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Movie Serials A - D |
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Ace Drummond Date of
Release : 19th October 1936 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring John King, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr,, Guy Bates
Post & Arthur Loft Directed by Ford Bebe & Cliff Smith 13 Chapters and 260 mins - all chapters are about 20 mins
each Synopsis : Based on the comic strip character
Ace Drummond created by Eddie Rickenbacker. Ace is a "G-Man of the
Sky" working out of Washington D.C. He is sent to Mongolia to find out
why a mysterious villain known only as 'The Dragon' is trying to prevent the
newly formed International Airways from setting up an airport there. Ace
meets Peggy Trainor who is searching for her archaeologist father who has
disappeared. Together they search for answers to the puzzles. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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Adventures of Captain Africa, The
Date of
Release : June 1955 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring John Hart, Rick Vallin, Ben Weldon, June Howard
& Bud Osborne Directed by Spencer G. Bennet 15 Chapters & 250 mins - Chapter 1 is 25 mins, the rest
are 16 mins each Synopsis : Often
seen as a "sort of" sequel to 1943's The Phantom, tells the story
of Captain Africa and his friends as they help Caliph Hamid, whose prime
minister has been kidnapped, regain his throne and vanquish the false caliph.
Along the way Capt Africa (who is suited up to look very much like The
Phantom) encounters a lost civilization, crocodiles, slaves and a gorilla. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with The Phantom : AU$25
or US$25 or £13 |
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Adventures of Captain
Marvel Date of
Release : 28th March, 1941 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr., William Benedict,
Louise Currie & Harry Worth. Directed by William Witney & John English 12 Chapters & 217 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are 17 mins each Synopsis : On a scientific expedition to Siam
young Billy Batson is given the ability to change himself into the
super-powered Captain Marvel by the wizard Shazam, who tells him his powers
will last only as long as the Golden Scorpion idol is threatened. Finding the
idol, the scientists realize it could be the most powerful weapon in the
world and remove the lenses that energize it, distributing them among
themselves so that no one would be able to use the idol by himself. Back in
the US, Billy Batson, as Captain Marvel, wages a battle against an evil,
hooded figure, the Scorpion, who hopes to accumulate all five lenses, thereby
gaining control of the super-powerful weapon. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Captain America : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Adventures of Frank and
Jesse James Date of
Release : August, 1948 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Clayton Moore, Steve Darrell, Noel Neill, George
J. Lewis & John Crawford Directed by Fred C. Bannon & Enos "Yakima"
Canutt 13 Chapters & 176 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis :
The James boys, under assumed
names come to the aid of a helpless heroine as partners in her father's (who
has been murdered by the villains) gold mine. The boys hope to reimburse
victims of crimes that were committed in their name for which they are
innocent. Trying to foil their efforts is a mining engineer and his gang of
henchmen. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Jesse James Rides Again : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 3 DVD Set with Jesse James Rides Again & The James
Brothers of Missouri : AU$30 or US$30 or £15 |
Adventures of Frank Merriwell, The
Date of Release : January 13th 1936 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Donald Briggs, John King,
Jean Rogers, Carla Laemmle, Summer Getchell & William O. Carleton Directed by Clifford Smith 12 chapters & 240 min Synopsis : In which scholastic
sports star Frank Merriwell leaves school to search for his missing father.
His adventures involve a mysterious inscription on a ring, buried treasure,
kidnapping and Indian raids. He saves his father and returns to school just
in time to win a decisive baseball game with his remarkable pitching and
hitting. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 |
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Adventures of Red Ryder Date of
Release : 28th June, 1940 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Donald "Red" Barry, Noah Beery Sr,
Tommy Cook & Robert Kortman Directed by William Witney & John English 12 Chapters & 215 mins - Chapter 1 is 28 mins, the rest are 17 mins each Synopsis :
Mesquite banker Calvin Drake plans to profit from the Santa Fe Railroad's
acquisition of right-of-way by gaining control of the land in the territory.
