novelization of the serial with photos was published |
The Broken Coin | 22 | Adventure | Francis Ford | Grace Cunard, Francis Ford | Based on a story by Emerson Hough (considered lost) | |
Graft | 20 | Crime | George Lessey and Richard Stanton | Hobart Henley, Jane Novak | (considered lost) | |
Under the Crescent | 6 | Adventure | Burton L. King | Ola Humphrey | Based on the biography of actress Ola Humphrey (considered lost) | |
Power Picture Plays | The Mysterious Lady Baffles and Detective Duck | 11 | Comedy | Allen Curtis | Gale Henry, Max Asher | |
Lubin Manufacturing Company | The Road o'Strife | 15 | Drama | Howell Hansel and John Ince | Crane Wilbur, Mary Charleson, Jack Standing | |
Signal Film Corporation | The Girl and the Game | 15 | Railroad | J. P. McGowan | Helen Holmes, Leo D. Maloney, J. P. McGowan | |
Vitagraph Company of America | The Fates and Flora Fourflush | 3 | Comedy | Wally Van | Clara Kimball Young | |
The Goddess | 15 | Drama | Ralph Ince | Anita Stewart | ||
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont | Les Vampires | 10 | Mystery | Louis Feuillade | Musidora | French (available on DVD) |
1916 | ||||||
Wharton Studio | The Mysteries of Myra | 15 | Horror | Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | Howard Estabrook, Jean Sothern | |
The Grip of Evil | 14 | Drama | W.A.S. Douglas and Harry Harvey | Jackie Saunders, Roland Bottomley | ||
The Iron Claw | 20 | Mystery | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | A print of episode 7 exists[14] | |
Wharton Studio/Hearst | Beatrice Fairfax | 15 | Girl Reporter | Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | Grace Darling, Harry Fox | (Available on DVD) |
Astra Film Corporation/Pathé | Pearl of the Army | 15 | War | Edward José | Pearl White | (Available on DVD) |
The Shielding Shadow | 15 | Mystery | Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie | Grace Darmond, Ralph Kellard, Léon Bary | (Only chapters 4, 10, 11, 14 and 15 exist)[15] | |
Erbograph/Consolidated Film Company | The Crimson Stain Mystery | 16 | Horror | T. Hayes Hunter | Maurice Costello, Ethel Grandin | (Exists in incomplete form)[15] |
Kleine Productions Inc. | Gloria's Romance | 20 | Drama | Colin Campbell and Walter Edwin | Billie Burke | (considered lost) |
Metro Pictures Corporation | The Great Secret | 18 | Mystery | Christy Cabanne | Francis X. Bushman, Beverly Bayne | (considered lost) |
Deutsche Bioscop | Homunculus | 6 | Science fiction | Otto Rippert | Olaf Fønss | German |
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont | Judex | 12 | Crime | Louis Feuillade | René Cresté, Musidora | French (available on DVD) |
L'X Noir | Léonce Perret | French | ||||
Niagara Film Studios | Perils of Our Girl Reporters | 15 | Girl reporter | George Terwilliger | ||
American Film Company | The Sequel to the Diamond From the Sky | 4 | Drama | Edward Sloman | Rhea Mitchell | (considered lost) |
The Secret of the Submarine | 15 | Spy | George L. Sargent | Juanita Hansen, Tom Chatterton | (considered lost) | |
The Scarlet Runner | 12 | William P. S. Earle and Wally Van | Earle Williams | (considered lost) | ||
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company. | The Strange Case of Mary Page | 15 | Mystery | J. Charles Haydon | Henry B. Walthall, Edna Mayo | (considered lost) |
Signal Film Corporation | The Yellow Menace | 16 | William Steiner | Edwin Stevens | ||
Lass of the Lumberlands | 15 | Western | J. P. McGowan | Helen Holmes | (considered lost) | |
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring | 15 | Circus | Francis Ford and Jacques Jaccard | Grace Cunard, Francis Ford | (considered lost) |
Liberty | 20 | Western | Henry MacRae | Marie Walcamp | First purely Western Serial ever made (considered lost)[16] | |
Vitagraph Company of America | The Purple Mask | 16 | Mystery | Francis Ford and Grace Cunard | Grace Cunard, Francis Ford | |
The Secret Kingdom | 15 | Fantasy | Charles Brabin | Charles Richman, Dorothy Kelly, Arline Pretty, Joseph Kilgour | ||
1917 | ||||||
Astra Film Corporation/Pathé | The Fatal Ring | 20 | Crime | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | (A complete print may exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive)[17] |
The Hidden Hand | 15 | Mystery | James Vincent | Doris Kenyon | (considered lost) | |
The Mystery of the Double Cross | 15 | Mystery | Louis J. Gasnier and William Parke | Mollie King, Léon Bary | (Available on DVD) | |
The Seven Pearls | 15 | Adventure | Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie | Mollie King, Creighton Hale, Léon Bary | (only fragments exist in the Library of Congress) | |
Balboa Amusement Producing Company | The Neglected Wife | 15 | Drama | William Bertram | Ruth Roland | (A complete print exists)[18] |
Wharton Studio/International Film Service Inc. | Patria | 15 | War | Jacques Jaccard, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | Irene Castle | Based on the novel The Last of the Fighting Channings by Louis Joseph Vance; only episodes 1-4 and 10 exist.[19] |
Signal Film Corporation | The Lost Express | 15 | Railroad | J. P. McGowan | Helen Holmes | |
The Railroad Raiders | 15 | Railroad | J. P. McGowan | Helen Holmes | ||
Monmouth Film Corporation | Jimmie Dale Alias the Grey Seal | 16 | Mystery | Harry McRae Webster | E.K. Lincoln, Doris Mitchell, Edna Hunter, Paul Panzer | |
Paramount Pictures | Who Is Number One? | 15 | Mystery | William Bertram | Kathleen Clifford | (considered lost) |
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | The Mystery Ship | 18 | Maritime | Henry MacRae | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber | (considered lost) |
The Red Ace | 16 | War | Jacques Jaccard | Marie Walcamp | (Only 11 of the 15 chapters exist in the Library of Congress)[20] | |
The Gray Ghost | 16 | Mystery | Stuart Paton | Harry Carter, Priscilla Dean, Emory Johnson, Eddie Polo | (considered lost) | |
Voice on the Wire | 15 | Mystery | Stuart Paton | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber, Joseph W. Girard | (considered lost) | |
Vitagraph Company of America | The Fighting Trail | 15 | Western | William Duncan | William Duncan, Carol Holloway | (considered lost)[21] |
Vengeance and the Woman | 15 | William Duncan and Laurence Trimble | William Duncan, Carol Holloway | |||
1918 | ||||||
Astra Film Corporation/Pathé | Hands Up! | 15 | Western | Louis J. Gasnier and James W. Horne | Ruth Roland | (considered lost) |
The House of Hate | 20 | Mystery | George B. Seitz | Pearl White, Antonio Moreno | (A restored version is available on DVD) | |
Western Photoplays Inc. | Wolves of Kultur | 15 | War | Joseph A. Golden | Leah Baird, Sheldon Lewis, Charles Hutchison | (Only 7 of the 15 chapters still exist)[22] |
Jaxon Film Corporation | A Daughter of Uncle Sam | 12 | War | James C. Morton | ||
Wharton Studio | The Eagle's Eye | 20 | War | George Lessey, Wellington A. Playter, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | King Baggot, Marguerite Snow | (considered lost) |
Rolfe Photoplays | The Master Mystery | 15 | Mystery, Science fiction | Harry Grossman and Burton L. King | Harry Houdini | (Incomplete, reconstructed version available on DVD)[23] |
Burston Films Inc. | The Silent Mystery | 15 | Mystery | Francis Ford | Francis Ford, Mae Gaston, Rosemary Theby | (considered lost) |
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | The Brass Bullet | 18 | Maritime | Ben F. Wilson | Juanita Hansen, Jack Mulhall | (considered lost) |
