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A List of film serials by studio, separated into five major studios and the remaining minor studios.
The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are considered to be Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures and Republic Pictures. All three were active during the 1930s and 1940s. The other two major studios are Mascot Pictures, which was later taken over and merged with other companies to form Republic, and Pathé Exchange, which ceased serial production before the age of sound.
- 1Major studios
Major studios[edit]
Full Old Time Movie Serials
These studios were the main producers of serials.
Columbia Pictures[edit]
| Number | Serial Title | Year | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jungle Menace | 1937 | 15 | Jungle | Harry L. Fraser and George Melford | Frank Buck | The first three Columbia serials were not produced by the studio. They were made independently by the Weiss Bros. studio and released by Columbia. Columbia established its own serial unit in 1938. |
| 2 | The Mysterious Pilot | 1937 | 15 | Aviation | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Frank Hawks | |
| 3 | The Secret of Treasure Island | 1938 | 15 | Maritime | Elmer Clifton | Don Terry | |
| 4 | The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | 1938 | 15 | Western | Mack V. Wright and Sam Nelson | Gordon Elliott | Elliott was billed as 'Gordon Elliott' in the original release; the billing was changed to 'William Elliott' for the 1949 reissue |
| 5 | The Spider's Web | 1938 | 15 | Superhero | Ray Taylor and James W. Horne | Warren Hull | |
| 6 | Flying G-Men | 1939 | 15 | Aviation | Ray Taylor and James W. Horne | Robert Paige | |
| 7 | Mandrake the Magician | 1939 | 12 | Fantasy | Sam Nelson and Norman Deming | Warren Hull | |
| 8 | Overland with Kit Carson | 1939 | 15 | Western | Sam Nelson and Norman Deming | Bill Elliott | |
| 9 | The Shadow | 1940 | 15 | Superhero Mystery | James W. Horne | Victor Jory | |
| 10 | Terry and the Pirates | 1940 | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | James W. Horne | William Tracy | |
| 11 | Deadwood Dick | 1940 | 15 | Western | James W. Horne | Don Douglas | |
| 12 | The Green Archer | 1940 | 15 | Mystery | James W. Horne | Victor Jory | |
| 13 | White Eagle | 1941 | 15 | Western | James W. Horne | Buck Jones | |
| 14 | The Spider Returns | 1941 | 15 | Superhero | James W. Horne | Warren Hull | |
| 15 | The Iron Claw | 1941 | 15 | Mystery | James W. Horne | Charles Quigley | |
| 16 | Holt of the Secret Service | 1941 | 15 | Crime drama | James W. Horne | Jack Holt | |
| 17 | Captain Midnight | 1942 | 15 | Aviation | James W. Horne | Dave O'Brien | |
| 18 | Perils of the Royal Mounted | 1942 | 15 | Northern | James W. Horne | Robert Stevens | |
| 19 | The Secret Code | 1942 | 15 | Crime drama | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Paul Kelly | |
| 20 | The Valley of Vanishing Men | 1942 | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Bill Elliott | |
| 21 | Batman | 1943 | 15 | Superhero | Lambert Hillyer | Lewis Wilson Douglas Croft | |
| 22 | The Phantom | 1943 | 15 | Superhero, Jungle | B. Reeves Eason | Tom Tyler | |
| 23 | The Desert Hawk | 1944 | 15 | Adventure | B. Reeves Eason | Gilbert Roland | |
| 24 | Black Arrow | 1944 | 15 | Western | Lew Landers and (uncredited) B. Reeves Eason | Robert Scott | |
| 25 | Brenda Starr, Reporter | 1945 | 13 | Crime drama | Wallace Fox | Joan Woodbury | |
| 26 | The Monster and the Ape | 1945 | 15 | Science fiction | Howard Bretherton | Robert Lowery | |
| 27 | Jungle Raiders | 1945 | 15 | Jungle | Lesley Selander | Kane Richmond | |
| 28 | Who's Guilty? | 1945 | 15 | Mystery | Howard Bretherton and Wallace Grissell | Robert Kent | |
| 29 | Hop Harrigan | 1946 | 15 | Aviation | Derwin Abrahams | William Bakewell | |
| 30 | Chick Carter, Detective | 1946 | 15 | Crime drama | Derwin Abrahams | Lyle Talbot | |
| 31 | Son of the Guardsman | 1946 | 15 | Medieval | Derwin Abrahams | Robert Shaw | |
| 32 | Jack Armstrong | 1947 | 15 | Science fiction | Wallace Fox | John Hart | |
| 33 | The Vigilante | 1947 | 15 | Western | Wallace Fox | Ralph Byrd | |
| 34 | The Sea Hound | 1947 | 15 | Maritime | Walter B. Eason and Mack V. Wright | Buster Crabbe | |
| 35 | Brick Bradford | 1947 | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr | Kane Richmond | |
| 36 | Tex Granger | 1948 | 15 | Western | Derwin Abrahams | Robert Kellard | |
| 37 | Superman | 1948 | 15 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr | Kirk Alyn Noel Neill | |
| 38 | Congo Bill | 1948 | 15 | Jungle | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr | Don McGuire Cleo Moore | |
| 39 | Bruce Gentry | 1949 | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr | Tom Neal | |
| 40 | Batman and Robin | 1949 | 15 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Robert Lowery Johnny Duncan | |
| 41 | Adventures of Sir Galahad | 1949 | 15 | Fantasy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | George Reeves | |
| 42 | Cody of the Pony Express | 1950 | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Jock O' Mahoney | |
| 43 | Atom Man vs. Superman | 1950 | 15 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kirk Alyn Lyle Talbot | |
| 44 | Pirates of the High Seas | 1950 | 15 | Maritime | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr | Buster Crabbe | |
| 45 | Roar of the Iron Horse | 1951 | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr | Jock O' Mahoney | |
| 46 | Mysterious Island | 1951 | 15 | Science fiction Fantasy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Richard Crane | |
| 47 | Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere | 1951 | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Judd Holdren | |
| 48 | King of the Congo | 1952 | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Buster Crabbe | |
| 49 | Blackhawk | 1952 | 15 | Aviation | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kirk Alyn | |
| 50 | Son of Geronimo | 1952 | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Clay Moore | |
| 51 | The Lost Planet | 1953 | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Judd Holdren | |
| 52 | The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd | 1953 | 15 | Maritime | Derwin Abrahams and Charles S. Gould | Richard Crane | |
| 53 | Gunfighters of the Northwest | 1954 | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Jack Mahoney | |
| 54 | Riding with Buffalo Bill | 1954 | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Marshall Reed | |
| 55 | The Adventures of Captain Africa | 1955 | 15 | Superhero, Jungle | Spencer Gordon Bennet | John Hart | |
| 56 | Perils of the Wilderness | 1956 | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Dennis Moore | |
| 57 | Blazing the Overland Trail | 1956 | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Dennis Moore | Last serial produced by any studio |
Mascot Pictures[edit]
Note: Mascot later became part of Republic (see below)
| Number (All) | Number (Sound Only) | Serial Title | Year | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Serials | ||||||||
| The Silent Flyer | 1926 | 10 | adventure | William James Craft | Malcolm McGregor | This is not strictly a Mascot serial as the company would not be formed until 1927. Its success directly led to the creation of Mascot Pictures. | ||
| 1 | Heroes of the Wild | 1927 | 10 | Western | Harry S. Webb | Jack Hoxie | The first film from Mascot Pictures. The film is considered to be lost. | |
| 2 | Isle of Sunken Gold | 1927 | 10 | Maritime | Harry S. Webb | Anita Stewart & Duke Kahanamoku | The film is considered to be lost. | |
| 3 | The Golden Stallion | 1927 | 10 | Western | Harry S. Webb | Maurice Flynn & Joe Bonomo | ||
| 4 | The Vanishing West | 1928 | 10 | Western | Richard Thorpe | Jack Perrin & Eileen Sedgwick | The film is considered to be lost. | |
