List of film serials

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A list of film serials by year of release.

1910s

Production CompanyTitleChaptersGenreDirectorCastNotes
1910
Deutsche Vitaskop GmbH Arsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes 5MysteryViggo Larsen Paul Otto as Lupin and Viggo Larsen as HolmesGerman;
based on the novel Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes by Maurice Leblanc;
Survival status is unknown. [1] [2]
1912
Edison Studios What Happened to Mary 12Drama 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 provide no specifics [5]

Contents

1913
Selig Polyscope Company The Adventures of Kathlyn 13Adventure Francis J. Grandon Kathlyn Williams Presumed lost. Considered to be the first "cliffhanger" serial. [6]
Edison Studios Who Will Marry Mary? 6DramaWalter Edwin Mary Fuller Incomplete prints of episodes one and five survive [7]
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont Fantômas 5Mystery Louis Feuillade René Navarre French
Based on Fantômas by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre
Print exists. [8] [9] Released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber 2016. [10]
1914
Pathé The Perils of Pauline 20Adventure 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 14Mystery 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 119Railroad 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 12Girl Reporter Walter Edwin Mary Fuller Only two episodes, 5 & 10, are known to exist.
The Man Who Disappeared 12Drama Charles Brabin Marc McDermott (considered lost)
Reliance Motion Picture Studio/Mutual Film Our Mutual Girl 52Drama John W. Noble, Oscar Eagle Norma Phillips Survival status is unknown
Thanhouser Film Corporation The Million Dollar Mystery 23Mystery Howell Hansel Florence La Badie, Marguerite Snow, James Cruze, Sidney Bracey (considered lost)
Zudora 20Drama Howell Hansel Marguerite Snow, James Cruze
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery 15Spy Francis Ford Grace Cunard, Francis Ford First Universal serial; an incomplete print of 4 chapters exists
The Master Key 15Adventure Robert Z. Leonard Robert Z. Leonard, Ella Hall (only episode 5 survives in the Library of Congress)
Universal Pictures The Trey o' Hearts 15Crime 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 15Drama Arthur V. Johnson Arthur V. Johnson, Lottie Briscoe
1915
Pathé & Wharton Studio The New Exploits of Elaine 10Crime Louis J. Gasnier, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton Pearl White (considered lost)
The Romance of Elaine 12Spy 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 14Maritime William Bertram and W.M. Harvey Lillian Lorraine, William Courtleigh Jr. (considered lost)
The Red Circle 14Drama Sherwood MacDonald Ruth Roland (only a brief trailer survives)
American Film Manufacturing Company The Diamond From the Sky 30 Adventure Jacques Jaccard and William Desmond Taylor Lottie Pickford (considered lost)
Reliance Film CompanyRunaway June15Drama Oscar Eagle Norma Phillips
Kalem Company The Ventures of Marguerite 16Crime Robert Ellis, John Mackin and Hamilton Smith Marguerite Courtot
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. The Black Box 15Mystery Otis Turner Herbert Rawlinson written by E. Phillips Oppenheim; a novelization of the serial with photos was published
(considered lost)
Under the Crescent 6Adventure Burton L. King Ola Humphrey Based on the biography of actress Ola Humphrey
(considered lost)
The Broken Coin 22 Adventure Francis Ford Grace Cunard, Francis Ford Based on a story by Emerson Hough
(considered lost)
Graft 20Crime George Lessey and Richard Stanton Hobart Henley, Jane Novak (considered lost)
Power Picture Plays The Mysterious Lady Baffles and Detective Duck 11Comedy Allen Curtis Gale Henry, Max Asher
Lubin Manufacturing Company The Road o'Strife 15Drama Howell Hansel and John Ince Crane Wilbur, Mary Charleson, Jack Standing
Signal Film Corporation The Girl and the Game 15Railroad J. P. McGowan Helen Holmes, Leo D. Maloney, J. P. McGowan
Vitagraph Company of America The Goddess 15Drama Ralph Ince Anita Stewart
The Fates and Flora Fourflush 3Comedy Wally Van Clara Kimball Young
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont Les Vampires 10 Mystery Louis Feuillade Musidora French
(available on DVD)
1916
Wharton Studio The Iron Claw 20Mystery George B. Seitz Pearl White A print of episode 7 exists [14]
The Mysteries of Myra 15Horror Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton Howard Estabrook, Jean Sothern Segments of only three chapters exist
The Grip of Evil 14Drama W.A.S. Douglas and Harry Harvey Jackie Saunders, Roland Bottomley
Wharton Studio/Hearst Beatrice Fairfax 15Girl Reporter Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton Grace Darling, Harry Fox (Available on DVD)
Astra Film Corporation/Pathé The Shielding Shadow 15Mystery Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie Grace Darmond, Ralph Kellard, Léon Bary (Only chapters 4, 10, 11, 14 and 15 exist) [15]
Pearl of the Army 15 War Edward José Pearl White (Available on DVD)
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 20Drama Colin Campbell and Walter Edwin Billie Burke (considered lost)
Metro Pictures Corporation The Great Secret 18Mystery 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 L'X Noir 1 chapter (40 minutes)Crime drama Léonce Perret Fabienne Fabreges, Paul MansonFrench
Judex 12 Crime Louis Feuillade René Cresté, Musidora French
(available on DVD)
Niagara Film Studios Perils of Our Girl Reporters 15Girl reporter George Terwilliger
American Film Manufacturing Company The Secret of the Submarine 15Spy George L. Sargent Juanita Hansen, Tom Chatterton (considered lost)
The Scarlet Runner 12 William P. S. Earle and Wally Van Earle Williams (considered lost)
The Sequel to the Diamond From the Sky 4Drama Edward Sloman Rhea Mitchell (considered lost)
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company. The Strange Case of Mary Page 15Mystery 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 15Circus 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 16Mystery Francis Ford and Grace Cunard Grace Cunard, Francis Ford
1917
Astra Film Corporation/Pathé The Mystery of the Double Cross 15Mystery Louis J. Gasnier and William Parke Mollie King, Léon Bary (Available on DVD)
The Fatal Ring 20Crime George B. Seitz Pearl White (A complete print may exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive) [17]
The Seven Pearls 15Adventure Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie Mollie King, Creighton Hale, Léon Bary (only fragments exist in the Library of Congress)
The Hidden Hand 15Mystery James Vincent Doris Kenyon (considered lost)
Balboa Amusement Producing Company The Neglected Wife 15Drama William Bertram Ruth Roland (A complete print exists) [18]
Wharton Studio/International Film Service Inc. Patria 15War 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 Railroad Raiders 15Railroad J. P. McGowan Helen Holmes
The Lost Express 15Railroad 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. Voice on the Wire 15Mystery Stuart Paton Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber, Joseph W. Girard (considered lost)
The Gray Ghost 16Mystery Stuart Paton Harry Carter, Priscilla Dean, Emory Johnson, Eddie Polo (considered lost)
The Red Ace 16War Jacques Jaccard Marie Walcamp (Only 11 of the 15 chapters exist in the Library of Congress) [20]
The Mystery Ship 18Maritime Henry MacRae Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber (considered lost)
Vitagraph Company of America The Secret Kingdom 15 Fantasy Charles Brabin Charles Richman, Dorothy Kelly, Arline Pretty, Joseph Kilgour
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 The House of Hate 20 Mystery George B. Seitz Pearl White, Antonio Moreno (A restored version is available on DVD)
Hands Up! 15Western Louis J. Gasnier and James W. Horne Ruth Roland (considered lost)
Western Photoplays Inc. Wolves of Kultur 15War 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 12War James C. Morton
Wharton Studio The Eagle's Eye 20War 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 15Mystery Francis Ford Francis Ford, Mae Gaston, Rosemary Theby (considered lost)
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. The Red Glove 18Western J. P. McGowan Marie Walcamp (considered lost)
The Lion's Claws 18AdventureHarry Harvey and Jacques Jaccard Marie Walcamp (considered lost)
The Brass Bullet 18Maritime Ben F. Wilson Juanita Hansen, Jack Mulhall (considered lost)
Lure of the Circus 18Circus J. P. McGowan Eddie Polo (Only an edited feature version exists) [24]
Bull's Eye 18Western James W. Horne Eddie Polo (considered lost)
Vitagraph Company of America A Woman in the Web 15 Paul Hurst and David Smith Hedda Nova (considered lost)
A Fight for Millions 15Western William Duncan William Duncan, Edith Johnson, Joe Ryan
The Iron Test 15Circus Robert North Bradbury and Paul Hurst Antonio Moreno, Carol Holloway
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont Tih Minh 12Mystery Louis Feuillade René Cresté, Mary HaraldFrench
(A complete print exists) [25]
1919
Astra Film Corporation/Pathé The Lightning Raider 15Crime George B. Seitz Pearl White, Boris Karloff Survives in an incomplete state preserved at the Library of Congress [26]
Terror of the Range 7 Western Stuart Paton George Larkin, Betty Compson (considered lost)
The Tiger's Trail 15Mystery Robert Ellis, Louis J. Gasnier and Paul Hurst Ruth Roland
Bound and Gagged 10Comedy George B. Seitz George B. Seitz, Marguerite Courtot Four episodes survive in the Library of Congress [27]
The Adventures of Ruth 15Crime George Marshall Ruth Roland (considered lost)
George B. Seitz Productions The Black Secret 15Spy George B. Seitz Pearl White
Western Photoplays Inc. The Great Gamble 15Crime Joseph A. Golden Charles Hutchison, Anna Luther
Oliver Films Inc. The Carter Case 15Mystery 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 15Maritime 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 15Horror George Morgan George Larkin, Anna Luther
Burston Films Inc. The Mystery of 13 15Mystery Francis Ford Francis Ford, Rosemary Theby
American Lifeograph Company The Perils of Thunder Mountain 15 Northern Robert North Bradbury and W.J. Burman Antonio Moreno, Carol Holloway
Serico Producing Company Inc. A Woman in Grey 15 Mystery James Vincent Arline Pretty, Henry G. Sell
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. The Midnight Man 18 James W. Horne James J. Corbett
The Lion Man 18Mystery Albert Russell and Jack Wells Kathleen O'Connor, Jack Perrin, J. Barney Sherry, Gertrude Astor
The Great Radium Mystery 18 Mystery Robert Broadwell and Robert F. Hill Eileen Sedgwick, Cleo Madison, Robert Reeves
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 15Maritime William Duncan and Clifford Smith William Duncan
Smashing Barriers 15Western William Duncan William Duncan
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont Barrabas 12 Louis Feuillade French

