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Movie Serials E - M |
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Federal Agents vs
Underworld, Inc. Date of
Release : 12th November, 1948 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Kirk Alyn, Rosemary LaPlanche, Roy Barcroft,
Carol Foreman & James Dale Directed by Fred C. Bannon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : Driven by greed, Nila, the villianous
leader of an international crime ring steals a valuable artifact that can
give her the power to control men's minds. Federal agents led by Dave Worth
are dispatched to get it back and stop her evil plans. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Radar Patrol vs Spy King : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Federal Operator 99 Date of
Release : 4th June, 1945 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Marten Lamont, Helen Talbot, George J. Lewis,
Lorna Gray & Hal Taliaferro Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace A. Grissell,
Enos ÒYakimaÓ Canutt 12 Chapters & 165 mins - Chapter 1 is 22 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : Crime
lord Jim Belmont escapes FBI custody and begins a reign of thievery that is
thwarted at every turn by Jerry Blake, the FBI's Operator 99. Bonus DVD :
Theatrical Feature (FBI - 99) DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 2 DVD Set with G-Men Never Forget : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Fighting Devil Dogs, The Date of
Release : 9th June, 1938 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Lee Powell, Herman Brix, Eleanor Stewart,
Montague Love, Sam Flint & Hugh Sothern Directed by William Witney & John English 12 Chapters & 206 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are 16 mins each Synopsis : In Singapore, two US Marine
Lieutenants, Tom Grayson and Frank Corby, discover the threat of a new
villain called The Lightning, a masked villain who uses a powerful lightning
based weapon in his bid for world conquest. Unfortunately, the battle becomes
personal when The Lightning annihilates the officers' unit, and later kills
Lt. Grayson's father as he was helping the investigation of the weapon. Now,
those young marines have dedicated themselves to stopping The Lightning and
bringing him to justice. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Daredevils of the Red Circle : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 2 DVD Set with Hawk of the Wilderness : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Fighting Marines, The Date of
Release : 3rd November,
1935 Studio : Mascot
Pictures Starring Grant Withers, Adrian Morris, Ann Rutherford,
Robert Warwick & George J. Lewis Directed by B. Reeves Eason & Joseph Kane 12 Chapters & 226 mins - Chapter 1 is 28 mins, the rest are 18 mins each Synopsis : U.S.
Marines, attempting to build a landing field on Halfway Island in the
Pacific, unwittingly endanger the secret hideout of a mysterious figure known
as The Tiger Shark. The Tiger Shark therefore begins a program of sabotage
and murder against the Marines. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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Fighting With Kit Carson Date of
Release : July 15, 1933 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Johnny Mack Brown, Betsy King Ross, Noah Beery
Sr. & Noah Beery Jr Directed by Armand Schaefer & Colbert Clark 12 Chapters & 220 mins - Chapter 1 is 29 mins, the rest are 17 mins each Synopsis : Kit
Carson is employed to escort a caravan carrying a large quantity of gold
destined for army posts in California. Unscrupulous men attempt to steal the
gold by causing the murder of Chief Dark Eagle and placing the blame on
Carson and his party, thus setting the Indians on the warpath. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with The Rustlers of Red Dog : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 2 DVD Set with Overland With Kit Carson : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 5 DVD Set with Flaming
Frontiers, The Oregon Trail, The
Rustlers of Red Dog &
Wild West Days: : AU$40 or US$40 or £20 |
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Flaming Frontiers Date of
Release : May, 1938 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Johnny Mack Brown, Eleanor Hansen, Ralph Bowman
& Charles Middleton Directed by Ray Taylor & Alan James 15 Chapters & 300 mins - each chapter is about 20 mins Synopsis : Tom
Grant has found a rich gold vein and Bart Eaton is after it. Tom's sister
Mary heads for the gold fields and Eaton and his men follow. Eaton teams up
with Ace Daggett who plans to doublecross him and get the gold for himself.
They frame Tom for murder and then try to get him to sign over his claim. The
famous scout Tex Houston is on hand, escaping the attempts on his life,
saving Mary from various perils, and trying to bring in the real killer and
clear Tom. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 2 DVD Set with The Oregon Trail : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 5 DVD Set with Fighting
With Kit Carson, The Oregon Trail, The Rustlers of Red Dog &
Wild West Days: AU$40 or US$40 or £20 |
Flash Gordon
Date of Release : April 6th 1936 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Larry "Buster" Crabbe,
Jean Rogers, Priscilla Lawson, Charles Middleton & Frank Shannon Directed By Frederick Stephani 13 chapters & 260 min Synopsis : A rogue planet is
rushing madly toward the earth.
Impending doom creates worldwide pandemonium. But maverick scientist
Dr. Zarkov hopes to stay disaster by travelling to the new planet in his
experimental rocket. Two chance-met strangers, athletic Flash Gordon and
damsel in distress Dale Arden, go with him. Arrived, the trio find Mongo to
be a planet of wonders, warring factions, and deadly perils, its orbit
controlled by Emperor Ming who has his own sinister plans for earth DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 3 DVD Set with Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars & Flash
Gordon Conquers the Universe : AU$30 or US$30 or
£15 4 DVD Set with Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, Flash
Gordon Conquers the Universe & Buck Rogers : AU$35
or US$35 or £18 |
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Date of Release : February 1940 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Larry "Buster" Crabbe,
Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton & Frank Shannon Directed By Ford Beebe & Ray Taylor 12 chapters & 240 min Synopsis : A mysterious plague,
the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his
spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust.
Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to
Mongo for Flash, Dale, and Zarkov, this time with ready-made allies waiting:
Prince Barin of Arboria and Queen Fria of the frozen northern land of Frigia;
where, it so happens, is found polarite, antidote to the plague. But Ming
will use all his forces to keep our heroes from thwarting his plans of
conquest DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 3 DVD Set with Flash Gordon & Flash Gordon's Trip
to Mars : AU$30 or US$30 or £15 4 DVD Set with Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon's Trip to
Mars & Buck Rogers : AU$35 or US$35 or £18 |
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Date of Release : May 1938 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Larry "Buster" Crabbe,
Jean Rogers, Beatrice Roberts, Charles Middleton & Frank Shannon Directed By Ford Beebe & Robert Hill 15 chapters & 280 min Synopsis : Flash, Dale, and Dr.