| 5 | Vultures of the Sea | 1928 | 10 | Maritime | Richard Thorpe | Johnnie Walker & Shirley Mason | The film is considered to be lost. | |
| 6 | The Fatal Warning | 1929 | 10 | Mystery | Richard Thorpe | Helene Costello & Ralph Graves | The film is considered to be a lost film, with no prints known to exist. | |
| Partial Sound Serials | ||||||||
| 7 | 1 | The King of the Kongo | 1929 | 10 | Jungle Fantasy | Richard Thorpe | Jacqueline Logan & Walter Miller | The first serial, of any production company, to have sound |
| All Sound Serials | ||||||||
| 8 | 2 | The Lone Defender | 1930 | 12 | Western | Richard Thorpe | Rin Tin Tin & Walter Miller | |
| 9 | 3 | The Phantom of the West | 1931 | 10 | Western | D. Ross Lederman | Tom Tyler & William Desmond | |
| 10 | 4 | King of the Wild | 1931 | 12 | Jungle | B. Reeves Eason and Richard Thorpe | Walter Miller and Nora Lane | |
| 11 | 5 | The Vanishing Legion | 1931 | 12 | Western | Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason | Harry Carey and Edwina Booth | |
| 12 | 6 | The Galloping Ghost | 1931 | 12 | Sports, Crime | B. Reeves Eason and Benjamin H. Kline | Harold 'Red' Grange | |
| 13 | 7 | The Lightning Warrior | 1931 | 12 | Western | Benjamin H. Kline and Armand Schaefer | Rin Tin Tin | |
| 14 | 8 | The Shadow of the Eagle | 1932 | 12 | Aviation | Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason | John Wayne | |
| 15 | 9 | The Last of the Mohicans | 1932 | 12 | Western | Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason | Harry Carey | |
| 16 | 10 | The Hurricane Express | 1932 | 12 | J.P. McGowan and Armand Schaefer | John Wayne | ||
| 17 | 11 | The Devil Horse | 1932 | 12 | Western | Otto Brower | Harry Carey & Noah Beery | |
| 18 | 12 | The Whispering Shadow | 1933 | 12 | Crime, Horror | Colbert Clark and Albert Herman | Bela Lugosi | |
| 19 | 13 | The Three Musketeers | 1933 | 12 | Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer | John Wayne and Lon Chaney Jr. | ||
| 20 | 14 | Fighting with Kit Carson | 1933 | 12 | Western | Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer | Johnny Mack Brown & Betsy King Ross | |
| 21 | 15 | The Wolf Dog | 1933 | 12 | Western | Colbert Clark and Harry L. Fraser | Rin Tin Tin & Frankie Darro | |
| 22 | 16 | The Mystery Squadron | 1933 | 12 | Aviation | Colbert Clark and David Howard | Bob Steele & Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | |
| 23 | 17 | The Lost Jungle | 1934 | 12 | Jungle | David Howard and Armand Schaefer | Clyde Beatty & Cecilia Parker | |
| 24 | 18 | Burn 'Em Up Barnes | 1934 | 12 | Sports, Crime | Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer | Jack Mulhall & Frankie Darro | |
| 25 | 19 | The Law of the Wild | 1934 | 12 | Western | B. Reeves Eason and Armand Schaefer | Rin Tin Tin | |
| 26 | 20 | Mystery Mountain | 1934 | 12 | Western | Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason | Ken Maynard | |
| 27 | 21 | The Phantom Empire | 1935 | 12 | Western Fantasy | Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason | Gene Autry | |
| 28 | 22 | The Miracle Rider | 1935 | 15 | Western | Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason | Tom Mix & Charles Middleton | |
| 29 | 23 | The Adventures of Rex and Rinty | 1935 | 12 | B. Reeves Eason and Ford Beebe | Rex & Rin Tin Tin | ||
| 30 | 24 | The Fighting Marines | 1935 | 12 | B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane | Grant Withers | ||
Pathé Exchange[edit]
Note: All of Pathé Exchange's serials were Silent
| Number | Serial Title | Year | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With Wharton, Inc. | |||||||
| 1 | The Perils of Pauline | 1914 | 20 | Damsel in distress | Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie | Pearl White | Also listed under Wharton Inc. |
| 2 | The Exploits of Elaine | 1914 | 14 | Damsel in distress | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | Also listed under Wharton Inc. |
| 3 | The New Exploits of Elaine | 1915 | 10 | Damsel in distress | Louis J. Gasnier, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | Pearl White | Also listed under Wharton Inc. |
| 4 | The Romance of Elaine | 1915 | 12 | Damsel in distress | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | Also listed under Wharton Inc. The film is considered to be lost. |
| With Astra Film Corporation | |||||||
| 5 | Pearl of the Army | 1916 | 15 | Damsel in distress | Edward José | Pearl White | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation |
| 6 | The Shielding Shadow | 1916 | 15 | Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | ||
| 7 | The Fatal Ring | 1917 | 20 | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | |
| 8 | The Hidden Hand | 1917 | 15 | James Vincent | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | ||
| 9 | The Mystery of the Double Cross | 1917 | 15 | Louis J. Gasnier and William Parke | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | ||
| 10 | The Seven Pearls | 1917 | 15 | Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | ||
| 11 | Hands Up! | 1918 | 15 | Jungle | Louis J. Gasnier and James W. Horne | Ruth Roland | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation |
| 12 | The House of Hate | 1918 | 20 | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | |
| 13 | The Adventures of Ruth | 1919 | 15 | Mystery | George Marshall | Ruth Roland | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation |
| 14 | Bound and Gagged | 1919 | 10 | George B. Seitz | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | ||
| 15 | The Lightning Raider | 1919 | 15 | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | |
| 16 | Terror of the Range | 1919 | 7 | Western | Stuart Paton | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | |
| 17 | The Tiger's Trail | 1919 | Robert Ellis, Louis J. Gasnier and Paul Hurst | Ruth Roland | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | ||
| 18 | Daredevil Jack | 1920 | 15 | W.S. Van Dyke | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | ||
| 19 | The Phantom Foe | 1920 | 15 | Bertram Millhauser | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | ||
| 20 | Pirate Gold | 1920 | 10 | Maritime | George B. Seitz | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | |
| 21 | The Third Eye | 1920 | 15 | James W. Horne | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | ||
| 22 | Trailed By Three | 1920 | 15 | Western | Perry N. Vekroff | Also listed under Astra Film Corporation | |
| With Ruth Roland Serials | |||||||
| 23 | Ruth of the Rockies | 1920 | 15 | Western | George Marshall | Ruth Roland | Also listed under Ruth Roland Serials |
| Pathé Exchange Only | |||||||
| 24 | The Avenging Arrow | 1921 | 15 | William Bowman and W.S. Van Dyke | Ruth Roland | ||
| 25 | Double Adventure | 1921 | 15 | W.S. Van Dyke | |||
| 26 | The Fortieth Door | 1924 | 10 | George B. Seitz | |||
| 27 | Galloping Hoofs | 1924 | 10 | Western | George B. Seitz | ||
| 28 | Into the Net | 1924 | 10 | George B. Seitz | |||
| 29 | Leatherstocking | 1924 | 10 | Western | George B. Seitz | ||
| 30 | Ten Scars Make a Man | 1924 | 10 | William Parke | |||
| 31 | The Way of a Man | 1924 | 10 | Western | George B. Seitz | ||
| 32 | The Green Archer | 1925 | 10 | Mystery | Spencer Gordon Bennet | ||
| 33 | The House Without a Key | 1925 | 10 | Mystery | Spencer Gordon Bennet | ||
| 34 | Idaho | 1925 | 10 | Western | Robert F. Hill | ||
| 35 | Sunken Silver | 1925 | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | |||
| 36 | Wild West | 1925 | 10 | Western | Robert F. Hill | ||
| 37 | Play Ball | 1925 | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | |||
| 38 | The Bar-C Mystery | 1926 | 10 | Western | Robert F. Hill | ||
| 39 | Casey of the Coast Guard | 1926 | 10 | Maritime | |||
| 40 | The Fighting Marine | 1926 | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | |||
| 41 | Snowed In | 1926 | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | |||
| 42 | The Crimson Flash | 1927 | 10 | Arch Heath | |||