1920s

Production CompanyTitleChaptersGenreDirectorCastNotes
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 Bride 13 15Maritime Richard Stanton
Fantômas 20 Crime Edward Sedgwick Based on Fantômas by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre
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 Screaming Shadow 15Horror Ben F. Wilson and Duke Worne Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber
The Evil Eye 15 J. Gordon Cooper and Wally Van Benny Leonard
Holmes Producing Corporation The Tiger Band 15 Gilbert P. Hamilton Helen Holmes
National Film Corporation of America The Son of Tarzan 15Jungle
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
Trailed by Three 15 Western Perry N. Vekroff Stuart Holmes, Frankie Mann
The Third Eye 15 James W. Horne Warner Oland, Eileen Percy
Pirate Gold 10Maritime George B. Seitz George B. Seitz, Marguerite Courtot
The Phantom Foe 15Mystery Bertram Millhauser Juanita Hansen, Warner Oland
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 Horror mystery Charles Raymond David Devant British
Universal Pictures The Moon Riders 18 Western B. Reeves Eason and Theodore Wharton Art Acord, Mildred Moore
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
The Flaming Disc 18 Robert F. Hill Elmo Lincoln, Louise Lorraine
King of the Circus 18 J. P. McGowan Eddie Polo
Vitagraph Company of America The Invisible Hand 15 Western William Bowman Antonio Moreno
The Silent Avenger 15 William Duncan William Duncan, Edith Johnson
Hidden Dangers 15 William Bertram Joe Ryan, Jean Paige
The Veiled Mystery 15 Western William Bowman, Webster Cullison, Francis J. Grandon and Antonio Moreno Antonio Moreno
Warner Bros. The Lost City 15Jungle E.A. Martin Juanita Hansen
1921
Arrow Film Corporation The Blue Fox 15 Northern Duke Worne Ann Little An incomplete print of the film exists at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. [28]
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
Based on The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Ermolieff Films La pocharde 12 Henri Étiévant French
Based on a novel by Jules Mary
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 The Sky Ranger 15 George B. Seitz June Caprice, George B. Seitz
Hurricane Hutch 15 George B. Seitz Charles Hutchison, Warner Oland
Kosmik The Hope Diamond Mystery 15 Stuart Paton Grace Darmond, Boris Karloff
Pathé Double Adventure 15 W. S. Van Dyke Charles Hutchison
The Avenging Arrow 15 William Bowman and W. S. Van Dyke Ruth Roland
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 GmbH Peter Voss, Thief of Millions 6 Georg Jacoby Harry Liedtke German
Alternative title: The Man Without a Name
Based on Peter Voss, Thief of Millions by Ewald Gerhard Seeliger
Universal Pictures The Diamond Queen 18 Edward A. Kull Eileen Sedgwick Based on the novel The Diamond Master by Jacques Futrelle
Do or Die 18 J. P. McGowan Eddie Polo
The White Horseman 18 Western Albert Russell Art Acord
Terror Trail 18 Western Edward A. Kull Eileen Sedgwick
Winners of the West 13 Western Edward Laemmle Art Acord
The Secret Four 15 Albert Russell and Perry N. Vekroff Eddie Polo
Vitagraph Company of America Breaking Through 15Robert Ensminger
Fighting Fate 15 William Duncan William Duncan, Edith Johnson
Warner Bros. Miracles of the Jungle 15Jungle/Adventure James Conway and E.A. Martin Lost film
Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation The Adventures of Tarzan 15Jungle
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 White Eagle 15 Western Fred Jackman and W. S. Van Dyke Ruth Roland
The Timber Queen 15 Fred Jackman Ruth Roland
Société des Cinéromans Rouletabille chez les bohémiens10 Henri Fescourt Gabriel de Gravone French
Based on Rouletabille by Gaston Leroux
Star Serial Corporation Captain Kidd 15 Pirate Burton L. King and J. P. McGowan Eddie Polo
Universal Pictures With Stanley in Africa 18Jungle William James Craft and Edward A. Kull George Walsh, Louise Lorraine
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe 18Maritime Robert F. Hill Harry Myers, Gertrude Olmstead, Noble Johnson Based on Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Lost film
Perils of the Yukon 15 Northern Jay Marchant, J. P. McGowan and Perry N. Vekroff William Desmond
In the Days of Buffalo Bill 18Western Edward Laemmle Art Acord
The Radio King 10 Robert F. Hill Roy Stewart
Vitagraph Company of America The Purple Riders 15 Western William Bertram Joe Ryan
Warner Bros. A Dangerous Adventure 15Jungle Jack L. Warner and Sam Warner Grace Darmond Lost film
William N. Selig Productions The Jungle Goddess 15Jungle James Conway Elinor Field, Truman Van Dyke
1923
Arrow Film Corporation The Fighting Skipper 15Maritime 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
Based on a novel by Jules Mary
George B. Seitz Productions Plunder 15 George B. Seitz Pearl White
Hal Roach Studios Inc. Haunted Valley 15 George Marshall Ruth Roland
Her Dangerous Path 10 Roy Clements Edna Murphy
Ruth Roland Serials Ruth of the Range 15 Ernest C. Ward, Frank Leon Smith and W. S. Van Dyke Ruth Roland
Universal Pictures 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 Based on a novel by Frederic S. Isham
The Steel Trail 15 William Duncan William Duncan, Edith Johnson
1924
Arrow Film Corporation Riders of the Plains 15 Western Jacques Jaccard Jack Perrin, Boris Karloff
Pathé The Fortieth Door 10Adventure 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 MillerBased 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 MillerScreenplay by Emerson Hough
Rayart Pictures Corporation Battling Brewster 15Western/ Boxing Dell Henderson Franklyn Farnum, Helen Holmes
Universal Pictures 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 15Crime drama Jay Marchant Luciano Albertini, Margaret Morris, Joe Bonomo, Jack Dougherty