In the ensuing war of intimidation against the ranchers, Red Ryder and his
father, form an organization to drive the gunmen and outlaws out of the
territory. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with King of the Texas Rangers: AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Adventures of Rex and
Rinty, The Date of
Release : 25th June, 1935 Studio : Mascot
Pictures Starring Kane Richmond, Norma Taylor, Mischa Auer, Harry
Woods, Rex & Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr Directed by B. Reeves Eason & Ford Beebe 12 Chapters & 240 mins - Chapter 1 is 29 mins, the rest are 19 mins each Synopsis : Rex,
the King of the Wild Horses, is brought from the island of Sujan, where he is
worshiped as a God-Horse, to the U.S. to be trained as a polo pony. He
escapes, meets Rinty (Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr) and with the help of a polo player is
returned to Sujan. But the natives have been persuaded to turn against their
God-Horse. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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Adventures of Sir Galahad
Date of
Release : January 1949 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring George Reeves, Nelson Leigh, William Fawcett,
Charles King & John Merton Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet 15 Chapters & 252 mins Synopsis : King
Arthur refuses to make Galahad a Knight of the Round Table until he retrieves
Excalibur. On his quest for the sword, Galahad (played pre-Superman George
Reeves) encounters Merlin, Mordred, and the Black Knight. He also discovers
and foils a Saxon plot to invade England. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Son of the Guardsman : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
Adventures of Smilin' Jack, The
Date of
Release : January 1943 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring
Tom Brown, Marjorie Lord, Sidney Toler, Edgar Barrier & Keye Luke Directed by Ray Taylor & Lewis Collins 13 Chapters & 260 mins - Chapter 1 is 26 mins, the rest are about 20 mins Synopsis : Set
just before the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Jack Martin helps the
Chinese to obtain the Mandon Secret, a secret route from China to India,
lying in an isolated Chinese sector, which would aid the Chinese in the war
effort or cause disaster if fallen into the hands of the Black Samurai, a
Japanese espionage organization in partnership with the Nazis, and its leader
the elusive Fraulein Von Teufel. Based on the popular comic-strip and radio
show, this serial boasts a "Charlie Chan" supporting cast in Sidney
Toler & Keye Luke DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Date of
Release : 7th September, 1943 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Johnny Downs, Bobby Jordan, Jennifer Holt, Ward
Wood & Eduardo Ciannelli Directed by Ray Taylor & Lewis D. Collins 13 Chapters & 260 mins Synopsis : Flying
students Danny Collins, Jinx Roberts, Scrapper Mackay and Zombie Parker are
suspected of a series of murders perpetrated by a Nazi agent known as the
Black Hangman. The latter is an engineer, Arthur Galt, who has disposed of
several people who accompanied him on an expedition which located lost helium
deposits in Africa. Galt has also imprisoned the remaining members of the
expedition, Professor Mason and his daughter Andre. Galt plans to sell the
helium to Germany through a Gestapo ring headed by Karl Von Heiger. The four
cadets, thinking Galt is their friend, fly with him to Africa as they hope to
track down Von Heiger, thinking he is the Black Hangman, and clear their own
names of the murder charges. They are pursued to Africa by U.S. Army
Intelligence officer Captain Ralph Carson. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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Atom Man vs. Superman
Date of
Release : June 1950 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Lyle Talbot, Pierre
Watkins & Tommy Bond Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet 15 Chapters & 252 mins Synopsis :
Superman must battle the mysterious nuclear nemesis known as Atom Man (in
reality, criminal genius Lex Luthor) whose weaponry includes a flying saucer
and deadly Kryptonite. The sequel to Superman (1948). DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Superman : AU$25
or US$25 or £13 |
Batman
Date of
Release : July 16th 1943 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft, J. Carrol Naish
& Shirley Patterson Directed by Lambert Hillyer 15 Chapters & 265 mins Synopsis : Gotham
City millionaire Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson, whose secret
identities are Batman & Robin, battle the forces of Dr. Daka, a special
agent of Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, in America to help prepare for the
conquest of the country by the New Order of the Axis. Daka has a ray gun
which requires radium to operate. More radium will allow for increased range
and greater devastation. Batman & Robin must stop Daka from getting it