Bull's Eye | 18 | Western | James W. Horne | Eddie Polo | (considered lost) | |
The Lion's Claws | 18 | Adventure | Harry Harvey and Jacques Jaccard | Marie Walcamp | Featured 18 episodes (considered lost) | |
Lure of the Circus | 18 | Circus | J. P. McGowan | Eddie Polo | (Only an edited feature version exists)[24] | |
The Red Glove | 18 | Western | J. P. McGowan | Marie Walcamp | (considered lost) | |
Vitagraph Company of America | A Fight for Millions | 15 | Western | William Duncan | William Duncan, Edith Johnson, Joe Ryan | |
The Iron Test | 15 | Circus | Robert N. Bradbury and Paul Hurst | Antonio Moreno, Carol Holloway | ||
A Woman in the Web | 15 | Paul Hurst and David Smith | Hedda Nova | (considered lost) | ||
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont | Tih Minh | 12 | Mystery | Louis Feuillade | René Cresté, Mary Harald | French (A complete print exists)[25] |
1919 | ||||||
Astra Film Corporation/Pathé | The Adventures of Ruth | 15 | Crime | George Marshall | Ruth Roland | (considered lost) |
Bound and Gagged | 10 | Comedy | George B. Seitz | George B. Seitz, Marguerite Courtot | Four episodes survive in the Library of Congress[26] | |
The Lightning Raider | 15 | Crime | George B. Seitz | Pearl White, Boris Karloff | Survives in an incomplete state preserved at the Library of Congress[27] | |
Terror of the Range | 7 | Western | Stuart Paton | George Larkin, Betty Compson | (considered lost) | |
The Tiger's Trail | 15 | Mystery | Robert Ellis, Louis J. Gasnier and Paul Hurst | Ruth Roland | ||
George B. Seitz Productions | The Black Secret | 15 | Spy | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | |
Western Photoplays Inc. | The Great Gamble | 15 | Crime | Joseph A. Golden | Charles Hutchison, Anna Luther | |
Oliver Films Inc. | The Carter Case | 15 | Mystery | William F. Haddock and Donald MacKenzie | Herbert Rawlinson, Marguerite Marsh | A Craig Kennedy mystery |
Great Western Film Producing Company | Elmo the Mighty | 18 | Northern | Henry MacRae | Elmo Lincoln, Grace Cunard | |
SLK Serial Corporation | The Fatal Fortune | 15 | Maritime | Donald MacKenzie and Frank Wunderlee | Helen Holmes | |
National Film Corporation of America | Lightning Bryce | 15 | Western, Horror | Paul Hurst | Ann Little, Jack Hoxie | |
Wisteria Productions | The Lurking Peril | 15 | Horror | George Morgan | George Larkin, Anna Luther | |
Burston Films Inc. | The Mystery of 13 | 15 | Mystery | Francis Ford | Francis Ford, Rosemary Theby | |
American Lifeograph Company | The Perils of Thunder Mountain | 15 | Northern | Robert N. Bradbury and W.J. Burman | Antonio Moreno, Carol Holloway | |
Decla Bioscop AG | The Spiders | 2 | Fantasy Adventure | Fritz Lang | Carl de Vogt, Lil Dagover | German 4 feature-length episodes were planned, but only 2 were completed |
Serico Producing Company Inc. | A Woman in Grey | 15 | Mystery | James Vincent | Arline Pretty, Henry G. Sell | |
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | The Great Radium Mystery | 18 | Mystery | Robert Broadwell and Robert F. Hill | Eileen Sedgwick, Cleo Madison, Bob Reeves | |
The Lion Man | 18 | Mystery | Albert Russell and Jack Wells | Kathleen O'Connor, Jack Perrin, J. Barney Sherry, Gertrude Astor | ||
The Midnight Man | 18 | James W. Horne | James J. Corbett | |||
Shamrock Photoplay Corporation | The Masked Rider | 15 | Western | Aubrey M. Kennedy | Harry Myers, Ruth Stonehouse, Paul Panzer, Boris Karloff | |
Hallmark Pictures Corporation | The Trail of the Octopus | 15 | Mystery | Duke Worne | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber | |
Vitagraph Company of America | Man of Might | 15 | Maritime | William Duncan and Clifford Smith | William Duncan | |
Smashing Barriers | 15 | Western | William Duncan | William Duncan | ||
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont | Barrabas | 12 | Louis Feuillade | French |
Production Company | Title | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1920 | ||||||
Allgood Pictures Corporation | The Whirlwind | 15 | Joseph A. Golden | Charles Hutchison | ||
Arrow Film Corporation | The Fatal Sign | 14 | Mystery | Stuart Paton | Claire Anderson, Harry Carter | |
Berwilla Film Corporation | Thunderbolt Jack | 10 | Western | Francis Ford and Murdock MacQuarrie | Jack Hoxie, Marin Sais | |
Burston Films Inc. | The Hawk's Trail | 15 | Crime | W. S. Van Dyke | King Baggot, Grace Darmond, Rhea Mitchell | |
Canyon Pictures Corporation | Vanishing Trails | 15 | Western | Leon De La Mothe | Franklyn Farnum, Mary Anderson | |
Fox Film Corporation | Fantômas | 20 | Crime | Edward Sedgwick | ||
Bride 13 | 15 | Maritime | Richard Stanton | |||
Frohman Amusement Corporation | The Invisible Ray | 15 | Science fiction | Harry A. Pollard | Ruth Clifford, Jack Sherrill | |
George B. Seitz Productions | Velvet Fingers | 15 | George B. Seitz | George B. Seitz, Marguerite Courtot | ||
Great Western Film Producing Corporation | Elmo the Fearless | 18 | J. P. McGowan | Elmo Lincoln | ||
Grossman Pictures | The $1,000,000 Reward | 15 | Harry Grossman and George Lessey | Lillian Walker | ||
Hallmark Pictures Corporation | The Evil Eye | 15 | J. Gordon Cooper and Wally Van | Benny Leonard | ||
The Screaming Shadow | 15 | Ben F. Wilson and Duke Worne | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber | |||
Holmes Producing Corporation | The Tiger Band | 15 | Gilbert P. Hamilton | Helen Holmes | ||
National Film Corporation of America | The Son of Tarzan | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Arthur J. Flaven and Harry Revier | Kamuela C. Searle | Based on the Tarzan character created by novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs |
Pathé & Astra Film Corporation | Daredevil Jack | 15 | W. S. Van Dyke | Jack Dempsey | ||
The Phantom Foe | 15 | Mystery | Bertram Millhauser | Juanita Hansen, Warner Oland | ||
Pirate Gold | 10 | Maritime | George B. Seitz | George B. Seitz, Marguerite Courtot | ||
The Third Eye | 15 | James W. Horne | Warner Oland, Eileen Percy | |||
Trailed by Three | 15 | Western | Perry N. Vekroff | Stuart Holmes, Frankie Mann | ||
Pathé & Ruth Roland Serials | Ruth of the Rockies | 15 | Western | George Marshall | Ruth Roland | |
Select Pictures Corporation | The Branded Four | 15 | Duke Worne | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber | ||
Supreme Pictures Corporation | The Mystery Mind | 15 | Will S. Davis and Fred Sittenham | J. Robert Pauline | ||
Torquay & Paignton Photoplay Productions | The Great London Mystery | Charles Raymond | David Devant | British | ||
Universal Studios | The Flaming Disc | Robert F. Hill | Elmo Lincoln, Louise Lorraine | |||
The Moon Riders | 18 | Western | B. Reeves Eason and Theodore Wharton | Art Acord, Mildred Moore | ||
King of the Circus | 18 | J. P. McGowan | Eddie Polo | |||
The Vanishing Dagger | 18 | Edward A. Kull, J. P. McGowan and Eddie Polo | Eddie Polo | |||
The Dragon's Net | 12 | Henry MacRae | Marie Walcamp, Harland Tucker | |||
Vitagraph Company of America | Hidden Dangers | 15 | William Bertram | Joe Ryan, Jean Paige | ||
The Invisible Hand | 15 | Western | William Bowman | Antonio Moreno | ||
The Silent Avenger | 15 | William Duncan | William Duncan, Edith Johnson | |||
The Veiled Mystery | 15 | Western | William Bowman, Webster Cullison, Francis J. Grandon and Antonio Moreno | Antonio Moreno | ||
Warner Bros. | The Lost City | 15 | Jungle | E.A. Martin | Juanita Hansen | |
1921 | ||||||
Arrow Film Corporation | The Blue Fox | 15 | Northern | Duke Worne | Ann Little | |