The Riddle Rider 15 Western William James Craft William Desmond, Eileen Sedgwick Considered a lost film; followed by a 1927 sequel Return of the Riddle Rider
Wolves of the North 10 Northern William Duncan William Duncan, Edith Johnson
1925
Adventure Pictures Perils of the Wild 15Maritime Francis Ford Joe Bonomo, Boris KarloffBased 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 First onscreen appearance of "Charlie Chan"; [29] based on The House Without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers
Idaho 10 Western Robert F. Hill Mahlon Hamilton, Vivian Rich
Sunken Silver 10 Spencer Gordon Bennet Allene Ray, Walter Miller Based on a novel by Albert Payson Terhune
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 8Maritime Luitz-Morat Jean Angelo French
Universal Pictures 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 10Maritime 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 10Boy scouts Duke Worne Ben Alexander
Trooper 77 10 Duke Worne Herbert Rawlinson
Sierra Pictures Vanishing Millions 15 Alan James
Universal Pictures 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 This serial led to the founding of Mascot Pictures and is often listed as Mascot's first serial; it was produced by Nat Levine but released by Universal.
1927
Hercules Film Productions King of the Jungle 10Jungle Webster Cullison Elmo Lincoln, Sally Long, Gordon Standingconsidered a lost film (only a trailer exists)
Mascot Pictures Heroes of the Wild 10 Western Harry S. Webb Jack Hoxie, Joe Bonomo, Tornado the Wonder Dog, White Fury (the horse)First Mascot serial; considered a lost film
Isle of Sunken Gold 10Maritime, Pirates Harry S. Webb Anita Stewart, Duke Kahanamoku, Jack Pierce (make-up artist) Parts of chapters 4 through 7 were recently discovered
The Golden Stallion 10 Western Harry S. Webb Lefty Flynn, Joe Bonomo, White FuryA complete print exists
William Steiner Prods.The Scarlet Brand10WesternNeal HartNeal Hart, Lucille Irwin, Wm. Quinn
Pathé The Crimson Flash 10Action Arch Heath Cullen Landis, Eugenia Gilbert, J. Barney SherryConsidered a lost film [30]
Hawk of the Hills 10 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet Allene Ray, Walter Miller, Jack GanzhornA complete print exists
The Masked Menace 10Crime film Arch Heath Larry Kent, Jean Arthur, Thomas HoldingBased on a short story "Still Face" by Clarence Budington Kelland; a lost film
Melting Millions 10Crime film Spencer Gordon Bennet Allene Ray, Walter Miller, Eugenia Gilbertconsidered a lost film
On Guard !10 Arch Heath Cullen Landis, Muriel Kingston, Walter P. Lewisconsidered a lost film
Rayart Pictures Corporation Fighting For Fame 10 Duke Worne Ben Alexander
Société des Cinéromans Belphégor Henri Desfontaines French
Based on Belphégor by Arthur Bernède
Universal Pictures Blake of Scotland Yard 12 Crime Robert F. Hill Hayden Stevenson, Grace Cunard, Monte Montague, Walter BrennanFollowed by a sequel The Ace of Scotland Yard (1929)
The Fire Fighters 10Crime film Jacques Jaccard Jack Dougherty, Helen Ferguson, Lafe McKeeConsidered a lost film [31]
The Return of the Riddle Rider 10Western Robert F. Hill William Desmond, Grace Cunard, Lola ToddA sequel to The Riddle Rider (1924); Considered a lost film [32]
The Trail of the Tiger 10Crime film Henry MacRae Jack Dougherty, Francis Teague, Jack MowerConsidered a lost film
Whispering Smith Rides 10 Western Ray Taylor Wallace MacDonald Based on Whispering Smith by Frank H. Spearman; a lost film
Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation Perils of the Jungle 10Jungle 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 10Maritime 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 10Maritime Richard Thorpe Boris Karloff
William M. Pizor The House of Terror 10Horror Roland D. Reed Pat O'Brien, Jack La Rue
Pathé Eagle of the Night 10Aviation James F. Fulton
The Man Without a Face 10 Spencer Gordon Bennet Allene Ray, Walter Miller Written by A. M. Williamson and C. N. Williamson
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 Pictures A Final Reckoning 12 Western Ray Taylor Newton House, Louise Lorraine
Haunted Island 10 Fantasy Robert F. Hill Jack Dougherty Remake of the 1918 Universal serial The Brass Bullet [33]
The Scarlet Arrow 10 Northern Ray Taylor Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Tarzan the Mighty 15Jungle
Fantasy
Ray Taylor and Jack Nelson Frank Merrill, Natalie Kingston Based on the novel Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs; considered a lost film
The Vanishing Rider 12 Western Ray Taylor William Desmond, Ethlyne Clair, Boris Karloff considered lost. [34]
Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation The Mysterious Airman 10Aviation Harry Revier Walter Miller, Eugenia GilbertWritten by famed mystery novelist Arthur B. Reeve
Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation Police Reporter 10 Jack Nelson Walter Miller, Eugenia Gilbe
1929
Mascot Pictures The Fatal Warning 10 Mystery Richard Thorpe Helene Costello, Ralph Graves, Boris Karloff (considered lost) [35]
The King of the Kongo 10Jungle 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. [36]
Pathé The Black Book 10Crime 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 10Crime 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 Pictures The Diamond Master 10Crime Jack Nelson Hayden Stevenson, Louise Lorraine Based on a novel by Jacques Futrelle
(considered lost)
The Pirate of Panama 12Maritime Ray Taylor Natalie Kingston, Buffalo Bill Jr.(considered lost)
The Ace of Scotland Yard 10 Mystery Ray Taylor Crawford Kent, Monte Montague First Partial Sound Universal serial; released in both silent and sound versions; considered a lost film
Tarzan the Tiger 15Jungle
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