and bring him and his henchmen to justice. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Batman and Robin (1949): AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
Batman and Robin
Date of
Release : June 1949 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane Adams, Lyle
Talbot & William Fawcett Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet 15 Chapters & 263 mins Synopsis :
Professor Hammil's Remote Control device, which enables the user to take over
any motor vehicle within 50 miles, is stolen by The Wizard, black-hooded
mastermind, and his gang. Batman & Robin, ably assisted by magazine
photographer Vicki Vale must prevent the Wizard from obtaining diamonds,
needed as fuel for the device. Where is the Wizard's base, reached only by
remote controlled submarine? Which of several suspicious characters hides
beneath the Wizard's hood ? DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Batman (1943): AU$25
or US$25 or £13 |
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Black Arrow Date of
Release : 20th October, 1944 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring
Robert Scott, Adele Jergens, Kenneth MacDonald & Charles Middleton Directed by Lew Landers 15 Chapters & 290 mins - Chapter 1 is 27 mins, the rest are 19 mins each Synopsis : Two
carpetbaggers in search of gold stir up trouble on the Navajo reservation
when they secretly kill the chief. Black Arrow, son of the chief is
determined to find out who killed his father and to bring the perpetrators to justice DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Son of Geronimo : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Black Widow, The Date of
Release : 28th July, 1947 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Bruce Edwards, Virginia Lindley, Carol Foreman,
Anthony Warde & Ramsay Ames Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet & Fred C. Bannon 13 Chapters & 176 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : Madame
Sombra, with the help of her Black Widow gang, embarks on a mission to steal
America's top secret atomic weapons by eliminating her enemies with a deadly
spider venom. Mystery writer Steve Colt & intrepid reporter Joyce Winters
stand in her way. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Daughter of Don Q : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
Blackhawk : Fearless Champion of Freedom
Date of
Release : July 1952 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Kirk Alyn, Carol Forman, John Crawford, Michael
Fox, Don C. Harvey & Rick Vallin Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet & Fred F. Sears 15 Chapters & 263 mins Synopsis : Based
on a successful comic book that began in 1941, the Blackhawks were seven
flyers who banded together during WW II to fight the Nazis. After the war,
they continued to fight evil where ever they find it. Here they are battling
a group of spies and saboteurs bent on destroying democracy. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Brick Bradford : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 3 DVD Set with Hop Harrigan
& Bruce Gentry: AU$30 or US$30 or £15 |
Brick Bradford
Date of
Release : December 1947 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Kane Richmond, Rick Vallin, Charles Quigley, John
Merton & Pierre Watkin Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet 15 Chapters & 278 mins : Chapter 1 is 26 mins, the
rest are 18 mins each Synopsis :
Scientist/adventurer Brick Bradford is enjoying a vacation at his ranch with
guests Professor Salisbury. Salisbury's daughter June and good friend Sandy
Sanderson.The rest and relaxation is cut short by a visit from a government
agent. Brick's help is needed with Dr. Tymak. Tymak is working in seclusion
on the Interceptor Ray, a devise that can destroy any guided missile while it
is in the air. The problem is that with only a slight modification the
Interceptor can be turned in a a weapon of mass destruction. Brick is asked
to go to Tymak, help him perfect the ray, and also guard it from foreign
agents who may try to steal it. Brick and his guests all gladly volunteer to
help for the good of the country and world peace. They travel to the Moon via
a matter transference devise called The Crystal Door and also travel back in
time in a Time Top. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Blackhawk : AU$25
or US$25 or £13 2 DVD Set with Jungle Raiders : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Bruce
Gentry : Daredevil of the Skies Date of
Release : February 1949 Studio
: Columbia Studios Starring Tom Neal, Judy Clark, Ralph Hodges,
Tristram Coffin & Forrest Taylor Directed by Spencer
Gordon Bennet & Thomas Carr
15 Chapters & 245 mins Synopsis : The comic strip genre has enjoyed a happy relationship between itself and
non costumed aviator heroes. The last adaptation of a high flying comic
strip hero who didnÕt wear anything more distinctive than a leather jacket
and a pilot cap was ColumbiaÕs ÒBruce GentryÓ (1949). The serial is an