Burston Films Inc. | The Great Reward | 15 | Francis Ford | Francis Ford | ||
Films Diamant | Les Trois Mousquetaires | Henri Diamant-Berger | Aimé Simon-Girard, Henri Rollan | French | ||
Ermolieff Films | La pocharde | 12 | Henri Étiévant | French | ||
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont | Les Deux Gamines | 12 | Louis Feuillade | Sandra Milovanoff | French | |
Parisette | Louis Feuillade | Sandra Milovanoff, Georges Biscot | French | |||
George B. Seitz Productions | Hurricane Hutch | 15 | George B. Seitz | Charles Hutchison, Warner Oland | ||
The Sky Ranger | 15 | George B. Seitz | June Caprice, George B. Seitz | |||
Kosmik | The Hope Diamond Mystery | 15 | Stuart Paton | Grace Darmond, Boris Karloff | ||
Pathé | The Avenging Arrow | 15 | William Bowman and W. S. Van Dyke | Ruth Roland | ||
Double Adventure | 15 | W. S. Van Dyke | Charles Hutchison | |||
Phocea Film | L'Essor | Charles Burguet | Suzanne Grandais, Maurice Escande | French | ||
Photoplay Serial Company | Mysterious Pearl | 15 | Ben F. Wilson | Neva Gerber, Ben F. Wilson | ||
UFA | Peter Voss, Thief of Millions | 6 | Georg Jacoby | Harry Liedtke | German Alternative title: The Man Without a Name | |
Universal Studios | The Diamond Queen | 18 | Edward A. Kull | Eileen Sedgwick | ||
Do or Die | 18 | J. P. McGowan | Eddie Polo | |||
The Secret Four | 15 | Albert Russell and Perry N. Vekroff | Eddie Polo | |||
Terror Trail | 18 | Western | Edward A. Kull | Eileen Sedgwick | ||
The White Horseman | 18 | Western | Albert Russell | Art Acord | ||
Winners of the West | 13 | Western | Edward Laemmle | Art Acord | ||
Vitagraph Company of America | Breaking Through | 15 | Robert Ensminger | |||
Fighting Fate | 15 | William Duncan | William Duncan, Edith Johnson | |||
The Purple Riders | 15 | Western | William Bertram | Joe Ryan | ||
Warner Bros. | Miracles of the Jungle | 15 | Jungle/Adventure | James Conway and E.A. Martin | Lost film | |
Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation | The Adventures of Tarzan | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Robert F. Hill and Scott Sidney | Elmo Lincoln, Louise Lorraine | Based on the Tarzan character created by novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs |
1922 | ||||||
Arrow Film Corporation | Nan of the North | 15 | Northern | Duke Worne | Ann Little | |
George B. Seitz Productions | Go Get 'Em Hutch | 15 | George B. Seitz | Charles Hutchison | ||
Speed | 15 | George B. Seitz | Charles Hutchison, Lucy Fox | |||
Hal Roach Studios Inc. & Ruth Roland Serials | The Timber Queen | 15 | Fred Jackman | Ruth Roland | ||
White Eagle | 15 | Western | Fred Jackman and W. S. Van Dyke | Ruth Roland | ||
Société des Cinéromans | Rouletabille chez les bohémiens | 10 | Henri Fescourt | Gabriel de Gravone | French | |
Star Serial Corporation | Captain Kidd | 15 | Pirate | Burton L. King and J. P. McGowan | Eddie Polo | |
Universal Studios | The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe | 18 | Maritime | Robert F. Hill | Harry Myers, Gertrude Olmstead, Noble Johnson | Lost film |
In the Days of Buffalo Bill | 18 | Western | Edward Laemmle | Art Acord | ||
Perils of the Yukon | 15 | Northern | Jay Marchant, J. P. McGowan and Perry N. Vekroff | William Desmond | ||
The Radio King | 10 | Robert F. Hill | Roy Stewart | |||
With Stanley in Africa | 18 | Jungle | William James Craft and Edward A. Kull | George Walsh, Louise Lorraine | ||
Warner Bros. | A Dangerous Adventure | 15 | Jungle | Jack L. Warner and Sam Warner | Grace Darmond | Lost film |
William N. Selig Productions | The Jungle Goddess | 15 | Jungle | James Conway | Elinor Field, Truman Van Dyke | |
1923 | ||||||
Arrow Film Corporation | The Fighting Skipper | 15 | Maritime | Francis Ford | Jack Perrin, Peggy O'Day | |
The Santa Fe Trail | 15 | Western | Ashton Dearholt and Robert Dillon | Neva Gerber, Jack Perrin | ||
Ermolieff Films | The House of Mystery | 10 | Alexandre Volkoff | Ivan Mosjoukine, Charles Vanel | French | |
George B. Seitz Productions | Plunder | 15 | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | ||
Hal Roach Studios Inc. | Her Dangerous Path | 10 | Roy Clements | Edna Murphy | ||
Haunted Valley | 15 | George Marshall | Ruth Roland | |||
Ruth Roland Serials | Ruth of the Range | 15 | Ernest C. Ward, Frank Leon Smith and W. S. Van Dyke | Ruth Roland | ||
Universal Studios | Around the World in Eighteen Days | 12 | Robert F. Hill and B. Reeves Eason | William Desmond | ||
Beasts of Paradise | 15 | William James Craft | William Desmond, Eileen Sedgwick | |||
The Eagle's Talons | 15 | Duke Worne | Fred Thomson, Ann Little | |||
The Ghost City | 15 | Western | Jay Marchant | Pete Morrison, Margaret Morris, Al Wilson | ||
In the Days of Daniel Boone | 15 | Western | William James Craft | Jack Mower, Eileen Sedgwick | ||
The Oregon Trail | 18 | Western | Edward Laemmle | Art Acord, Louise Lorraine | ||
The Phantom Fortune | 12 | Robert F. Hill | William Desmond | |||
The Social Buccaneer | 10 | Robert F. Hill | Jack Mulhall | |||
The Steel Trail | 15 | William Duncan | William Duncan, Edith Johnson | |||
1924 | ||||||
Arrow Film Corporation | Riders of the Plains | 15 | Western | Jacques Jaccard | Jack Perrin | |
Pathé | The Fortieth Door | 10 | Adventure | George B. Seitz | Allene Ray | |
Galloping Hoofs | 10 | Western | George B. Seitz | Allene Ray | ||
Into the Net | 10 | George B. Seitz | Edna Murphy, Jack Mulhall | |||
Leatherstocking | 10 | Western | George B. Seitz | Edna Murphy, Harold Miller | Based on The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper | |
Ten Scars Make a Man | 10 | William Parke | Allene Ray | |||
The Way of a Man | 10 | Western | George B. Seitz | Allene Ray, Harold Miller | Screenplay by Emerson Hough | |
Rayart Pictures Corporation | Battling Brewster | 15 | Dell Henderson | Franklyn Farnum, Helen Holmes | ||
Universal Studios | The Fast Express | 15 | William Duncan | William Duncan, Edith Johnson | ||
The Fighting Ranger | 18 | Western | Jay Marchant | Jack Dougherty, Al Wilson, Eileen Sedgwick | ||
The Iron Man | 15 | Jay Marchant | Luciano Albertini, Margaret Morris, Joe Bonomo, Jack Dougherty | |||
The Riddle Rider | 15 | Western | William James Craft | William Desmond, Eileen Sedgwick | ||
Wolves of the North | 10 | Northern | William Duncan | William Duncan, Edith Johnson | ||
1925 | ||||||
Adventure Pictures | Perils of the Wild | 15 | Maritime | Francis Ford | Joe Bonomo, Margaret Quimby | Based on The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss |
J. Charles Davis Productions | The Mystery Box | 10 | Alan James | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber | ||
The Power God | 15 | Science fiction | Francis Ford and Ben F. Wilson | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber | ||
Pathé | The Green Archer | 10 | Mystery | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | Based on a novel by Edgar Wallace |
The House Without a Key | 10 | Mystery | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | Based on The House Without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers | |
Idaho | 10 | Western | Robert F. Hill | |||
Sunken Silver | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | |||
Wild West | 10 | Western | Robert F. Hill | Helen Ferguson, Jack Mulhall | ||
Play Ball | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | |||
Rayart Pictures Corporation | The Flame Fighter | 10 | Robert Dillon | Herbert Rawlinson | ||
Secret Service Sanders | 15 | Duke Worne | Ashton Dearholt, Ann Little | |||