| 43 | Hawk of the Hills | 1927 | 10 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | ||
| 44 | The Masked Menace | 1927 | 10 | Arch Heath | |||
| 45 | Melting Millions | 1927 | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | |||
| 46 | On Guard | 1927 | 10 | Arch Heath | |||
| 47 | Eagle of the Night | 1928 | 10 | Aviation | James F. Fulton | ||
| 48 | The Man Without a Face | 1928 | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | |||
| 49 | Mark of the Frog | 1928 | 10 | Arch Heath | |||
| 50 | The Terrible People | 1928 | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | |||
| 51 | The Tiger's Shadow | 1928 | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | |||
| 52 | The Yellow Cameo | 1928 | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | |||
| 53 | The Black Book | 1929 | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | |||
| 54 | The Fire Detective | 1929 | 10 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | |||
| 55 | Queen of the Northwoods | 1929 | 10 | Northern | Spencer Gordon Bennet | ||
Republic Pictures[edit]
| Number | Serial Title | Year | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darkest Africa | 1936 | 15 | Jungle | B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane | Clyde Beatty | Semi-sequel to Mascot'sThe Lost Jungle |
| 2 | Undersea Kingdom | 1936 | 12 | Fantasy | B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane | Ray Corrigan | |
| 3 | The Vigilantes Are Coming | 1936 | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor and Mack V. Wright | Robert Livingston and Kay Hughes | |
| 4 | Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island | 1936 | 14 | Maritime | Ray Taylor and Mack V. Wright | Ray Mala | |
| 5 | Dick Tracy | 1937 | 15 | Crime | Ray Taylor and Alan James | Ralph Byrd | Based on the comic strip 'Dick Tracy' |
| 6 | The Painted Stallion | 1937 | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor, Alan James and William Witney | Ray Corrigan | |
| 7 | S.O.S. Coast Guard | 1937 | 12 | Maritime, Science fiction | Alan James and William Witney | Bela Lugosi and Ralph Byrd | |
| 8 | Zorro Rides Again | 1937 | 12 | Western | William Witney and John English | John Carroll | Based on 'Zorro' created by Johnston McCulley |
| 9 | The Lone Ranger | 1938 | 15 | Western | William Witney and John English | Lee Powell | Based on the radio series The Lone Ranger |
| 10 | The Fighting Devil Dogs | 1938 | 12 | Science fiction | William Witney and John English | Lee Powell and Herman Brix | |
| 11 | Dick Tracy Returns | 1938 | 15 | Crime | William Witney and John English | Ralph Byrd | Based on the comic strip 'Dick Tracy' |
| 12 | Hawk of the Wilderness | 1938 | 12 | Jungle | William Witney and John English | Herman Brix and Ray Mala | Based on the novel by William L. Chester |
| 13 | The Lone Ranger Rides Again | 1939 | 15 | Western | William Witney and John English | Robert Livingston | Based on the radio series The Lone Ranger |
| 14 | Daredevils of the Red Circle | 1939 | 12 | William Witney and John English | Charles Quigley, Herman Brix and David Sharpe | ||
| 15 | Dick Tracy's G-Men | 1939 | 15 | Crime | William Witney and John English | Ralph Byrd | Based on the comic strip 'Dick Tracy' |
| 16 | Zorro's Fighting Legion | 1939 | 12 | Western | William Witney and John English | Reed Hadley | Based on 'Zorro' created by Johnston McCulley |
| 17 | Drums of Fu Manchu | 1940 | 15 | Yellow peril Mystery | William Witney and John English | Henry Brandon | Based on Fu Manchu created by Sax Rohmer |
| 18 | Adventures of Red Ryder | 1940 | 12 | Western | William Witney and John English | Don 'Red' Barry | Based on the comic strip 'Red Ryder' |
| 19 | King of the Royal Mounted | 1940 | 12 | Northern | William Witney and John English | Allan Lane | Based on the comic strip 'King of the Royal Mounted' |
| 20 | Mysterious Doctor Satan | 1940 | 15 | Superhero | William Witney and John English | Eduardo Ciannelli and Robert Wilcox | Originally intended as a Superman serial. First original Superhero film. |
| 21 | Adventures of Captain Marvel | 1941 | 12 | Superhero | William Witney and John English | Tom Tyler | Based on the Fawcett Comics character 'Captain Marvel'; First ever Superhero film based on a comic. |
| 22 | Jungle Girl | 1941 | 15 | Jungle | William Witney and John English | Frances Gifford | Based on Nyoka the Jungle Girl by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| 23 | King of the Texas Rangers | 1941 | 12 | Western | William Witney and John English | Slingin' Sammy Baugh | |
| 24 | Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. | 1941 | 15 | Crime | William Witney and John English | Ralph Byrd | Based on the comic strip 'Dick Tracy' |
| 25 | Spy Smasher | 1942 | 12 | Spy, War | William Witney | Kane Richmond | Based on the Fawcett Comics character 'Spy Smasher' |
| 26 | Perils of Nyoka | 1942 | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | William Witney | Kay Aldridge and Clayton Moore | Loosely based on Nyoka the Jungle Girl by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| 27 | King of the Mounties | 1942 | 12 | Northern | William Witney | Allan Lane | Based on the comic strip 'King of the Royal Mounted' |
| 28 | G-Men vs The Black Dragon | 1943 | 15 | Spy, War | William Witney | Rod Cameron | |
| 29 | Daredevils of the West | 1943 | 12 | Western | John English | Allan Lane | Unavailable until 2011; restored by the Serial Squadron |
| 30 | Secret Service in Darkest Africa | 1943 | 15 | Jungle | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Rod Cameron | |
| 31 | The Masked Marvel | 1943 | 12 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | David Bacon | |
| 32 | Captain America | 1944 | 15 | Superhero | Elmer Clifton and John English | Dick Purcell | Very loosely based on the Timely Comics character 'Captain America' |
| 33 | The Tiger Woman | 1944 | 12 | Jungle | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Linda Stirling | |
| 34 | Haunted Harbor | 1944 | 15 | Maritime Fantasy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kane Richmond and Kay Aldridge | Based on the novel by Ewart Adamson |
| 35 | Zorro's Black Whip | 1944 | 12 | Western, Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Linda Stirling | Based on 'Zorro' created by Johnston McCulley |
| 36 | Manhunt of Mystery Island | 1945 | 15 | Pirate, Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Linda Stirling | |
| 37 | Federal Operator 99 | 1945 | 12 | Crime | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt & Wallace Grissell | Marten Lamont | |
| 38 | The Purple Monster Strikes | 1945 | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Dennis Moore and Linda Stirling | |
| 39 | The Phantom Rider | 1946 | 12 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Robert Kent and Peggy Stewart | |
| 40 | King of the Forest Rangers | 1946 | 12 | Adventure | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | ||
| 41 | Daughter of Don Q | 1946 | 12 | Crime | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Kirk Alyn | |
| 42 | The Crimson Ghost | 1946 | 12 | Science fiction | William Witney and Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore and Linda Stirling | |
| 43 | Son of Zorro | 1947 | 13 | Western, Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Based on 'Zorro' created by Johnston McCulley | |
| 44 | Jesse James Rides Again | 1947 | 13 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore and Linda Stirling | |
| 45 | The Black Widow | 1947 | 13 | Science fiction Fantasy | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | ||
| 46 | G-Men Never Forget | 1948 | 12 | Crime | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore | |
| 47 | Dangers of the Canadian Mounted | 1948 | 12 | Northern | Fred C. Brannon | ||
| 48 | Adventures of Frank and Jesse James | 1948 | 13 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore | |
| 49 | Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc | 1949 | 12 | Crime | Fred C. Brannon | Kirk Alyn | |
