Tagged: Serials
Adventures of Captain Marvel is a 1941 twelve-chapter film serial directed by John English and William Witney for Republic Pictures, adapted from the popular Captain Marvel comic book character then appearing in Fawcett Comics publications such as Whiz Comics and Captain Marvel Adventures. It starred Tom Tyler (who also played The Phantom) in the title [...]
The Green Archer (1940) is the 12th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based on Edgar Wallace’s 1923 novel The Green Archer, which had previously been adapted into the silent serial of the same name in 1925 by Pathé Exchange.
The Whispering Shadow (1933) is a serial film, starring Bela Lugosi in his first serial role.
Lugosi received $10,000 for this film, the highest known salary of his career for this film. (He also received the same amount for The Mystery of the Marie Celeste in 1935).
It was filmed in only 12 days. It was the [...]
Holt of the Secret Service (1941) was the 16th serial released by Columbia Pictures. A murderous gang of counterfeiters has kidnapped John Severn, the U.S. government’s best engraver, who is being held against his will and is forced to print virtually undetectable phony cash. The Secret Service sends its toughest agent, Jack Holt, and [...]
This Mascot serial starts with Fred Cromell (Bob Steele) and Bill “Jellybean” Cook (Guinn Williams) who enlist to protect a dam from the air raids by a group known as the Mystery Squadron, under the leadership of the mysterious Black Ace. Every time the “Mystery Squadron” is going attack, the attack is preceded by [...]
Martian invader, Mota, attempts to conquer the Earth as Mars is worried about its use of new atomic technology. They consider that it would be much safer, and beneficial for both Earth and Mars, if the Martians were in charge.
Ace Drummond is a 1936 film serial based on the Ace Drummond comic strip drawn by Clayton Knight and written by Eddie Rickenbacker. It featured aviator Ace Drummond and his adventures around the world.
In the traditional foreword at the beginning of each chapter, Ace Drummond used comic strips to summarise the story so far. This [...]
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe is a 1940 twelve episode serial film about Flash Gordon. It was the last of three Flash Gordon serials made from 1936 to 1940. The film starts on Earth. A deadly plague has been ravaging the planet, known as the Purple Death because it leaves a purple spot on [...]
The Phantom Empire, starring Gene Autry the Singing Cowboy, was a 12-chapter 1935 Mascot serial that combined the western, musical, and science fiction genres. Gene Autry plays a singing cowboy of the same name, who runs Radio Ranch, a dude ranch from which he makes a daily live radio broadcast at 2pm. A [...]
Dick Tracy is a long-running comic strip featuring a popular and familiar character in American pop culture. Dick Tracy is a hard-hitting, fast-shooting, and supremely intelligent police detective who has matched wits with a variety of often grotesquely ugly villains. Created by cartoonist Chester Gould in 1931, the strip made its debut appearance on October [...]
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