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A list of film serials by year of release.

1910s

Production Company	Title	Chapters	Genre	Director	Cast	Notes
1910 1910 in film The year 1910 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot in Kinemacolor, making it the first color newsreel....
Deutsche Vitaskop GmbH	Arsene Lupin Contra Sherlock Holmes Arsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes Arsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes is a 1910 German drama film serial directed by Viggo Larsen....	5			Paul Otto Paul Otto Paul Otto was a German film actor and director.Otto was born as Paul Otto Schlesinger in Berlin. He began a qualification as a retail merchant and made his actor's debut in the age of 17... as Lupin and Viggo Larsen Viggo Larsen Viggo Larsen was a Danish film actor, director and producer. He appeared in 75 films between 1906 and 1942. He also directed 60 films between 1906 and 1921.He was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark.... as Holmes	German Cinema of Germany Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
1912 1912 in film The year 1912 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company with New York City entrepreneur Adam Kessel called Keystone Studios...
Edison Studios Edison Studios Edison Studios was an American motion picture production company owned by the Edison Company of inventor Thomas Edison. The studio made close to 1,200 films as the Edison Manufacturing Company and Thomas A. Edison, Inc. until the studio's closing in 1918...	What Happened to Mary	12		Charles Brabin Charles Brabin Charles J. Brabin was an American film director and screenwriter. He was active during the silent era, then pursued a short-lived career in talkies....	Mary Fuller Mary Fuller Mary Claire Fuller was an American stage and silent film actress and screenwriter.-Early life:Born in Washington, D.C., to Nora Swing and attorney Miles Fuller, she spent her childhood on a farm. As a child, she was interested in music, writing and art...
1913 1913 in film The year 1913 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made.* December 29, Charlie Chaplin signs a contract with Mack Sennett to begin making films at Keystone Studios.* D. W...
Selig Polyscope Company Selig Polyscope Company The Selig Polyscope Company was an American motion picture company founded in 1896 by William Selig in Chicago, Illinois. Selig Polyscope is noted for establishing Southern California's first permanent movie studio, in the historic Edendale district of Los Angeles...	The Adventures of Kathlyn The Adventures of Kathlyn The Adventures of Kathlyn is an American motion picture serial released on December 29, 1913 by the Selig Polyscope Company. An adventure serial filmed in Chicago, Illinois, its thirteen episodes were directed by Francis J. Grandon from a story by Harold MacGrath and Gilson Willets and starred...	13		Francis J. Grandon Francis J. Grandon Francis J. Grandon was an American silent film actor and director who acted in almost 100 films and directed over 100.-Selected filmography:...	Kathlyn Williams Kathlyn Williams Kathlyn Williams was an American actress, known for her blonde beauty and daring antics, who performed on stage as well as in early silent film.-Early life and career:...
Edison Studios Edison Studios Edison Studios was an American motion picture production company owned by the Edison Company of inventor Thomas Edison. The studio made close to 1,200 films as the Edison Manufacturing Company and Thomas A. Edison, Inc. until the studio's closing in 1918...	Who Will Marry Mary? Who Will Marry Mary? Who Will Marry Mary? is a 1913 action film serial starring Mary Fuller. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Mary Fuller - Mary Cuyler* Ben F. Wilson - Captain Justin Bradford * Richard Tucker - Duke Leonardo de Ferrara...	6			Mary Fuller Mary Fuller Mary Claire Fuller was an American stage and silent film actress and screenwriter.-Early life:Born in Washington, D.C., to Nora Swing and attorney Miles Fuller, she spent her childhood on a farm. As a child, she was interested in music, writing and art...
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont Gaumont Film Company Gaumont Film Company is a French film production company founded in 1895 by the engineer-turned-inventor, Léon Gaumont . Gaumont is the oldest continously operating film company in the world....	Fantômas Fantômas (1913 serial) Fantômas is a French silent crime film serial directed by Louis Feuillade, based on the novel of the same name. The five episodes were released in 1913 – 1914....			Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade was a prolific and prominent French film director from the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924 he directed over 630 films...		Early Modern France French Cinema of France The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
1914 1914 in film The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...	The Perils of Pauline The Perils of Pauline (1914 serial) The Perils of Pauline is a motion picture serial shown in weekly installments featuring Pearl White as the title character. Pauline has often been cited as a famous example of a damsel in distress, although some analyses hold that her character was more resourceful and less helpless than the...	20	Damsel in distress Damsel in distress The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film. She is usually a beautiful young woman placed in a dire predicament by a villain or monster and who requires a hero to achieve her rescue. She has become a stock character of fiction,...	Louis J. Gasnier Louis J. Gasnier Louis J. Gasnier was a French film director.Born in Paris, Gasnier was working in theatre when Pathé hired him to direct films in the earliest days of cinema. He directed comedian Max Linder in many of his early short comedies... and Donald MacKenzie	Pearl White Pearl White Pearl Fay White was an American film actress, the so-called "Stunt Queen" of silent films, most notably in The Perils of Pauline.-Early life:...	First Pathé serial
Wharton Studio	The Exploits of Elaine The Exploits of Elaine The Exploits of Elaine is a film serial in the genre of The Perils of Pauline.The Exploits of Elaine tells the story of a young woman named Elaine who, with the help of a detective, tries to find the man, known only as "The Clutching Hand", who murdered her father. The Clutching Hand was the first...	14	Damsel in distress Damsel in distress The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film. She is usually a beautiful young woman placed in a dire predicament by a villain or monster and who requires a hero to achieve her rescue. She has become a stock character of fiction,...	George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...	Pearl White Pearl White Pearl Fay White was an American film actress, the so-called "Stunt Queen" of silent films, most notably in The Perils of Pauline.-Early life:...
Kalem Company Kalem Company The Kalem Company was an American film studio founded in New York City in 1907 by George Kleine, Samuel Long , and Frank J. Marion.The company immediately joined other studios in the Motion Picture Patents Company that held a monopoly on production and distribution...	The Hazards of Helen The Hazards of Helen The Hazards of Helen is an American adventure film serial of 119 twelve minute episodes released over a span of slightly more than two years by the Kalem Company between November 7, 1914 and February 24, 1917....	119	Damsel in distress Damsel in distress The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film. She is usually a beautiful young woman placed in a dire predicament by a villain or monster and who requires a hero to achieve her rescue. She has become a stock character of fiction,...	J.P. McGowan and James D. Davis	Helen Holmes Helen Holmes Helen Holmes was an American silent film actress.-Early life:While there is no known official birthplace record, Helen Holmes stated in an interview that she was born in South Bend, Indiana, but grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She began working as a photographer's model but turned to acting,... and Helen Gibson Helen Gibson Helen Gibson was an American film actress, vaudeville performer, radio performer, film producer, trick rider and rodeo performer; and is considered to be the first American professional stunt woman.- Rodeo riding :...	119 chapters - At 23.8 hours, this is considered to be the longest serial ever made. Each episode was about 12 minutes.
Edison Studios Edison Studios Edison Studios was an American motion picture production company owned by the Edison Company of inventor Thomas Edison. The studio made close to 1,200 films as the Edison Manufacturing Company and Thomas A. Edison, Inc. until the studio's closing in 1918...	The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies is a 1914 drama film serial directed by Walter Edwin. The serial was considered to be lost in entirety, until a copy of the fifth episode was discovered in the New Zealand Film Archive in 2010.-Cast:...	12		Walter Edwin	Mary Fuller Mary Fuller Mary Claire Fuller was an American stage and silent film actress and screenwriter.-Early life:Born in Washington, D.C., to Nora Swing and attorney Miles Fuller, she spent her childhood on a farm. As a child, she was interested in music, writing and art...
	The Man Who Disappeared The Man Who Disappeared The Man Who Disappeared was a 1914 American drama film serial directed by Charles Brabin. The film is considered lost.-Cast:* Marc McDermott - John Perriton* Herbert Yost - Nelson Wales * Miriam Nesbitt - Mary Wales...	12		Charles Brabin Charles Brabin Charles J. Brabin was an American film director and screenwriter. He was active during the silent era, then pursued a short-lived career in talkies....
Thanhouser Film Corporation Thanhouser Company The Thanhouser Company was one of the first motion picture studios, founded in 1909 by Edwin Thanhouser.-See also:...	The Million Dollar Mystery The Million Dollar Mystery The Million Dollar Mystery is a twenty three chapter film serial. It was directed by Howell Hansel, and starred Florence La Badie. It was produced by Thanhouser Film Corporation, and was their biggest success, largely due to the popularity of La Badie. During the filming, La Badie performed her...	23		Howell Hansel Howell Hansel Howell Hansel , was an American film director. He directed 26 films between 1913 and 1917.He was born in Indiana, USA and died in New York, New York.-External links:...
	Zudora	20		Howell Hansel Howell Hansel Howell Hansel , was an American film director. He directed 26 films between 1913 and 1917.He was born in Indiana, USA and died in New York, New York.-External links:...
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery is a 1914 action film serial directed by Francis Ford. It was the first serial by Universal. It was originally intended to be a short subject...	15		Francis Ford Francis Ford (actor) Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400...		First Universal serial
	The Master Key The Master Key (1914 serial) The Master Key is a 1914 film serial directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Robert Z. Leonard - John Dore* Ella Hall - Ruth Gallon* Harry Carter - Harry Wilkerson* Jean Hathaway - Jean Darnell...	15		Robert Z. Leonard Robert Z. Leonard Robert Zigler Leonard was an American film director, actor, producer and screenwriter.He was born in Chicago, Illinois...
Universal Pictures Universal Pictures -1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...	The Trey o' Hearts The Trey o' Hearts The Trey o' Hearts is a 1914 action film serial directed by Wilfred Lucas and Henry MacRae. It was based on the novel of the same name by Louis Joseph Vance...	15		Wilfred Lucas Wilfred Lucas Wilfred Lucas was a Canadian stage and film actor, film director, and screenwriter.-Career:A native of Ontario, Canada, Lucas headed to New York City to work in the theater, making his Broadway acting debut in 1904 at the Savoy Theater in the production of The Superstition of Sue... and Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...
Lubin Manufacturing Company Lubin Studios The Lubin Manufacturing Company, was an American motion picture production company that produced silent films from 1902 to 1916. Lubin films were distributed with a Liberty Bell trademark.-History:...	The Beloved Adventurer	15		Arthur V. Johnson Arthur V. Johnson Arthur V. Johnson was a pioneer actor and director of American silent films.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Arthur Vaughen Johnson began as a film actor with the Edison Studios in The Bronx, New York in 1905 in the one-reel drama "The White Caps" directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. and Edwin S. Porter...
1915 1915 in film The year 1915 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 8 : D.W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks box office and film length records, running at a total length of 3 hrs 10 minutes.* June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors...
Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:... & Wharton Studio	The New Exploits of Elaine The New Exploits of Elaine The New Exploits of Elaine is a 1915 action film serial directed by Louis J. Gasnier, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton.-Cast:* Pearl White as Elaine Dodge* Creighton Hale as Walter Jameson* Arnold Daly as Detective Craig Kennedy...	10	Damsel in distress Damsel in distress The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film. She is usually a beautiful young woman placed in a dire predicament by a villain or monster and who requires a hero to achieve her rescue. She has become a stock character of fiction,...	Louis J. Gasnier Louis J. Gasnier Louis J. Gasnier was a French film director.Born in Paris, Gasnier was working in theatre when Pathé hired him to direct films in the earliest days of cinema. He directed comedian Max Linder in many of his early short comedies... , Leopold Wharton Leopold Wharton Leopold Wharton was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 37 films between 1911 and 1922, including the 1915 film The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford, which featured Oliver Hardy.... and Theodore Wharton Theodore Wharton Theodore Wharton was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 48 films in the 1910s and 1920s, including the 1915 film The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford, which featured Oliver Hardy....	Pearl White Pearl White Pearl Fay White was an American film actress, the so-called "Stunt Queen" of silent films, most notably in The Perils of Pauline.-Early life:...
	The Romance of Elaine The Romance of Elaine The Romance of Elaine is a 1915 silent adventure film serial directed by George B. Seitz, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Pearl White - Elaine Dodge* Creighton Hale - Walter Jameson...	12	Damsel in distress Damsel in distress The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film. She is usually a beautiful young woman placed in a dire predicament by a villain or monster and who requires a hero to achieve her rescue. She has become a stock character of fiction,...	George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...	Pearl White Pearl White Pearl Fay White was an American film actress, the so-called "Stunt Queen" of silent films, most notably in The Perils of Pauline.-Early life:...
Balboa Amusement Producing Company	Neal of the Navy Neal of the Navy Neal of the Navy is a 1915 adventure film serial directed by William Bertram and W. M. Harvey. The film is considered to be lost. Neal of the Navy was the first use of a man's name in the title of a serial.-Plot summary:...	14	Maritime	William Bertram and W.M. Harvey
	The Red Circle The Red Circle (serial) The Red Circle is a 1915 drama film serial directed by Sherwood MacDonald. The film is considered to be lost. The Red Circle was Ruth Roland's first serial role.-Plot summary:...	14		Sherwood MacDonald	Ruth Roland Ruth Roland Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer.-Early life and career:Born in San Francisco, California, her father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville...
American Film Company American Film Manufacturing Company The American Film Manufacturing Company, also known as Flying "A" Studios, was founded in Chicago in fall 1910. In 1915, the formal name was changed to the American Film Company....	The Diamond From the Sky The Diamond from the Sky The Diamond from the Sky was a 1915 silent era adventure motion picture serial starring Lottie Pickford, Irving Cummings, Charlotte Burton, and William Russell.Directed by Jacques Jaccard and William Desmond Taylor, the film is considered to be lost...	30	Adventure Adventure film Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....	Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film.... and William Desmond Taylor William Desmond Taylor William Desmond Taylor was an Irish-born American actor, successful film director of silent movies and a popular figure in the growing Hollywood film colony of the 1910s and early 1920s...
Reliance Film Company	Runaway June	15		Oscar Eagle	Norma Phillips
Kalem Company Kalem Company The Kalem Company was an American film studio founded in New York City in 1907 by George Kleine, Samuel Long , and Frank J. Marion.The company immediately joined other studios in the Motion Picture Patents Company that held a monopoly on production and distribution...	The Ventures of Marguerite	16	Damsel in distress Damsel in distress The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film. She is usually a beautiful young woman placed in a dire predicament by a villain or monster and who requires a hero to achieve her rescue. She has become a stock character of fiction,...	Robert Ellis Robert Ellis (actor) Robert Ellis was an American film actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in 166 films between 1913 and 1934... , John Mackin and Hamilton Smith
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Black Box The Black Box (serial) The Black Box is a 1915 drama film serial directed by Otis Turner. This serial is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Herbert Rawlinson - Sanford Quest* Ann Little - Lenore MacDougal * William Worthington - Prof...	15		Otis Turner Otis Turner Otis Turner was an American director, screenwriter and producer. Between 1908 and 1917, he directed 133 motion pictures and wrote 40 scenarios.He was born in Fairfield, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles, California....
	The Broken Coin The Broken Coin The Broken Coin is a 1915 adventure-mystery film serial directed by Francis Ford. This serial is presumed to be lost.-Cast:* Grace Cunard - Kitty Gray* Francis Ford - Count Frederick* Eddie Polo - Roleau* Harry Schumm - King Michael II...	22	Mystery Mystery fiction Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...	Francis Ford Francis Ford (actor) Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400...
	Graft Graft (1915 serial) Graft is a 1915 film serial featuring Harry Carey. This serial is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Tom Larnigan . Carey took over lead from Hobart Henley from the fourth chapter.* Hobart Henley - Bruce Larnigan...	20		George Lessey George Lessey George Lessey was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 123 films between 1910 and 1946. He also directed 76 films between 1913 and 1922. Lessey also appeared in the original Broadway production of Porgy and Bess in one of the few white roles, that of the lawyer Mr... and Richard Stanton Richard Stanton Richard Stanton was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 68 films between 1911 and 1916...
	Under the Crescent Under the Crescent Under the Crescent is a 1915 drama film serial directed by Burton L. King. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Ola Humphrey - The American Actress* William C. Dowlan - Stanley Clyde* Edward Sloman - Prince Ibrahim Tousson...	6		Burton L. King
Power Picture Plays	The Mysterious Lady Baffles and Detective Duck		Comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...	Allen Curtis Allen Curtis Allen Curtis , was an American film director of the silent era. He directed 278 films between 1913 and 1922.He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California.-External links:...
Lubin Manufacturing Company Lubin Studios The Lubin Manufacturing Company, was an American motion picture production company that produced silent films from 1902 to 1916. Lubin films were distributed with a Liberty Bell trademark.-History:...	Road o'Strife	15		Howell Hansel Howell Hansel Howell Hansel , was an American film director. He directed 26 films between 1913 and 1917.He was born in Indiana, USA and died in New York, New York.-External links:... and John Ince John Ince (actor) thumb\|John Ince in 1915John Ince, also known as John E. Ince, was an American stage and motion pictures actor, a film director, and the eldest brother of Thomas and Ralph Ince. A leading man from the early 1910s, he also directed and scripted several of his own vehicles...	Crane Wilbur Crane Wilbur Crane Wilbur was an American writer, actor and director for stage, radio and screen. He was born in Athens, New York... Mary Charleson Jack Standing Jack Standing Jack Standing was an English actor.The brother of Wyndham Standing , who also was a famous actor in the early days of film, Jack Standing had first appeared in Broadway musicals such as The Belle of New York and Floradora before he went to the Biograph company in 1909...
Signal Film Corporation	The Girl and the Game	15	Damsel in distress Damsel in distress The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film. She is usually a beautiful young woman placed in a dire predicament by a villain or monster and who requires a hero to achieve her rescue. She has become a stock character of fiction,...	J.P. McGowan	Helen Holmes Helen Holmes Helen Holmes was an American silent film actress.-Early life:While there is no known official birthplace record, Helen Holmes stated in an interview that she was born in South Bend, Indiana, but grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She began working as a photographer's model but turned to acting,... Leo D. Maloney Leo D. Maloney Leo D. Maloney was an American film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 156 films between 1911 and 1929. He also directed 47 films between 1914 and 1929.... J.P. McGowan
Vitagraph Company of America Vitagraph Studios American Vitagraph was a United States movie studio, founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York. By 1907 it was the most prolific American film production company, producing many famous silent films. It was bought by Warner Bros...	The Fates and Flora Fourflush	3		Wally Van Wally Van Wally Van was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in 75 films between 1913 and 1925...
	The Goddess	15		Ralph Ince Ralph Ince Ralph Ince , was an American film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 171 films between 1910 and 1937. He also appeared in 110 films between 1907 and 1937....
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont Gaumont Film Company Gaumont Film Company is a French film production company founded in 1895 by the engineer-turned-inventor, Léon Gaumont . Gaumont is the oldest continously operating film company in the world....	Les Vampires Les Vampires Les Vampires is a 1915/1916 ten-part silent film serial. It was written and directed by Louis Feuillade and stars Musidora as "Irma Vep" a femme fatale whose name is a suspicious anagram of "vampire." The serial is set in Paris and follows the exploits of a gang of master criminals who call...	10	Mystery Mystery fiction Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...	Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade was a prolific and prominent French film director from the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924 he directed over 630 films...		Early Modern France French Cinema of France The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
	L'X Noir					Early Modern France French Cinema of France The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
1916 1916 in film The year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
Wharton Studio	The Mysteries of Myra	15		Leopold Wharton Leopold Wharton Leopold Wharton was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 37 films between 1911 and 1922, including the 1915 film The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford, which featured Oliver Hardy.... and Theodore Wharton Theodore Wharton Theodore Wharton was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 48 films in the 1910s and 1920s, including the 1915 film The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford, which featured Oliver Hardy....
	The Grip of Evil	14		W.A.S. Douglas and Harry Harvey Harry Harvey (actor) Harry Harvey was an American actor.- Career :Born in Indian Territory, U.S.. Was a film character actor, he has more 300 appeared in television series and movies...
	The Iron Claw The Iron Claw (1916 serial) The Iron Claw is a 1916 silent adventure film serial starring Pearl White, directed by George B. Seitz and Edward José, and released by Pathé Exchange. A print of the seventh episode exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.-Cast:...	20		George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...	Pearl White Pearl White Pearl Fay White was an American film actress, the so-called "Stunt Queen" of silent films, most notably in The Perils of Pauline.-Early life:...
Wharton Studio/Hearst	Beatrice Fairfax	15		Leopold Wharton Leopold Wharton Leopold Wharton was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 37 films between 1911 and 1922, including the 1915 film The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford, which featured Oliver Hardy.... and Theodore Wharton Theodore Wharton Theodore Wharton was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 48 films in the 1910s and 1920s, including the 1915 film The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford, which featured Oliver Hardy....
Astra Film Corporation/Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...	Pearl of the Army Pearl of the Army Pearl of the Army is a 1916 silent film serial directed by Edward José. The Pathé-Astra film was made when many early film studio and film producers in America's first motion picture industry were based in New Jersey's Hudson River towns, particularly Fort Lee.-Cast:* Pearl White - Pearl Date*...	15	Damsel in distress Damsel in distress The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film. She is usually a beautiful young woman placed in a dire predicament by a villain or monster and who requires a hero to achieve her rescue. She has become a stock character of fiction,...	Edward José Edward José Edward José was a Belgian film director and actor of the silent era.He directed 42 films between 1915 and 1925...	Pearl White Pearl White Pearl Fay White was an American film actress, the so-called "Stunt Queen" of silent films, most notably in The Perils of Pauline.-Early life:...