| 50 | Ghost of Zorro | 1949 | 12 | Western, Superhero | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore | Based on 'Zorro' created by Johnston McCulley |
| 51 | King of the Rocket Men | 1949 | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | Tristram Coffin | First of the 'Rocket Man' serials |
| 52 | The James Brothers of Missouri | 1949 | 12 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Keith Richards | |
| 53 | Radar Patrol vs Spy King | 1949 | 12 | Spy | Fred C. Brannon | Kirk Alyn | |
| 54 | The Invisible Monster | 1950 | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | Richard Webb | |
| 55 | Desperadoes of the West | 1950 | 12 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Tom Keene | |
| 56 | Flying Disc Man from Mars | 1950 | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | Walter Reed | |
| 57 | Don Daredevil Rides Again | 1951 | 12 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Ken Curtis | Loosely based on 'Zorro' created by Johnston McCulley |
| 58 | Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion | 1951 | 12 | Spy | Fred C. Brannon | Walter Reed | |
| 59 | Radar Men from the Moon | 1952 | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | George D. Wallace and Clayton Moore | |
| 60 | Zombies of the Stratosphere | 1952 | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | Judd Holdren and Leonard Nimoy | |
| 61 | Jungle Drums of Africa | 1953 | 12 | Jungle | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore and Phyllis Coates | |
| N/A | Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe | 1953 | 12 | Science fiction | Harry Keller, Fred C. Brannon and Franklin Adreon | Judd Holdren, Aline Towne and Richard Crane | A syndicated TV series of self-contained (no cliffhangers) episodes relying mostly on footage re-cycled from the three earlier (1949–1952) 'Rocket Man' theatrical chapterplays. For contractual reasons, it was initially given a brief theatrical release as a feature before going to TV in 12 episodes. |
| 62 | Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders | 1953 | 12 | Northern, Spy | Franklin Adreon | Bill Henry | |
| 63 | Trader Tom of the China Seas | 1954 | 12 | Maritime | Franklin Adreon | Harry Lauter and Aline Towne | |
| 64 | Man with the Steel Whip | 1954 | 12 | Western | Franklin Adreon | Dick Simmons | Loosely based on 'Zorro' created by Johnston McCulley |
| 65 | Panther Girl of the Kongo | 1955 | 12 | Jungle, Science fiction | Franklin Adreon | Phyllis Coates | |
| 66 | King of the Carnival | 1955 | 12 | Crime, Spy | Franklin Adreon | Harry Lauter |
Universal Pictures[edit]
With 137 serials, Universal produced more than any other company.
| Number (All) | Number (Sound Only) | Serial Title | Year | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Serials | ||||||||
| 1 | Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery | 1914 | 15 | Francis Ford | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 2 | The Master Key | 1914 | 15 | Robert Z. Leonard | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 3 | The Trey o' Hearts | 1914 | 15 | Wilfred Lucas and Henry MacRae | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 4 | The Black Box | 1915 | 15 | Otis Turner | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 5 | The Broken Coin | 1915 | 22 | Mystery | Francis Ford | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | ||
| 6 | Graft | 1915 | 20 | George Lessey and Richard Stanton | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 7 | Under the Crescent | 1915 | 6 | Burton L. King | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 8 | The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring | 1916 | 15 | Francis Ford and Jacques Jaccard | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 9 | Liberty, A Daughter of the USA | 1916 | 20 | Western | Henry MacRae | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | ||
| 10 | The Mystery Ship | 1917 | 18 | Henry MacRae | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 11 | The Red Ace | 1917 | 16 | Jacques Jaccard | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 12 | The Gray Ghost | 1917 | 16 | Stuart Paton | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 13 | Voice on the Wire | 1917 | 15 | Stuart Paton | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 14 | The Brass Bullet | 1918 | 18 | Ben F. Wilson | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 15 | Bull's Eye | 1918 | 18 | James W. Horne | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 16 | The Lion's Claws | 1918 | 18 | Harry Harvey and Jacques Jaccard | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 17 | Lure of the Circus | 1918 | 18 | J.P. McGowan | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 18 | The Red Glove | 1918 | 18 | J.P. McGowan | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 19 | The Great Radium Mystery | 1919 | 18 | Mystery | Robert Broadwell and Robert F. Hill | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | ||
| 20 | The Lion Man | 1919 | 18 | Jungle | Albert Russell and Jack Wells | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | ||
| 21 | The Midnight Man | 1919 | 18 | James W. Horne | Produced as Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | |||
| 22 | The Flaming Disc | 1920 | Robert F. Hill | |||||
| 23 | The Moon Riders | 1920 | 18 | Western | B. Reeves Eason and Theodore Wharton | |||
| 24 | King of the Circus | 1920 | 18 | J.P. McGowan | ||||
| 25 | The Vanishing Dagger | 1920 | 18 | Edward A. Kull, John F. Magowan and Eddie Polo | ||||
| 26 | The Dragon's Net | 1920 | 12 | Henry MacRae | ||||
| 27 | The Diamond Queen | 1921 | 18 | Edward A. Kull | ||||
28 | Do or Die | 1921 | 18 | J.P. McGowan | ||||
| 29 | The Secret Four | 1921 | 15 | Albert Russell and Perry N. Vekroff | ||||
| 30 | Terror Trail | 1921 | 18 | Western | Edward A. Kull | |||
| 31 | The White Horseman | 1921 | 18 | Western | Albert Russell | |||
| 32 | Winners of the West | 1921 | 13 | Western | Edward Laemmle | |||
| 33 | The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe | 1922 | 18 | Maritime | Robert F. Hill | |||
| 34 | In the Days of Buffalo Bill | 1922 | 18 | Maritime | Edward Laemmle | |||
| 35 | Perils of the Yukon | 1922 | 15 | Jay Marchant, J.P. McGowan and Perry N. Vekroff | ||||
| 36 | The Radio King | 1922 | 10 | Robert F. Hill | ||||
| 37 | With Stanley in Africa | 1922 | 18 | Jungle | William James Craft and Edward A. Kull | |||
| 38 | Around the World in Eighteen Days | 1923 | 12 | Robert F. Hill and B. Reeves Eason | ||||
| 39 | Beasts of Paradise | 1923 | 15 | William James Craft | ||||
| 40 | The Eagle's Talons | 1923 | 15 | Duke Worne | ||||
| 41 | The Ghost City | 1923 | 15 | Western | Jay Marchant | |||
| 42 | In the Days of Daniel Boone | 1923 | 15 | Western | William James Craft | |||
| 43 | The Oregon Trail | 1923 | 18 | Western | Edward Laemmle | |||
| 44 | The Phantom Fortune | 1923 | 12 | Robert F. Hill | ||||
| 45 | The Social Buccaneer | 1923 | 10 | Maritime | Robert F. Hill | |||
| 46 | The Steel Trail | 1923 | 15 | William Duncan | ||||
| 47 | The Fast Express | 1924 | 15 | William Duncan | ||||
| 48 | The Fighting Ranger | 1924 | 18 | Western | Jay Marchant | |||
| 49 | The Iron Man | 1924 | 15 | Jay Marchant | ||||
| 50 | The Riddle Rider | 1924 | 15 | Western | William James Craft | |||
| 51 | Wolves of the North | 1924 | 10 | Western | William Duncan | |||
| 52 | Ace of Spades | 1925 | 15 | Western | Henry MacRae | |||
| 53 | The Great Circus Mystery | 1925 | 15 | Jay Marchant | ||||
| 54 | The Scarlet Streak | 1926 | 10 | Henry MacRae | ||||
| 55 | Fighting With Buffalo Bill | 1926 | 10 | Western | Ray Taylor | |||
| 56 | Strings of Steel | 1926 | 10 | Henry MacRae | ||||
| 57 | The Winking Idol | 1926 | 10 | Western | Francis Ford | |||
| 58 | Blake of Scotland Yard | 1927 | 12 | Robert F. Hill | ||||
| 59 | The Fire Fighters | 1927 | 10 | Jacques Jaccard | ||||
| 60 | The Return of the Riddle Rider | 1927 | 10 | Robert F. Hill | ||||