Société des Cinéromans | Surcouf | 8 | Maritime | Luitz-Morat | Jean Angelo | French |
Universal Studios | Ace of Spades | 15 | Western | Henry MacRae | William Desmond | |
The Great Circus Mystery | 15 | Jay Marchant | Joe Bonomo, Louise Lorraine | |||
Wild West Productions | Days of '49 | 15 | Western | Jacques Jaccard and Ben F. Wilson | Neva Gerber, Edmund Cobb | |
1926 | ||||||
Goodwill Pictures | Officer 444 | 10 | Francis Ford and Ben F. Wilson | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber | ||
The Radio Detective | 10 | William James Craft and William A. Crinley | Jack Dougherty, Margaret Quimby | |||
Holmes Producing Corporation | Lightning Hutch | 10 | Charles Hutchison | Charles Hutchison | ||
The Mystery Pilot | 10 | |||||
Pathé | The Bar-C Mystery | 10 | Western | Robert F. Hill | Dorothy Phillips, Wallace MacDonald | |
Casey of the Coast Guard | 10 | Maritime | William Nigh | George O'Hara, Helen Ferguson | ||
The Fighting Marine | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Gene Tunney | |||
Snowed In | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | |||
Rayart Pictures Corporation | The Phantom Police | 10 | Robert Dillon | Herbert Rawlinson | ||
Scotty of the Scouts | 10 | Boy scouts | Duke Worne | Ben Alexander | ||
Trooper 77 | 10 | Duke Worne | Herbert Rawlinson | |||
Sierra Pictures | Vanishing Millions | 15 | Alan James | |||
Universal Studios | The Scarlet Streak | 10 | Henry MacRae | Jack Dougherty, Lola Todd | ||
Fighting With Buffalo Bill | 10 | Western | Ray Taylor | Wallace MacDonald | ||
Strings of Steel | 10 | Henry MacRae | William Desmond, Eileen Sedgwick | |||
The Winking Idol | 10 | Western | Francis Ford | William Desmond, Eileen Sedgwick | ||
The Silent Flyer | 10 | Northern | William James Craft | Silver Streak the dog, Louise Lorraine | Led to the founding of Mascot Pictures and often listed as Mascot's first serial. Produced by Nat Levine and released by Universal. | |
1927 | ||||||
Hercules Film Productions | King of the Jungle | 10 | Jungle | Webster Cullison | Elmo Lincoln, Sally Long | |
Mascot Pictures | Heroes of the Wild | 10 | Western | Harry S. Webb | Jack Hoxie | First Mascot serial |
Isle of Sunken Gold | 10 | Maritime | Harry S. Webb | Anita Stewart | ||
The Golden Stallion | 10 | Western | Harry S. Webb | Lefty Flynn, Joe Bonomo | ||
New-Cal Film Corporation | The Scarlet Brand | 10 | Neal Hart | |||
Pathé | The Crimson Flash | 10 | Arch Heath | |||
Hawk of the Hills | 10 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | ||
The Masked Menace | 10 | Arch Heath | Larry Kent, Jean Arthur | |||
Melting Millions | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | |||
On Guard | 10 | Arch Heath | ||||
Rayart Pictures Corporation | Fighting For Fame | 10 | Duke Worne | Ben Alexander | ||
Société des Cinéromans | Belphégor | Henri Desfontaines | French | |||
Universal Studios | Blake of Scotland Yard | 12 | Crime | Robert F. Hill | Hayden Stevenson | |
The Fire Fighters | 10 | Jacques Jaccard | Jack Dougherty, Helen Ferguson | |||
The Return of the Riddle Rider | 10 | Robert F. Hill | William Desmond | |||
The Trail of the Tiger | 10 | Henry MacRae | Jack Dougherty | |||
Whispering Smith Rides | 10 | Western | Ray Taylor | Wallace MacDonald | ||
Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation | Perils of the Jungle | 10 | Jungle | Ray Taylor and Jack Nelson | Eugenia Gilbert, Frank Merrill, Bobby Nelson | |
William I. Pizor Productions | The Mansion of Mystery | 10 | Mystery | Robert J. Horner | ||
1928 | ||||||
Goodart | Pirates of the Pines | 10 | Maritime | J.C. Cook | George O'Hara | |
Mascot Pictures | The Vanishing West | 10 | Western | Richard Thorpe | Eileen Sedgwick, Jack Perrin, Jack Dougherty | |
Vultures of the Sea | 10 | Maritime | Richard Thorpe | Boris Karloff | ||
Pathé | Eagle of the Night | 10 | Aviation | James F. Fulton | ||
The Man Without a Face | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | |||
Mark of the Frog | 10 | Arch Heath | Written by Edgar Wallace (considered lost) | |||
The Terrible People | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | Based on The Terrible People by Edgar Wallace | ||
The Tiger's Shadow | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Gladys McConnell, Hugh Allan | |||
The Yellow Cameo | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Cyclone the Dog | |||
Robert J. Horner | The Mystery Rider | 10 | Western | Robert J. Horner | William Desmond | |
Syndicate Pictures | The Chinatown Mystery | 10 | J. P. McGowan | Joe Bonomo, Ruth Hiatt, Francis Ford | ||
Universal Studios | A Final Reckoning | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | Newton House, Louise Lorraine | |
Haunted Island | 10 | Fantasy | Robert F. Hill | Jack Dougherty | ||
The Scarlet Arrow | 10 | Northern | Ray Taylor | Francis X. Bushman Jr. | ||
Tarzan the Mighty | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Ray Taylor and Jack Nelson | Frank Merrill, Natalie Kingston | Based on the novel Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs | |
The Vanishing Rider | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | William Desmond, Ethlyne Clair, Boris Karloff | ||
Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation | The Mysterious Airman | 10 | Aviation | Harry Revier | Walter Miller, Eugenia Gilbert | |
1929 | ||||||
Mascot Pictures | The Fatal Warning | 10 | Mystery | Richard Thorpe | Helene Costello, Ralph Graves, Boris Karloff | (considered lost)[28] |
The King of the Kongo | 10 | Jungle | Richard Thorpe | Jacqueline Logan, Walter Miller, Boris Karloff | First serial with partial sound; a complete picture exists, but some of the sound has been lost.[29] | |
Pathé | The Black Book | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [episodes 1, 3, 5-10, 35mm positive]. | |
The Fire Detective | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Gladys McConnell, Hugh Allan | (considered lost) | ||
Queen of the Northwoods | 10 | Northern | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Walter Miller, Ethlyne Clair | Incomplete print believed to exist | |
Universal Studios | The Diamond Master | 10 | Jack Nelson | Hayden Stevenson, Louise Lorraine | (considered lost) | |
The Pirate of Panama | 12 | Maritime | Ray Taylor | Natalie Kingston | (considered lost) | |
The Ace of Scotland Yard | 10 | Mystery | Ray Taylor | Monte Montague | First Partial Sound Universal serial; released in both silent and sound versions; considered lost | |
Tarzan the Tiger | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Henry MacRae | Frank Merrill, Natalie Kingston | Based on the novel 'Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar' by Edgar Rice Burroughs; two versions were released: one silent, the other with music & sound fx added; available on DVD | |
Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation | Police Reporter | 10 | Jack Nelson | Walter Miller, Eugenia Gilbert |
Production Company | Title | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
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1930 | ||||||
Ben Wilson Productions | The Voice from the Sky | 10 | Science fiction | Ben F. Wilson | Wally Wales, Neva Gerber | First serial with full sound; print exists[30] |
Mascot Pictures | The Lone Defender | 12 | Western | Richard Thorpe | Rin Tin Tin | |
Les Films Osso | Méphisto | 4 | Mystery | Henri Debain and Georges Vinter (fr) | Jean Gabin | French |