1930s

(Film prints exist unless noted otherwise)

Production CompanyTitleChaptersGenreDirectorCastNotes
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 [37]
Mascot Pictures The Lone Defender 12 Western Richard Thorpe Rin Tin Tin, Buzz Barton, Joe Bonomo, June MarlowePrint exists; also released as a feature version
Talking Picture Epics Inc.Across the World with Mr & Mrs Martin JohnsonTravelogue James Leo Meehan Martin and Osa Johnson Tour visits Australia, Hawaii, Tanganyika and the Belgian congo
Hunting Tigers in India82 minutes Documentary James Leo Meehan George Miller Dyott Filmed in 1929; later re-edited into a 3-episode series
Universal Pictures The Jade Box 10 Fantasy
Mystery
Ray Taylor Jack Perrin, Louise Lorraine, Francis Ford, Jay NovelloPartial sound; an incomplete print exists in Universal's vault
The Lightning Express 10 Western, Railroad Henry MacRae Louise Lorraine, Lane Chandler, Al Ferguson, James PierceBased on the "Whispering Smith" character created by novelist Frank H. Spearman; Remake of Whispering Smith Rides (1927); considered a lost film
Terry of the Times 10Crime Henry MacRae Reed Howes, Lotus Thompson, Sheldon Lewis,Universal's last partial sound serial; considered a lost film
The Indians are Coming 12 Western Henry MacRae Tim McCoy, Allene Ray, Francis FordFirst Universal all-talking serial; based on a novel The Great West That Was by "Buffalo Bill" Cody [38]
1931
Les Films Osso Méphisto 4Mystery Henri Debain and Georges Vinter Jean Gabin French
Based on a novel by Arthur Bernède
Mascot Pictures The Phantom of the West 10 Western D. Ross Lederman Tom Tyler, Dorothy Gulliver, William Desmond, Joe Bonomo, Kermit Maynard
King of the Wild 12Jungle Richard Thorpe, B. Reeves Eason Walter Miller, Nora Lane, Boris Karloff, Mischa AuerAlso released in South America as a feature version called "Bimi"
The Vanishing Legion 12 Western Ford Beebe and B. Reaves Eason Harry Carey, Edwina Booth, Rex King of the Wild Horses, Boris Karloff (voice only), Frankie Darro, Yakima Canutt, Joe Bonomo
The Galloping Ghost 12 Sports B. Reaves Eason and Benjamin H. KlineFootball star Harold "Red" Grange, Dorothy Gulliver, Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)
The Lightning Warrior 12 Western, Animal adventure Benjamin H. Kline and Armand Schaefer Rin Tin Tin, Frankie Darro, Lafe McKeeThis was Rin Tin Tin's last role, being replaced in 1932 by Rin Tin Tin Jr. [39]
Metropolitan Pictures The Sign of the Wolf10 Western Forrest Sheldon and Harry S. Webb Rex Lease, Virginia Brown Faire, Rex the Wonder Dog
Syndicate PicturesThe Mystery Trooper10 Western Stuart Paton and Harry S. Webb Robert Frazer, Buzz BartonReissued in 1935 as "Trail of the Royal Mounted" with chapter titles all renamed
Universal Studios Finger Prints 10Crime Ray Taylor Kenneth Harlan, Edna Murphya lost film
Heroes of the Flames 12Crime/ Firefighters Robert F. Hill Tim McCoy, Andy Devine, Joe Bonomo, Walter Brennan (uncredited)Print was rediscovered and preserved by Universal, but is not available on DVD
Danger Island 12Jungle Ray Taylor Kenneth Harlan, Lucile Browne, Walter Miller, Andy Devine a lost film
Battling with Buffalo Bill 12 Western Ray Taylor Tom Tyler, Lucile Browne, Chief ThundercloudBased on a novel The Great West That Was by "Buffalo Bill" Cody [38]
The Spell of the Circus 12Crime Robert F. Hill Francis X. Bushman Jr., Alberta Vaughn considered a lost film
1932
Mascot Pictures The Shadow of the Eagle 12 Crime, Aviation Ford Beebe John Wayne's first serialEdited into a feature film version when released years later on video [40]
The Last of the Mohicans 12 Western Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason Harry Carey, Hobart BosworthBased on the novel by James Fenimore Cooper
The Hurricane Express 12Railroad J. P. McGowan and Armand Schaefer John Wayne, Shirley Grey, Glenn Strange, Fred ToonesLater released as a feature version as well [41]
The Devil Horse 12 Western Otto Brower Harry Carey, Noah Beery, Frankie Darro, Lane Chandler
RKO Radio Pictures The Last Frontier 12 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas L. Storey Lon Chaney Jr. (as The Black Ghost), Francis X. Bushman Jr.Based on a novel by Courtney Ryley Cooper; also released theatrically in 1932 as a 70-minute feature version called The Black Ghost. [42]
Universal Pictures Detective Lloyd 12Crime Ray Taylor and Henry MacRae Jack Lloyd US/British co-production with British cast, released in Europe as Lloyd of the C.I.D.; a.k.a. The Green Spot Mystery (the feature version); a lost film
The Airmail Mystery 12Aviation Ray Taylor James Flavin, Lucile Browne, Al Wilson, Walter Brennan a lost film
Heroes of the West 12 Western Ray Taylor Noah Beery Jr., Onslow Stevens, Diane Duval based on the novel "The Tie That Binds" by Peter B. Kyne; the novel was made into another serial in 1938 called Flaming Frontiers [43]
Jungle Mystery 12Jungle Ray Taylor Tom Tyler, Noah Beery Jr., Cecilia Parker, William Desmond based on a novel "The Ivory Trail" by Talbot Mundy; [44] A complete print exists but only in Universal's vault
The Lost Special 12Railroad Henry MacRae Frank Albertson, Cecilia Parker Based on a story The Lost Special by Arthur Conan Doyle
1933
Mascot Pictures The Whispering Shadow 12Mystery Colbert Clark and Albert Herman Bela Lugosi's first sound serialAlso exists as a feature version
The Three Musketeers 12Foreign Legion Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer John Wayne, Jack Mulhall, Ruth Hall, Lon Chaney Jr., Raymond Hatton, Robert FrazerChaney's appearance is mainly in the first chapter; Edited later into a 1946 feature version called Desert Command
Fighting with Kit Carson 12 Western Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer Johnny Mack Brown, Noah Beery Sr., Noah Beery Jr., Lane ChandlerReleased theatrically as a feature film version in 1946
The Wolf Dog 12 Western Colbert Clark and Harry L. Fraser Rin Tin Tin Jr., Frankie Darro, George LewisRin Tin Tin Jr.'s first serial film, having replaced the original dog star in 1932 [45]
The Mystery Squadron 12Aviation Colbert Clark and David Howard Bob Steele, J. Carrol Naish, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Principal Pictures Tarzan the Fearless 12Jungle
Fantasy
Robert F. Hill Buster Crabbe, Jacqueline Wells Based on the Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs; only the edited feature version still exists
Universal Studios Clancy of the Mounted 12 Northern Ray Taylor Tom Tyler, Jacqueline Wells, William Desmond( Only the first 6 chapters are available on DVD, but the British Film Institute (BFI) holds a complete 35mm print of all 12 chapters)
The Phantom of the Air 12Aviation Ray Taylor Tom Tyler, William Desmond, Walter Brennan
Gordon of Ghost City 12 Western Ray Taylor Buck Jones, Madge Bellamy, William DesmondBased on the novel "Oh Promise Me!" by Peter B. Kyne
The Perils of Pauline 12 Damsel in distress Ray Taylor Evalyn Knapp, William Desmond Sound remake of the 1914 eponymous serial
1934
Mascot Pictures The Lost Jungle 12Jungle David Howard and Armand Schaefer Clyde Beatty, Syd Saylor, Gabby HayesFollowed by a sequel Darkest Africa in 1936
Burn 'Em Up Barnes 12 Sports (auto racing) Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer Frankie Darro, Jack Mulhall, Lola Lane Loose remake of the 1921 silent film of the same name [46]
The Law of the Wild 12 Western, Animal adventure B. Reeves Eason and Armand Schaefer Rin Tin Tin Jr., Rex the Wonder Horse, Bob Custer, Ben Turpin, Richard Alexander
Mystery Mountain 12 Western Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason Ken Maynard, Syd Saylor, Tarzan the Wonder Horse, Gene Autry (uncredited)
Principal Pictures The Return of Chandu 12 Fantasy Ray Taylor Bela Lugosi, Maria AlbaBased on the popular Chandu the Magician radio program; later released as two separate feature versions [47]
Romance Productions IncorporatedYoung Eagles12Boy Scouts, JungleEdward Laurier, Vin Moore Bobby Cox, Jim Vance
Universal Pictures Pirate Treasure 12Maritime Ray Taylor Richard Talmadge
The Vanishing Shadow 12 Science fiction Lew Landers Onslow Stevens, William Desmond
The Red Rider 15 Western Lew Landers Buck Jones, Grant Withers, William DesmondBased on the short story "The Redhead from Sun Dog" by W. C. Tuttle; a remake of Buck Jones' earlier 1931 film The Range Feud [41]
Tailspin Tommy 12Aviation Lew Landers Maurice Murphy, Noah Beery Jr., Grant Withers Based on the "Tailspin Tommy" newspaper comic strip by Hal Forrest [48]
1935
Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises The New Adventures of Tarzan 12Jungle
Fantasy
Edward A. Kull Herman Brix Based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Mascot Pictures The Phantom Empire 12 Western, Fantasy Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, Smiley BurnetteConsidered the first Science-Fiction Western [49]
The Miracle Rider 15 Western Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason Tom Mix, Charles Middleton
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty 12Crime, Animal adventure B. Reeves Eason and Ford Beebe Kane Richmond, Smiley Burnette, Rin Tin Tin Jr., Rex the Wonder Horse
The Fighting Marines 12War B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane Grant Withers, Adrian Morris, Richard Alexander, Jason Robards Sr.Last Mascot serial; Mascot merged into Republic Pictures
Screen Attractions Queen of the Jungle 12Jungle Robert F. Hill Mary Kornman, Reed Howes Used extensive stock footage from Jungle Goddess (1922) [50]
Super Serial Productions Inc. The Lost City 12Science Fiction, Jungle Harry Revier Wm. (stage) Boyd, Kane Richmond, Claudia Dell, Gabby Hayeslater edited into four different feature versions