Zarkov return from their former space adventures only to find that their
enemy, Ming the Merciless of planet Mongo, has a new weapon: a deadly ray
that crosses space to wreak havoc on earth. Earth's only hope is for our
heroes to take off again and stop the ray at its source on Mars, where they
(and a stowaway) must battle Ming's ally, Queen Azura, who turns her enemies
into lumpish clay people. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 3 DVD Set with Flash Gordon & Flash Gordon Conquers
the Universe : AU$30 or US$30 or £15 4 DVD Set with Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon Conquers the
Universe & Buck Rogers : AU$35 or US$35 or £18 |
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Flying Disc Man from
Mars Date of
Release : December, 1950 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Walter Reed, Lois Collier, Gregory Gay, James
Craven & Harry Lauter Directed by Fred C. Bannon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : A
strange craft spying on industrialist Bryant's plant is brought down by
Bryant's new atomic ray. Bryant meets the one survivor _ Mota from the planet
Mars. Mota enlists the aid of Bryant (a former Nazi) in a scheme to bring
Earth under control of a supreme dictator using advanced atomic weapons. But
their attempts to steal uranium alert Kent Fowler of Fowler Air Patrol, who
sets out single-handed to foil the villains DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Flying G-Men Date of
Release : February, 1939 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Robert Paige, Robert Fiske, James Craig, Lorna Gray
& Don Beddoe Directed by Ray Taylor & James W. Horne 15 Chapters & 260 mins - Chapter 1 is 28 mins, the rest are about 17 mins each Synopsis : Four
flying G-Men, one of whom is The Black Falcon, are charged with the
responsibility of running down a gang of saboteurs striking at American
defenses. Secretly headed by Brewster, an airport owner, the spies kill one of the four G-Men
whilst The Black Falcon and his two buddies work to discover the leader's identity
and thwart his actions. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with The Mysterious Pilot : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Gang Busters Date of
Release : 31st March 1942 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Kent Taylor, Irene Hervey, Robert Armstrong &
Ralph Morgan Directed Ray Taylor & Noel Smith 13 Chapters & 260 mins - each chapter is about 20 mins Synopsis : Detective Lt.Bill Bannister (Kent
Taylor) has the assignment to run down an unknown gang of terrorists
spreading a net of crime over the city. Aiding him is Detective Tim Nolan
(Robert Armstrong), news photographer Vicki Logan (Irene Hervey) and reporter
Happy Haskins (Richard Davies). Bill finds that the gang's leader is a
mysterious Professor Mortis (Ralph Morgan) and the gang is made up of known
criminals officially listed in the police records as dead. Each has become of
member of Mortis' "League of Murdered Men" after seemingly
committing suicide by hanging while on death row. Note : This is an excellent print - much superior to
those in commercial release DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Radio Patrol : AU$25
or US$25 or £13 |
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Ghost of Zorro Date of
Release : 12th April, 1949 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Clayton Moore, Pamela Blake, Roy Barcroft, George
J. Lewis & Gene Roth Directed By Fred C. Bannon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : This serial features the grandson
of the original Zorro. Clayton Moore dons the black outfit to help a pretty
telegraph company owner defend her business from outlaws. Pamela Blake,
Eugene Roth and George J. Lewis as Moccasin, Moore's faithful Indian ally,
also star. This features Moore in first masked-western-hero role, which got
him that big other part later. Note:
Nice quality print and yes, the final chapter runs the full 13 minutes! Bonus DVD : Ghost
of Zorro (1959) - the 70 minute
theatrical feature DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Son of Zorro : AU$25
or US$25 or £13 See also Zorro 6 DVD Combination Boxed
Set
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G-Men Never Forget Date of
Release : 13th November, 1947 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Clayton Moore, Ramsay Ames, Roy Barcroft, Drew
Allen & Tom Steele Directed by Fred C. Bannon & Enos "Yakima"
Canutt 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : A
Federal Agent is summoned from Washington to stop the crime spree of an
escaped underworld czar, who has secretly undergone plastic surgery and is
masquerading as the police commissioner DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Federal Operator 99 : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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G-Men vs the Black
Dragon Date of
Release : 31st December, 1942 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Rod Cameron, Constance Worth, Roland Got, Nino
Pipitone & George J. Lewis Directed by William Witney & John English 15 Chapters & 250 mins - Chapter 1 is 26 mins, the rest are 16 mins each Synopsis : Special
Agent Rex Bennett is tracking down the infamous Black Dragon Society, an Axis
spy ring intent on crippling the US war effort DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Secret Service in Darkest Africa : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Gordon of Ghost City Studio : Universal
Studios Date of
Release : 14th August 1933 Starring Buck Jones, Madge Bellamy, Walter Miller Hugh
Enfield & William Desmond Directed by Ray Taylor 12 Chapters & 240 mins - all Chapters are about 20 minutes each Synopsis : Buck
Gordon is hired to stop cattle rustling on the ranch of John Mulford, but
soon finds himself spook hunting in Ghost City. There he meets Mary Gray, who
enlists his help in protecting her grandfather's secret gold strike
underneath one of the stores in the town. Rance Radigan, foreman of the
Mulford Ranch and leader of a band of outlaws uses Ghost City as a hideout. Special Note: This title has recently been upgraded - a
combination of two prints coupled with digital enhancement technology has
delivered a now quite nice print (sharp & clean) Gratis upgrades to previous customers (subject to
certain conditions) DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with The Roaring West: AU$25 or US$25 or £13 4 DVD Set with The
Roaring West, The Phantom Rider (1936) & White Eagle: AU$35
or US$35 or £18 |
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Government Agents vs.