exciting blend of foreign intrigue, western action, and mystery. This is a fun serial with a good cast
of serial regulars, a fast moving plot, and plenty of fist slamming action. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Hop Harrigan : AU$25
or US$25 or £13 3 DVD Set with Hop Harrigan
& Blackhawk: AU$30 or US$30 or £15 |
Buck Rogers
Date of Release : February 1939 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Larry " Buster"
Crabbe, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran, Jack Mulhall & Anthony Warde Directed by Ford Beebe & Saul A. Goodkind 12 chapters & 240 min Synopsis : Buck Rogers and Buddy
Wade are in the middle of a trans-polar dirigible flight when they are caught
in a blizzard and crash. Buddy then releases a special gas to keep them in
suspended animation until a rescue party can arrive. However, an avalanche
covers the craft and the two are in suspended animation for 500 years. When
they are found, they awake to find out that the world has been taken over by
the outlaw army of Killer Kane. Along with Lieutenant Wilma Deering, Buck and
Buddy join in the fight to overthrow Kane and with the help of Prince Tallen
of Saturn and his forces, they eventually do and Earth is free of Kane's
grip. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 4 DVD Set with Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon's Trip to
Mars & Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe : AU$35
or US$35 or £18 |
Burn-'Em-Up Barnes
Date of
Release : 16th June 1934 Studio : Mascot
Pictures Starring Jack Mulhall, Frankie Darro, Lola Lane, Julian
Rivero & Edwin Maxwell Directed by Colbert Clark & Armand Schaefer 12 Chapters & 230 mins - Chapter 1 is 28 mins, the
rest are about 18 mins each Synopsis :
Marjorie Temple, owner of a financially troubled bus line and a seemingly
worthless piece of property is menaced by gangsters intent on getting the oil
deposits they know to be on the property. Burn-'Em-Up Barnes, a racing
driver, comes to her rescue and also adopts a homeless boy who develops into
a top flight newsreel camerman. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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Canadian Mounties vs.
Atomic Invaders Date of
Release : 8th June, 1953 Studio : Republic Pictures Starring Bill Henry, Susan Morrow, Arthur Space, Dale Van
Sickel & Pierre Watkin Directed by Franklyn Adreon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : A villain named Marlof attempts to
set up secret missile bases inside Canada so he can launch missiles at the
U.S. The Canadian Mounted Police dispatch agents to try to stop him. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Dangers of the Canadian Mounted : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 3 DVD Set with Dangers of the Canadian Mounted &
King of the Forest Rangers : AU$30 or US$30 or £15 |
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Captain America Date of
Release : January, 1944 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray, Lionel Atwill, Charles
Towbridge & George J. Lewis Directed by John English & Elmer Clifton 15 Chapters & 250 mins - Chapter 1 is 26 mins, the rest are 16 mins each Synopsis :
Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillian called
The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of
destroying buildings by sound vibrations DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Adventures of Captain Marvel : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 Note : This serial
is part of The Captain America Collection (includes also theatrical & TV movies) - see
the Classic Movie Combination section
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Captain Midnight Date of
Release : February 15th 1942 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Dave O'Brien, James Craven, Dorothy Short, Bryant
Washburn & Guy Wilkerson Directed by James W. Horne 15 Chapters & 270 mins - Chapter 1 is 25 mins, the rest are about 17 mins each Synopsis : With a terror-stricken nation being blitzed by
enemy bombing planes directed by the evil Ivan Shark, good guy Captain
Albright becomes Captain Midnight and soars off into the big blue sky to head
off the reign of terror and rescue a kidnapped scientist. From the famed radio series
and comic strip character of the same name DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Jack Armstrong : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Captain Video, Master of
the Stratosphere Date of
Release : December 1951 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Judd Holdren, Larry Stewart, George Eldredge,
Gene Roth & William Fawcett Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet & Wallace Grissell 15 Chapters & 255 mins - Chapter 1 is 25 mins, the rest are about 16 mins each Synopsis : This serial is an authorised adaptation of the
DuMont teleseries of the 50's. Captain Video battles the evil Dr Tobor both
on Earth and on the planet Atoma , assisted by the equally sinister Vultura.