Talking Picture Epics Inc. | Across the World with Mr & Mrs Martin Johnson | Documentary | James Leo Meehan | Martin and Osa Johnson | ||
Hunting Tigers in India | Documentary | James Leo Meehan | George Miller Dyott | |||
Universal Studios | The Jade Box | 10 | Fantasy Mystery | Ray Taylor | Jack Perrin, Louise Lorraine, Francis Ford | Partial sound; an incomplete print exists in Universal's vault |
The Lightning Express | 10 | Western | Henry MacRae | Louise Lorraine, Lane Chandler | Based on the 'Whispering Smith' character created by novelist Frank H. Spearman (considered lost) | |
Terry of the Times | 10 | Henry MacRae | Reed Howes, Lotus Thompson, Sheldon Lewis | Universal's last partial sound serial (considered lost) | ||
The Indians are Coming | 12 | Western | Henry MacRae | Tim McCoy, Allene Ray | First all-talking serial; based on a novel by 'Buffalo Bill' Cody | |
1931 | ||||||
Mascot Pictures | The Phantom of the West | 10 | Western | D. Ross Lederman | Tom Tyler | |
King of the Wild | 12 | Jungle | B. Reeves Eason and Richard Thorpe | Walter Miller, Nora Lane, Boris Karloff | ||
The Vanishing Legion | 12 | Western | Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason | Harry Carey, Edwina Booth, Frankie Darro, Rex the Wonder Horse | ||
The Galloping Ghost | 12 | Sports | Reaves Eason | Harold 'Red' Grange | ||
The Lightning Warrior | 12 | Western | Benjamin H. Kline and Armand Schaefer | Frankie Darro, Rin Tin Tin's last role, | ||
Metropolitan Pictures | The Sign of the Wolf | 10 | Western | Forrest Sheldon and Harry S. Webb | Rex Lease | |
Syndicate Pictures | The Mystery Trooper | 10 | Western | Stuart Paton and Harry S. Webb | Robert Frazer, Buzz Barton | |
Universal Studios | Finger Prints | 10 | Ray Taylor | Kenneth Harlan | (considered lost) | |
Heroes of the Flames | 12 | Robert F. Hill | Tim McCoy | (Print was rediscovered and preserved by Universal) | ||
Danger Island | 12 | Jungle | Ray Taylor | Kenneth Harlan, Lucile Browne, Walter Miller, Andy Devine | (considered lost) | |
Battling with Buffalo Bill | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | Tom Tyler, Lucile Browne | Based on a novel by 'Buffalo Bill' Cody | |
The Spell of the Circus | 12 | Robert F. Hill | Francis X. Bushman Jr., Alberta Vaughn | (considered lost) | ||
1932 | ||||||
Mascot Pictures | The Shadow of the Eagle | 12 | Crime | Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason | John Wayne's first serial | Also exists in a feature film version |
The Last of the Mohicans | 12 | Western | Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason | Harry Carey | Based on the novel by James Fenimore Cooper | |
The Hurricane Express | 12 | Railroad | J. P. McGowan and Armand Schaefer | John Wayne | ||
The Devil Horse | 12 | Western | Otto Brower | Harry Carey, Noah Beery, Frankie Darro | ||
RKO Radio Pictures (produced by Van Beuren Productions) | The Last Frontier | 12 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Lon Chaney, Jr. (as Creighton Chaney) | Based on a novel by Courtney Ryley Cooper |
Universal Studios | Detective Lloyd | 12 | Crime | Ray Taylor and Henry MacRae | Jack Lloyd | US/British co-production with British cast, released in Europe as Lloyd of the C.I.D. (now considered a lost film) |
The Airmail Mystery | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor | James Flavin, Lucile Browne, Al Wilson, Walter Brennan | (considered lost) | |
Heroes of the West | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | Noah Beery Jr., Onslow Stevens, Diane Duval | ||
Jungle Mystery | 12 | Jungle | Ray Taylor | Tom Tyler, Noah Beery Jr., Cecilia Parker, William Desmond | (print exists in Universal's vault) | |
The Lost Special | 12 | Railroad | Henry MacRae | Frank Albertson, Cecilia Parker | Based on The Lost Special by Arthur Conan Doyle | |
1933 | ||||||
Mascot Pictures | The Whispering Shadow | 12 | Mystery | Colbert Clark and Albert Herman | Bela Lugosi | |
The Three Musketeers | 12 | Foreign Legion | Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer | John Wayne, Jack Mulhall, Ruth Hall, Lon Chaney Jr. (as Creighton Chaney) | ||
Fighting with Kit Carson | 12 | Western | Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer | Johnny Mack Brown, Noah Beery | ||
The Wolf Dog | 12 | Western | Colbert Clark and Harry L. Fraser | Rin Tin Tin Jr., Frankie Darro | ||
The Mystery Squadron | 12 | Aviation | Colbert Clark and David Howard | Bob Steele, J. Carrol Naish | ||
Principal Pictures | Tarzan the Fearless | 12 | Jungle Fantasy | Robert F. Hill | Buster Crabbe | (Only an edited feature version exists) |
Universal Studios | Clancy of the Mounted | 12 | Northern | Ray Taylor | Tom Tyler, Jacqueline Wells | ( the British Film Institute (BFI) holds a 35mm print of all 12 chapters in completion) |
The Phantom of the Air | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor | Tom Tyler | ||
Gordon of Ghost City | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | Buck Jones | ||
The Perils of Pauline | 12 | Damsel in distress | Ray Taylor | Evalyn Knapp | ||
1934 | ||||||
Mascot Pictures | The Lost Jungle | 12 | Jungle | David Howard and Armand Schaefer | Clyde Beatty | |
Burn 'Em Up Barnes | 12 | Sports (auto racing) | Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer | Frankie Darro, Jack Mulhall, Lola Lane | ||
The Law of the Wild | 12 | B. Reeves Eason and Armand Schaefer | Rin Tin Tin Jr., Rex the Wonder Horse | |||
Mystery Mountain | 12 | Western | Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason | Ken Maynard, Gene Autry | ||
Principal Pictures | The Return of Chandu | 12 | Fantasy | Ray Taylor | Bela Lugosi | |
Romance Productions Incorporated | Young Eagles | 12 | Boy scouts, jungle | Edward Laurier, Vin Moore | Bobby Cox, Jim Vance | |
Universal Studios | Pirate Treasure | 12 | Maritime | Ray Taylor | Richard Talmadge | |
The Vanishing Shadow | 12 | Science fiction | Lew Landers | Onslow Stevens | ||
The Red Rider | 15 | Western | Lew Landers | Buck Jones | ||
Tailspin Tommy | 12 | Aviation | Lew Landers | Maurice Murphy, Noah Beery Jr., Grant Withers | ||
1935 | ||||||
Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises | The New Adventures of Tarzan | 12 | Jungle Fantasy | Edward A. Kull | Herman Brix | Based on the Tarzan character created by novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs |
Mascot Pictures | The Phantom Empire | 12 | Western, Fantasy | Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason | Gene Autry, Frankie Darro | |
The Miracle Rider | 15 | Western | Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason | Tom Mix, Charles Middleton | ||
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty | 12 | B. Reeves Eason and Ford Beebe | Rin Tin Tin Jr., Rex the Wonder Horse | |||
The Fighting Marines | 12 | B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane | Grant Withers, Adrian Morris | Last Mascot serial – merged into Republic Pictures | ||
Screen Attractions | Queen of the Jungle | 12 | Jungle | Robert F. Hill | Mary Kornman, Reed Howes | |
Super Serial Productions Inc. | The Lost City | 12 | Fantasy | Harry Revier | William Boyd, Kane Richmond, Gabby Hayes | |
Universal Studios | Rustlers of Red Dog | 12 | Western | Lew Landers | Johnny Mack Brown | |
The Call of the Savage | 12 | Jungle Fantasy | Lew Landers | Noah Beery, Jr. | Based on a story 'Jan of the Jungle' by Otis Adelbert Kline | |
The Roaring West | 15 | Western | Ray Taylor | Buck Jones | ||
Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor | Clark Williams, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr. | ||