Phantom Legion Studio : Republic
Pictures Date of
Release : 23rd August, 1951 Starring Walter Reed, Mary Ellen Kay, Richard Curtis, John
Pickard & Fred Cody Directed by Fred C. Bannon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis :
Government Agent Hal Duncan is called in after thugs led by a mastermind
called The Voice begin hijacking shipments of precision equipment and uranium
to sell to an unfriendly country. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Flying Disc Man from Mars : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Great Adventures of
Captain Kidd, The Date of
Release : September, 1953 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Richard Crane, David Bruce, John Crawford, George
Wallace & Paul Newlan Directed by Derwin Abbe & Charles S. Gould 15 Chapters & 235 mins - Chapter 1 is 22 mins & the rest are about 15 mins
each Synopsis : In 1697, Captain Kidd may well be the victim of
falsehoods put out by one of his crew. This crew-member throughs in with
pirate Captain Culliford to pin crimes on Kidd. Two British undercover naval
officers are sent by the Admiralty to investigate. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Mysterious Island : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Great Adventures of Wild
Bill Hickok, The Studio : Columbia
Studios Date of
Release : 30th June, 1938 Starring Wild Bill Elliott, Carole Wayne, Frankie Darro,
Monte Blue & Dickie Jones Directed by Mack V. Wright & Sam Nelson 15 Chapters & 270 mins Synopsis : The
Phantom Raiders, organised by Morrell, a sinister and powerful character in
the territory, attempt to keep Southern cattle from the Chisholm Trail and
the railroad from reaching Abilene. Morrell realises that these events could
destroy his hold over the territory. Wild Bill Hickok is appointed as US
Marshall to see that both the cattle and the railroad reach their destination This serial is considered by most serial buffs as probably
the best of Columbia's chapterplays. Both the budget and production values
were above par at Columbia. Its popularity led top Elliott becoming a major
western star and gave him a name change to "Wild Bill". A series of
feature films followed in which Elliott played "Wild Bill Hickok" DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Overland with Kit Carson : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 3 DVD Set with Overland with Kit Carson + The Valley of
Vanishing Men : AU$30
or US$30 or £15 |
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Great Alaskan Mystery,
The Date of
Release : April 1944 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Ralph Morgan, Milburn Stone, Marjorie Weaver
& Fuzzy Knight Directed by Ray Taylor & Lewis D. Collins 13 Chapters & 230 mins - All chapters are about 18 mins each Synopsis : Dr Miller, an American scientist, invents the
Paratron, a machine that promises to be successful as a defense weapon.
Accompanied by his daughter Ruth, Jim Hudson & Bosun, Miller goes to
Alaska to examine a mine discovered by Jim's dad in the hope that the element
necessary to develop the Paratron will be found. A ring of fascists attempt
to thwart their plans and steal the machine. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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Green Archer, The Date of
Release : November 1940 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Victor Jory, Iris Meredith, James Craven, Dorothy
Fay & Robert Fiske Directed By James W. Horne 15 Chapters & 298 mins - Chapter 1 is 32 mins, the rest are about 19 mins each Synopsis : This adaptation of an Edgar Wallace story finds
Michael Bellamy inheriting Garr Castle, but his brother, Abel Bellamy has him
imprisoned unjustly and moves into the castle himself. When Michael's wife,
Elaine Bellamy fails to return after visiting Abel, her sister Valerie Howett
accompanied by their father, Parker Howett and private detective Spike
Holland rent an adjoining estate, determined to investigate the case. Abel is
afraid they will discover his association with a gang of jewel thieves and
tries to have them all killed. Each attempt is thwarted by the sudden
appearance of the mysterious Green Archer. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with The Shadow : AU$25
or US$25 or £13 |
Green Hornet Strikes Again, The
Date of Release : October 1940 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Warren Hull, Anne Nagel, Keye Luke
& Eddie Acuff Directed by Ford Beebe & John Rawlins 15 chapters & 300 min Synopsis : The Green Hornet (secretly
publisher Britt Reid of the Daily Sentinel) uses his crime-fighting weaponry to track down the
mysterious head of a city-wide racketeering ring. He is ably assisted by and his trusted valet Kato. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 2 DVD Set with The Green Hornet : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
Green Hornet, The
Date of Release : 1940 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Gordon Jones, Anne Nagel, Keye Luke
& Wade Boteler Directed by Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor &
Lyonel Margolies 13 Chapters & 290 mins Synopsis : The Green Hornet (secretly
publisher Britt Reid of the Daily Sentinel) and his trusted valet Kato
crusade against various rackets
including insurance fraud involving faulty airplanes, auto theft,
election fraud, and a zoo protection money scheme. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with The Green Hornet Strikes Again : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Gunfighters of the
Northwest Date of
Release : April 15th 1954 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Jock Mahoney, Clayton Moore, Phyllis Coates, Don
Harvey & Lyle Talbot Directed By Spencer Bennet & Charles Gould 15 Chapters & 249 mins - Chapter 1 is 25 mins, the rest are about 16 mins each Synopsis : This is one of the few Mounties serials set back in the true frontier
days - In Canada in the early 1900s, a gang of outlaws under the leadership
of a mysterious chieftain plot the overthrow of the government and the
establishment of a "White Horse Republic".Financed with gold from
the mysterious Marrow Mine, they embark on a reign of terror against the
settlers and miners, while the undermanned but resourceful Mounties do their
valiant best to combat the depredations. To make things more complicated, the
Blackfeet Indians, who have moved into Canada following their defeats in the
Dakotas, are always ready to go on the warpath, and carry out deadly attacks
against Mounties and rebels alike. Fortunately, Sergeant Joe Ward (Jock
Mahoney) and Constable Bram Nevin (Clayton Moore) are on the case, and
despite the odds they manage to unmask the leader and defeat the White Horse
group and the Indians for good. Gunfighters of the Northwest benefits
immensely from its cast and its outdoor location filming, and the sure
direction of Spencer Gordon Bennet - no studio sets were used at all ! DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Perils of the Royal Mounted : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 3 DVD Set with Roar of the Iron Horse & Cody of the
Pony Express : AU$30 or US$30 or £15 |
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Haunted Harbor (aka
Pirates' Harbor) Date of
Release : 18th August, 1944 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Kane Richmond, Kay Aldridge, Roy Barcroft, Clancy
Cooper & Marshall J. Reed Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet & Wallace A.
Grissell 15 Chapters & 235 mins - Chapter 1 is 25 mins, the rest are 15 mins each Synopsis : Accused
of murdering a high seas financier and stealing a fortune in bullion from his
own schooner, Captain Jim Marsden enlists the help a ship-wrecked beauty as
he battles an evil raider & his hencemen. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Spy Smasher: AU$25
or US$25 or £13 2 DVD Set with The Tiger Woman: AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Hawk of the Wilderness Date of
Release : 16th December, 1938 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Herman Brix, Jill Martin, Ray Mala, Monte Blue
& Noble Johnson Directed by William Witney & John English 12 Chapters & 217 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are 17 mins each Synopsis : With a
volcano set to erupt on an uncharted jungle island, an expedition is mounted
to rescue the local natives which are led by a mysterious jungle man, Kioga
who was raised by natives after wrecking his ship on a remote island. He
eventually has to protect his land from invading pirates. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Fighting Devil Dogs : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Holt of the Secret
Service Date of
Release : December 1941 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Jack Holt, Evelyn Brent, Montague Shaw, Tristram Coffin &
John Ward Directed by James W. Horne 15 Chapters & 280 mins - Chapter 1 is 27 mins, the rest are about 19 mins each Synopsis : This is veteran actor Jack Holt's famous serial saga about a
two-fisted government agent who is called Jack Holt! To get the goods on a
counterfeiting ring, federal agent Holt poses as master criminal Nick Farrel.