Universal Pictures Rustlers of Red Dog 12 Western Lew Landers Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Chief ThundercloudBased on the book The Great West That Was by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody [51]
The Call of the Savage 12Jungle
Fantasy
Lew Landers Noah Beery Jr. Based on a story "Jan of the Jungle" by Otis Adelbert Kline; later edited into a 70-minute feature version called Savage Fury [52]
The Roaring West 15 Western Ray Taylor Buck Jones, Frank McGlynn Sr., William Desmond
Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery 12Aviation Ray Taylor Clark Williams, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr., Grant WithersBased on the "Tailspin Tommy" comic strip by Hal Forrest [48]
1936
Beginning of the Golden Age of Serials [53]
Republic Pictures Darkest Africa 15Jungle B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane Clyde Beatty, Manuel King, Elaine Shepard, Lucien Prival First Republic serial; sequel to "The Lost Jungle" (1934); later reissued as King of the Jungleland [54]
Undersea Kingdom 12 Fantasy B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane Ray (Crash) Corrigan, Lois Wilde, Smiley BurnetteLater released as a 100-minute feature version entitled Sharad of Atlantis [55]
The Vigilantes Are Coming 12 Western Ray Taylor and Mack V. Wright Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Raymond HattonLater re-edited into six 26-minute episodes for television
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island 14Maritime Ray Taylor and Mack V. Wright Mala, Rex, Mamo Clark released in 1966 as a feature version called Robinson Crusoe of Mystery Island
Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.) Custer's Last Stand 15 Western Elmer Clifton Rex Lease, Frank McGlynn Jr., Chief Thundercloudfeatures characters General Custer, Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok
Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.) The Clutching Hand 15Mystery Albert Herman Jack Mulhall, Mae Busch, Rex Lease, Richard AlexanderA Craig Kennedy mystery; also released as a 70-minute feature version [56]
Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.) The Black Coin 15Mystery Albert Herman Ralph Graves, Ruth Mix, Dave O'Brien, Yakima Canutt
Universal Pictures The Adventures of Frank Merriwell 12 Sports Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith Donald Briggs, Jean Rogers, Carla LaemmleBased on the Frank Merriwell novels by Gilbert Patten
Flash Gordon 13 Science fiction Frederick Stephani Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Frank Shannon, Charles Middleton, Glenn Strange (as "the Gocko")Based on the comic strip by Alex Raymond; later re-released as two different feature versions, "Rocket Ship" (72 min.) and "Spaceship to the Unknown" (90 min.) [57]
The Phantom Rider 15 Western Ray Taylor Buck Jones, Charles King
Ace Drummond 13Aviation 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 Also exists as a feature version
1937
Columbia Pictures Jungle Menace 15Jungle Harry L. Fraser and George Melford Frank Buck
Charlotte Henry [58]
First Columbia serial (produced by Weiss Bros.); later released as a 70-minute feature version called "Jungle Terror".
The Mysterious Pilot 15Aviation Spencer Gordon Bennet Frank Hawks Produced by Weiss Brothers; based on a novel "The Silver Hawk" by William Byron Mowery [59]
Republic Pictures Dick Tracy 15 Crime Alan James, Ray Taylor Ralph Byrd, Smiley Burnette, Kay HughesBased on the famous comic strip by Chester Gould
The Painted Stallion 12 Western Alan James, William Witney, Ray Taylor [41] Ray Corrigan, Hoot Gibson, Duncan Renaldo, Yakima CanuttFeatured characters Kit Carson, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett; later re-edited into a six-episode TV series, as well as a 72-minute feature version [60]
S.O.S. Coast Guard 12Maritime, Science fiction Alan James, William Witney Ralph Byrd, Bela Lugosi, Richard AlexanderAlso exists as a 71-minute feature version including some newly added footage
Zorro Rides Again 12 Western William Witney, John English [41] John Carroll, Noah Beery, Duncan Renaldo, Richard AlexanderBased on the Zorro character created by novelist Johnston McCulley; later released as a six-episode TV series, as well as a 68-minute eponymous feature version. [61]
Universal Pictures Jungle Jim 12Jungle Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith Grant Withers, Henry Brandon, Raymond HattonBased on the popular comic strip by Alex Raymond [41]
Secret Agent X-9 12Crime Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith Scott Kolk, Jean Rogers, Henry Brandon, Lon Chaney Jr. Based on the comic strip by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond
Wild West Days 13 Western Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith Johnny Mack Brown, Chief Thundercloud Based on the novel "Saint Johnson" by William R. Burnett [62]
Radio Patrol 12 Crime Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith Grant Withers, Robert Armstrong Based on the popular comic strip by Eddie Sullivan and Charles Schmidt [63]
Tim Tyler's Luck 12Jungle Ford Beebe and Wyndham Gittens Frankie Thomas, William BenedictBased on the popular comic strip created by Lyman Young [64]
Victory Pictures (Sam Katzman) Blake of Scotland Yard 15 Crime Robert F. Hill Ralph Byrd, Joan Barclay, Dickie JonesLast independent American serial; also released as a 73-minute feature version
1938
Columbia Pictures The Secret of Treasure Island 15Jungle Elmer Clifton Don Terry, Gwen Gaze, Walter Miller, Grant WithersLast serial produced by Weiss Bros.; based on a serialized story "Murder at Pirate Castle" (1936) by L. Ron Hubbard; Bela Lugosi was originally slated to co-star [65]
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 15 Western Mack V. Wright and Sam Nelson William Elliott, Frankie Darro, Dickie Jones, Ray Mala, Chief Thundercloud, Kenne Duncan
The Spider's Web 15Superhero Ray Taylor and James W. Horne Warren Hull, Kenne Duncan, Iris Meredith, Nestor Paiva, Byron FoulgerBased on a popular 1930s pulp magazine; followed by a sequel The Spider Returns (1941) [66]
Republic Pictures The Lone Ranger 15 Western William Witney and John English Lee Powell, Chief Thundercloud, Herman Brix, Lane ChandlerBased on the popular 1930s radio program; later released as a 69-minute feature version called Hi-Yo Silver [67]
The Fighting Devil Dogs 12 Science fiction William Witney and John English Lee Powell, Herman Brix Later re-edited into a 69-minute feature version for TV, retitled Torpedo of Doom
Dick Tracy Returns 15 Crime William Witney and John English Ralph Byrd, Charles Middleton, David SharpeBased on the famous comic strip by Chester Gould; re-released theatrically in July 1948
Hawk of the Wilderness 12Jungle William Witney and John English Herman Brix, Mala, Monte Blue, Noble Johnsonbased on the novel by William L. Chester [68] later re-edited and released to TV as The Lost Island of Kioga
Universal Studios Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars 15 Science fiction Frederick Stephani Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon, Richard alexander, Kenne DuncanBased on the comic strip by Alex Raymond; later retitled Space Soldiers' Trip to Mars for TV release
Flaming Frontiers 15 Western Alan James and Ray Taylor Johnny Mack Brown, Charles Middleton, Chief Thundercloudbased on "The Tie That Binds" (a novel) by Peter B. Kyne; later re-edited for TV release in 1966 [43]
Red Barry 13Crime Alan James Buster Crabbe, Wheeler Oakman, Philip AhnBased on the comic strip by Will Gould [69]
1939
Columbia Pictures Flying G-Men 15Aviation 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 Based on the popular comic strip created by Lee Falk
Overland with Kit Carson 15 Western Sam Nelson and Norman Deming Bill Elliott, Richard Fiske, Iris Meredith, Kenne Duncan
Republic Pictures The Lone Ranger Rides Again 15 Western William Witney and John English Robert Livingston, Chief Thundercloud, Glenn Strange, Duncan RenaldoBased on the popular 1930s "Lone Ranger" radio program
Daredevils of the Red Circle 12Adventure William Witney and John English Charles Quigley, Herman Brix, David Sharpe, Carole Landis, Charles MiddletonLater re-edited into six 26-minute episodes for television [70]
Dick Tracy's G-Men 15 Crime William Witney and John English Ralph Byrd, Irving Pichel, Ted Pearson, Phylis Isley Based on the famous comic strip by Chester Gould; re-released theatrically in Sept., 1955 [71]
Zorro's Fighting Legion 12 Western William Witney and John English Reed Hadley Based on the Zorro character created by novelist Johnston McCulley; later re-edited into six 26-minute episodes for TV
Universal Pictures Scouts to the Rescue 12Boy scouts Alan James and Ray Taylor Jackie Cooper, Jason Robards Sr., Bill Cody Jr.
Buck Rogers 12 Science fiction Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind Buster Crabbe, Henry Brandon, Philson Ahn, Anthony Warde, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran, Kenne DuncanBased on the popular comic strip by Philip Francis Nowlan; later re-edited into 2 separate feature versions, Destination Saturn and Planet Outlaws [72]
The Oregon Trail 15 Western Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Roy Barcroft
The Phantom Creeps 12 Science fiction Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind Bela Lugosi, Edward Van Sloan, Regis Toomey, Ed Wolff (as the Robot)Also exists as a 78-minute feature version; contains stock footage from The Invisible Ray (1936) [73]