	The Shielding Shadow The Shielding Shadow The Shielding Shadow is a 1916 action film serial directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie.-Synopsis:The 15 chapter story involves the heroine being protected by a shadow with burning eyes...	15		Louis J. Gasnier Louis J. Gasnier Louis J. Gasnier was a French film director.Born in Paris, Gasnier was working in theatre when Pathé hired him to direct films in the earliest days of cinema. He directed comedian Max Linder in many of his early short comedies... and Donald MacKenzie
Erbograph/Consolidated Film Company	The Crimson Stain Mystery The Crimson Stain Mystery The Crimson Stain Mystery is a 1916 horror film serial directed by T. Hayes Hunter.-Plot:In this serial, Dr. Burton Montrose, a scientist, has developed a formula which he believes will make ordinary people into geniuses. He experiments on several subjects and, to his horror, finds that it instead...	16	Horror Horror film Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...	T. Hayes Hunter T. Hayes Hunter T. Hayes Hunter was an American film director of the silent era. He directed 34 films between 1912 and 1934.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in London, England...
Kleine Productions Inc.	Gloria's Romance Gloria's Romance Gloria's Romance is a 1916 silent film serial starring Billie Burke. It was written by Rupert Hughes and his wife and produced by George Kleine. Two men Walter Edwin and Colin Campbell served as principal directors. It is Burke's second outting as a film actress and one of the very rare occasions a...	20	Damsel in distress Damsel in distress The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film. She is usually a beautiful young woman placed in a dire predicament by a villain or monster and who requires a hero to achieve her rescue. She has become a stock character of fiction,...	Colin Campbell Colin Campbell (director) Colin Campbell was a Scottish-born film director and screenwriter. He directed 177 films between 1911 and 1924. He also wrote for 60 films between 1911 and 1922... and Walter Edwin
Metro Pictures Corporation	The Great Secret	18		Christy Cabanne Christy Cabanne Christy Cabanne , born William Christy Cabanne, was an American film director, screenwriter and silent film actor. Christy Cabanne was, along with Sam Newfield and William Beaudine, one of the most prolific directors in the history of American film.-Biography:Cabanne graduated from the U.S...
Deutsche Bioscop Babelsberg Studios The Studio Babelsberg, located in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany, is the oldest large-scale film studio in the world. Founded in 1912, it covers an area of about . Hundreds of films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis and Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel were filmed there...	Homunculus	6	Science fiction Science fiction Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...	Otto Rippert		German Cinema of Germany Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont Gaumont Film Company Gaumont Film Company is a French film production company founded in 1895 by the engineer-turned-inventor, Léon Gaumont . Gaumont is the oldest continously operating film company in the world....	Judex	12		Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade was a prolific and prominent French film director from the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924 he directed over 630 films...		Early Modern France French Cinema of France The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
Niagara Film Studios	Perils of Our Girl Reporters	15	Damsel in distress Damsel in distress The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film. She is usually a beautiful young woman placed in a dire predicament by a villain or monster and who requires a hero to achieve her rescue. She has become a stock character of fiction,...	George Terwilliger George Terwilliger George Terwilliger was an American film director and screenwriter of silent and early sound-era films. He directed 76 films between 1912 and 1936. He also wrote 54 films between 1910 and 1939....
American Film Company American Film Manufacturing Company The American Film Manufacturing Company, also known as Flying "A" Studios, was founded in Chicago in fall 1910. In 1915, the formal name was changed to the American Film Company....	The Sequel to the Diamond From the Sky	4		Edward Sloman Edward Sloman Edward Sloman was an English silent film director, actor, screenwriter and radio broadcaster. He directed over 100 films and starred in over 30 films as an actor between 1913 and 1938....
	The Secret of the Submarine The Secret of the Submarine The Secret of the Submarine is a 1915 adventure film serial directed by George L. Sargent. All of the chapters of the film are considered to be lost.-Plot:The heroes must keep the titular submarine from falling into the hands of the Russians or Japanese....	15		George L. Sargent
	The Scarlet Runner The Scarlet Runner The Scarlet Runner is a 1916 drama film serial directed by William P.S. Earle and Wally Van. The film is considered to be lost.-Plot summary:...	12		William P.S. Earle and Wally Van Wally Van Wally Van was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in 75 films between 1913 and 1925...
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company.	The Strange Case of Mary Page The Strange Case of Mary Page The Strange Case of Mary Page is a 1916 drama film serial directed by J. Charles Haydon. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Henry B. Walthall - Phil Langdon, Attorney* Edna Mayo - Mary Page* Sidney Ainsworth - David Pollock...	15		J. Charles Haydon J. Charles Haydon J. Charles Haydon was an American film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed twelve films between 1914 and 1920. He also appeared in five films between 1912 and 1914...
Signal Film Corporation	The Yellow Menace	16		William Steiner
	Lass of the Lumberlands	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	J.P. McGowan
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring is a 1916 drama film serial directed by Francis Ford and Jacques Jaccard. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Grace Cunard - Peg* Francis Ford - Dr. Lund, Junior* Mark Fenton - Dr. Lund, Senior...	15		Francis Ford Francis Ford (actor) Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400... and Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film....
	Liberty, A Daughter of the USA	20	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...
Vitagraph Company of America Vitagraph Studios American Vitagraph was a United States movie studio, founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York. By 1907 it was the most prolific American film production company, producing many famous silent films. It was bought by Warner Bros...	The Purple Mask	16		Francis Ford Francis Ford (actor) Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400... and Grace Cunard Grace Cunard Grace Cunard was an American actress, screenwriter and film director, who was also sister of actress Mina Cunard.-Career:...
1917 1917 in film The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
Astra Film Corporation/Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...	The Fatal Ring The Fatal Ring The Fatal Ring is a 1917 action film serial directed by George B. Seitz. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Pearl White - Violet Standish* Earle Foxe - Nicholas Knox* Warner Oland - Richard Carslake* Ruby Hoffman - The Priestess...	20		George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...	Pearl White Pearl White Pearl Fay White was an American film actress, the so-called "Stunt Queen" of silent films, most notably in The Perils of Pauline.-Early life:...
	The Hidden Hand The Hidden Hand (serial) The Hidden Hand is a 1917 film serial directed by James Vincent. This is a lost serial.-Cast:* Doris Kenyon - Doris Whitney* Sheldon Lewis - Dr. Scarley* Mahlon Hamilton - Jack Ramsey* Arline Pretty - Vera Orane* Henry Sedley...	15		James Vincent James Vincent James Vincent was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in 23 films between 1910 and 1951...
	The Mystery of the Double Cross The Mystery of the Double Cross The Mystery of the Double Cross is a 1917 film and one of the few American silent action film serials to survive in complete form. It was directed by Louis J...	15		Louis J. Gasnier Louis J. Gasnier Louis J. Gasnier was a French film director.Born in Paris, Gasnier was working in theatre when Pathé hired him to direct films in the earliest days of cinema. He directed comedian Max Linder in many of his early short comedies... and William Parke William Parke General Sir William Parke was born on 17 May 1822 in London in England. He was the son of Charles Parke, a land owner, formerly H.B.M Commissioner to the kingdom of Mexico and Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset and Letitia Alcock, the sister of Thomas Alcock ....
	The Seven Pearls The Seven Pearls The Seven Pearls is a 1917 action film serial directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie. It is considered to be a lost film.-Cast:* Mollie King - Ilma Bay* Creighton Hale - Harry Drake* Léon Bary - Perry Mason* John J. Dunn - Grady...	15		Louis J. Gasnier Louis J. Gasnier Louis J. Gasnier was a French film director.Born in Paris, Gasnier was working in theatre when Pathé hired him to direct films in the earliest days of cinema. He directed comedian Max Linder in many of his early short comedies... and Donald MacKenzie
Balboa Amusement Producing Company	The Neglected Wife The Neglected Wife The Neglected Wife is a 1917 drama film serial directed by William Bertram.-Cast:* Ruth Roland - Margaret Warner* Roland Bottomley - Horace Kennedy* Corinne Grant - Mary Kennedy* Neil Hardin - Edgar Doyle...	15		William Bertram	Ruth Roland Ruth Roland Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer.-Early life and career:Born in San Francisco, California, her father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville...
Wharton Studio/International Film Service Inc.	Patria Patria (1917 film) Patria is a 1917 15-chapter serial film starring Irene Castle, Milton Sills, and Warner Oland based on the novel The Last of the Fighting Channings by Louis Joseph Vance. The film is notable for the first time that Wallace Beery portrays Pancho Villa, a role that he would repeat in Viva Villa! in...	15		Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film.... , Leopold Wharton Leopold Wharton Leopold Wharton was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 37 films between 1911 and 1922, including the 1915 film The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford, which featured Oliver Hardy.... and Theodore Wharton Theodore Wharton Theodore Wharton was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 48 films in the 1910s and 1920s, including the 1915 film The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford, which featured Oliver Hardy....
Signal Film Corporation	The Lost Express	15		J.P. McGowan
	The Railroad Raiders	15		J.P. McGowan
Monmouth Film Corporation	Jimmie Dale Alias the Grey Seal	16	Mystery Mystery fiction Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...	Harry McRae Webster
Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...	Who is Number One?	15	Mystery Mystery fiction Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...	William Bertram
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Mystery Ship The Mystery Ship The Mystery Ship is a 1917 adventure film serial directed by Harry Harvey and Henry MacRae. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Ben F...	18		Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...
	The Red Ace The Red Ace The Red Ace is a 1917 adventure film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard. A incomplete print which is missing four chapters survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress.-Cast:* Marie Walcamp - Virginia Dixon...	16		Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film....
	The Gray Ghost The Gray Ghost (serial) The Gray Ghost is a 1917 crime-drama film serial directed by Stuart Paton.-Cast:* Harry Carter - The Gray Ghost* Priscilla Dean - Morn Light* Emory Johnson - Wade Hildreth* Eddie Polo - Marco* Gypsy Hart - Cecilia* Wilton Taylor - Ashby...	16		Stuart Paton
	Voice on the Wire	15		Stuart Paton
Vitagraph Company of America Vitagraph Studios American Vitagraph was a United States movie studio, founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York. By 1907 it was the most prolific American film production company, producing many famous silent films. It was bought by Warner Bros...	The Fighting Trail	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	William Duncan William Duncan (actor) -External links:...
	The Secret Kingdom	15		Charles Brabin Charles Brabin Charles J. Brabin was an American film director and screenwriter. He was active during the silent era, then pursued a short-lived career in talkies....
	Vengeance and the Woman	15		William Duncan William Duncan (actor) -External links:... and Laurence Trimble Laurence Trimble Laurence Trimble was an American silent film actor, writer and director. Trimble began his career as an actor in the 1910 silent Saved by the Flag. He made 100 silent films between 1908 and 1926...
1918 1918 in film The year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
Astra Film Corporation/Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...	Hands Up! Hands Up! (serial) Hands Up! is a 1918 adventure film serial directed by Louis J. Gasnier and James W. Horne.-Plot summary:A newspaperwoman finds trouble aplenty when an Inca tribe believes her to be thereincarnation of their long-lost princess.-Cast:...	15	Jungle	Louis J. Gasnier Louis J. Gasnier Louis J. Gasnier was a French film director.Born in Paris, Gasnier was working in theatre when Pathé hired him to direct films in the earliest days of cinema. He directed comedian Max Linder in many of his early short comedies... and James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....	Ruth Roland Ruth Roland Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer.-Early life and career:Born in San Francisco, California, her father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville...