Aided and abetted by fellow agent Kay (Evelyn Brent), who poses as "Mrs.
Farrel", Holt endures numerous brushes with death, emerging from all of
them with nary a hair out of place nor a crease in his well-tailored business
suit. NOTE: A very nice print - much better than commercial
offerings DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Chick Carter, Detective : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Hop Harrigan : Ace of
the Airways Date of
Release : March 23rd 1946 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring William Bakewell, Jenifer Holt, Robert 'Buzz'
Henry, Sumner Getchell, Emmett Vogan, Claire James & John Merton Directed By Derwin Abrahams 15 Chapters & 295 mins - Chapter 1 is 29 mins, the rest are about 19 mins each Synopsis : Inspired by the popular comic-strip and radio show, Hop Harrigan is a
pilot who is hired to deliver a scientist's secret invention to the man who
financed the experiment, but ends up running afoul of crooks who are also
after the secret. The mystery lies in the existence of certain characters who
can't be easily established as good guys or bad guys from square one. The
scientist here is a loose cannon; he spends most of the serial being
kidnapped and rescued, but he is such a paranoid, quick-to-anger, and
resourceful personality, that you're never sure who he will side with
ultimately. Furthermore, the character of Ballard who is trying to cut a deal
with the scientist for his invention is playing a game of his own that fits
in with no other agenda. Both characters are mysterious and somewhat
unpredictable, and trying to figure out how things will pan out in the end is
actually more fun than obvious The main characters are likeable and
interesting; even the little kid who is Hop's fan isn't merely a helpless
pawn to be rescued; he is resourceful, smart and useful. The way the various
elements of the plot unfold over the length of the serial also has a
smoothness about it - 5 star serial entertainment DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Bruce Gentry : AU$25
or US$25 or £13 3 DVD Set with Bruce Gentry
& Blackhawk: AU$30 or US$30 or £15 |
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Hurricane Express, The Date of
Release : August, 1932 Studio : Mascot
Pictures Starring John Wayne, Shirley Grey, Conway Tearle, Tully
Marshall & J. Farrell MacDonald Directed by Armand Schaefer & J. P. McGowan 12 Chapters & 215 mins - Chapter 1 is 29 mins, the rest are about 17 mins each Synopsis : The second of three serials that John
Wayne made for Nat Levine and Mascot Pictures after leaving Columbia Studios
following a run-in with mogul Harry Cohn. The Mascot serials were always fast
paced and full of action and this one is no exception. The story revolves
around a mysterious character named "The Wrecker" who is bent on
destroying the L & R Railroad. He causes the wreck of the Hurricane
Express in which engineer Jim Baker (J. Farrell MacDonald) is killed. His son
Larry (Wayne), an airline pilot vows to avenge his father's death. And that's
basically it. Wayne goes through the rest of the serial trying to identify
"The Wrecker" and bring him to justice. Is the villain Edwards
(Tully Marshall), the General Manager of the railroad; Stevens (Conway
Tearle) the railroad attorney; Walter Grey (Lloyd Whitlock) the head of the
airline; Stratton (Edmund Breese) an escaped convict who claims to have been
set up by the railroad; Jordan (Matthew Betz) an engineer who was fired and
has vowed revenge or is it Carlson (Alan Bridge) a station agent? Aiding
Baker is the lovely Gloria Martin (Shirley Grey) who turns out to be
Stratton's daughter. Appearing as "The Wrecker's" henchmen are
Ernie Adams, Charlie King, Glenn Strange and Al Ferguson. Complicating
matters is the fact that "The Wrecker" can impersonate anybody by
donning a life like mask of that person. Never mind that he can also
apparently assume their physical characteristics and clothing as well. John Wayne was quite young and very athletic at the time
this serial was made and can be seen clearly performing many of his own
stunts. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
3 DVD Set with The Shadow of
the Eagle & The Three Musketeers:
AU$30 or US$30 or £15 |
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Invisible Monster, The Date of
Release : 8th June, 1950 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Richard Webb, Aline Towne, Stanley Price, Lane
Bradford & John Crawford Directed by Fred C. Bannon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis :
Insurance Investigator Lane Carson vows to hunt down the Phantom Ruler, a
master criminal who has discovered the secret of invisibility and will stop
at nothing in organizing an invisible army capable of dominating the world. Bonus DVD : TV
Feature (Slaves of the Invisible Monster) DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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Iron Claw, The Date of
Release : 1941 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Charles Quigley, Joyce Bryant, Forrest Taylor
& Walter Sande Directed by James W. Horne 15 Chapters & 260 mins - Chapter 1 is 25 mins, the rest are about 17 mins each Synopsis : Miserly
old Anton Benson once recovered a treasure in gold from a sunken Spanish
galleon, and in his greed murdered anyone who got in his way of keeping it.