1940s

Production CompanyTitleChaptersGenreDirectorCastNotes
1940
Columbia Pictures The Shadow 15 Crime James W. Horne Victor Jory, Robert Fiske, Veda Ann BorgBased on the radio program and pulp magazine series
Terry and the Pirates 15Jungle James W. Horne William Tracy, Granville Owen Based on the "Terry and the Pirates" newspaper comic strip created by Milton Caniff
Deadwood Dick 15 Western James W. Horne Don Douglas
Lane Chandler
Lorna Gray
Kenne Duncan
Character loosely based on "Zorro" [74]
The Green Archer 15 Mystery James W. Horne Victor Jory, Iris Meredith, James Craven, Kenne DuncanBased on the 1923 novel by Edgar Wallace [75]
Republic Pictures Drums of Fu Manchu 15 Yellow Peril
Mystery
William Witney and John English Henry Brandon, Olaf Hytton, William Royle, Dwight FryeBased on the character created by Sax Rohmer; also released as a 69-minute feature version with an altered ending [76] [77]
Adventures of Red Ryder 12 Western William Witney and John English Don "Red" Barry, Noah Beery Sr., Tommy Cook, Maude Pierce AllenBased on the western comic strip by Fred Harmon [78]
King of the Royal Mounted 12 Northern William Witney and John English Allan Lane, Robert Strange, Herbert RawlinsonBased on the comic strip written by Zane Grey; also released as a 68-minute feature version called The Yukon Patrol [79]
Mysterious Doctor Satan 15 Superhero William Witney and John English Eduardo Ciannelli, Robert Wilcox, C. Montague Shaw, Tom Steele (as the Robot)Features a hero called "The Copperhead"; originally written as a never-produced Republic "Superman" serial; later re-edited into a seven episode TV series, as well as a 100-minute feature version called Doctor Satan's Robot [80] [81]
Universal Pictures The Green Hornet 13 Crime/Superhero Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe Gordon Jones, Keye Luke, Anne NagelBased on the popular radio program by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker; some home video versions are heavily edited
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 12 Science fiction/Superhero Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon, Ray MalaBased on the famous comic strip by Alex Raymond; later released as three separate re-edited feature versions, entitled "Purple Death from Outer Space", "Perils from the Planet Mongo" and "Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe". [82]
Winners of the West 13 Western Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe Dick Foran, Anne Nagel, Roy Barcroft
Junior G-Men 12 Crime John Rawlins and Ford Beebe Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys, David Sharpe
1941
Columbia Pictures White Eagle 15 Western James W. Horne Buck Jones, Raymond Hatton, Dorothy Fay, Kenne DuncanRemake of a 1932 Buck Jones western film also called "White Eagle"
The Spider Returns 15 Crime James W. Horne Warren Hull, Kenne Duncan, Mary AinsleeBased on the 1930s pulp magazine character "The Spider"; sequel to The Spider's Web (1938); an 80-minute feature version exists that was shown in England
The Iron Claw 15Mystery James W. Horne Charles Quigley, Joyce Bryant, Alex Callam
Holt of the Secret Service 15Crime James W. Horne Jack Holt, Evelyn Brent, Tristram Coffin
Republic Pictures Adventures of Captain Marvel 12 Superhero William Witney and John English Tom Tyler, William Benedict, Louise Currie, Kenne DuncanBased on the popular Captain Marvel comic book series; later reissued to theaters in 1953 as Return of Captain Marvel
Jungle Girl 15Jungle William Witney and John English Frances Gifford, Tom Neal, Gerald Mohr, Emil Van Horn (as the Gorilla)Based on the 1932 novel "Jungle Girl" by Edgar Rice Burroughs; re-released to theaters in 1947; followed by a sequel The Perils of Nyoka (1942)
King of the Texas Rangers 12 Western William Witney and John English Slingin' Sammy Baugh, Neil Hamilton, Duncan Renaldo, Kenne DuncanLater re-edited into six 26-minute episodes for television [83]
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. 15 Crime William Witney and John English Ralph Byrd, Ralph Morgan, John Davidson, Jan WileyBased on the famous comic strip by Chester Gould; later re-released theatrically in 1952 as Dick Tracy vs. Phantom Empire; featured stock footage from Deluge (1933)
Universal Pictures The Green Hornet Strikes Again! 15 Crime/Superhero John Rawlins and Ford Beebe Warren Hull, Keye Luke, Anne NagelBased on the Green Hornet radio program by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker
Sky Raiders 12Aviation Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe Donald Woods, Billy Halop, Robert Armstrong, Eduardo Ciannelli
Riders of Death Valley 15 Western Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe Buck Jones, Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Lon Chaney Jr., Glenn Strange, Roy Barcroft, Richard Alexander
Sea Raiders 12Maritime Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe The Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys, Richard Alexander
1942
Columbia Pictures Captain Midnight 15 Adventure James W. Horne Dave O'Brien, James CravenBased on the "Captain Midnight" radio adventure serial broadcast from 1938 to 1949
Perils of the Royal Mounted 15 Western James W. Horne Robert Kellard, Kenneth MacDonald, Iron Eyes Cody, Kermit Maynard
The Secret Code 15Spy Spencer Gordon Bennet Paul Kelly, Anne Nagel, Frank Shannon, Kenne DuncanFeatures a hero called "The Black Commando" [84]
The Valley of Vanishing Men 15 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet Bill Elliott, Slim Summerville, Kenne Duncan
Republic Pictures Spy Smasher 12 War Superhero William Witney Kane Richmond, Tristram Coffin, Marguerite ChapmanBased on the Fawcett Comics "Spy Smasher" character; later released to TV as a 100-minute feature version Spy Smasher Returns
Perils of Nyoka 15Jungle
Fantasy
William Witney Kay Aldridge, Clayton Moore, Lorna Gray, Charles Middleton, Tristram Coffin, William Benedict, Kenne DuncanBased on the 1932 Edgar Rice Burroughs novel "Jungle Girl"; later re-released to theatres in 1952 as "Nyoka and the Tiger Men"; later released to TV as a 100-minute feature version called "Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates"
King of the Mounties 12 Northern William Witney Allan Lane, Peggy Drake
Universal Pictures Don Winslow of the Navy 12Maritime Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe Don Terry, Anne NagelBased on the popular comic strip by Commander Frank V. Martinek
Gang Busters 13 Crime Ray Taylor and Noel M. Smith Kent Taylor. Irene Hervey, Ralph Morgan, Robert ArmstrongBased on the popular "Gang Busters" radio program; re-released theatrically in 1949 [85]
Junior G-Men of the Air 12Aviation Ray Taylor, Lewis D. Collins The Dead End Kids, Turhan Bey, William Benedict, Lionel Atwill, Frankie Darro
Overland Mail 15 Western John Rawlins and Ford Beebe Lon Chaney Jr., Noah Beery Sr., Noah Beery Jr., Don Terry, Bob BakerBased on the short story by Johnston McCulley; later released as a feature version called "The Indian Raiders"
1943
Columbia Pictures Batman 15 Superhero Lambert Hillyer Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft, J. Carrol Naish, Charles Middleton, Kenne DuncanBased on the popular comic book series from DC Comics; reissued theatrically in 1965
The Phantom 15Jungle Superhero B. Reeves Eason Tom Tyler, Jeanne Bates, frank ShannonBased on Lee Falk's popular newspaper comic strip ; followed by a 1955 sequel The Adventures of Capt. Africa [86]
Republic Pictures G-Men vs The Black Dragon 15 Spy Spencer Gordon Bennet Rod Cameron, Roland Got, George J. LewisLater released as a 100-minute feature version called Black Dragon of Manzanar; followed by a 1943 sequel called Secret Service in Darkest Africa
Daredevils of the West 12 Western John English Allan Lane, Kay Aldridge, Chief Thundercloud, Jay Silverheels, Kenne DuncanFilm was incomplete for years, but was restored and released on DVD in 2011
Secret Service in Darkest Africa 15 Spy Spencer Gordon Bennet Rod Cameron, Duncan Renaldo, Joan MarshLater re-released theatrically in 1954 as Manhunt in the African Jungles; later released as a feature version called The Baron's African War
The Masked Marvel 12 Superhero Spencer Gordon Bennet Tom Steele, Louis Currie, Tom Steele, Johnny ArthurLater released as a 100-minute feature version called Sakima and the Masked Marvel
Universal Pictures The Adventures of Smilin' Jack 13 War Aviation Ray Taylor, Lewis D. Collins Tom Brown, Keye Luke, Sidney Toler, Turhan Bey, Jay NovelloBased on the popular newspaper comic strip by Zack Mosley
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard 13 War Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins Don Terry, Philip Ahn, Nestor Paiva, Walter SandeBased on the popular newspaper comic strip "Don Winslow of the Navy" by Frank V. Martinbek
Adventures of the Flying Cadets 13Aviation Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins Johnny Downs, Bobby Jordan, Robert Armstrong, William Benedict, Robert Armstrong, Billy Halop, Eduardo Ciannelli, Ian Keith
1944
Columbia Pictures The Desert Hawk 15Adventure B. Reeves Eason Gilbert Roland, Charles Middleton, Chief Thundercloud, Elmo Lincoln
Black Arrow 15 Western B. Reeves Eason and Lew Landers Robert Scott, Charles Middleton, Elmo Lincoln