| 61 | The Trail of the Tiger | 1927 | 10 | Henry MacRae | ||||
| 62 | Whispering Smith Rides | 1927 | 10 | Western | Ray Taylor | |||
| 63 | Haunted Island | 1928 | 10 | Fantasy | Robert F. Hill | |||
| 64 | Tarzan the Mighty | 1928 | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Ray Taylor and Jack Nelson | |||
| 65 | The Vanishing Rider | 1928 | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | |||
| 66 | The Diamond Master | 1929 | 10 | Jack Nelson | ||||
| 67 | A Final Reckoning | 1929 | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | |||
| 68 | The Pirate of Panama | 1929 | 12 | Maritime | Ray Taylor | |||
| Partial Sound Serials | ||||||||
| 69 | 1 | The Ace of Scotland Yard | 1929 | 10 | Mystery | Ray Taylor | ||
| 70 | 2 | Tarzan the Tiger | 1929 | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Henry MacRae | ||
| 71 | 3 | The Jade Box | 1930 | 10 | Mystery Fantasy | Ray Taylor | ||
| 72 | 4 | The Lightning Express | 1930 | 10 | Western | Henry MacRae | ||
| 73 | 5 | Terry of the Times | 1930 | 10 | Henry MacRae | |||
| All Sound Serials | ||||||||
| 74 | 6 | The Indians are Coming | 1930 | 12 | Western | Henry MacRae | ||
| 75 | 7 | Finger Prints | 1931 | 10 | Ray Taylor | |||
| 76 | 8 | Heroes of the Flames | 1931 | 12 | Robert F. Hill | |||
| 77 | 9 | Danger Island | 1931 | 12 | Jungle | Ray Taylor | ||
| 78 | 10 | Battling with Buffalo Bill | 1931 | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | ||
| 79 | 11 | The Spell of the Circus | 1931 | 12 | Robert F. Hill | |||
| 80 | 12 | Detective Lloyd | 1932 | 12 | Crime | Ray Taylor and Henry MacRae | ||
| 81 | 13 | The Airmail Mystery | 1932 | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor | ||
| 82 | 14 | Heroes of the West | 1932 | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | ||
| 83 | 15 | Jungle Mystery | 1932 | 12 | Jungle | Ray Taylor | ||
| 84 | 16 | The Lost Special | 1932 | 12 | Western | Henry MacRae | ||
| 85 | 17 | Clancy of the Mounted | 1933 | 12 | Northern | Ray Taylor | ||
| 86 | 18 | The Phantom of the Air | 1933 | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor | ||
| 87 | 19 | Gordon of Ghost City | 1933 | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | ||
| 88 | 20 | The Perils of Pauline | 1933 | 12 | Damsel in distress | Ray Taylor | ||
| 89 | 21 | Pirate Treasure | 1934 | 12 | Maritime | Ray Taylor | ||
| 90 | 22 | The Vanishing Shadow | 1934 | 12 | Science fiction | Lew Landers | ||
| 91 | 23 | The Red Rider | 1934 | 15 | Western | Lew Landers | ||
| 92 | 24 | Tailspin Tommy | 1934 | 12 | Aviation | Lew Landers | ||
| 93 | 25 | Rustlers of Red Dog | 1935 | 12 | Western | Lew Landers | ||
| 94 | 26 | The Call of the Savage | 1935 | 12 | Jungle Fantasy | Lew Landers | ||
| 95 | 27 | The Roaring West | 1935 | 15 | Western | Ray Taylor | ||
| 96 | 28 | Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery | 1935 | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor | ||
| 97 | 29 | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell | 1936 | 12 | Sports | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | ||
| 98 | 30 | Flash Gordon | 1936 | 13 | SuperheroScience fiction | Frederick Stephani | Buster Crabbe | Seminal ontological and genealogical Superhero sound serial.[1] |
| 99 | 31 | The Phantom Rider | 1936 | 15 | Western | Ray Taylor | ||
| 100 | 32 | Ace Drummond | 1936 | 15 | Aviation | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | ||
| 101 | 33 | Jungle Jim | 1937 | 12 | Jungle | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | Grant Withers, Betty Jane Rhodes, Raymond Hatton, Evelyn Brent | |
| 102 | 34 | Secret Agent X-9 | 1937 | 12 | Superhero/Spy | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | ||
| 103 | 35 | Wild West Days | 1937 | 13 | Western | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | ||
| 104 | 36 | Radio Patrol | 1937 | 12 | Crime | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | ||
| 105 | 37 | Tim Tyler's Luck | 1937 | 12 | Superhero/Jungle | Ford Beebe and Wyndham Gittens | Frankie Thomas | |
| 106 | 38 | Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | 1938 | 15 | Superhero/Science fiction | Frederick Stephani | Buster Crabbe | |
| 107 | 39 | Flaming Frontiers | 1938 | 15 | Western | Alan James and Ray Taylor | ||
| 108 | 40 | Red Barry | 1938 | 13 | Alan James | Buster Crabbe | ||
| 109 | 41 | Scouts to the Rescue | 1939 | 12 | Alan James and Ray Taylor | |||
| 110 | 42 | Buck Rogers | 1939 | 12 | Superhero/Science fiction | Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind | Buster Crabbe | |
| 111 | 43 | The Oregon Trail | 1939 | 15 | Western | Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind | ||
| 112 | 44 | The Phantom Creeps | 1939 | 12 | Science fiction | Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind | Bela Lugosi | |
| 113 | 45 | The Green Hornet | 1940 | 13 | Crime/Superhero | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Gordon Jones | |
| 114 | 46 | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | 1940 | 12 | Superhero/Science fiction | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Buster Crabbe | |
| 115 | 47 | Winners of the West | 1940 | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Dick Foran, Anne Nagel | |
| 116 | 48 | Junior G-Men | 1940 | 12 | Crime | John Rawlins and Ford Beebe | Dead End Kids | |
| 117 | 49 | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | 1941 | 15 | Crime/Superhero | John Rawlins and Ford Beebe | Warren Hull | |
| 118 | 50 | Sky Raiders | 1941 | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | ||
| 119 | 51 | Riders of Death Valley | 1941 | 15 | Western | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | ||
| 120 | 52 | Sea Raiders | 1941 | 12 | Maritime | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | The Dead End Kids | |
| 121 | 53 | Don Winslow of the Navy | 1942 | 12 | Maritime | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | ||
| 122 | 54 | Gang Busters | 1942 | 13 | Crime | Ray Taylor and Noel M. Smith | ||
| 123 | 55 | Junior G-Men of the Air | 1942 | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | The Dead End Kids | |
| 124 | 56 | Overland Mail | 1942 | 15 | Western | John Rawlins and Ford Beebe | ||
| 125 | 57 | The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | 1943 | 13 | Aviation | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Tom Brown and Keye Luke | |
| 126 | 58 | Don Winslow of the Coast Guard | 1943 | 13 | Maritime | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | ||
| 127 | 59 | Adventures of the Flying Cadets | 1943 | 13 | Aviation | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | ||
| 128 | 60 | The Great Alaskan Mystery | 1944 | 13 | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | |||
| 129 | 61 | Raiders of Ghost City | 1944 | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Dennis Moore | |
| 130 | 62 | Mystery of the River Boat | 1944 | 13 | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | |||
| 131 | 63 | Jungle Queen | 1945 | 13 | Jungle | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | ||
| 132 | 64 | The Master Key | 1945 | 13 | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Dennis Moore | ||
| 133 | 65 | Secret Agent X-9 | 1945 | 13 | Spy | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Lloyd Bridges | |
| 134 | 66 | The Royal Mounted Rides Again | 1945 | 13 | Northern | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | ||
| 135 | 67 | The Scarlet Horseman | 1946 | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | ||
| 136 | 68 | Lost City of the Jungle | 1946 | 13 | Jungle | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | ||
| 137 | 69 | The Mysterious Mr. M | 1946 | 13 | Science fiction | Lewis D. Collins and Vernon Keays | ||
Minor studios[edit]
These studios produced only small numbers of serials. They were either small, independent studios themselves or major studios not interested in the serial market.