Now his family is gathered at his estate, Bensonhurst, and they are all
searching for the treasure, which is hidden somewhere on the estate. Also
looking for the gold is a masked killer called The Iron Claw, who murders one
member of the family and lets the others know that they'll be next. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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Jack Armstrong Date of
Release : March 1947 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring John Hart, Rosemary La Planche, Joe Brown Jr.,
Pierre Watkin & Charles Middleton Directed By Wallace Fox 15 Chapters & 295 mins - Chapter 1 is 29 mins, the rest are about 19 mins each Synopsis : Jim Fairfield is the head of an aviation company whose head scientist
Vic Hardy has discovered cosmic radioactivity being employed in experiments
coming from a distant off shore island. Hardy is kidnapped and taken to the
island and forced to aid the evil doers. Fairfield, Jack Armstrong and
Fairfield's niece Betty and nephew Billy, decide to investigate. There they
discover that an evil scientist, Jason Grood is behind a scheme to conquer
the world through the development of a super annihilator ray and a space ship
called the "aeroglobe". The aeroglobe is capable of launching into
space and destroying cities with its deadly ray. Its up to Jack and the gang
to foil the baddies. Based on the popular radio series of the day
: "Jack Armstrong, The All American Boy". DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Captain Midnight : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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James Brothers of
Missouri, The Date of
Release : 4th October, 1949 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Keith Richards, Robert Bice, Noel Neill, Roy
Barcroft & Patricia Knox Directed by Fred C. Bannon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : In an
effort to reform, the James Brothers try to settle down and live within the
law. But soon the boys are back in action trying to defend themselves in a
turbulent battle that threatens their very lives DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
3 DVD Set with Jesse James Rides Again & Adventures
of Frank and Jesse James : AU$30 or US$30 or £15 |
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Jesse James Rides Again Date of
Release : 2nd June, 1947 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Clayton Moore, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft, John
Compton & Tristram Coffin Directed by Fred C. Bannon & Thomas Carr 13 Chapters & 176 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : Jesse
flees the law after being wrongly accused of leading the historic 1876
Northfield Minnesota bank robbery - only to clash with hooded raiders using
his name while pillaging farmers. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Adventures of Frank and Jesse James : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 3 DVD Set with Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
& The James Brothers of Missouri : AU$30 or US$30 or £15 |
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Jungle Drums of Africa Date of
Release : 19th December, 1952 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Clayton Moore, Phyllis Coates, Johnny Spencer,
Roy Glenn & John Cason Directed by Fred C. Bannon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : TV's Lone Ranger & TV's
original Lois Lane battle a team of enemy agents, a murderous hunter and a
jealous witchdoctor in order to secure the rights to a valuable uranium mine. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Panther Girl of the Kongo : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Jungle Girl (Edgar Rice
Burroughs') Date of
Release : 21st June , 1941 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Francis Gifford, Tom Neal, Trevor Bardette,
Gerald Mohr & Eddie Acuff Directed by William Witney & John English 15 Chapters & 267 mins - Chapter 1 is 29 mins, the rest are
17 mins each Synopsis : Dr.
John Meredith has been driven from civilization by the criminal activities of
his twin brother Bradley. With his infant daughter, he settles in the African
jungle, where his ability to cure the native ills has resulted in his virtual
control of the Masamba tribes, who possess vast diamond mines coveted by a
gang of crooks. They use Shamba, a witch doctor jealous of Dr. Meredith's
influence over the tribe, to further their schemes. The natives believe that
a sacred amulet is the secret of Dr. Meredith's power, and Shamba attempts to
kill Nyoka, Meredith's now-grown-up daughter, to obtain the amulet. Jack
Stanton rescues her and assists her in her efforts to recover the amulet. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Perils of Nyoka : AU$25 or
US$25 or £13 |
Jungle Jim
Date of Release : January 18th 1937 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Grant Withers, Betty Jane Rhodes,
Raymond Hatton, Paul Sutton & Evelyn Brent Directed By Ford Beebe & Cliff Smith 12 chapters & 240 min Synopsis : Two safaris enter the African
jungle intent on finding a white girl who is the heiress to a fortune. One
safari, led by Jungle Jim, wants to make sure she gets the news that she is
now a rich woman. The leaders of the other safari want to kill the girl so
they can try to get hold of her inheritance. Based on a popular comic strip
of the day by Alex Raymond, the prologue to each chapter of Jungle Jim
consists of a Jungle Jim comic strip bringing the viewer up to date on the
action. Said to adhere more
closely to the comic strip than later interpretations featuring Johnny
Weissmuller, this Universal production benefited from that studio's high
production values. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 Note : Why not
check out The Jungle Jim Collection (Johnny Weissmuller's theatrical movies) - see the Movies Series A - M section of the website |
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Jungle Queen, The Date of
Release : January, 1945 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Edward Norris, Lois Collier, Eddie Quillan,
Douglas Dumbrille & Ruth Roman Directed by Ray Taylor & Lewis D. Collins 13 Chapters & 230 mins - Chapter 1 is 19 mins, the rest are 17 mins each Synopsis : A young girl journeys to Africa to find her
father, an explorer who vanished in the jungle. Meanwhile Nazi agents are
trying to arouse the tribes of the middle jungle in Africa to revolt against
the British. Americans Bob Elliott and Chuck Kelly arrive to help the British
agents. A Secret Sword is the key to the ruler of the jungles, and the holder
of this secret is sought by both the British and the Nazis. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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Jungle Raiders Date of
Release : September 1945 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Kane Richmond, Eddie Quillan, Veda Ann Borg,
Carol Hughes & Janet Shaw Directed By Lesley Selander 15 Chapters & 295 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are about 19 mins each Synopsis : With a decent cast, some good humor and action
scenes, this serial ranks highly amongst Columbia's 40's efforts The plot has
Jake Raynes and his henchman looking for jewels from the Arzec Hidden Tribe.