	The House of Hate The House of Hate The House of Hate is a 1918 film serial directed by George B. Seitz, produced when many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey....	20	Mystery Mystery fiction Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...	George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...	Pearl White Pearl White Pearl Fay White was an American film actress, the so-called "Stunt Queen" of silent films, most notably in The Perils of Pauline.-Early life:...
Western Photoplays Inc.	The Wolves of Kultur	15		Joseph A. Golden
Jaxon Film Corporation	A Daughter of Uncle Sam	12		James C. Morton James C. Morton James C. Morton was an American character actor. He appeared in 187 films between 1922 and 1943.-Career:...
Wharton Studio	The Eagle's Eye	20		George Lessey George Lessey George Lessey was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 123 films between 1910 and 1946. He also directed 76 films between 1913 and 1922. Lessey also appeared in the original Broadway production of Porgy and Bess in one of the few white roles, that of the lawyer Mr... , Wellington A. Playter Wellington A. Playter Wellington A. Playter was an English actor. He appeared in 43 films between 1913 and 1921.-Selected filmography:* The Man from Mexico * The Wicked Darling * Fool's Gold... , Leopold Wharton Leopold Wharton Leopold Wharton was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 37 films between 1911 and 1922, including the 1915 film The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford, which featured Oliver Hardy.... and Theodore Wharton Theodore Wharton Theodore Wharton was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 48 films in the 1910s and 1920s, including the 1915 film The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford, which featured Oliver Hardy....
Rolfe Photoplays Rolfe Photoplays Rolfe Photoplays Inc. was an American motion picture production company established by musical entertainer B.A. Rolfe. Although the company filmed in California, its productions were primarily filmed on the East Coast, usually in and around Fort Lee, New Jersey. Its films were distributed through...	The Master Mystery	15	Mystery Mystery fiction Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction... , Science fiction Science fiction Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...	Harry Grossman and Burton L. King	Harry Houdini Harry Houdini Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer noted for his sensational escape acts...	The studio's last production
Burston Films Inc.	The Silent Mystery The Silent Mystery The Silent Mystery is a 1918 drama film serial directed by Francis Ford. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Francis Ford - Phil Kelly* Mae Gaston - Betty Graham* Rosemary Theby - Priestess Kah* Jerome Ash - Van Berg...	15		Francis Ford Francis Ford (actor) Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400...
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Brass Bullet The Brass Bullet The Brass Bullet is a 1918 adventure film serial directed by Ben F. Wilson. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Juanita Hansen - Rosalind Joy* Jack Mulhall - Jack James* Charles Hill Mailes - Homer Joy* Joseph W. Girard - Spring Gilbert...	18		Ben F. Wilson Ben F. Wilson Ben F. Wilson , was an American film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 212 films between 1911 and 1930...
	Bull's Eye Bull's Eye (serial) Bull's Eye is a 1917 film serial directed by James W. Horne. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Eddie Polo - Cody* Vivian Reed - Cora Clayton* Frank Lanning - Nathan Loose* Ray Hanford - John Clayton* William Welsh - John North...	18		James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....
	The Lion's Claw	18		Harry Harvey Harry Harvey (actor) Harry Harvey was an American actor.- Career :Born in Indian Territory, U.S.. Was a film character actor, he has more 300 appeared in television series and movies... and Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film....
	Lure of the Circus Lure of the Circus Lure of the Circus is a 1918 adventure film serial directed by J. P. McGowan.-Cast:* Eddie Polo - Eddie Somers* Eileen Sedgwick - Alicia Page* Molly Malone - Nan Harden - Chapters 1 thru 5* Harry Carter - Edward Lawrence* Noble Johnson - Silent Andy...	18		J.P. McGowan
	The Red Glove The Red Glove The Red Glove is a 1919 film serial directed by J. P. McGowan. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Marie Walcamp - Billie* Pat O'Malley - Kern Thodes * Truman Van Dyke - Kern Thodes * Thomas G...	18		J.P. McGowan
Vitagraph Company of America Vitagraph Studios American Vitagraph was a United States movie studio, founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York. By 1907 it was the most prolific American film production company, producing many famous silent films. It was bought by Warner Bros...	A Fight for Millions	15		William Duncan William Duncan (actor) -External links:...
	The Iron Test	15		Robert N. Bradbury Robert N. Bradbury Robert N. Bradbury was an American film director and screenwriter who directed 125 movies between 1918 and 1941... and Paul Hurst Paul Hurst (actor) Paul Causey Hurst was an American film actor and director.-Career:Born in Traver, California, and raised on a ranch, he appeared in hundreds of films during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. However, he got his start painting scenery as part of the backstage crew during the silent movie era...
	A Woman in the Web A Woman in the Web A Woman in the Web is a 1918 drama film serial directed by Paul Hurst and David Smith. It was the 9th of 17 serials released by The Vitagraph Company of America. This world war one period serial about a Russian princess and the otherthrow of the Tsar introduced the concept of the Red Menace to...	15		Paul Hurst Paul Hurst (actor) Paul Causey Hurst was an American film actor and director.-Career:Born in Traver, California, and raised on a ranch, he appeared in hundreds of films during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. However, he got his start painting scenery as part of the backstage crew during the silent movie era... and David Smith David Smith (director) David Smith , was an English film director of the silent era. He directed 79 films between 1915 and 1927.He was born in Faversham, Kent, and died in Santa Barbara, California.-External links:...
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont Gaumont Film Company Gaumont Film Company is a French film production company founded in 1895 by the engineer-turned-inventor, Léon Gaumont . Gaumont is the oldest continously operating film company in the world....	Tih Minh Tih Minh Tih Minh is a 1918 French film serial directed by Louis Feuillade.-Cast:* Mary Harald - Tih Minh* René Cresté - Jacques d'Athys* Georges Biscot - Placido* Édouard Mathé - Sir Francis Grey* Louis Leubas - Kistna* Gaston Michel - Dr. Gilson...			Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade was a prolific and prominent French film director from the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924 he directed over 630 films...		Early Modern France French Cinema of France The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
1919 1919 in film The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
Astra Film Corporation/Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...	The Adventures of Ruth The Adventures of Ruth The Adventures of Ruth is a 1919 film serial directed by George Marshall. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Ruth Roland - Ruth Robin* Herbert Heyes - Bob Wright * Thomas G...	15		George Marshall George Marshall George Catlett Marshall was an American military leader, Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense...	Ruth Roland Ruth Roland Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer.-Early life and career:Born in San Francisco, California, her father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville...
	Bound and Gagged Bound and Gagged (serial) Bound and Gagged is a silent film serial produced by George B. Seitz Productions and distributed by Pathé. It was a spoof of the cliched melodramatic serials of the era....	10		George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...
	The Lightning Raider The Lightning Raider The Lightning Raider is a 1919 American action film serial directed by George B. Seitz. It was the on-screen debut of Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Pearl White as The Lightning Raider* Warner Oland as Wu Fang* Henry G. Sell as Thomas Babbington North...	15		George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...	Pearl White Pearl White Pearl Fay White was an American film actress, the so-called "Stunt Queen" of silent films, most notably in The Perils of Pauline.-Early life:...
	Terror of the Range Terror of the Range Terror of the Range is a 1919 Western film serial directed by Stuart Paton. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* George Larkin - John Hardwick* Betty Compson - Thelma Grant* Horace B. Carpenter - James Grant...	7	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Stuart Paton
	The Tiger's Trail The Tiger's Trail The Tiger's Trail is a 1919 adventure film serial starring Ruth Roland, directed by Robert Ellis, Louis J. Gasnier and Paul Hurst.-Plot:A cult of Hindu Tiger Worshippers and a gang of Western outlaws outlaws attempt to cheat Belle Boyd out of the valuable mine that she has inherited from her...			Robert Ellis Robert Ellis (actor) Robert Ellis was an American film actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in 166 films between 1913 and 1934... , Louis J. Gasnier Louis J. Gasnier Louis J. Gasnier was a French film director.Born in Paris, Gasnier was working in theatre when Pathé hired him to direct films in the earliest days of cinema. He directed comedian Max Linder in many of his early short comedies... and Paul Hurst Paul Hurst Paul Michael Hurst is a former English footballer who played in Football League Two in England, for Rotherham, where he played for over 10 years. He is currently joint manager of Conference National side Grimsby Town with Rob Scott.-Playing career:Hurst figured regularly on the left side of the...	Ruth Roland Ruth Roland Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer.-Early life and career:Born in San Francisco, California, her father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville...
George B. Seitz Productions George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...	The Black Secret The Black Secret The Black Secret is a 1919 adventure film serial directed by George B. Seitz. It was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey and the nearby Hudson Palisades when many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century...	15		George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...	Pearl White Pearl White Pearl Fay White was an American film actress, the so-called "Stunt Queen" of silent films, most notably in The Perils of Pauline.-Early life:...
Western Photoplays Inc.	The Great Gamble	15		Joseph A. Golden
Oliver Films Inc.	The Carter Case	15		William F. Haddock William F. Haddock William F. Haddock was one of the earliest film directors of the silent film era.Haddock was born William Frederick Haddock in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and directed his first film in 1909, titled The Boots He Couldn't Lose... and Donald MacKenzie
Great Western Film Producing Company	Elmo the Mighty Elmo the Mighty Elmo the Mighty is a 1919 Western film serial directed by Henry MacRae. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Elmo Lincoln - Captain Elmo Armstrong* Grace Cunard - Lucille Gray* Fred Starr* Virginia Kraft* Ivor McFadden* James Cole...	18		Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...
SLK Serial Corporation	The Fatal Fortune	15	Jungle	Donald MacKenzie and Frank Wunderlee
National Film Corporation of America	Lightning Bryce	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of... , Horror Horror film Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...	Paul Hurst Paul Hurst Paul Michael Hurst is a former English footballer who played in Football League Two in England, for Rotherham, where he played for over 10 years. He is currently joint manager of Conference National side Grimsby Town with Rob Scott.-Playing career:Hurst figured regularly on the left side of the...
Wisteria Productions	The Lurking Peril	15		George Morgan George Morgan (screenwriter) George Morgan , was an American actor and screenwriter. He wrote for 113 films between 1913 and 1940. He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Selected filmography:Screenwriter* Dick Tracy * The Lost Special...
Burston Films Inc.	The Mystery of 13 The Mystery of 13 The Mystery of 13 is a 1919 drama film serial directed by Francis Ford.-Cast:* Francis Ford - Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly* Rosemary Theby - Marian Green* Peter Gerald - Hugo Madiz * Mark Fenton - John Green* Ruth Maurice - Mary Hardon...	15		Francis Ford Francis Ford (actor) Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400...