| Serial Title | Year | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure Pictures | ||||||
| Perils of the Wild | 1925 | 15 | Maritime | Francis Ford | ||
| Allgood Pictures Corporation | ||||||
| The Whirlwind | 1920 | 15 | Joseph A. Golden | |||
| American Film Company | ||||||
| The Diamond from the Sky | 1915 | 30 | Jacques Jaccard and William Desmond Taylor | |||
| The Sequel to the Diamond From the Sky | 1916 | 4 | Edward Sloman | |||
| The Secret of the Submarine | 1916 | 15 | George L. Sargent | |||
| The Scarlet Runner | 1916 | 12 | William P.S. Earle and Wally Van | |||
| Arrow Film Corporation | ||||||
| The Fatal Sign | 1920 | 14 | Stuart Paton | |||
| The Blue Fox | 1921 | 15 | Duke Worne | |||
| Nan of the North | 1921 | 15 | Northern | Duke Worne | ||
| The Fighting Skipper | 1923 | 15 | Maritime | Francis Ford | ||
| The Santa Fe Trail | 1923 | 15 | Western | Ashton Dearholt and Robert Dillon | ||
| Riders of the Plains | 1924 | 15 | Western | Jacques Jaccard | ||
| Astra Film Corporation with Pathé Exchange | ||||||
| Pearl of the Army | 1916 | 15 | Damsel in distress | Edward José | Pearl White | Also listed under Pathé Exchange |
| The Shielding Shadow | 1916 | 15 | Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | ||
| The Fatal Ring | 1917 | 20 | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | |
| The Hidden Hand | 1917 | 15 | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | |||
| The Mystery of the Double Cross | 1917 | 15 | Louis J. Gasnier and William Parke | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | ||
| The Seven Pearls | 1917 | 15 | Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | ||
| Hands Up! | 1918 | 15 | Jungle | Louis J. Gasnier and James W. Horne | Ruth Roland | Also listed under Pathé Exchange |
| The House of Hate | 1918 | 20 | Mystery | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | Also listed under Pathé Exchange |
| The Adventures of Ruth | 1919 | 15 | George Marshall | Ruth Roland | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | |
| Bound and Gagged | 1919 | 10 | George B. Seitz | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | ||
| The Lightning Raider | 1919 | 15 | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | |
| Terror of the Range | 1919 | 7 | Western | Stuart Paton | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | |
| The Tiger's Trail | 1919 | Robert Ellis, Louis J. Gasnier and Paul Hurst | Ruth Roland | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | ||
| Daredevil Jack | 1920 | 15 | W.S. Van Dyke | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | ||
| The Phantom Foe | 1920 | 15 | Bertram Millhauser | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | ||
| Pirate Gold | 1920 | 10 | Maritime | George B. Seitz | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | |
| The Third Eye | 1920 | 15 | James W. Horne | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | ||
| Trailed By Three | 1920 | 15 | Western | Perry N. Vekroff | Also listed under Pathé Exchange | |
| Balboa Amusement Producing Company | ||||||
| Neal of the Navy | 1915 | 14 | Maritime | William Bertram and W.M. Harvey | ||
| The Red Circle | 1915 | 14 | Sherwood MacDonald | Ruth Roland | ||
| The Neglected Wife | 1917 | 15 | William Bertram | Ruth Roland | ||
| Ben Wilson Productions | ||||||
| The Voice from the Sky | 1930 | 10 | Science fiction | Ben F. Wilson | Sound Serial | |
| Berwilla Film Corporation | ||||||
| Thunderbolt Jack | 1920 | 10 | Western | Francis Ford and Murdock MacQuarrie | ||
| Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises | ||||||
| The New Adventures of Tarzan | 1935 | 12 | Jungle Fantasy | Edward A. Kull | Sound Serial | |
| Burston Films Inc. | ||||||
| The Silent Mystery | 1918 | 15 | Francis Ford | |||
| The Mystery of 13 | 1919 | 15 | Francis Ford | |||
| The Hawk's Trail | 1920 | 15 | W.S. Van Dyke | |||
| The Great Reward | 1921 | 15 | Francis Ford | |||
| Canyon Pictures Corporation | ||||||
| Vanishing Trails | 1920 | 15 | Western | Leon De La Mothe | ||
| Decla Bioscop AG | ||||||
| Die Spinnen | 1919 | 2 | Fantasy Adventure | Fritz Lang | ||
| Deutsche Bioscop | ||||||
| Homunculus | 1916 | 6 | Science fiction | Otto Rippert | ||
| Deutsche Vitaskop GmbH | ||||||
| Arsene Lupin Contra Sherlock Holmes | 1910 | 5 | Mystery | Paul Otto (Lupin) and Viggo Larsen (Holmes) | ||
| Edison Studios | ||||||
| What Happened to Mary? | 1912 | 12 | Charles Brabin | Mary Fuller | ||
| Dolly of the Dailies | 1914 | 12 | Walter Edwin | Mary Fuller | ||
| The Man Who Disappeared | 1914 | 10 | Charles Brabin | |||
| Who Will Marry Mary? | 1913 | 6 | Mary Fuller | |||
| Erbograph/Consolidated Film Corporation | ||||||
| The Crimson Stain Mystery | 1916 | 16 | Horror | T. Hayes Hunter | ||
| Essanay Film Manufacturing Company | ||||||
| The Strange Case of Mary Page | 1916 | 15 | J. Charles Haydon | |||
| Films Diamant | ||||||
| Les Trois Mousquetaires | 1921 | Henri Diamant-Berger | ||||
| Fox Film Corporation | ||||||
| Fantômas | 1920 | 20 | Mystery Crime | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| Bride 13 | 1920 | 15 | Richard Stanton | |||
| Frohman Amusement Corporation | ||||||
| The Invisible Ray | 1920 | 15 | Science fiction | Harry A. Pollard | ||
| Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont | ||||||
| Fantômas | 1913 | Mystery Crime | Louis Feuillade | |||
| Les Vampires | 1915 | 10 | Mystery | Louis Feuillade | ||
| L'X Noir | 1915 | |||||
| Judex | 1916 | 12 | Crime | Louis Feuillade | ||
| Tih Minh | 1918 | Louis Feuillade | ||||
| Barrabas | 1919 | Louis Feuillade | ||||
| Parisette | 1921 | Louis Feuillade | ||||
| George B. Seitz Productions | ||||||
| The Black Secret | 1919 | 15 | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | ||
| Velvet Fingers | 1920 | 15 | George B. Seitz | |||
| Hurricane Hutch | 1921 | 15 | George B. Seitz | |||
| The Sky Ranger | 1921 | 15 | George B. Seitz | |||
| Go Get 'Em Hutch | 1922 | 15 | George B. Seitz | |||
| Speed | 1923 | 15 | George B. Seitz | |||
| Plunder | 1923 | 15 | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | ||
| Goodart | ||||||
| Pirates of the Pines | 1928 | 10 | Maritime | J.C. Cook | ||
| Goodwill Pictures | ||||||