This same tribe knows the secret of a fungus with miraculous healing
properties - the latter has attracted the attention of Dr Reed who knows the
whereabouts of the tribe but refuses to disclose it. Into the mix comes
Reed's daughter, war hero Bob Moore looking for Dr Reed's associate who has
gone missing and the mysterious Cora whose loyalties are in question. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Brick Bradford : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Junior G-Men Date of
Release : 1940 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring The Dead End Kids & The Little Tough Guys :
Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Philip Terry & Roger Daniels Directed by Ford Beebe & John Rawlins 12 Chapters & 240 mins - All Chapters are about 20 mins each Synopsis : A group calling themselves the
Flaming Torches is planning an upheaval of the current US government by
sabotaging key defensive positions and making pacts with sinister foreign
governments. The G-Men are after all members of this group and organize the
Junior G-Men so they can assist them in small ways. A street gang, led by
Billy Barton, is also after the Torches since the group has abducted Billy's
father who has perfected a revolutionary new type of explosive. The Junior
G-Men and Billy's gang work together, despite their obvious different
methods, along with the G-Men to bring the Torches to justice. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Junior G-Men of the Air : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 3 DVD Set with Sea Raiders
& Junior G-Men of the Air : AU$30
or US$30 or £15 4 DVD Set with Sea Raiders, Junior
G-Men of the Air & Sky Raiders : AU$35 or US$35 or £18 |
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Junior G-Men of the Air Date of
Release : May 1942 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring The Dead End Kids & The Little Tough Guys :
Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Gene Reynolds & Lionel Atwill Directed by Ray Taylor & Lewis D. Collins 12 Chapters & 225 mins - Chapter 1 is 26 mins, the rest are about 18 mins each Synopsis : The third of Universal's three
serials headlining the Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys (preceded by
"Junior G-Men" and "Sea Raiders") finds the gang working
in an airplane/auto junk yard. Their truck is stolen by members of a fifth
column organization called The Order of the Black Dragonfly. They join forces
with a government agent to track down the organization and its Japanese
leader. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Junior G-Men : AU$25
or US$25 or £13 3 DVD Set with Sea Raiders
& Junior G-Men : AU$30 or US$30
or £15 4 DVD Set with Junior
G-Men, Sea Raiders & Sky Raiders : AU$35 or US$35 or £18 |
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King of the Carnival Date of
Release : 11 May, 1955 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Harry Lauter, Fran Bennett, Keith Richards,
Robert Shayne & Gregory Gay Directed by Franklyn Adreon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : Treasury agents go after a ring of
counterfeiters operating out of a traveling carnival. Republic's last serial. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Trader Tom of the China Seas : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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King of the Congo Date of
Release : January, 1952 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Buster Crabbe, Gloria Dea, Leonard Penn, Jack
Ingram & Rick Vallin Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet & Wallace A.
Grissell 15 Chapters & 249 mins - Chapter 1 is 24 mins, the rest are 16 mins each Synopsis : Based on the comic book character
"Thun'Da, King of the Congo," this serial was the seventh and last
serial starring Buster Crabbe. Crabbe plays U.S.A.F. Captain Roger Drum who
shoots down an unidentified plane whose pilot was bound for Africa to deliver
a message to a subversive group. Drum takes his place, makes the flight and
crashes in the jungle. The rock people, led by Princess Phi, rescue him and
take him to their temple. Whence Drum is proclaimed Thunda, King of the
Congo, by the natives and then proceeds to reunite the Rock and Cave People
and clears the jungle of all subversive elements. A good jungle serial with
Buster doing Tarzan and Jungle Jim at various stages of the narrative. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Red Barry : AU$25
or US$25 or £13 |
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King of the Forest
Rangers Date of
Release : 19th February, 1946 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Larry Thompson. Helen Talbot, Stuart Hamblen,
Anthony Warde & LeRoy Mason Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet & Fred C. Bannon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : A
devious archaeologist & a US Forest Ranger are pitted against each other
in trying to gain possession of an ancient Indian rug whose pattern provides
the clues to a secret treasure. A highly entertaining serial which was apparently
originally to be a "Mountie" adventure but became a
"ranger" story instead. The serial is, nonetheless, a Mountie story
with our hero in garb strikingly similar to that of the RCMP. There are
strong parallels here with 1948's Dangers of the Canadian Mounted not the least of which is the fabulous Anthony
Warde as chief henchman in both serials. 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 & Canadian Mounties vs.
Atomic Invaders: AU$30 or US$30 or £15 |
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King of the Rocket Men Date of
Release : 7th June, 1949 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Tristram Coffin, Mae Clark, Don Haggerty, James
Craven & House Peters Jr. Directed by Fred C. Bannon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : A
mysterious mastermind, Doctor Vulcan attempts to steal newly developed
weapons for sale to foreign governments, but is opposed by a two-fisted
research scientist who has at his disposal a remarkable flying suit which
enables him to become a jet propelled avenger known as Rocketman. Bonus DVD :
Theatrical Feature (Lost Planet Airmen) See also The Rocketman Feature Trilogy See also The Rocketman / Commando Cody 5 DVD & 6
DVD Sets DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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King of the Royal
Mounted (Zane Grey's) Date of
Release : 20th September, 1940 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Allan "Rocky" Lane, Lita Conway, Robert
Strange, Robert Kellard & Harry Cording Directed by William Witney & John English 12 Chapters & 215 mins - Chapter 1 is 28 mins, the rest are 17 mins each Synopsis : Tom
Merritt has discovered a substance, Compound X, that will cure infantile
paralysis, which he extracts from a mine at Caribou, Canada. A country at war
with Canada discovers that Compound X also contains magnetic properties which
will make their mines effective against the British fleet, and dispatch one
of their intelligence officers to work undercover to ensure a steady stream
of Compound X for the Fatherland. But RCMP Sergeant Dave King thwarts their
every move. Bonus DVD : King
of the Mounties (1942) - the follow-up
Republic serial again starring Allan "Rocky" Lane as Sgt. Dave
King. Note that this print is
the legendary (infamous?) Jack Mathis print - it is incomplete - missing about 4% of its picture and about
34% of its sound DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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King of the Texas
Rangers Date of
Release : 4th October, 1941 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Slingin' Sammy
Baugh, Pauline Moore, Duncan Renaldo & Neil Hamilton Directed by William Witney & John English 12 Chapters & 217 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are 17 mins each Synopsis : To
avenge the death of his father an All-American football star joins the Texas
Rangers and uncovers a group of subversives led by "His
Excellency" who are out to
destroy the Texas oil fields DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Adventures of Red Ryder: AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
Lost City, The
Date of
Release : 1935 Studio :
Independent Starring
Kane Richmond, William "Stage" Boyd, Claudia Dell, Josef Swickard. Directed
by Harry Revier 12