American Lifeograph Company	The Perils of Thunder Mountain	15		Robert N. Bradbury Robert N. Bradbury Robert N. Bradbury was an American film director and screenwriter who directed 125 movies between 1918 and 1941... and W.J. Burman
Decla Bioscop AG Babelsberg Studios The Studio Babelsberg, located in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany, is the oldest large-scale film studio in the world. Founded in 1912, it covers an area of about . Hundreds of films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis and Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel were filmed there...	Die Spinnen	2		Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor. One of the best known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute...		Germany German Cinema of Germany Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
Serico Producing Company Inc.	A Woman in Grey	15	Mystery Mystery fiction Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...	James Vincent James Vincent James Vincent was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in 23 films between 1910 and 1951...
Universal Film Manufacturing Co. Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Great Radium Mystery The Great Radium Mystery The Great Radium Mystery is a 1919 adventure film serial directed by Robert Broadwell and Robert F. Hill.-Cast:* Cleo Madison - Countess Nada* Bob Reeves - Jack Turner * Eileen Sedgwick - Gloria Marston* Bob Kortman - The Buzzard...	18	Mystery Mystery fiction Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...	Robert Broadwell and Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
	The Lion Man The Lion Man The Lion Man was a New Zealand television documentary series about a New Zealand big cat park called Zion Wildlife Gardens. The series was named after the Lion Man, Craig Busch, the park's founder, and followed him and his staff as they managed the park and its collection of approximately 30 lions...	18	Jungle	Albert Russell and Jack Wells Jack Wells John Hampson "Jack" Wells , also known as Cactus Jack, was a Winnipeg-based radio and television broadcaster specializing in sports....
	The Midnight Man The Midnight Man (1919 film) The Midnight Man is a 1919 film serial directed by James W. Horne. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* James J. Corbett - Bob Gilmore* Kathleen O'Connor - Nell* Joseph W...	18		James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....
Shamrock Photoplay Corporation	The Masked Rider The Masked Rider (film) The Masked Rider is a 1919 drama film serial directed by Aubrey M. Kennedy.-Cast:* Harry Myers - Harry Burrel* Ruth Stonehouse - Ruth Chadwick, Harry's sweetheart* Paul Panzer - Pancho, Cattle rustler & bandit* Edna M...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Aubrey M. Kennedy
Hallmark Pictures Corporation	The Trail of the Octopus The Trail of the Octopus The Trail of the Octopus is a 1919 mystery film serial directed by Duke Worne.-Cast:* Ben F. Wilson - Carter Holmes* Neva Gerber - Ruth Stanhope* William Dyer - Sandy MacNab* Howard Crampton - Dr. Reid Stanhope* William A. Carroll - Omar...	15	Mystery Mystery fiction Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction... , Yellow Peril Yellow Peril Yellow Peril was a colour metaphor for race that originated in the late nineteenth century with immigration of Chinese laborers to various Western countries, notably the United States, and later associated with the Japanese during the mid 20th century, due to Japanese military expansion.The term...	Duke Worne Duke Worne Duke Worne was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed 74 films between 1919 and 1931...
Vitagraph Company of America Vitagraph Studios American Vitagraph was a United States movie studio, founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York. By 1907 it was the most prolific American film production company, producing many famous silent films. It was bought by Warner Bros...	Man of Might	15		William Duncan William Duncan (actor) -External links:... and Clifford Smith
	Smashing Barriers	15		William Duncan William Duncan (actor) -External links:...
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont Gaumont Film Company Gaumont Film Company is a French film production company founded in 1895 by the engineer-turned-inventor, Léon Gaumont . Gaumont is the oldest continously operating film company in the world....	Barabbas			Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade was a prolific and prominent French film director from the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924 he directed over 630 films...		Early Modern France French Cinema of France The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...

1920s

Production Company	Title	Chapters	Genre	Director	Cast	Notes
1920 1920 in film The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
Allgood Pictures Corporation	The Whirlwind The Whirlwind -Special edition bonus disc:Note - "Soul Sacrifice" ends at 8:38, followed by silence and a hidden track.-Personnel:TransatlanticNeal Morse — keyboards, acoustic guitars, percussion, and vocals*Mike Portnoy — drums and vocals...	15		Joseph A. Golden
Arrow Film Corporation	The Fatal Sign The Fatal Sign The Fatal Sign is a 1920 drama film serial directed by Stuart Paton. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Claire Anderson - Genevieve* Harry Carter - Indigo* Leo D. Maloney - Jerry* Boyd Irwin - Sydney* Joseph W. Girard* Frank Tokunaga...	14	Stuart Paton
Berwilla Film Corporation	Thunderbolt Jack Thunderbolt Jack Thunderbolt Jack is a 1920 Western film serial directed by Francis Ford and Murdock MacQuarrie. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Jack Hoxie - Jach Halliday* Marin Sais - Bess Morgan* Christian J. Frank - 'Bull' Flint...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Francis Ford Francis Ford (actor) Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400... and Murdock MacQuarrie Murdock MacQuarrie Murdock MacQuarrie was an American silent film actor.Murdock began his long screen career as an actor in early films such as The Count of Monte Cristo before becoming a director at Universal.He was the brother of actors Albert MacQuarrie and Frank MacQuarrie.-1940s:* Silver City Raiders...
Burston Films Inc.	The Hawk's Trail The Hawk's Trail The Hawk's Trail was a 1919 crime film serial directed by W. S. Van Dyke. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* King Baggot - Sheldon Steele / The Hawk* Grace Darmond - Claire Drake* Rhea Mitchell - Jean Drake...	15		W.S. Van Dyke
Canyon Pictures Corporation	Vanishing Trails Vanishing Trails Vanishing Trails is a 1920 Western film serial directed by Leon De La Mothe. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Franklyn Farnum - Silent Joe* Mary Anderson - Durant's Daughter, Lou* L. M. Wells - William Stillman* Duke R...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Leon De La Mothe Leon De La Mothe Leon De La Mothe was an American film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 40 films between 1915 and 1925...
Fox Film Corporation	Fantômas Fantômas (1920 serial) Fantômas is a 1920 crime film serial directed by Edward Sedgwick. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Edward Roseman - Fantomas* Edna Murphy - Ruth Harrington* Johnnie Walker - Jack Meredith* Lionel Adams - Prof.James D...	20		Edward Sedgwick Edward Sedgwick Edward Sedgwick was a film director, writer, actor and producer.-Biography:He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Edward Sedgwick, Sr. and Josephine Walker, both stage actors. Young Edward Sedgwick joined his show business family as one of the Five Sedgwicks, a vaudeville act...
	Bride 13 Bride 13 Bride 13 is a 1920 thriller film serial directed by Richard Stanton. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Marguerite Clayton - Bride 13* John B. O'Brien - Lt...	15		Richard Stanton Richard Stanton Richard Stanton was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 68 films between 1911 and 1916...
Frohman Amusement Corporation	The Invisible Ray The Invisible Ray (1920 serial) The Invisible Ray is a 1920 science fiction film serial directed by Harry A. Pollard. The film is considered to be lost. After a mineralologist discovers the ray with extraordinary powers, a group of scientists seek to use it for a criminal scheme.-Cast:...	15	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Harry A. Pollard Harry A. Pollard Harry A. Pollard was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter who in total was involved in over 300 film productions...
George B. Seitz Productions George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...	Velvet Fingers Velvet Fingers Velvet Fingers is a 1920 adventure film serial directed by George B. Seitz. Although the film is considered to be lost by some sources, a copy of it is actually available in the archives of the Cinémathèque Française.-Cast:* George B...	15	George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...
Great Western Film Producing Corporation	Elmo the Fearless Elmo the Fearless Elmo the Fearless is a 1920 Western film serial directed by J. P. McGowan. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Elmo Lincoln - The Stranger* Louise Lorraine - Edith Stillwell* William N. Chapman - Robert Stillwell...	18		J.P. McGowan
Grossman Grossman Grossman is a family name of Germanic and Jewish Ashkenazi origin .* Adam Grossman, guitarist and singer for the band Skrew* Albert Grossman, entrepreneur and manager in the American folk music scene...	The $1,000,000 Dollar Reward	15		Harry Grossman and George Lessey George Lessey George Lessey was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 123 films between 1910 and 1946. He also directed 76 films between 1913 and 1922. Lessey also appeared in the original Broadway production of Porgy and Bess in one of the few white roles, that of the lawyer Mr...
Hallmark Pictures Corporation	The Evil Eye The Evil Eye (1920 serial) The Evil Eye is a 1920 action film serial directed by J. Gordon Cooper and Wally Van. The film is considered to be lost. -Cast:* Benny Leonard - Frank Armstrong* Ruth Dwyer - Dora Bruce* Stuart Holmes - Berton Bruce* Marie Shotwell - Mrs...	15		J. Gordon Cooper and Wally Van Wally Van Wally Van was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in 75 films between 1913 and 1925...
	The Screaming Shadow The Screaming Shadow The Screaming Shadow is a 1920 action film serial directed by Ben F. Wilson and Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Ben F. Wilson - John Rand * Neva Gerber - Mary Landers* Frances Terry - Nadia...	15		Ben F. Wilson Ben F. Wilson Ben F. Wilson , was an American film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 212 films between 1911 and 1930... and Duke Worne Duke Worne Duke Worne was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed 74 films between 1919 and 1931...
Holmes Producing Corporation	The Tiger Band	15		Gilbert P. Hamilton
National Film Corporation of America	The Son of Tarzan The Son of Tarzan (film) The Son of Tarzan is a 15 chapter film serial which focuses on the coming of age of Jack Clayton, also known as Korak, the son of Tarzan and Jane. The serial was produced by David P. Howells, written by Roy Somerville , and directed by Arthur J. Flaven and Harry Revier...	15		Arthur J. Flaven and Harry Revier Harry Revier Harry Jack Revier was an independent American director, producer and first generation exploitation film maker best known for his sound films; The Lost City , Lash of the Penitentes and Child Bride .-Biography:Born in Philadelphia in 1890, some sources state that Revier gained early experience as...
Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:... & Astra Film Corporation	Daredevil Jack Daredevil Jack Daredevil Jack is a 1920 action film serial directed by W. S. Van Dyke. An incomplete copy of the film is housed in the UCLA Film & Television Archive film archive. -Cast:* Jack Dempsey - Jack Derry* Josie Sedgwick - Glory Billings...	15		W.S. Van Dyke
	The Phantom Foe The Phantom Foe The Phantom Foe is a 1920 adventure film serial directed by Bertram Millhauser.-Cast:* Warner Oland - Uncle Lew Selkirk* Juanita Hansen - Janet Dale* Wallace McCutcheon Jr...	15		Bertram Millhauser Bertram Millhauser Bertram Millhauser was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 61 films between 1911 and 1960.He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:...
	Pirate Gold Pirate Gold (1920 serial) Pirate Gold is a 1920 adventure film serial directed by George B. Seitz.-Cast:* Marguerite Courtot - Gabrielle Hall* George B. Seitz - Ivanhoe 'Hoey' Tuttle* Frank Redman - Austin Tuttle* William P. Burt - Tanner* Joe Cuny - Kaidy...	10	Maritime	George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...