Republic Pictures Captain America 15 Superhero Elmer Clifton and John English Dick Purcell, Lionel Atwill, Edward Van Sloan, Lorna Gray, Kenne DuncanBased on the popular comic book series by Marvel Comics; the chapters were re-released theatrically in 1953 as The Return of Captain America
The Tiger Woman 12Jungle Spencer Gordon Bennet Linda Stirling, Allan Lane, Duncan Renaldo, George J. Lewis, Kenne DuncanRe-released theatrically in 1951 as Perils of the Darkest Jungle; released in 1966 as a feature version called Jungle Gold
Haunted Harbor 15Maritime Spencer Gordon Bennet Kane Richmond, Roy Barcroft, Kay Aldridge, Kenne DuncanBased on the novel by Ewart Adamson (aka Dayle Douglas); re-released theatrically in 1951 as Pirates' Harbor
Zorro's Black Whip 12 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet Linda Stirling, Francis McDonald, George J. Lewis [41] Based on the Zorro character created by Johnston McCulley, but due to legalities, the character was called "The Black Whip" (not Zorro) in this serial; re-released theatrically in 1957 [87]
Universal Pictures The Great Alaskan Mystery 13Mystery Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins Milburn Stone, Martin Kosleck, Ralph Morgan, Edgar Kennedy, Fuzzy Knight
Raiders of Ghost City 13 Western Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins Dennis Moore, Lionel Atwill, Wanda McKay, Virginia Christine
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 [53]
Columbia Pictures Brenda Starr, Reporter 13Crime Wallace Fox Joan Woodbury, Kane Richmond, Syd Saylor, Wheeler OakmanBased on the popular comic strip created by Dale Messick
The Monster and the Ape 15 Science fiction Howard Bretherton Robert Lowery, Ralph Morgan, Willie Best, Ray Corrigan (as the Ape)
Jungle Raiders 15Jungle Lesley Selander Kane Richmond, Carol Hughes, Charles King, Veda Ann Borg
Who's Guilty? 15 Mystery Howard Bretherton and Wallace Grissell Robert Kent, Amelita Ward, Charles Middleton, Minerva Urecal
Republic Pictures Manhunt of Mystery Island 15Jungle science fiction Spencer Gordon Bennet Linda Stirling, Richard Bailey, Roy Barcroft, Kenne DuncanRe-released theatrically in 1956; later released as a 100-minute feature version called Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
Federal Operator 99 12 Crime Spencer Gordon Bennet Marten Lamont, Helen Talbot, Lorna Gray, George J. LewisRe-released theatrically in 1956; later reissued as a feature version called F.B.I. 99 [88]
The Purple Monster Strikes 15 Science fiction Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon Linda Stirling, Dennis Moore, Roy Barcroft, James Craven, Kenne DuncanRe-released theatrically in 1957; later released as a 100-minute feature version called D-Day on Mars
Universal Pictures Jungle Queen 13Jungle Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins Ruth Roman, Edward Norris, Douglas Dumbrille, Clarence MuseLater re-edited into a feature version called Jungle Safari in 1956
The Master Key 13Crime Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins Milburn Stone, Lash Larue, Dennis Moore, Byron Foulger
Secret Agent X-9 13 Spy Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins Lloyd Bridges, Keye Luke, Samuel S. HindsBased on the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond
The Royal Mounted Rides Again 13 Northern Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins Bill Kennedy, George Dolenz, Milburn Stone, Robert Armstrong
1946
Columbia Pictures Hop Harrigan 15Aviation Derwin Abrahams William Bakewell, Wheeler Oakman, Jennifer HoltBased on the "Hop Harrigan" comic book published by DC Comics
Chick Carter, Detective 15Crime Derwin Abrahams Lyle Talbot, George Meeker, Charles King, Pamela BlakeBased on the popular radio program "Chick Carter, Boy Detective"
Son of the Guardsman 15Medieval Derwin Abrahams Bob Shaw, Robert "Buzz" Henry, Jock MahoneyBased on the Robin Hood legend (but Robin Hood is not a character in the film)
Republic Pictures The Phantom Rider 12 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon Robert Kent, Peggy Stewart, Kenne Duncan, Roy Barcroft, Chief Thundercloudlater re-released theatrically in 1954 as "Ghost Riders of the West" [89]
King of the Forest Rangers 12 Northern Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon Larry Thompson, Helen Talbot, Anthony WardeLater re-edited into six 26-minute episodes for television
Daughter of Don Q 12 Crime Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon Lorna Gray, Kirk Alyn, LeRoy Mason, Roy BarcroftFeatures a female "Zorro" character called Dolores Quantero
The Crimson Ghost 12 Science fiction William Witney and Fred C. Brannon Charles Quigley, Linda Stirling, Clayton Moore, Kenne Duncan, I. Stanford Jolley [41] Also released to TV in the 1950s as a six-episode TV program; later released as a 100-minute feature version called Cyclotrode X; one of the few serials ever to be colorized on home video
Universal Pictures The Scarlet Horseman 13 Western Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins Paul Guilfoyle, Virginia Christine, Kenne Duncan
Lost City of the Jungle 13Jungle Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins Russell Hayden, Jane Adams, Lionel Atwill, Keye Luke (Atwill died during filming)
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, Wheeler Oakman, Charles Middleton Based on the popular radio program "Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy"
The Vigilante 15 Western Wallace Fox Ralph Byrd, Ramsay Ames, Lyle TalbotBased on the DC Comics character, The Vigilante (character)
The Sea Hound 15Maritime Walter B. Eason and Mack V. Wright Buster Crabbe, Jimmy Lloyd, Pamela BlakeBased on the 1940s radio program The Sea Hound featuring the seafaring character Capt. Silver [90]
Brick Bradford 15 Science fiction Spencer Gordon Bennet Kane Richmond, Rick Vallin, Carol Forman, John Merton, John HartBased on the Brick Bradford newspaper comic strip created by Clarence Gray [91]
Republic Pictures Son of Zorro 13 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon George Turner, Peggy Stewart, Roy BarcroftBased on the Zorro character created by novelist Johnston McCulley; later re-edited into six 26-minute episodes for television [92]
Jesse James Rides Again 13 Western Fred C. Brannon Clayton Moore. Linda Stirling First of Republic's three "Jesse James" serials; re-released theatrically in March 1955 [93]
The Black Widow 13 Science fiction,
Fantasy
Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon Bruce Edwards, Carol Forman, Ramsay Ames, Anthony Warde, I. Stanford JolleyAlso re-edited into six 26-minute episodes for TV; later released as a 100-minute feature version called "Sombra, the Spider Woman"
1948
Columbia Pictures Tex Granger 15 Western Derwin Abrahams Robert Kellard, Peggy Stewart, Robert "Buzz" Henry, I. Stanford JolleyBased on a character in "Calling All Boys" (a comic book) and a novel called The Last Frontier by Courtney Ryley Cooper
Superman 15 Superhero Spencer Gordon Bennet Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Pierre Watkin, Tommy Bond, Carol Forman, Herbert RawlinsonBased on the famous DC Comics comic book character; followed by a 1950 sequel Atom Man Vs. Superman
Congo Bill 15Jungle Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr Don McGuire, Cleo Moore, Jack IngramBased on the famous DC Comics comic book character
Republic Pictures G-Men Never Forget 12 Crime Fred C. Brannon Clayton Moore, Roy Barcroft, Ramsay AmesLater released as a 100-minute feature version entitled Code 645
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted 12 Northern Fred C. Brannon Jim Bannon, Anthony Warde, Virginia BelmontRe-released theatrically in 1965; also released as a 100-minute feature version called R.C.M.P. and the Treasure of Genghis Khan [94]
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James 13 Western Fred C. Brannon, Yakima Canutt Clayton Moore, Noel Neill, George J. Lewis, Steve DarrellRe-released theatrically in 1956
1949
Columbia Pictures Bruce Gentry 15Aviation, Science fiction Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr Tom Neal, Tristram Coffin, Forrest TaylorBased on the "Bruce Gentry" newspaper comic strip created by Ray Bailey
Batman and Robin 15 Superhero Spencer Gordon Bennet Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane Adams, Lyle TalbotBased on the famous DC Comics comic book characters; re-released theatrically in 1965
Adventures of Sir Galahad 15 Fantasy Spencer Gordon Bennet George Reeves, Nelson Leigh, William Fawcett, Hugh ProsserBased on the King Arthur legend
Republic Pictures Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc 12 Crime Fred C. Brannon Kirk Alyn, Rosemary Planche, Roy Barcroft, Carol Forman, Tristram CoffinLater released as a 100-minute feature version called "The Golden Hands of Kurigal"
Ghost of Zorro 12 Western Fred C. Brannon Clayton Moore, Roy Barcroft, George J. Lewis,Based on the Zorro character created by novelist Johnston McCulley; later released as a 69-minute feature version as well [95]
King of the Rocket Men 12 Science fiction Fred C. Brannon Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, James Craven, I. Stanford JolleyInspired by the Buck Rogers serial character; re-released theatrically in 1956; released as a 65-minute feature version called Lost Planet Airman [96]
The James Brothers of Missouri 12 Western Fred C. Brannon Noel Neill, Keith Richards, Robert Bice, Roy Barcroft
Radar Patrol vs Spy King 12 Spy Fred C. Brannon Kirk Alyn, John Merton, Tristram Coffin, George J. Lewis