1936 Beginning of the Golden Age of Serials[31] | ||||||
Republic Pictures | Darkest Africa | 15 | Jungle | B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane | Clyde Beatty, Ray Corrigan | First Republic serial |
Undersea Kingdom | 12 | Fantasy | B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane | Ray Corrigan, Lon Chaney Jr. | ||
The Vigilantes Are Coming | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor and Mack V. Wright | Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan | ||
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island | 14 | Maritime | Ray Taylor and Mack V. Wright | Ray Mala, Rex the Wonder Horse | ||
Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.) | Custer's Last Stand | 15 | Western | Elmer Clifton | Rex Lease | |
Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.) | The Clutching Hand | 15 | Mystery | Albert Herman | Jack Mulhall, Mae Busch | A Craig Kennedy mystery |
Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.) | The Black Coin | 15 | Mystery | Albert Herman | Dave O'Brien | |
Universal Studios | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell | 12 | Sports | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | Donald Briggs, Jean Rogers | Based on the Frank Merriwell novels |
Flash Gordon | 13 | Science fiction | Frederick Stephani | Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton | Based on the comic strip by Alex Raymond | |
The Phantom Rider | 15 | Western | Ray Taylor | Buck Jones | ||
Ace Drummond | 15 | Aviation | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | John King, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr., Lon Chaney Jr. | Based on a comic strip by Eddie Rickenbacker | |
Victory Pictures (Sam Katzman) | Shadow of Chinatown | 15 | Mystery, Yellow peril | Robert F. Hill | Bela Lugosi, Herman Brix | |
1937 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | Jungle Menace | 15 | Jungle | Harry L. Fraser and George Melford | Frank Buck Charlotte Henry[32] | First Columbia serial (produced by Weiss Bros.) |
The Mysterious Pilot | 15 | Aviation | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Frank Hawks | Produced by Weiss Bros. | |
Republic Pictures | Dick Tracy | 15 | Crime | Alan James | Ralph Byrd | Based on the famous comic strip by Chester Gould |
The Painted Stallion | 12 | Western | Alan James | Ray Corrigan, Hoot Gibson | ||
S.O.S. Coast Guard | 12 | Maritime, Science fiction | Alan James | Ralph Byrd, Bela Lugosi | ||
Zorro Rides Again | 12 | Western | William Witney | John Carroll, Noah Beery | Based on the Zorro character created by novelist Johnston McCulley | |
Universal Studios | Jungle Jim | 12 | Jungle | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | Grant Withers, Henry Brandon | |
Secret Agent X-9 | 12 | Crime | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | Scott Kolk, Jean Rogers, Henry Brandon, Lon Chaney Jr. | ||
Wild West Days | 13 | Western | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | Johnny Mack Brown, Chief Thundercloud | ||
Radio Patrol | 12 | Crime | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | Grant Withers, Robert Armstrong | ||
Tim Tyler's Luck | 12 | Jungle | Ford Beebe and Wyndham Gittens | Frankie Thomas | ||
Victory Pictures (Sam Katzman) | Blake of Scotland Yard | 15 | Crime | Robert F. Hill | Ralph Byrd | Last independent American serial |
1938 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | The Secret of Treasure Island | 15 | Jungle | Elmer Clifton | Don Terry, Gwen Gaze, Walter Miller | Last serial produced by Weiss Bros. |
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | 15 | Western | Mack V. Wright and Sam Nelson | Gordon Elliott, Frankie Darro | ||
The Spider's Web | 15 | Superhero | Ray Taylor and James W. Horne | Warren Hull, Kenne Duncan | ||
Republic Pictures | The Lone Ranger | 15 | Western | William Witney and John English | Lee Powell, Chief Thundercloud | |
The Fighting Devil Dogs | 12 | Science fiction | William Witney and John English | Lee Powell, Herman Brix | ||
Dick Tracy Returns | 15 | Crime | William Witney and John English | Ralph Byrd, Charles Middleton | ||
Hawk of the Wilderness | 12 | Jungle | William Witney and John English | Herman Brix, Ray Mala | ||
Universal Studios | Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | 15 | Science fiction | Frederick Stephani | Buster Crabbe | Based on the comic strip by Alex Raymond |
Flaming Frontiers | 15 | Western | Alan James and Ray Taylor | Johnny Mack Brown | ||
Red Barry | 13 | Crime | Alan James | Buster Crabbe | ||
1939 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | Flying G-Men | 15 | Aviation | Ray Taylor and James W. Horne | Robert Paige, Richard Fiske, James Craig, Lorna Gray | |
Mandrake the Magician | 12 | Fantasy | Sam Nelson and Norman Deming | Warren Hull, Al Kikume | ||
Overland with Kit Carson | 15 | Western | Sam Nelson and Norman Deming | Bill Elliott, Kenne Duncan | ||
Republic Pictures | The Lone Ranger Rides Again | 15 | Western | William Witney and John English | Robert Livingston, Chief Thundercloud, Glenn Strange | |
Daredevils of the Red Circle | 12 | Adventure | William Witney and John English | Charles Quigley, Herman Brix, Charles Middleton | ||
Dick Tracy's G-Men | 15 | Crime | William Witney and John English | Ralph Byrd, Phylis Isley (Jennifer Jones) | ||
Zorro's Fighting Legion | 12 | Western | William Witney and John English | Reed Hadley | Based on the Zorro character created by novelist Johnston McCulley | |
Universal Studios | Scouts to the Rescue | 12 | Boy scouts | Alan James and Ray Taylor | Jackie Cooper | |
Buck Rogers | 12 | Science fiction | Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind | Buster Crabbe, Henry Brandon | Based on the comic strip by Philip Francis Nowlan | |
The Oregon Trail | 15 | Western | Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind | Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight | ||
The Phantom Creeps | 12 | Science fiction | Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind | Bela Lugosi, Edward Van Sloan |
Production Company | Title | Chaptersf | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
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1940 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | The Shadow | 15 | Crime | James W. Horne | Victor Jory | Based on the radio show and pulp magazine series |
Terry and the Pirates | 15 | Jungle | James W. Horne | William Tracy, Granville Owen | ||
Deadwood Dick | 15 | Western | James W. Horne | Don Douglas | ||
The Green Archer | 15 | Mystery | James W. Horne | Victor Jory | Based on a novel by Edgar Wallace[33] | |
Republic Pictures | Drums of Fu Manchu | 15 | Yellow Peril Mystery | William Witney and John English | Henry Brandon | Based on the character created by Sax Rohmer[34] |
Adventures of Red Ryder | 12 | Western | William Witney and John English | Don 'Red' Barry | Based on the western comic strip by Fred Harmon[35] | |
King of the Royal Mounted | 12 | Northern | William Witney and John English | Allan Lane | Based on the comic strip written by Zane Grey[36] | |
Mysterious Doctor Satan | 15 | Superhero | William Witney and John English | Eduardo Ciannelli | Originally written as the screenplay for a never-produced Republic 'Superman' serial[37] | |
Universal Studios | The Green Hornet | 13 | Crime/Superhero | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Gordon Jones, Keye Luke | Based on The Green Hornet radio series by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker |
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | 12 | Science fiction | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Buster Crabbe | Based on the comic strip by Alex Raymond | |
Winners of the West | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Dick Foran, Anne Nagel | ||
Junior G-Men | 12 | Crime | John Rawlins and Ford Beebe | Dead End Kids | ||
1941 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | White Eagle | 15 | Western | James W. Horne | Buck Jones | Based on a 1932 Buck Jones western film |
The Spider Returns | 15 | Crime | James W. Horne | Warren Hull | ||
The Iron Claw | 15 | Mystery | James W. Horne | Charles Quigley | ||
Holt of the Secret Service | 15 | Crime | James W. Horne | Jack Holt, Evelyn Brent | ||
Republic Pictures | Adventures of Captain Marvel | 12 | Superhero | William Witney and John English | Tom Tyler | First Superhero film |
Jungle Girl | 15 | Jungle | William Witney and John English | Frances Gifford | ||
King of the Texas Rangers | 12 | Western | William Witney and John English | Slingin' Sammy Baugh | ||
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. | 15 | Crime | William Witney and John English | Ralph Byrd | Also known as Dick Tracy vs. Phantom Empire | |
Universal Studios | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | 15 | Crime/Superhero | John Rawlins and Ford Beebe | Warren Hull, Keye Luke | |
Sky Raiders | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Donald Woods, Billy Halop, Robert Armstrong | ||
Riders of Death Valley | 15 | Western | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Buck Jones, Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Lon Chaney Jr., Glenn Strange | ||
Sea Raiders | 12 | Maritime | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | The Dead End Kids | ||
1942 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | Captain Midnight | 15 | Adventure | James W. Horne | Dave O'Brien | |
Perils of the Royal Mounted | 15 | Western | James W. Horne | Robert Kellard | ||
The Secret Code | 15 | Spy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Paul Kelly | ||
The Valley of Vanishing Men | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Bill Elliott | ||
Republic Pictures | Spy Smasher | 12 | William Witney | Kane Richmond | ||
Perils of Nyoka | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | William Witney | Kay Aldridge, Clayton Moore | (aka Nyoka and the Tiger Men) | |
King of the Mounties | 12 | Northern | William Witney | Allan Lane | ||
Universal Studios | Don Winslow of the Navy | 12 | Maritime | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Don Terry | |
Gang Busters | 13 | Crime | Ray Taylor and Noel M. Smith | Kent Taylor. Irene Hervey | ||
Junior G-Men of the Air | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor, Lewis D. Collins | The Dead End Kids, Turhan Bey, Lionel Atwill, Frankie Darro | ||
Overland Mail | 15 | Western | John Rawlins and Ford Beebe | Lon Chaney Jr. | ||
1943 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | Batman | 15 | Superhero | Lambert Hillyer | Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft, J. Carrol Naish | |
The Phantom | 15 | Jungle Superhero | B. Reeves Eason | Tom Tyler | ||
Republic Pictures | G-Men vs The Black Dragon | 15 | Spy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Rod Cameron | |
Daredevils of the West | 12 | Western | John English | Allan Lane | ||
Secret Service in Darkest Africa | 15 | Spy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Rod Cameron | ||
The Masked Marvel | 12 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Tom Steele, David Bacon | ||
Universal Studios | The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | 13 | War Aviation | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Tom Brown and Keye Luke | |
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard | 13 | War | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Don Terry | ||
Adventures of the Flying Cadets | 13 | Aviation | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Johnny Downs, Billy Benedict, Robert Armstrong, Billy Halop | ||
1944 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | The Desert Hawk | 15 | Adventure | B. Reeves Eason | Gilbert Roland, Charles Middleton | |
Black Arrow | 15 | Western | B. Reeves Eason and Lew Landers | Robert Scott, Charles Middleton | ||
Republic Pictures | Captain America | 15 | Superhero | Elmer Clifton and John English | Dick Purcell, Lionel Atwill | |
The Tiger Woman | 12 | Jungle | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Linda Stirling, Allan Lane | ||
Haunted Harbor | 15 | Fantasy Maritime | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kane Richmond | (aka Pirates' Harbor) | |
Zorro's Black Whip | 12 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Linda Stirling | Based on the Zorro character created by novelist Johnston McCulley | |
Universal Studios | The Great Alaskan Mystery | 13 | Mystery | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Milburn Stone | |
Raiders of Ghost City | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Dennis Moore, Lionel Atwill | ||
Mystery of the River Boat | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Robert Lowery, Mantan Moreland, Lyle Talbot | ||
1945 End of the Golden Age of Serials[31] | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | Brenda Starr, Reporter | 13 | Crime | Wallace Fox | Joan Woodbury, Kane Richmond | |
The Monster and the Ape | 15 | Science fiction | Howard Bretherton | Robert Lowery | ||
Jungle Raiders | 15 | Jungle | Lesley Selander | Kane Richmond | ||
Who's Guilty? | 15 | Mystery | Howard Bretherton and Wallace Grissell | Robert Kent, Amelita Ward, Charles Middleton | ||
Republic Pictures | Manhunt of Mystery Island | 15 | Jungle science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Linda Stirling | |
Federal Operator 99 | 12 | Crime | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Marten Lamont | ||
The Purple Monster Strikes | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Linda Stirling | ||
Universal Studios | Jungle Queen | 13 | Jungle | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Ruth Roman | |
The Master Key | 13 | Crime | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Milburn Stone, Lash Larue | ||
Secret Agent X-9 | 13 | Spy | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Lloyd Bridges, Keye Luke | ||
The Royal Mounted Rides Again | 13 | Northern | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Bill Kennedy, Peter Cookson, Milburn Stone, Robert Armstrong | ||
1946 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | Hop Harrigan | 15 | Aviation | Derwin Abrahams | William Bakewell | |
Chick Carter, Detective | 15 | Crime | Derwin Abrahams | Lyle Talbot | ||
Son of the Guardsman | 15 | Medieval | Derwin Abrahams | Bob Shaw | ||
Republic Pictures | The Phantom Rider | 12 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Robert Kent, Peggy Stewart | |
King of the Forest Rangers | 12 | Northern | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Larry Thompson, Helen Talbot | ||
Daughter of Don Q | 12 | Crime | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Lorna Gray, Kirk Alyn | ||
The Crimson Ghost | 12 | Science fiction | William Witney and Fred C. Brannon | Charles Quigley, Linda Stirling | ||
Universal Studios | The Scarlet Horseman | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Paul Guilfoyle | |