Well helmed sci-fi fun from an experienced directing team. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with The Lost Planet : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Chick Carter, Detective Date of
Release : July 11th 1946 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Lyle Talbot, Douglas Fowley, Julie Gibson, Pamela
Blake & Eddie Acuff Directed by Derwin Abrahams 15 Chapters & 280 mins - Chapter 1 is 29 mins, the rest are about 18 mins each Synopsis : Chick Carter, Boy Detective did his sleuthing
on radio before Columbia brought him to the screen in Chick Carter,
Detective. The juvenile hero of the radio waves underwent certain changes in
order for grown-up actor Lyle Talbot to portray him. Chick Carter, Detective
has the master sleuth hunting for a missing pearl. The serial is unique in chapterplay
lore in that it is a straightforward crime melodrama that eschews the usual
ray guns, invisibility inventions, and other paraphernalia of the genre. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Holt of the Secret Service : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Clutching Hand, The Date of
Release : 1936 Studio :
Independent Starring Jack Mulhall, Ruth Mix, Marion Shilling, Rex
Lease, William Farnum & Yakima Canutt Directed by Albert Herman 15 Chapters & 310 mins - Chapter 1 is 29 mins, the rest are about 20 mins each Synopsis : Dr Gironda discovers a formula for the
manufacture of synthetic gold. Just before the board of directors of the
International Research Foundation arrive at his laboratory to witness his
achievement, he is heard screaming in his lab and disappears before help
arrives. A newspaper reporter engaged by Gironda's daughter calls in Craig
Kennedy to find the abducted scientist DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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Cody of the Pony Express Date of
Release : 6th April, 1950 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Jock Mahoney, Dickie Moore, Peggy Stewart,
William Fawcett & Tom London Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet 15 Chapters & 255 mins - Chapter 1 is 25 mins, the rest are about 17 mins each Synopsis : Lieutenant John Archer, aided by young Bill
Cody is assigned as an undercover investigator to bring to justice a band of
outlaws secretly headed by attorney Mort Black. The outlaws are the minions
of an Eastern syndicate that wants to control the territory by acquiring all
of its transportation facilities DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Roar of the Iron Horse : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 3 DVD Set with Roar of the Iron Horse & Gunfighters
of the Northwest : AU$30 or US$30 or £15 |
Commando Cody: Sky Marshall of the Universe
Date of
Release : 17th February, 1953 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Judd Holdren, Aline Towne, William Schallert,
Richard Crane & Gregory Gay Directed by Fred C. Bannon, Harry Keller & Franklyn
Adreon 12 Chapters & 360 mins - each chapter is 30 mins Commando Cody had
first appeared in the 1952 serial Radar Men From The Moon with George Wallace as Commando Cody, though his
roots go back even further to 1949 when Republic released a serial called King
Of The Rocket Men. This latter serial
featured Jeff King (played by Tristram
Coffin) as a flying hero named Rocket
Man, wearing the familiar helmet and leather jacket that would be associated
with Commando Cody in later years. In 1952 and after the success of Radar Men From The
Moon, Republic decided to produce a 12
chapter "pseudo-serial" based on the popular Commando Cody
character and titled Commando Cody: Sky Marshall of the Universe. Each 30 minute episode/chapter would be self
contained in that a Commando Cody adventure would be concluded although the
continuing thread of Cody's fight with "The Ruler" would continue
throughout the 12 episode run. Republic referred to each entry as a
"Commando Cody Picture". Initially 3 episodes were filmed using almost the entire
production staff from the serials, however Republic stopped production at
that point and went right into filming the serial Zombies From The
Stratosphere. To avoid any confusion
with the yet to be completed Commando Cody: Sky Marshall of the
Universe, producer Franklin
Adreon decided to change the name of the
Judd Holdren role to Larry
Martin for Zombies From The
Stratosphere, and he is never called
Commando Cody in that serial. When the Commando Cody: Sky Marshall of the Universe went back into production, Republic was not able
to continue with the services of Cody side-kick William Shallert, so Richard Crane was brought in to play the part of Dick
Preston. There are several notable
differences that begin with Chapter 4. Our hero's nemesis is still The
Ruler (Gregory Gay with a thick "foreign" accent)
supported by his Earth bound emissary Lyle Talbot but there are new sets, and the ray guns have
been replaced by six guns. Finally, in most of the last nine episodes the
show contains a light ending featuring a humorous moment with Dick
Preston, not unlike the endings featuring
Cadet Happy in Space Patrol. The Commando Cody: Sky Marshall of the Universe pseudo-serial has plenty of the action typical of
the serials of the day as Cody and his pals battle The Ruler on Earth, the
Moon, Mars, Venus, Saturn and Mercury. In episode 6 they even journey to
planet M-27 "located in a Solar System just West of our own". Bye