Chapters & 215 mins - Chapter 1 is 27 mins, the rest are 17 mins each Synopsis : After a
series of electrical storms disrupts the world, electrical engineer Bruce
Gordon develops a machine to trace the cause of the disasters. He discovers
that the source is in central Africa and, backed by the nations of the world,
sets out on an expedition. Bruce learns that the disturbances emanate from an
area called the Magnetic Mountain. But unknown to our hero and his pal Jerry,
the Magnetic Mountain also contains a super-advanced secret city ruled by the
tyrannical scientific wizard named Zolok, who has unleashed the electrical
fury threatening civilization as part of his plan to conquer the world. Zolok
has under his control a brilliant inventor, Manyus, Manyus' beautiful
daughter Natcha and an army of giant African slaves, who follow the dictates
of a strongman, Appolyn, and Gorza, a dwarf. Also in the mix are schemers
Reynolds and Colton, who plan to capture Manyus and thereby gain control of
Zolok's army, and a double-crossing fellow explorer named Butterfield. Can
Bruce evade Zolok's "destroying rays" and stop his dreams of world
conquest? Note: An Excellent Print - much superior to commercial
offerings DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
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Lost City of the Jungle
Date of
Release : May 1946 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring
Russell Hayden, Jane Adams, Lionel Atwill, Keye Luke & Helen Bennett Directed By Ray Taylor & Lewis D. Collins 13 Chapters & 241 mins - Chapter 1 is 25 mins, the rest are 18 mins Synopsis :
Meteorium 245, a defense against the atomic bomb, is sought by a power-mad
Englishman, but thwarting his plans to rule the world is a United Peace
Foundation investigator, a scientist's daughter, and a Pendrang native. The
search for the rare substance takes them to a lost city in the jungle. An interesting cast with Hopalong Cassidy's side-kick
joining Charlie Chan's side-kick in battle against that renown
"master-mind" Lionel Atwill (in his last role having contracted
pneumonia during the filming and dying a short time later) DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Darkest Africa : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
Lost Jungle, The
Date of
Release : June 13th 1934 Studio : Mascot
Pictures Starring
Clyde Beatty, Cecilia Parker, Syd Sailor, Warner Richmond & Wheeler
Oakman Directed by Armand Schaefer & David Howard 12 Chapters & 230 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are about 18 mins Synopsis : Animal
trainer Clyde Beatty heads a rescue party in search of his girl, Ruth, and
her father who get lost looking for an uncharted island. His dirigible
crashes into the jungles of the island. When he locates Ruth, he learns that
her father has disappeared. The ensuing search is hindered by greedy gold
hunters and wild animals. Note: An Very Good Print - much superior to commercial
offerings DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Darkest Africa : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
Lost Planet, The
Date of
Release : May 1953 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Judd Holdren, Vivian Mason, Forrest Taylor,
Joseph Mall & John George Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet 15 Chapters & 255 mins - Chapter 1 is 25 mins, the rest are 16 mins each Synopsis : Dr.
Grood (Michael Fox) has succeeded in winning control over the planet Ergro as
the first step in his desired conquest of the Universe. Reporter Rex Barrow
(Judd Holdren), his photographer Tim Johnson (Ted Thorpe), Professor Edmund
Dorn (Forrest Taylor) and his daughter Ella (Vivian Mason) are all captured
by Grood, who plans to make use of the professor's knowledge. With the help
of the professor's inventions, Rex is able to free Ergro of Grood's
domination, while Grood is sent on an endless voyage into space. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Captain Video : AU$25
or US$25 or £13 |
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Mandrake, the Magician Date of
Release : May, 1939 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Warren Hull, Doris Wilson , Al Kikume, Rex
Downing & Edward Earle Directed by Sam Nelson & Norman Deeming 12 Chapters & 230 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are 18 mins each Synopsis :
Mandrake and Luthor battle The Wasp for control of the radium energy machine
invented by Professor Houston for medical purposes. The Wasp knows that it
can be used as a lethal weapon of destruction. Learning that Mandrake is
returning from Tibet with the formula for a platonite steel alloy needed to
perfect the device, The Wasp orders his men to kidnap Houson and his
prototype model. Based
on the Lee Falk comic-strip. 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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Man with the Steel Whip Date of
Release : 19th July, 1954 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Richard Simmons, Barbara Bestar, Dale Van Sickel,
Lane Bradford & Mauritz Hugo Directed by Franklyn Adreon 12 Chapters & 163 mins - Chapter 1 is 20 mins, the rest are 13 mins each Synopsis : A
Saloon owner wants the Indian reservation land on which he knows there is
gold, and organizes a gang, aided by some renegade Indians, to raid and
terrorize close-by settlers hoping to arouse them to drive off the Indians.
Rancher Jerry Randall, accompanied by school teacher Nancy Cooper, sets out
to defeat the plot. In order to win the loyality of the innocent tribe
members, Randall masquerades as a legendary friend of the Indians, El Latigo DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with Don Daredevil Rides Again
: AU$25 or US$25 or £13
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Manhunt in the African
Jungles (aka Secret Service in Darkest Africa) Date of
Release : 6th August, 1943 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Rod Cameron, Joan Marsh, Duncan Renaldo, Lionel
Royce & Kurt Kreuger Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet 15 Chapters & 250 mins - Chapter 1 is 26 mins, the rest are 16 mins each Synopsis :
Chronicles the action-filled adventures of US Secret Service agent Rex
Bennett in his quest to obtain a sacred Arab religious artefact which the
Nazis will use to turn the hordes of Arab tribesmen against the allies DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with G Men vs the Black Dragon : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Manhunt of Mystery
Island Date of
Release : 13th January, 1945 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Richard Bailey, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft,
Kenneth Duncan & Forrest Taylor Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet & Wallace A.
Grissell, Enos "Yakima" Canutt 15 Chapters & 221 mins - Chapter 1 is 25 mins, the rest are 14 mins each Synopsis : A young
couple journey to Mystery Island to rescue the girl's father, who is being
held prisoner by the evil Captain Mephisto, a pirate from 200 years ago who
uses his Transformation Machine to travel forward in time and disguise
himself as one of the four owners of Mystery Island. Bonus DVD :
Theatrical Feature (Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine) DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10
2 DVD Set with The Purple Monster Strikes : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Masked Marvel, The Date of
Release : 6th November, 1943 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring William Forrest, Louise Currie, Tom Steele,
Johnny Arthur & Rod Bacon Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet 12 Chapters & 202 mins - Chapter 1 is 26 mins, the rest are 16 mins each Synopsis : When a
wave of sabotage masterminded by an infamous Japanese agent threatens America's war effort, the Masked Marvel leaps into action
thwarting the subversives at every turn. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 |
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Master Key, The Date of
Release : 18th April, 1945 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Milburn Stone, Jan Wiley, Dennis Moore,
Sarah Padden & Russell Hicks Directed by Ray Taylor & Lewis D. Collins 13 Chapters & 260 mins - all chapters are about 18 mins each Synopsis : A
professor develops an Orotron machine that will extract gold from the ocean.