1950s

Production CompanyTitleChaptersGenreDirectorCastNotes
1950
Columbia Pictures Cody of the Pony Express 15 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet Jock Mahoney, Dickie Moore, Peggy Stewart, George J. LewisBased loosely on the life of Buffalo Bill Cody
Atom Man vs. Superman 15 Superhero Spencer Gordon Bennet Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Lyle Talbot, Tommy Bond Based on the Superman comic book character published by DC Comics
Pirates of the High Seas 15Maritime/ Jungle Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr Buster Crabbe, Lois Hall, Tristram Coffin
Great Britain InstructionalThe Mystery of the Snakeskin Belt [97] 8Jungle adventureFrank CadmanColin Barlow, Ursula Strachey, Cyril WentzelBritish; Last independent serial; filmed in Zimbabwe [98]
Republic Pictures The Invisible Monster 12 Science fiction Fred C. Brannon Richard Webb, Aline Towne, Lane Bradford, Stanley PriceLater released as a 100-minute feature version called Slaves of the Invisible Monster
Desperadoes of the West 12 Western Fred C. Brannon Richard Powers, Roy Barcroft, I. Stanford Jolley
Flying Disc Man from Mars 12 Science fiction Fred C. Brannon Walter Reed, Lois Collier, Harry Lauter, James CravenReuses the villain's costume from The Purple Monster Strikes (1945); later released as a 75-minute feature version called Missile Monsters [99]
1951
Columbia Pictures Roar of the Iron Horse 15 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr Jock Mahoney, Virginia Herrick, Myron Healy
Mysterious Island 15 Science fiction,
Fantasy
Spencer Gordon Bennet Richard Crane, Marshall Reed, Karen Randle, Tom Tyler (uncredited)Based on The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere 15 Science fiction Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell Judd Holdren, Larry Stewart, Gene Roth, Skelton KnaggsOnly serial adapted from a television program; reissued theatrically in 1958, 1960, and 1963
Republic Pictures Don Daredevil Rides Again 12 Western Fred C. Brannon Ken Curtis, Roy Barcroft, Aline Townes, I. Stanford JolleySimilar in theme to Zorro; includes stock footage from Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion 12 Spy Fred C. Brannon Walter Reed, Mary Ellen Kay, Dick Curtis
1952
Columbia Pictures King of the Congo 15Jungle
Fantasy
Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell Buster Crabbe, Gloria Dea, Rick Vallin, Leonard PennBased on the 1950s Thun'da comic book series drawn by Frank Frazetta
Blackhawk 15Aviation Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred F. Sears Kirk Alyn, Carol Forman, Rick Vallin, John CrawfordBased on the Blackhawk DC Comics comic book series
Son of Geronimo 15 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet Clayton Moore, Marshall Red, Rick Vallin, Rodd Redwing, Lyle Talbot
Republic Pictures Radar Men from the Moon 12 Science fiction Fred C. Brannon George D. Wallace, Aline Towne, Roy Barcroft, Clayton Moore1st appearance of "Commando Cody"; later released as a 100-minute feature version called Retik, the Moon Menace (some videos were also released under the title Commando Cody vs. the Moon Menace) [100]
Zombies of the Stratosphere 12 Science fiction Fred C. Brannon Judd Holdren, Leonard Nimoy, Aline Towne, Lane Bradford, John CrawfordCommando Cody is called "Larry Martin" in this sequel to Radar Men From the Moon; later released as a 70-minute B&W feature version called Satan's Satellites; also available colorized on VHS Home Video at 93 minutes
1953
Columbia Pictures The Lost Planet 15 Science fiction Spencer Gordon Bennet Judd Holdren, Vivian Mason, Ted Thorpe, Gene RothSemi-sequel to the 1951 Captain Video serial [41]
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd 15Maritime Derwin Abrahams and Charles S. Gould Richard Crane, David Bruce, George Wallace, John Crawford, Marshall ReedLoosely based on the life story of Captain William Kidd
Republic Pictures Jungle Drums of Africa 12Jungle Fred C. Brannon Phyllis Coates, Clayton Moore, Johnny SpencerLater released as a feature version called U-238 and the Witch Doctor
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe 12 Science fiction Franklin Adreon, Fred C. Brannon, Harry Keller Judd Holdren, Richard Crane, Aline Towne, William Schallert, Lyle TalbotReleased first theatrically in 1953 as a 12-episode serial (each episode was self-contained), then later released to television in 1955 as a 12-episode television series
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders 12 Mountie spy Franklin Adreon Bill Henry, Susan Morrow, Arthur Space,Later released as a 100-minute feature version called Missile Base at Taniak
1954
Columbia Pictures Gunfighters of the Northwest 15 Northern Spencer Gordon Bennet, Charles S. Gould Clayton Moore, Jock Mahoney, Phyllis Coates, Lyle Talbot, Marshall Reed, Rodd Redwing
Riding with Buffalo Bill 15 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet Marshall Reed, Rick Vallin, Shirley WhitneyIncludes stock footage from Deadwood Dick (1940)
Republic Pictures Trader Tom of the China Seas 12Maritime Franklin Adreon Phyllis Coates, Harry Lauter, Robert Shayne, Aline Towne, Lyle TalbotLater released as a 100-minute feature version called Target: Sea of China
Man with the Steel Whip 12 Western Franklin Adreon Richard Simmons, Barbara Bestar, Roy Barcroft, Dale Van SickelFeatures a character called El Latigo, very similar to Zorro; used stock footage from all of the earlier Republic "Zorro" serials [101]
1955
Columbia Pictures The Adventures of Captain Africa 15Jungle Spencer Gordon Bennet John Hart, Rick Vallin, Ben WeldonIntended as a sequel to The Phantom ; includes stock footage from The Phantom , Jungle Menace , and The Desert Hawk
Republic Pictures Panther Girl of the Kongo 12Jungle Franklin Adreon Phyllis Coates, Myron Healy, Arthur Space, David Sharpe (stunt double)Later released as a 100-minute feature version called The Claw Monsters; includes stock footage from Jungle Girl (serial) and Perils of Nyoka
King of the Carnival 12 Crime Franklin Adreon Harry Lauter, Robert Shayne, Rick Vallin, Robert ClarkeLast Republic serial. Includes stock footage from Daredevils of the Red Circle
1956
Columbia Pictures Perils of the Wilderness 15 Northern Spencer Gordon Bennet Dennis Moore, Richard Emory, Kenneth MacDonald, Rick VallinIncludes stock footage from Perils of the Royal Mounted
Blazing the Overland Trail 15 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet Dennis Moore, Lee Roberts, Kermit Maynard, Norma BrooksLast Columbia serial; last major-studio serial; Includes stock footage from White Eagle (1941).
1957
Shintoho Super Giant 9 Superhero Teruo Ishii Ken Utsui, Shōji Nakayama Japanese tokusatsu film serial; later released to U.S. television as four separate Starman features.

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