the way, at the end of Chapter 12, Cody finally gets his man! Note : A very good quality
Theatrical release print - each chapter (episode) runs for close to 30 minutes
(unlike the edited TV version which is has chapter lengths of less than 25
minutes). As such this full 6 hour version has been mastered to 2 DVDs to
allow for the best quality viewing experience of this interesting
pseudo-serial WANT MORE INFO? Then click on the link below: Also available (on request):
Commando Cody TV print (on 1 DVD) See also The Rocketman Feature Trilogy See also The Rocketman / Commando Cody 5 DVD & 6
DVD Sets 2 DVD : AU$25 or US$25 or £13
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Congo Bill Date of
Release : October 1948 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Don Mcguire, Cleo Moore, Jack Ingram, I. Stanford
Jolley & Leonard Penn Directed by Spencer Bennet & Thomas Carr 15 Chapters & 260 mins - Chapter 1 is 22 mins, the rest are about 16 mins each Synopsis : A circus manager who administers a $500 00
trust fund tries to keep Congo Bill from finding Ruth Culver who disappeared
as a baby in the African Jungles. Rumours of a young white queen Lureena, in
the heart of the jungle lead Bill to lead an expedition to find out if it
might be Ruth. A top-notch jungle adventure based on the comic-strip
character Congo Bill, created by Whitney Ellsworth, producer of the 50's TV
Adventures of Superman. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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Crimson Ghost, The Date of
Release : 2nd August, 1946 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Charles Quigley, Linda Stirling, Clayton Moore
& I. Stanford Jolley Directed by William Witney & Fred C. Bannon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : A
criminal mastermind known as The Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device
called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit all electrical current on the
planet. Two-fisted criminologist Duncan Richards stands in his path. Bonus DVD : TV
Feature (Cyclotrode X) DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
Also available The Colorized & Edited Serials: The
Crimson Ghost & Zombies of the Stratosphere - see below |
The Crimson Ghost & Zombies of the
Stratosphere - Colorized & Edited
In 1990, American Film Technologies (computer) colorized
& edited two movie serials into 90 minute TV features. They had the same
cliffhangers and resolutions as the original serials but each chapter was
shortened to about 8 to 10 minutes (rather than the usual 13 mins). There
were no opening or closing credits between chapters as well as no recap of
the previous chapter. Crimson Ghost, The
(Colour - ColorImaged by American Film Technologies) Date of
Release : 1990 - 93 mins Zombies of The Stratosphere
(Colour - ColorImaged by American Film Technologies) Date of
Release : 1990 - 93
mins 2 DVD set : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Dangers of the Canadian
Mounted Date of
Release : 17th February, 1948 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Jim Bannon, Virginia Belmont, Anthony Warde,
Dorothy Strange & Bill Van Sickel Directed by Fred C. Bannon & Enos "Yakima"
Canutt 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : Crooks
discover a Genghis Khan treasure ship on the Canada-Alaska border but the
treasure is hidden somewhere on land. In their efforts to find the hidden
treasure they resort to murder and sabotage to stop the construction of the
Alcan highway which will bring homesteaders to the area. RCMP's Sergeant Royal
battles to find the crooks and to learn the identity of their mysterious
leader known only as "The Boss" DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 2 DVD Set with King of the Forest Rangers : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 3 DVD Set with Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
& King of the Forest Rangers : AU$30 or US$30 or £15 |
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Daredevils of the Red
Circle Date of
Release : 10th June, 1939 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Charles Quigley, Herman Brix, David Sharpe, Carol
Landis & Charles Middleton Directed by William Witney & John English 12 Chapters & 217 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are 17 mins each Synopsis :
Diabolical mastermind 39-0-13, escapes and sets out to destroy all holdings
of industrialist Horace Granville, who put him in prison. One target is an
amusement park, home of the three Daredevils of the Red Circle, who perform
death-defying stunts. Aghast at the loss of innocent lives, the three heroes
swear to capture 39-0-13. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with The Fighting Devil Dogs : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Darkest Africa Date of
Release : March 1936 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Clyde Beatty, Manuel King, Elaine Sheppard,
Lucien Prival & Ray Bernard Directed by B. Reeves Easton & Joseph Kane 15 Chapters & 268 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are 17 mins each Synopsis : Beatty
meets Baru, a jungle boy who has come to the outland for assistance in
rescuing his sister, the Goddess of Joba, a city in an unexplored part of
Africa. Join real-life lion tamer Clive Beatty as he battles the batmen, frees the captive goddess
and traps the man-eating blood-thirsty beasts in Republic's first serial.