	The Third Eye The Third Eye (serial) The Third Eye is a 1920 film serial directed by James W. Horne. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Warner Oland - Curtis Steele / Malcolm Graw* Eileen Percy - Rita Moreland* Jack Mower - Dick Keene* Olga Grey - Zaida Savoy...	15		James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....
	Trailed By Three Trailed by Three Trailed by Three is a 1920 Western film serial directed by Perry N. Vekroff. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Stuart Holmes - Michael Casserly* Frankie Mann - Jane Creighton* Wilfred Lytell - Tom Carewe* John Webb Dillon - Roscoe Trent...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Perry N. Vekroff Perry N. Vekroff Perry N. Vekroff , was an American film director, screenwriter and actor of the silent era. He directed 19 films between 1914 and 1922, including two film serials for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company and one for Pathé....
Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:... & Ruth Roland Serials Ruth Roland Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer.-Early life and career:Born in San Francisco, California, her father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville...	Ruth of the Rockies Ruth of the Rockies Ruth of the Rockies is a 1920 Western film serial directed by George Marshall. Two of the 15 episodes survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.-Cast:* Ruth Roland - Bab Murphy* Herbert Heyes - Justin Garret* Thomas G...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	George Marshall George Marshall George Catlett Marshall was an American military leader, Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense...	Ruth Roland Ruth Roland Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer.-Early life and career:Born in San Francisco, California, her father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville...
Select Pictures Corporation	The Branded Four	15		Duke Worne Duke Worne Duke Worne was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed 74 films between 1919 and 1931...
Supreme Pictures Corporation	The Mystery Mind	15		Will S. Davis Will S. Davis Will S. Davis was an American film director and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 36 films between 1913 and 1920. He also wrote for 13 films between 1914 and 1917.-Selected filmography:* Destruction... and Fred Sittenham
Torquay & Paignton Photoplay Productions	The Great London Mystery The Great London Mystery The Great London Mystery is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by Charles Raymond and starring David Devant, Robert Clifton and Charles Raymond. An Englismen robs a sacred jewel from a temple and is haunted by its curse.-Cast:...		Horror Horror film Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres... mystery Mystery film Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...	Charles Raymond Charles Raymond Charles Raymond was a British actor and film director of the silent era.-Selected filmography:Director* Hamlet * Lieutenant Daring and the Labour Riots * The Great London Mystery...		British Cinema of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Flaming Disc The Flaming Disc The Flaming Disc is a 1920 adventure film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. The film is considered to be lost.Ziegfeld Follies star Lillian Lorraine is occasionally credited with appearing in this film but it appears she is being confused with the film's actual leading lady, Louise...			Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
	The Moon Riders The Moon Riders (serial) The Moon Riders is a 1920 Western film serial directed by B. Reeves Eason and Theodore Wharton. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Art Acord - Buck Ravelle, a Ranger* Mildred Moore - Anna Baldwin, Arizona's Daughter...	18	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known... and Theodore Wharton Theodore Wharton Theodore Wharton was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 48 films in the 1910s and 1920s, including the 1915 film The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford, which featured Oliver Hardy....
	King of the Circus King of the Circus King of the Circus is a 1920 action film serial directed by J. P. McGowan. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Eddie Polo - Eddie King* Corrine Porter - Helen Howard* Kittoria Beveridge - Mary Warren* Harry Madison - James Gray...	18		J.P. McGowan
	The Vanishing Dagger The Vanishing Dagger The Vanishing Dagger is a 1920 adventure film serial directed by Edward A. Kull, John F. Magowan and Eddie Polo.-Cast:* Eddie Polo - John Edward Grant* Thelma Percy - Elizabeth Latimer* C. Norman Hammond - Sir George Latimer...	18		Edward A. Kull Edward A. Kull Edward A. Kull was an American cinematographer and film director. He worked on 101 films between 1916 and 1946... , John F. Magowan and Eddie Polo Eddie Polo Eddie Polo was an Austro-American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 77 films between 1913 and 1944. Born Edward W. Wyman in Vienna, Austria, Polo died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack....
	The Dragon's Net The Dragon's Net The Dragon's Net is a 1920 action film serial directed by Henry MacRae. It was adapted from J. Allan Dunn's "The Petals of Lao-Tze," from the December 18, 1917 issue of Adventure. Many scenes were shot in the Far East and Hawaii...	12		Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...
Vitagraph Company of America Vitagraph Studios American Vitagraph was a United States movie studio, founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York. By 1907 it was the most prolific American film production company, producing many famous silent films. It was bought by Warner Bros...	Hidden Dangers	15		William Bertram
	The Invisible Hand	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	William Bowman
	The Silent Avenger	15		William Duncan William Duncan (actor) -External links:...
	The Veiled Mystery	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	William Bowman, Webster Cullison, Francis J. Grandon Francis J. Grandon Francis J. Grandon was an American silent film actor and director who acted in almost 100 films and directed over 100.-Selected filmography:... and Antonio Moreno Antonio Moreno Antonio "Tony" Moreno was a notable Spanish-born American actor and film director of the silent film era and through the 1950s.- Biography :...
Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...	'The Lost City	15	Jungle	E.A. Martin
1921 1921 in film -Top grossing films :-Films released in 1921:U.S.A. unless stated$10,000 Under a Pillow, silent film directed by Frank MoserThe Ace of Hearts, silent film directed by Wallace Worsley*Across the Divide, silent film directed by John Holloway...
Arrow Film Corporation	The Blue Fox The Blue Fox The Blue Fox is a silent adventure film serial directed by Duke Worne. An incomplete print of the film exists at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.-Cast:* Ann Little - Ann Calvin* J. Morris Foster - John Densmore...	15		Duke Worne Duke Worne Duke Worne was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed 74 films between 1919 and 1931...
	Nan of the North Nan of the North Nan of the North is a 1922 adventure film serial directed by Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Ann Little - Nan* Tom London - Dick Driscoll * Joseph W. Girard - Yukon Hays* Hal Wilson - Gaspar Le Sage...	15	Northern Northern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...	Duke Worne Duke Worne Duke Worne was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed 74 films between 1919 and 1931...
Burston Films Inc.	The Great Reward The Great Reward The Great Reward is a 1921 drama film serial directed by Francis Ford. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Francis Ford - The American Adventurer* Ella Hall - The Princess* Carl Gerard* Philip Ford * Mark Fenton...	15		Francis Ford Francis Ford (actor) Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400...
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont Gaumont Film Company Gaumont Film Company is a French film production company founded in 1895 by the engineer-turned-inventor, Léon Gaumont . Gaumont is the oldest continously operating film company in the world....	Parisette Parisette Parisette is a 1921 French drama film serial directed by Louis Feuillade.-Cast:* Sandra Milovanoff ... Parisette* Georges Biscot - Cogolin* Fernand Herrmann - Le banquier Stephan* Édouard Mathé - Pedro Alvarez* René Clair - Jean Vernier...			Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade was a prolific and prominent French film director from the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924 he directed over 630 films...		Early Modern France French Cinema of France The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
George B. Seitz Productions George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...	Hurricane Hutch Hurricane Hutch Hurricane Hutch is a 1921 adventure film serial directed by George B. Seitz. The film is considered to be lost. The story concerns the search for a lost formula for making paper from seaweed that will save a mortgaged papermill.-Cast:...	15		George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...
	The Sky Ranger The Sky Ranger The Sky Ranger is a 1921 comedy film serial directed by George B. Seitz. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* George B. Seitz - George Oliver Rockwell* June Caprice - June Elliott* Harry Semels - Dr...	15		George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...
Kosmik	The Hope Diamond Mystery The Hope Diamond Mystery The Hope Diamond Mystery is a 1921 action film serial directed by Stuart Paton and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Harry Carter - Ghung / Sidney Atherton* Grace Darmond - Bibi / Mary Hilton* George Chesebro - John Baptiste Tavanier / John Gregge...	15		Stuart Paton
Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...	The Avenging Arrow The Avenging Arrow The Avenging Arrow is a 1921 western film serial directed by William Bowman and W. S. Van Dyke. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Ruth Roland - Anita Delgado* Edward Hearn - Ralph Troy* Virginia Ainsworth - Luiza Traganza* S.E...	15		William Bowman and W.S. Van Dyke	Ruth Roland Ruth Roland Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer.-Early life and career:Born in San Francisco, California, her father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville...
	Double Adventure Double Adventure Double Adventure is a 1921 film serial directed by W. S. Van Dyke. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Charles Hutchison - Bob Cross / Dick Biddle* Josie Sedgwick - Martha Steadman* Carl Stockdale - Jules Fernol* S.E...	15		W.S. Van Dyke
Photoplay Serial Company	Mysterious Pearl	15		Ben F. Wilson Ben F. Wilson Ben F. Wilson , was an American film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 212 films between 1911 and 1930...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Diamond Queen The Diamond Queen The Diamond Queen is a 1921 adventure film serial directed by Edward A. Kull. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Eileen Sedgwick - Doris Harvey* George Chesebro - Bruce Weston* Frank Clark - Julius Zeidt * Burton S...	18		Edward A. Kull Edward A. Kull Edward A. Kull was an American cinematographer and film director. He worked on 101 films between 1916 and 1946...
	Do or Die Do or Die (serial) Do or Die is a 1921 film serial directed by J. P. McGowan. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Eddie Polo - Jack Merton* Magda Lane - The Mystery Woman* Inez McDonald - Dolores Nunez* J. P. McGowan - Captain Alvarez / Satan...	18		J.P. McGowan
	The Secret Four The Secret Four The Secret Four is a 1921 action film serial directed by Albert Russell and Perry N. Vekroff.-Cast:* Eddie Polo* Kathleen Myers* Doris Deane* Hal Wilson* William Welsh* Thelma Daniels...	15		Albert Russell and Perry N. Vekroff Perry N. Vekroff Perry N. Vekroff , was an American film director, screenwriter and actor of the silent era. He directed 19 films between 1914 and 1922, including two film serials for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company and one for Pathé....
	Terror Trail Terror Trail Terror Trail is a 1921 Western film serial directed by Edward A. Kull. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Eileen Sedgwick - Vera Vernon / Elaine Emerson* George Larkin - Bruce Barnes* Theodore Brown - Bertram Russell...	18	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Edward A. Kull Edward A. Kull Edward A. Kull was an American cinematographer and film director. He worked on 101 films between 1916 and 1946...
	The White Horseman The White Horseman The White Horseman is a 1921 Western film serial directed by Albert Russell.This serial is considered to be a lost film although some print clippings are known to have survived.-Cast:* Art Acord - Wayne Allen / The White Horseman...	18	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Albert Russell
	Winners of the West Winners of the West (1921 serial) Winners of the West is a 1921 Western film serial directed by Edward Laemmle. This serial is considered to be a lost film.-Cast:* Art Acord - Arthur Standish / The Mysterious Spaniard* Myrtle Lind - Betty Edwards...	13	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Edward Laemmle
Vitagraph Company of America Vitagraph Studios American Vitagraph was a United States movie studio, founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York. By 1907 it was the most prolific American film production company, producing many famous silent films. It was bought by Warner Bros...	Breaking Through	15		Robert Ensminger
	Fighting Fate	15		William Duncan William Duncan (actor) -External links:...