| Officer 444 | 1926 | 10 | Francis Ford and Ben F. Wilson | |||
| The Radio Detective | 1926 | 10 | William James Craft and William A. Crinley | |||
| Great Britain Instructional | ||||||
| 1950 | Frank Cadman | |||||
| Great Western Film Producing Corporation | ||||||
| Elmo the Mighty | 1919 | 18 | Western | Henry MacRae | ||
| Elmo the Fearless | 1920 | 18 | Western | J.P. McGowan | ||
| Grossman Pictures | ||||||
| The $1,000,000 Reward | 1920 | 15 | Harry Grossman and George Lessey | |||
| Hal Roach Studios Inc. | ||||||
| The Timber Queen | 1922 | 15 | Fred Jackman | Ruth Roland | With, and also listed under, Ruth Roland Serials | |
| White Eagle | 1922 | 15 | Fred Jackman and W.S. Van Dyke | Ruth Roland | With, and also listed under, Ruth Roland Serials | |
| Her Dangerous Path | 1923 | 10 | Roy Clements | |||
| Hallmark Pictures Corporation | ||||||
| The Trail of the Octopus | 1919 | 15 | Mystery, Yellow peril | Duke Worne | ||
| The Evil Eye | 1920 | 15 | J. Gordon Cooper and Wally Van | |||
| The Screaming Shadow | 1920 | 15 | Ben F. Wilson and Duke Worne | |||
| Hercules Film Productions | ||||||
| King of the Jungle | 1927 | 10 | Jungle | Webster Cullison | ||
| Holmes Producing Corporation | ||||||
| The Tiger Band | 1920 | 15 | Gilbert P. Hamilton | |||
| Lightning Hutch | 1926 | 10 | Charles Hutchison | |||
| The Mystery Pilot | 1926 | 10 | ||||
| International Film Service Inc. | ||||||
| Patria | 1917 | 15 | Jacques Jaccard, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | |||
| J. Charles Davis Productions | ||||||
| The Mystery Box | 1925 | 10 | Alan James | |||
| The Power God | 1925 | 15 | Science fiction | Francis Ford and Ben F. Wilson | ||
| Jaxon Film Corporation | ||||||
| A Daughter of Uncle Sam | 1918 | 12 | James C. Morton | |||
| Kalem Company | ||||||
| The Hazards of Helen | 1914 | 119 | Damsel in distress | J.P. McGowan and James D. Davis | Helen Holmes and Helen Gibson | |
| The Ventures of Marguerite | 1915 | 16 | Damsel in distress | Robert Ellis, John Mackin and Hamilton Smith | ||
| Kleine Productions Inc. | ||||||
| Gloria's Romance | 1916 | 20 | Damsel in distress | Colin Campbell and Walter Edwin | ||
| Kosmik | ||||||
| The Hope Diamond Mystery | 1921 | 15 | Stuart Paton | |||
| Lubin Studios | ||||||
| The Beloved Adventurer | 1914 | 15 | Arthur V. Johnson | |||
| The Road o'Strife | 1915 | 15 | Howell Hansel and John Ince | |||
| Metro Pictures Corporation | ||||||
| The Great Secret | 1916 | 18 | Christy Cabanne | |||
| Metropolitan Pictures | ||||||
| The Sign of the Wolf | 1931 | 10 | Western | Forrest Sheldon and Harry S. Webb | Sound Serial | |
| Monmouth Film Corporation | ||||||
| Jimmie Dale Alias the Grey Seal | 1917 | 16 | Mystery | Harry McRae Webster | ||
| National Film Corporation of America | ||||||
| Lightning Bryce | 1919 | 15 | Western, Horror | Paul Hurst | ||
| The Son of Tarzan | 1920 | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Arthur J. Flaven and Harry Revier | ||
| New-Cal Film Corporation | ||||||
| The Scarlet Brand | 1927 | 10 | Neal Hart | |||
| Niagara Film Studios | ||||||
| Perils of Our Girl Reporters | 1916 | 15 | Damsel in distress | George Terwilliger | ||
| Oliver Films Inc. | ||||||
| The Carter Case | 1919 | 15 | William F. Haddock and Donald MacKenzie | |||
| Paramount Pictures | ||||||
| Who is Number One? | 1917 | 15 | Mystery | William Bertram | ||
| Photoplay Serial Company | ||||||
| Mysterious Pearl | 1921 | 15 | Ben F. Wilson | |||
| Power Picture Plays | ||||||
| The Mysterious Lady Baffles and Detective Duck | 1915 | Comedy | Allen Curtis | |||
| Principal Pictures | ||||||
| Tarzan the Fearless | 1933 | 12 | Jungle Fantasy | Robert F. Hill | Buster Crabbe | Sound Serial |
| The Return of Chandu | 1933 | 12 | Fantasy | Ray Taylor | Bela Lugosi | Sound Serial |
| Rayart Pictures Corporation | ||||||
| Battling Brewster | 1924 | 15 | Dell Henderson | |||
| The Flame Fighter | 1925 | 10 | Robert Dillon | |||
| Secret Service Sanders | 1925 | 15 | Duke Worne | |||
| The Phantom Police | 1926 | 10 | Robert Dillon | |||
| Scotty of the Scouts | 1926 | 10 | Duke Worne | |||
| Trooper 77 | 1926 | 10 | Duke Worne | |||
| Fighting For Fame | 1927 | 10 | Duke Worne | |||
| Reliance Film Company | ||||||
| Our Mutual Girl | 1914 | 52 | John W. Noble | Norma Phillips | ||
| Runaway June | 1915 | 15 | Oscar Eagle | |||
| RKO Pictures | ||||||
| The Last Frontier | 1932 | 12 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Sound Serial | |
| Robert J. Horner | ||||||
| The Mystery Rider | 1928 | 10 | Western | Robert J. Horner | ||
| The Scarlet Arrow | 1928 | 10 | ||||
| Rolfe Photoplays | ||||||
| The Master Mystery | 1918 | 15 | Mystery, Science fiction | Harry Grossman and Burton L. King | Harry Houdini | Rolfe Photoplays' last production |
| Romance Productions Incorporated | ||||||
| Young Eagles | 1934 | 12 | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Sound Serial | ||
| Ruth Roland Serials | ||||||
| Ruth of the Rockies | 1920 | 15 | Western | George Marshall | Ruth Roland | With, and also listed under, Pathé Exchange |
| The Timber Queen | 1922 | 15 | Fred Jackman | Ruth Roland | With, and also listed under, Hal Roach Studios | |
| White Eagle | 1922 | 15 | Fred Jackman and W.S. Van Dyke | Ruth Roland | With, and also listed under, Hal Roach Studios | |
| Haunted Valley | 1923 | 15 | Mystery | George Marshall | Ruth Roland | |
| Ruth of the Range | 1923 | 15 | Ernest C. Ward, Frank Leon Smith and W.S. Van Dyke | Ruth Roland | ||
| Screen Attractions | ||||||
| Queen of the Jungle | 1935 | 12 | Jungle | Robert F. Hill | Sound Serial | |
| Select Pictures Corporation | ||||||
| The Branded Four | 1920 | 15 | Duke Worne | |||
| Selig Polyscope Company | ||||||
| The Adventures of Kathlyn | 1913 | 13 | Francis J. Grandon | Kathlyn Williams | ||
| Serial Film Corporation | ||||||
| The Yellow Menace | 1916 | 16 | William Steiner | |||
| Serico Producing Co. Inc. | ||||||
| A Woman in Grey | 1919 | 15 | Mystery | James Vincent | ||
| Shamrock Photoplay Corporation | ||||||
| The Masked Rider | 1919 | 15 | Western | Aubrey M. Kennedy | ||
| Sierra Pictures | ||||||
| Vanishing Millions | 1926 | 15 | Alan James | |||
| Signal Film Corporation | ||||||