Lost City of the Jungle | 13 | Jungle | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Russell Hayden, Jane Adams, Lionel Atwill, Keye Luke | ||
The Mysterious Mr. M | 13 | Science fiction | Lewis D. Collins and Vernon Keays | Richard Martin, Pamela Blake, Dennis Moore | Last Universal serial | |
1947 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | Jack Armstrong | 15 | Science fiction | Wallace Fox | John Hart, Rosemary LaPlanche, Pierre Watkin, Charles Middleton | |
The Vigilante | 15 | Western | Wallace Fox | Ralph Byrd | Based on the DC Comics character The Vigilante | |
The Sea Hound | 15 | Maritime | Walter B. Eason and Mack V. Wright | Buster Crabbe | ||
Brick Bradford | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kane Richmond | ||
Republic Pictures | Son of Zorro | 13 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | George Turner | Based on the Zorro character created by novelist Johnston McCulley |
Jesse James Rides Again | 13 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore. Linda Stirling | ||
The Black Widow | 13 | Science fiction, Fantasy | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Bruce Edwards | ||
1948 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | Tex Granger | 15 | Western | Derwin Abrahams | Robert Kellard, Peggy Stewart | |
Superman | 15 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill | ||
Congo Bill | 15 | Jungle | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Don McGuire | ||
Republic Pictures | G-Men Never Forget | 12 | Crime | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore | |
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted | 12 | Northern | Fred C. Brannon | |||
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James | 13 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore | ||
1949 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | Bruce Gentry | 15 | Aviation, Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Tom Neal | |
Batman and Robin | 15 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Robert Lowery | ||
Adventures of Sir Galahad | 15 | Fantasy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | George Reeves | ||
Republic Pictures | Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc | 12 | Crime | Fred C. Brannon | Kirk Alyn | |
Ghost of Zorro | 12 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore | Based on the Zorro character created by novelist Johnston McCulley | |
King of the Rocket Men | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke | ||
The James Brothers of Missouri | 12 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Noel Neill | ||
Radar Patrol vs Spy King | 12 | Spy | Fred C. Brannon | Kirk Alyn |
Production Company | Title | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
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1950 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | Cody of the Pony Express | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Jock Mahoney, Dickie Moore | Based loosely on the true life character of Buffalo Bill Cody |
Atom Man vs. Superman | 15 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill | Based on the Superman comic book character created by DC Comics | |
Pirates of the High Seas | 15 | Maritime | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Buster Crabbe | ||
Great Britain Instructional | The Mystery of the Snakeskin Belt[38][circular reference] | Frank Cadman | British; Last independent serial | |||
Republic Pictures | The Invisible Monster | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | Richard Webb | |
Desperadoes of the West | 12 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Richard Powers (Tom Keene) | ||
Flying Disc Man from Mars | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | Walter Reed | ||
1951 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | Roar of the Iron Horse | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Jock Mahoney | |
Mysterious Island | 15 | Science fiction, Fantasy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Richard Crane | Based on The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne | |
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Judd Holdren | Only serial adapted from a television program | |
Republic Pictures | Don Daredevil Rides Again | 12 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Ken Curtis | Includes footage from Zorro's Black Whip |
Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion | 12 | Spy | Fred C. Brannon | Walter Reed | ||
1952 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | King of the Congo | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Buster Crabbe | Based on the Thun'da comic strip by Frank Frazetta |
Blackhawk | 15 | Aviation | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kirk Alyn | ||
Son of Geronimo | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Clayton Moore | ||
Republic Pictures | Radar Men from the Moon | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | George D. Wallace | |
Zombies of the Stratosphere | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | Judd Holdren, Leonard Nimoy | ||
1953 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | The Lost Planet | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Judd Holdren | |
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd | 15 | Maritime | Derwin Abrahams and Charles S. Gould | Richard Crane | ||
Republic Pictures | Jungle Drums of Africa | 12 | Jungle | Fred C. Brannon | Phyllis Coates, Clayton Moore | |
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe | 12 | Science fiction | Franklin Adreon and Fred C. Brannon | Judd Holdren and Richard Crane | Filmed as a 12-episode television series but released first in theaters as a serial | |
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders | 12 | Franklin Adreon | Bill Henry | |||
1954 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | Gunfighters of the Northwest | 15 | Northern | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Clayton Moore | |
Riding with Buffalo Bill | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Marshall Reed | Includes footage from Deadwood Dick | |
Republic Pictures | Trader Tom of the China Seas | 12 | Maritime | Franklin Adreon | Phyllis Coates, Harry Lauter | |
Man with the Steel Whip | 12 | Western | Franklin Adreon | Richard Simmons | Includes footage from Zorro's Black Whip | |
1955 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | The Adventures of Captain Africa | 15 | Jungle | Spencer Gordon Bennet | John Hart | Intended as a sequel to The Phantom; includes footage from The Phantom, Jungle Menace, and The Desert Hawk |
Republic Pictures | Panther Girl of the Kongo | 12 | Jungle | Franklin Adreon | Phyllis Coates | Includes footage from Perils of Nyoka |
King of the Carnival | 12 | Crime | Franklin Adreon | Harry Lauter | Last Republic serial. Includes footage from Daredevils of the Red Circle | |
1956 | ||||||
Columbia Pictures | Perils of the Wilderness | 15 | Northern | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Dennis Moore | Includes footage from Perils of the Royal Mounted |
Columbia Pictures | Blazing the Overland Trail | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Dennis Moore, Lee Roberts | Last Columbia serial; last major-studio serial. Includes footage from White Eagle. |
1957 | ||||||
Shintoho | Super Giant | 9 | Superhero | Teruo Ishii | Ken Utsui, Shōji Nakayama | Japanese tokusatsu film serial. |