	The Purple Riders	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	William Bertram
Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...	Miracles of the Jungle	15	Jungle	James Conway and E.A. Martin
Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation	The Adventures of Tarzan The Adventures of Tarzan The Adventures of Tarzan is a 15 chapter movie serial which features the third and final appearance of Elmo Lincoln as Tarzan. The serial was produced by Louis Weiss, written by Robert F. Hill and Lillian Valentine , and directed by Robert F...	15	Jungle	Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:... and Scott Sidney Scott Sidney Scott Sidney , was an American film director. He directed 117 films between 1913 and 1927.He died in London, England, United Kingdom.-External links:...
1922 1922 in film -Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
George B. Seitz Productions George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...	Go Get 'Em Hutch Go Get 'Em Hutch Go Get 'Em Hutch is a 1922 drama film serial directed by George B. Seitz. The film is considered to be lost. The story concerns a crooked lawyer who is the head of a crime syndicate. He seeks to prevent the operation of the ships owned by the heroine...	15		George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...
Hal Roach Studios Inc. Hal Roach Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. was an American film and television producer and director, and from the 1910s to the 1990s.- Early life and career :Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York... & Ruth Roland Serials Ruth Roland Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer.-Early life and career:Born in San Francisco, California, her father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville...	The Timber Queen The Timber Queen The Timber Queen is a 1922 action film serial directed by Fred Jackman. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Ruth Roland - Ruth Reading* Bruce Gordon - Don Mackay* Val Paul - James Cluxton* Leo Willis - Bull Joyce* Frank Lackteen - Vance...	15		Fred Jackman Fred Jackman Fred Jackman , was an American cinematographer and film director of the silent era. He worked on 58 films as a cinematographer between 1916 and 1925...	Ruth Roland Ruth Roland Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer.-Early life and career:Born in San Francisco, California, her father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville...
	White Eagle White Eagle (1922 serial) White Eagle is a 1922 Western film serial directed by Fred Jackman and W. S. Van Dyke. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Ruth Roland - Ruth Randolph* Earl Metcalfe - Phil Stanton* Harry Girard - Jim Loomis* Virginia Ainsworth - Julia Wells...	15		Fred Jackman Fred Jackman Fred Jackman , was an American cinematographer and film director of the silent era. He worked on 58 films as a cinematographer between 1916 and 1925... and W.S. Van Dyke	Ruth Roland Ruth Roland Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer.-Early life and career:Born in San Francisco, California, her father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville...
Star Serial Corporation	Captain Kidd	15		Burton L. King and J.P. McGowan
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (serial) The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is a 1922 adventure film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Harry Myers - Robinson Crusoe* Noble Johnson - Friday* Gertrude Olmstead* Aaron Edwards* Josef Swickard...	18	Maritime	Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
	In the Days of Buffalo Bill In the Days of Buffalo Bill In the Days of Buffalo Bill is a 1922 Western film serial directed by Edward Laemmle. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Art Acord - Art Taylor* Duke R. Lee - Buffalo Bill Cody* George A. Williams - Calvert Carter* Jay Morley - Lambert Ashley...	18	Maritime	Edward Laemmle Edward Laemmle Edward Laemmle was an American film director of the silent era. He directed 62 films between 1920 and 1935....
	Perils of the Yukon Perils of the Yukon Perils of the Yukon is a 1922 Northern film serial directed by Jay Marchant, J. P. McGowan and Perry N. Vekroff. This serial is presumably lost.-Cast:* William Desmond - Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.* Laura La Plante - Olga...	15	Northern Northern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...	Jay Marchant Jay Marchant Jay Marchant , was an American film director and actor of the silent era. He directed 22 films between 1921 and 1925, including five film serials for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company.... , J.P. McGowan and Perry N. Vekroff Perry N. Vekroff Perry N. Vekroff , was an American film director, screenwriter and actor of the silent era. He directed 19 films between 1914 and 1922, including two film serials for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company and one for Pathé....
	The Radio King The Radio King The Radio King is a 1922 adventure film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Roy Stewart - Bradley Lane* Louise Lorraine - Ruth Leyden* Sidney Bracey - Marnee* Albert J. Smith - Renally...	10		Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
	With Stanley in Africa With Stanley in Africa With Stanley in Africa is a 1922 adventure film serial directed by William James Craft and Edward A. Kull. This serial is considered to be a lost film.-Cast:* George Walsh - Henry Morton Stanley* Louise Lorraine* Charles Mason* William Welsh...	18	Jungle	William James Craft William James Craft William James Craft was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 69 films between 1910 and 1931. He is also credited with writing for 12 films between 1920 and 1928.... and Edward A. Kull Edward A. Kull Edward A. Kull was an American cinematographer and film director. He worked on 101 films between 1916 and 1946...
Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...	A Dangerous Adventure	15	Jungle	Jack L. Warner and Sam Warner Sam Warner Samuel Louis "Sam" Warner was an American film producer who was the co-founder and chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Studios. He established the studio along with his brothers Harry, Albert, and Jack Warner. Sam Warner is credited with procuring the technology that enabled Warner Bros...
William N. Selig Productions William Selig William Nicholas Selig was a pioneer of the American motion picture industry.-Biography:Selig was raised in Chicago. He worked as a vaudeville performer and produced a traveling minstrel show in San Francisco while still in his late teens. One of the actors was Bert Williams, who went on to become...	Jungle Goddess	15	Jungle	James Conway
1923 1923 in film -Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
Arrow Film Corporation	The Fighting Skipper The Fighting Skipper The Fighting Skipper is a 1923 adventure film serial directed by Francis Ford. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Peggy O'Day - Skipper* Jack Perrin* William White * Francis Ford* Steve Murphy-See also:...	15	Maritime	Francis Ford Francis Ford (actor) Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400...
	The Santa Fe Trail The Santa Fe Trail (1923 film) The Santa Fe Trail is a 1923 Western film serial directed by Ashton Dearholt and Robert Dillon. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Jack Perrin - Kit Carson* Neva Gerber* Jim Welch * Elias Bullock* Wilbur McGaugh...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ashton Dearholt Ashton Dearholt Ashton Dearholt was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 75 films between 1915 and 1938.He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:... and Robert Dillon Robert A. Dillon Robert A. Dillon was an American screenwriter and film director of the silent era. He wrote for 81 films between 1914 and 1937...
George B. Seitz Productions George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...	Speed Speed (serial) Speed is a 1922 action film serial directed by George B. Seitz.The story is a typically convoluted serial plot. Speed Stnsbury is heir to a large fortune. A master criminal hires someone to frame Speed for murder and bank robbery...	15		George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...
	Plunder Plunder (serial) Plunder is a drama film serial directed by George B. Seitz. During the production of this serial in August 1922, John Stevenson, a stuntman for Pearl White, was killed doing a stunt from a moving bus to an elevated platform.-Cast:...	15		George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...	Pearl White Pearl White Pearl Fay White was an American film actress, the so-called "Stunt Queen" of silent films, most notably in The Perils of Pauline.-Early life:...
Hal Roach Studios Inc. Hal Roach Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. was an American film and television producer and director, and from the 1910s to the 1990s.- Early life and career :Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York...	Her Dangerous Path Her Dangerous Path Her Dangerous Path is a 1923 adventure film serial directed by Roy Clements.-Cast:* Edna Murphy - Corinne Grant* Charley Chase - Glen Harper * Hayford Hobbs - Donald Bartlett* William F. Moran - Dr. Philip Markham...	10		Roy Clements Roy Clements (director) Roy Clements , was an American film director and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 134 films between 1914 and 1927. He also wrote for 26 films between 1915 and 1942....
	Haunted Valley	15	Mystery Mystery film Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...	George Marshall George Marshall George Catlett Marshall was an American military leader, Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense...	Ruth Roland Ruth Roland Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer.-Early life and career:Born in San Francisco, California, her father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville...
Ruth Roland Serials Ruth Roland Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer.-Early life and career:Born in San Francisco, California, her father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville...	Ruth of the Range Ruth of the Range Ruth of the Range is a 1923 serial starring Ruth Roland that was the final one to be produced by Pathe Productions' Chief of Serial Production, Wilson Gillets. He died before the serial was completed and Frank Leon Smith had to complete the picture. The serial is now thought to be lost and so the...	15		Ernest C. Ward, Frank Leon Smith and W.S. Van Dyke	Ruth Roland Ruth Roland Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer.-Early life and career:Born in San Francisco, California, her father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Around the World in Eighteen Days Around the World in Eighteen Days Around the World in Eighteen Days is a 1923 film serial directed by B. Reeves Eason and Robert F. Hill. The film is now considered to be a lost film.-Cast:* William Desmond - Phineas Fogg III* Laura La Plante - Madge Harlow...	12		Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:... and B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known...
	Beasts of Paradise Beasts of Paradise Beasts of Paradise is a 1923 adventure film serial directed by William James Craft. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* William Desmond - Phil Grant* Eileen Sedgwick - Helen Frazer* William Gould Beasts of Paradise is a 1923 adventure film serial directed by William James Craft. It is now...	15		William James Craft William James Craft William James Craft was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 69 films between 1910 and 1931. He is also credited with writing for 12 films between 1920 and 1928....
	The Eagle's Talons The Eagle's Talons The Eagle's Talons is a 1923 film serial directed by Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Fred Thomson - Jack Alden* Ann Little - Enid Markham* Al Wilson - Charles Dean* Herbert Fortier - Gregory Markham* Joseph W...	15		Duke Worne Duke Worne Duke Worne was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed 74 films between 1919 and 1931...
	The Ghost City The Ghost City The Ghost City is a 1923 Western film serial directed by Jay Marchant. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Pete Morrison - Laughing Larry Newton* Margaret Morris - Alice Sinclair* Al Wilson - Raymond Moreton* Frank Rice - Sagebrush Hilton...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Jay Marchant Jay Marchant Jay Marchant , was an American film director and actor of the silent era. He directed 22 films between 1921 and 1925, including five film serials for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company....
	In the Days of Daniel Boone In the Days of Daniel Boone In the Days of Daniel Boone is a 1923 Western film serial directed by William James Craft. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Charles Brinley - Daniel Boone* Jack Mower - Jack Gordon* Eileen Sedgwick - Susan Boone* Ruth Royce - Claire de Voe...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	William James Craft William James Craft William James Craft was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 69 films between 1910 and 1931. He is also credited with writing for 12 films between 1920 and 1928....
	The Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail (1923 serial) The Oregon Trail is a 1923 Western film serial directed by Edward Laemmle. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Art Acord - Jean Brulet* Louise Lorraine - Rosita Velázquez* Duke R. Lee - Dr. Marcus Whitman* Jim Corey - Rene Coulier...	18	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Edward Laemmle Edward Laemmle Edward Laemmle was an American film director of the silent era. He directed 62 films between 1920 and 1935....