The unidentified Master Key directs the foreign agents in attempts to steal
and utilize the machine, while
an FBI agent, a detective and a reporter doggedly pursue the
saboteurs. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 2 DVD Set with The Mysterious Mr. M : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Miracle Rider, The Date of
Release : 4th May, 1935 Studio : Mascot
Pictures Starring Tom Mix, Joan Gale, Charles Middleton &
Jason Robards Sr. Directed by Armand Schaefer & B. Reeves Easton 15 Chapters & 295 mins - Chapter 1 is 42 mins, the rest are 18 mins Synopsis : In
1930s Texas, following the murder of his father, Tom Morgan joins the Texas
Rangers to avenge his father's death and to follow in his path as a proponent
of Indian rights. His task as a Ranger is to stop the evil Zaroff and his
gang, who are smuggling the elements for a powerful explosive from a mine on
Indian land. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 |
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Monster and the Ape, The Date of
Release : April, 1945 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Robert Lowery, George Macready, Ralph
Morgan, Carole Mathews & Jack Ingram Directed by Howard Bretherton 15 Chapters & 300 mins - Chapter 1 is 30 mins, the rest are 19 mins Synopsis : At the
Bainbridge Research Foundation, Professor Franklin Arnold displays his
creation, the Metalogen Man, a robot, to Professor Ernst (George Macready in
his only serial appearance) and three other colleagues. Shortly afterwards,
the three associates are killed by Thor, a huge ape trained by Ernst. Arnold,
his daughter Babs and Ken Morgan (Robert Lowery), a representative of the
company for whom the robot was made, find that the robot has been stolen.
Their 15-chapter search for Thor, the robot and Ernst leads to a series of
cliff-hanging adventures as Ernst strives to gain control of the robot and the
supply of Metalogen needed for its production. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 |
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Mysterious Doctor Satan Date of
Release : 13th December, 1940 Studio : Republic
Pictures Starring Robert Wilcox, Ella Neal, Eduardo Cianelli,
William Newell & C. Montague Shaw Directed by William Witney & John English 15 Chapters & 269 mins - Chapter 1 is 31 mins, the rest are 17 mins each Synopsis :
"The Copperhead" a hooded crimefighter is out to thwart the evil
designs of criminal mastermind, Doctor Satan, who plans to enslave the world
with an army of remote-controlled robots. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 |
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Mysterious Island Date of
Release : September 1951 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Richard Crane, Marshall Reed, Karen Randle, Ralph
Hodges & Gene Roth Directed by Spencer G. Bennet 15 Chapters & 248 mins - Chapter 1 is 22 mins, the rest are 16 mins each Synopsis : Several
Yankee prisoners escape a Confederate prison via balloon and days later find
themselves marooned on a desert island. Here they encounter a spaceship
carrying two men and a woman from
the planet Mercury. The Mercurians are seeking a mysterious and rare
metal to be used in making an explosive capable of destroying Earth. The
Yankees also encounter hostile natives, pirates and Captain Nemo who aids them. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 2 DVD Set with The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Mysterious Mr. M, The Date of
Release : July 23rd 1946 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Dennis Moore, Richard Martin, Pamela Blake, Jane
Randolph & Danny Morton Directed by Lewis D. Collins & Vernon Keays 13 Chapters & 235 mins - Chapter 1 is 22 mins, the rest are 16 mins each Synopsis :
Universal's last serial production. Two investigators seek to solve the case
of the disappearance of a submarine inventor kidnapped by a gang headed by a
mysterious leader called Mr. M DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 2 DVD Set with The Master Key : AU$25 or US$25 or £13 |
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Mysterious Pilot, The Date of
Release : November, 1937 Studio : Columbia
Studios Starring Frank Hawks, Dorothy Sebastian, Rex Lease, Guy
Bates Post & Yakima Canutt Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet & George M. Merrick 15 Chapters & 305 mins - Chapter 1 is 28 mins & the rest are about 20 mins
each Synopsis : On a
train travelling through the Canadian wilds Jean McNain overhears a
conversation in the next compartment where James Crawford accuses Carter
Snowden, her potential fiance of murder. Snowden kills Crawford and when Jean
slips off the train, Snowden's henchmen are in hot pursuit, for not only can
she identify him as the killer, she also co-owns a thriving lumber company
Snowden covets. Jean encounters Jim Dorn (Captain Frank Hawks), a
cartographer for the Royal Canadian Air Force who, together with RCMP
Sergeant "Kansas" Eby and Indian Luke (Yakima Canutt) try to keep
Jean out of the hands of Snowden's minions. This serial is helped by a bigger budget (comparatively)
and great outdoor locations - log cabins, canoe chases & crashing
sea-planes. A genuine Mountie serial with a lot going for it. Note : The lead
was played by famous American aviator Frank Hawks, billed above the title and
all the posters as Captain Frank Hawks. In June 1933, he had flown non-stop
across the USA in 13 and a half hours, four hours faster than the previous
record, which he also held. While acknowledged as one of the best flyers
around, he was also something of a daredevil and risk-taker who managed to
kill himself a few months after the completion of this film by crashing a
non-commercial aircraft he was flying. DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 2 DVD Set with Flying G-Men : AU$25
or US$25 or £13 |
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Mystery of the
Riverboat, The Date of
Release : October, 1944 Studio : Universal
Studios Starring Robert Lowery, Eddie Quillan, Marion Martin,
Marjorie Clements & Lyle Talbot Directed by Ray Taylor & Lewis D. Collins 13 Chapters & 230 mins - Each chapter is about 18 mins each Synopsis :
Oil-rich swampland in the bayou country inspires both greed and murder as the
disinherited son of the Duval family tries to gain control of the land. Steve
Langtry, returning home from college, is framed for a murder and jumps ship
to escape. He then sets about proving his innocence and rounding up the real
criminals DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 |
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Mystery Squadron, The Date of
Release : December 22nd, 1933 Studio : Mascot
Pictures Starring Bob Steele, Lucille Brown, Guinn Williams, Jack
Mulhall & J. Carrol Naish Directed by Colbert Clark & David Howard 12 Chapters & 225 mins - Chapter 1 is 28 mins, the rest are about 17 mins each Synopsis : A
mystery squadron of planes, led by an unidentified leader calling himself The
Black Ace, repeatedly attacks a huge dam construction project that threatens
a secret gold mine. Two stunt pilots are hired by the owner of the
construction firm to protect the dam site. Excellent "aviation" serial Very Nice print - much better than commercial offerings DVD : AU$20 or US$20 or £10 |