| Lass of the Lumberlands | 1916 | 15 | Western | J.P. McGowan | ||
| The Girl and the Game | 1915 | 15 | Damsel in distress | J.P. McGowan | ||
| The Lost Express | 1917 | 15 | J.P. McGowan | |||
| The Railroad Raiders | 1917 | 15 | J.P. McGowan | |||
| SLK Serial Corporation | ||||||
| The Fatal Fortune | 1919 | 15 | Jungle | Donald MacKenzie and Frank Wunderlee | ||
| Société des Cinéromans | ||||||
| Surcouf | 1925 | 8 | Maritime | Luitz-Morat | Jean Angelo | |
| Belphégor | 1927 | Henri Desfontaines | ||||
| Star Serial Corporation | ||||||
| Captain Kidd | 1922 | 15 | Maritime | Burton L. King and J.P. McGowan | ||
| Super Serial Productions Inc. | ||||||
| The Lost City | 1935 | 12 | Fantasy Jungle | Harry Revier | Sound Serial | |
| Supreme Pictures Corporation | ||||||
| The Mystery Mind | 1920 | 15 | Will S. Davis and Fred Sittenham | |||
| Syndicate Pictures | ||||||
| The Chinatown Mystery | 1928 | 10 | J.P. McGowan | |||
| The Mystery Trooper | 1931 | 10 | Western | Stuart Paton and Harry S. Webb | Sound Serial | |
| Talking Picture Epics Inc. | ||||||
| Across the World with Mr & Mrs Martin Johnson | 1930 | Documentary | James Leo Meehan | Sound Serial | ||
| Hunting Tigers in India | 1930 | Documentary | James Leo Meehan | Sound Serial | ||
| Thanhouser Company | ||||||
| The Million Dollar Mystery | 1914 | 23 | Howell Hansel | |||
| Zudora | 1914 | 20 | Howell Hansel | |||
| The American Lifeograph Company | ||||||
| A Nugget in the Rough | 1917 | Drama | Ruth Wieland and Harold Grady | Louis H. Moomaw | 6 reels, for Starlight Film Company. First full-length motion picture made in Portland, OR. | |
| Perils of Thunder Mountain | 1919 | 15 | Robert N. Bradbury and W.J. Burman | |||
| Wharton, Inc. | ||||||
| The Perils of Pauline | 1914 | 20 | Damsel in distress | Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie | Pearl White | With, and also listed under, Pathé Exchange |
| The Exploits of Elaine | 1914 | 14 | Damsel in distress | George B. Seitz | With, and also listed under, Pathé Exchange | |
| The New Exploits of Elaine | 1915 | 10 | Damsel in distress | Louis J. Gasnier, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | Pearl White | With, and also listed under, Pathé Exchange |
| The Romance of Elaine | 1915 | 12 | Damsel in distress | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | With, and also listed under, Pathé Exchange |
| The Mysteries of Myra | 1916 | 15 | Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | |||
| The Grip of Evil | 1916 | 14 | W.A.S. Douglas and Harry Harvey | |||
| The Iron Claw | 1916 | 20 | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | ||
| Beatrice Fairfax | 1916 | 15 | Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | |||
| The Eagle's Eye | 1918 | 20 | George Lessey, Wellington A. Playter, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | |||
| Torquay & Paignton Photoplay Productions | ||||||
| The Great London Mystery | 1920 | Mystery | Charles Raymond | |||
| UFA | ||||||
| Peter Voss, Thief of Millions | 1921 | 6 | Georg Jacoby | Harry Liedtke | ||
| Victory Pictures | ||||||
| Shadow of Chinatown | 1936 | 15 | Mystery, Yellow peril | Robert F. Hill | Bela Lugosi | Sound Serial |
| Blake of Scotland Yard | 1937 | 15 | Crime | Robert F. Hill | Ralph Byrd | Sound Serial |
| Vitagraph Studios | ||||||
| Fates and Flora Fourflush | 1915 | 3 | Wally Van | |||
| The Goddess | 1915 | 15 | Ralph Ince | |||
| The Purple Mask | 1916 | 16 | Francis Ford and Grace Cunard | |||
| The Fighting Trail | 1917 | 15 | Western | William Duncan | ||
| The Secret Kingdom | 1917 | 15 | Fantasy | Charles Brabin | ||
| Vengeance and the Woman | 1917 | 15 | William Duncan and Laurence Trimble | |||
| A Fight for Millions | 1918 | 15 | William Duncan | |||
| The Iron Test | 1918 | 15 | Robert N. Bradbury and Paul Hurst | |||
| A Woman in the Web | 1918 | 15 | Paul Hurst and David Smith | |||
| Man of Might | 1919 | 15 | William Duncan and Clifford Smith | |||
| Smashing Barriers | 1919 | 15 | William Duncan | |||
| Hidden Dangers | 1920 | 15 | William Bertram | |||
| The Invisible Hand | 1920 | 15 | Western | William Bowman | ||
| The Silent Avenger | 1920 | 15 | William Duncan | |||
| The Veiled Mystery | 1920 | 15 | Western | William Bowman, Webster Cullison, Francis J. Grandon and Antonio Moreno | ||
| Breaking Through | 1921 | 15 | Robert Ensminger | |||
| Fighting Fate | 1921 | 15 | William Duncan | |||
| The Purple Riders | 1921 | 15 | Western | William Bertram | ||
| Warner Bros. | ||||||
| The Lost City | 1920 | 15 | Jungle | E.A. Martin | ||
| Miracles of the Jungle | 1921 | 15 | Jungle | James Conway and E.A. Martin | ||
| A Dangerous Adventure | 1922 | 15 | Jungle | Jack L. Warner and Sam Warner | ||
| Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation | ||||||
| The Adventures of Tarzan | 1921 | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Robert F. Hill and Scott Sidney | ||
| Perils of the Jungle | 1927 | 10 | Jungle | Ray Taylor and Jack Nelson | ||
| The Mysterious Airman | 1928 | 10 | Aviation | Harry Revier | ||
| Police Reporter | 1929 | 10 | Jack Nelson | |||
| Weiss Productions | ||||||
| Custer's Last Stand | 1936 | 15 | Western | Elmer Clifton | Sound Serial | |
| The Clutching Hand | 1936 | 15 | Albert Herman | Sound Serial | ||
| The Black Coin | 1936 | 15 | Albert Herman | Sound Serial | ||
| Western Photoplays Inc. | ||||||
| The Wolves of Kultur | 1918 | 15 | Joseph A. Golden | |||
| The Great Gamble | 1919 | 15 | Joseph A. Golden | |||
| Wild West Productions | ||||||
| Days of '49 | 1925 | 15 | Western | |||
| William I. Pizor Productions | ||||||
| The Mansion of Mystery | 1927 | 10 | Mystery | Robert J. Horner | ||
| William N. Selig Productions | ||||||
| The Jungle Goddess | 1922 | 15 | Jungle | James Conway | ||
| Wisteria Productions | ||||||
| The Lurking Peril | 1919 | 15 | George Morgan | |||
See also[edit]
Old Movie Serials
References[edit]
- ^Buehner, R. J. (2016). I Warn You Ming...Stay Away From My Friends: The Language of Superhero Mythology in Flash Gordon (1936) Cleveland State University: Cleveland, Ohio.https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10?0::NO:10:P10_ETD_SUBID:115204
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