Beatty meets Baru, a jungle boy who has come to the outland for assistance in
rescuing his sister, the Goddess of Joba, a city in an unexplored part of
Africa Note: This is an Excellent
Print of this rare
& exciting serial DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with The Lost Jungle : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Daughter of Don Q Date of
Release : 4th June, 1946 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Adrian Booth, Kirk Alyn, Roy Barcroft, LeRoy
Mason & Claire Meade Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet & Fred C. Bannon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : Carlos
Manning discovers an ancient Spanish land grant that gives Don Quantero a
large tract of land that is now the business district of a city. As a
descendant Manning plots to inherit the vast fortune for himself by murdering
his relatives. Delores Quantero enlists the help of reporter Cliff Roberts to
stop him DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with The Black Widow : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Deadwood Dick Date of
Release : July 19th, 1940 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Don Douglas, Lorna Gray, Lane Chandler, Roy
Barcroft & Harry Harvey Directed by James W. Horne 15 Chapters & 300 mins - Chapter 1 is 32 mins, the rest are 19 mins each Synopsis : As
statehood seems imminent for the Dakota Territory, The Skull, a grotesquely
masked criminal, seeks to create an outlaw empire and gain control of rich
mineral lands. Dakota Pioneer Express publisher Dick Stanley adopts the
disguise of Deadwood Dick, a masked figure, to battle the outlaws Note: Now a very nice print Previous purchasers of this serial can receive a gratis
upgrade (with one small condition) DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Tex Granger : AU$25 or
US$25 or £13
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Desert Hawk, The Date of
Release : 12th May, 1944 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Gilbert Roland, Mona Maris, Ben Weldon &
Kenneth Macdonald Directed by B. Reeves Eason 15 Chapters & 270 mins - Chapter 1 is 28 Mins, the
rest are 17 mins each Synopsis : Kasim,
the caliph of Ahad is kidnapped and almost murdered on instructions of his
evil twin brother, who takes his place on the throne. Kasim assumes the
identity of The Desert Hawk to regain his throne and to keep his brother from
marrying Azala, whom the emir of a neighbouring country has brought to Ahad
to marry Kasim Note: A nicely restored print of this rare serial -
quite nice indeed Previous purchasers of this serial can receive a gratis
upgrade (with one small condition) DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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Desperadoes of the West Date of
Release : 17th August, 1950 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Richard Powers, Judy Clark, Roy Barcroft, I.
Stanford Jolley & Lee Phelps Directed by Fred C. Bannon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : The
race to strike oil has triggered an explosive contest of wills, wells &
weapons between western & eastern raiders that's
turned the frontier ablaze. At stake is the legal claim to a suspected
oil-rich site. The owners will do anything to tap it & the raiders will
stop at nothing to sabotage the rigs and steal the rights. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with The Phantom Rider (1945) : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Dick Tracy Date of
Release : 20th February, 1937 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Ralph Byrd, Kay Hughes, Lester "Smiley"
Burnett, Lee Van Atta & John Piccori Directed by Ray Taylor Sr., & Alan James 15 Chapters & 296 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are 19 mins each Synopsis : A
master criminal called "The Spider" causes mayhem when he puts Dick
Tracy's brother Gordon under a hypnotic spell that turns him against the
detective Great Print DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Dick Tracy Returns : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 4 DVD Set with Dick Tracy Returns, Dick Tracy's G-Men,
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. : AU$35 or US$35 or £18 |
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Dick Tracy Returns Date of
Release : October, 1938 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Ralph Byrd, Lynn Roberts, Charles Middleton,
Jerry Tucker & David Sharpe Directed By William Witney & John English 15 Chapters & 268 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are 17 mins each Synopsis : In this
sequel to the 1937 serial, Tracy is on the trail of Pa Stark ( Charles
Middleton gives a great performance ) and his five sons. After killing a
rookie G-Man, Tracy goes after the youngest son ( aptly named the Kid ) and
through out the serials he battles the enemy agents and saboteurs Stark is
mixed up with to bring the master criminal to justice A great print - much superior to those commercially
available DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Dick Tracy : AU$25
or US$25 or £13 4 DVD Set with Dick Tracy, Dick Tracy's G-Men, Dick
Tracy vs. Crime Inc. : AU$35 or US$35 or £18 |
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Dick Tracy vs. Crime,
Inc. Date of
Release : January, 1942 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Ralph Byrd, Jan Wiley, Ralph Morgan, John Davidson
& Kenneth Harlan Directed by William Witney & John English 15 Chapters & 268 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are 17 mins each Synopsis : Tracy
battles the Ghost, a fiendish master criminal who has the ability to make
himself invisible. The fourth and final Dick Tracy serial and some feel the
pick of the bunch A great print - much superior to those commercially
available DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Dick Tracy's G-Men : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 4 DVD Set with Dick Tracy, Dick Tracy Returns, Dick
Tracy's G-Men : AU$35 or US$35 or £18 |
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Dick Tracy's G-Men Date of
Release : 2nd September, 1939 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Ralph Byrd, Phylis Isley, Irving Pichel, Ted
Pearson & Walter Miller Directed by William Witney & John English 15 Chapters & 268 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are 17 mins each Synopsis : A mad
doctor named Zanoff uses a drug to bring himself back from the dead after his
execution in prison. Dick Tracy sets out to capture Zanoff before he can put
his criminal gang back together again. A great print - much superior to those commercially
available DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 4 DVD Set with Dick Tracy, Dick Tracy Returns, Dick
Tracy vs. Crime Inc. : AU$35 or US$35 or £18 |
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Don Daredevil Rides
Again Date of
Release : 23rd May, 1951 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Ken Curtis, Aline Towne, Roy Barcroft, Lane
Bradford & I. Stanford Jolley Directed by Fred C. Bannon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis :
Striking without warning, the
mystery rider Don Daredevil challenges the West's most desperate outlaw band
to a fiery match of wits, weapons & wagon wheels. His mission is to
protect honest ranchers and their lawfully deeded land from the ore-greedy
clutches of a master villain DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Man With the Steel Whip : AU$25
or US$25 or £13
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Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
Date of Release : July 1943 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Don Terry, Walter Sande, Elyse Knox,
June Duprez & Philip Ahn Directed by Lewis D. Collins & Ray Taylor 13 chapters & 260 min Synopsis : Blasting invaders and
smashing saboteurs, super-hero Don Winslow is back fighting the evil Scorpion
who, with the help of the Japanese, plans to attack the Pacific Coast. Red
Pennington is back also in this great WWII spy thriller built around the
"always ready" Coast Guard. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 2 DVD Set with Don Winslow of the Navy : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 3 DVD Set with Don Winslow of the Navy & The Secret
of Treasure Island: AU$30 or US$30 or £15 |
Don Winslow of the Navy
Date of Release : December 1942 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Don Terry, Walter Sande, John Litel,
Claire Dodd, Anne Nagel & Kurt Katich Directed by Ford Beebe & Ray Taylor 12 chapters & 240 min Synopsis : In this
action/adventure spy serial, based on the newspaper comic strip and radio
show of the same name, courageous Navy Commander Don Winslow ably assisted by
Red Pennington takes on the devious Scorpion, a Nazi agent. Note : This is a good print (unlike some commercial
releases) DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 2 DVD Set with Don Winslow of the Coast Guard : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 3 DVD Set with Don Winslow of the Coast Guard & The
Secret of Treasure Island: AU$30 or US$30 or £15 |
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Drums of Fu Manchu Date of
Release : 15th March, 1940 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Henry Brandon, William Royle, Gloria
Franklin, Robert Kellard &
Olaf Hytten Directed by William Witney & John English 15 Chapters & 310 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are 20 mins each Synopsis : Fu Manchu is in search of the the
tomb that houses the legendary sceptre of Genghis Khan. His oldest
nemesis, Sir Nayland Smith
stands in his way and creates an adventure that spans from Asia to America. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 Note : This serial
is part of The Fu Manchu Collection (includes theatrical
movies & TV episodes) - see the Movies Series A - M section of the website |