	The Phantom Fortune The Phantom Fortune The Phantom Fortune is a 1923 film serial directed by Robert F. Hill.-Cast:* William Desmond - Larry Barclay* Esther Ralston - Mary Rogers* Lewis Sargent - Speck O'Dawn* Harry De Vere - Graham Alexander* George Webb - Alexander Owens...	12		Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
	The Social Buccaneer The Social Buccaneer The Social Buccaneer is a 1923 film serial directed by Robert F. Hill.-Cast:* Jack Mulhall - Jack Norton* Margaret Livingston - Princess Elise* William Welsh - Raymond Norton* Harry De Vere - Harvey Vail* Wade Boteler - Madison Ames...	10	Maritime	Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
	The Steel Trail The Steel Trail The Steel Trail is a 1923 drama film serial directed by and starring William Duncan.-Cast:* William Duncan - Bruce Boyd* Edith Johnson - Judith Armstrong* Harry Carter - Mark Zabel* Ralph McCullough - Frank Norton* Harry Woods - Morris Blake...	15		William Duncan William Duncan (actor) -External links:...
1924 1924 in film -Events:* Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
Arrow Film Corporation	Riders of the Plains Riders of the Plains Riders of the Plains is a 1924 Western film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard.-Cast:* Jack Perrin* Marilyn Mills* Ruth Royce* Charles Brinley* Kingsley Benedict* Running Elk* Robert Miles* Rhody Hathaway* Clark Comstock* Boris Karloff...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film....
Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...	The Fortieth Door The Fortieth Door The Fortieth Door is a 1924 adventure film serial directed by George B. Seitz. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Aimee* Bruce Gordon - Jack Ryder* David Dunbar - Andy McLean* Anna May Wong - Zira...	10		George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...
	Galloping Hoofs Galloping Hoofs Galloping Hoofs is a 1924 Western film serial directed by George B. Seitz. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Carole Page* Johnnie Walker - David Kirby* J...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...
	Into the Net Into the Net Into the Net is a 1924 film serial directed by George B. Seitz. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Edna Murphy - Natalie Van Cleef* Jack Mulhall - Bob Clayton* Constance Bennett - Madge Clayton* Bradley Barker - Bert Moore...	10		George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...
	Leatherstocking Leatherstocking (serial) Leatherstocking is a 1924 Western film serial directed by George B. Seitz.-Cast:* Edna Murphy - Judith Hutter* Harold Miller - Leatherstocking* Whitehorse - Tom Hutter* Frank Lackteen - Briarthorn* Ray Myers - Rivenoak* James Pierce - Harry March...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...
	Ten Scars Make a Man Ten Scars Make a Man Ten Scars Make a Man is a 1924 adventure film serial written by Phillip Barry and directed by William Parke. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Jean Morell* Jack Mower - Jack O'Day* Rose Burdick - Rita Morell...	10		William Parke William Parke General Sir William Parke was born on 17 May 1822 in London in England. He was the son of Charles Parke, a land owner, formerly H.B.M Commissioner to the kingdom of Mexico and Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset and Letitia Alcock, the sister of Thomas Alcock ....
	The Way of a Man The Way of a Man The Way of a Man is a 1924 Western film serial directed by George B. Seitz. This serial is considered to be a lost film.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Ellen Meriwether* Harold Miller - John Cowles* Bud Osborne - Gordon Orme* Lillian Gale - Mandy McGovern...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	George B. Seitz George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine...
Rayart Pictures Corporation	Battling Brewster	15		Dell Henderson Dell Henderson George Delbert Henderson was a Canadian actor, director and writer in films from the early silent days.-Biography:Henderson was a frequent associate of film pioneer D.W. Griffith and, on a less prolific basis, Mack Sennett...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Fast Express The Fast Express The Fast Express is a 1924 drama film serial directed by and starring William Duncan. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* William Duncan - Brent McAdams* Edith Johnson - Lucille Worth* Edward Cecil - Christopher Langley* Eva Gordon - Rita...	15		William Duncan William Duncan (actor) -External links:...
	The Fighting Ranger The Fighting Ranger (serial) The Fighting Ranger is a 1925 Western film serial directed by Jay Marchant. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Jack Dougherty - Terrence O'Rourke * Eileen Sedgwick - Mary Marshall* Al Wilson - Bud Hughes...	18	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Jay Marchant Jay Marchant Jay Marchant , was an American film director and actor of the silent era. He directed 22 films between 1921 and 1925, including five film serials for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company....
	The Iron Man The Iron Man (serial) -Cast:* Luciano Albertini - Paul Breen* Margaret Morris - Arlene Graham* Joe Bonomo - Gaston La Rue* Jack Dougherty - Dick Clifford * Lola Todd - Mimi* Jean De Briac - Jules Despaed* William Welsh* Rose Dione* Harry Mann...	15		Jay Marchant Jay Marchant Jay Marchant , was an American film director and actor of the silent era. He directed 22 films between 1921 and 1925, including five film serials for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company....
	The Riddle Rider The Riddle Rider The Riddle Rider is a 1924 Western film serial directed by William James Craft. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* William Desmond - Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider* Eileen Sedgwick - Nan Madden* Helen Holmes - Julie Dean...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	William James Craft William James Craft William James Craft was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 69 films between 1910 and 1931. He is also credited with writing for 12 films between 1920 and 1928....
	Wolves of the North Wolves of the North Wolves of the North is a 1924 Northern drama film serial directed by and starring William Duncan. This serial is considered to be a lost film.-Cast:* William Duncan - Alan Gray* Edith Johnson - Helen Mears* Joseph W...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	William Duncan William Duncan (actor) -External links:...
1925 1925 in film -Events:November 5: The Big Parade holds its Grand PremierDecember 30: premier of Ben-Hur the most expensive silent film ever made costing 4-6 million dollars -Top grossing films :...
Adventure Pictures	Perils of the Wild Perils of the Wild Perils of the Wild is a 1925 adventure film serial directed by Francis Ford. The film is considered to be lost. This serial was based on The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss.-Cast:...	15	Maritime	Francis Ford Francis Ford (actor) Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400...
J. Charles Davis Productions	The Mystery Box	10		Alan James
	The Power God	15	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Francis Ford Francis Ford (actor) Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400... and Ben F. Wilson
Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...	The Green Archer The Green Archer (1925 serial) The Green Archer is a 1925 mystery film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Valerie Howett* Walter Miller - Jim Featherstone* Burr McIntosh - Abel Bellamy* Frank Lackteen - Julius Savini* Dorothy King - Gay Savini...	10	Mystery Mystery film Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
	The House Without a Key The House Without a Key (serial) The House Without a Key is a 1926 mystery film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It is based on the novel of the same name and is the first onscreen appearance of the fictional detective Charlie Chan, although the main stars are Allene Ray and Walter Miller. The film is now considered to be...	10	Mystery Mystery film Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
	Idaho Idaho (serial) Idaho was a 1925 Western film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Mahlon Hamilton - Boston Graham* Vivian Rich - Beth Cameron* Frederick Vroom - David Cameron* Frank Lackteen - Tex Osborne...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
	Sunken Silver Sunken Silver Sunken Silver is a 1925 film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and George B. Seitz.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Claire Standish* Walter Miller - Gavin Brice* Frank Lackteen - Rodney Hade* Albert Roccardi - Conch Leader* Jean Bronte - Bobby Burns...	10		Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
	Wild West Wild West (serial) Wild West is a 1925 Western film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. This serial is considered to be a lost film.-Cast:* Jack Mulhall - Jimmy Whitehawk* Helen Ferguson - Polly Breen* Edward Burns - Colonel Hardcastle / Tom Osborne...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
	Play Ball Play Ball (serial) Play Ball is a 1925 drama film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Walter Miller - Jack Rollins* Allene Ray - Doris Sutton* Harry Semels - Count Segundo* J. Barney Sherry - Thomas W. Sutton...	10		Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
Rayart Pictures Corporation	The Flame Fighter	10		Robert Dillon Robert A. Dillon Robert A. Dillon was an American screenwriter and film director of the silent era. He wrote for 81 films between 1914 and 1937...
	Secret Service Sanders	15		Duke Worne Duke Worne Duke Worne was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed 74 films between 1919 and 1931...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Ace of Spades Ace of Spades (serial) Ace of Spades is a 1925 Western film serial directed by Henry MacRae. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* William Desmond - Dan Harvey* Mary McAllister - Olive Heath* Albert J. Smith - Joe Deneen* William Steele - Jim Heath Ace of Spades is a 1925 Western film serial directed by Henry MacRae....	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...
	The Great Circus Mystery The Great Circus Mystery The Great Circus Mystery is a 1925 adventure film serial directed by Jay Marchant.-Cast:* Joe Bonomo - Welles 'Red' Landow* Louise Lorraine - Trixie Tremaine* Robert Graves - Adams * Robert Seiter - Darrell...	15		Jay Marchant Jay Marchant Jay Marchant , was an American film director and actor of the silent era. He directed 22 films between 1921 and 1925, including five film serials for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company....
Wild West Productions	Days of '49	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
1926 1926 in film -Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
Goodwill Pictures	Officer 444 Officer 444 Officer 444 is a 1926 film serial directed by Francis Ford and Ben F. Wilson.-Cast:* Ben F. Wilson - Officer 444* Neva Gerber - Gloria Grey* Ruth Royce - The Vulture* Al Ferguson - Dr. Blakely* Lafe McKee - Captain Jerry Dugan...	10		Francis Ford Francis Ford (actor) Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400... and Ben F. Wilson Ben F. Wilson Ben F. Wilson , was an American film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 212 films between 1911 and 1930...
	The Radio Detective The Radio Detective The Radio Detective is a 1926 adventure film serial directed by William James Craft and William A. Crinley. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Jack Dougherty - Easton Evans * Margaret Quimby - Ruth Evans...	10		William James Craft William James Craft William James Craft was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 69 films between 1910 and 1931. He is also credited with writing for 12 films between 1920 and 1928.... and William A. Crinley
Holmes Producing Corporation	Lightning Hutch	10		Charles Hutchison Charles Hutchison Charles Hutchison was an American film actor, director and screenwriter. He appeared in 49 films between 1914 and 1944. He also directed 33 films between 1915 and 1938. Though he directed numerous independent silent features, he is best remembered today as Pathé's leading male serial star from...
	The Mystery Pilot	10
Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...	The Bar-C Mystery The Bar-C Mystery The Bar-C Mystery is a 1926 Western film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Jane Cortelyou* Wallace MacDonald - Nevada* Ethel Clayton - Mrs...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
	Casey of the Coast Guard Casey of the Coast Guard Casey of the Coast Guard is a 1926 action genre silent film, released in ten chapters. Directed by William Nigh and written by Lewis Allen Browne. The film is presumed to be lost.-Plot:...	10	Maritime
	The Fighting Marine The Fighting Marine The Fighting Marine is a 1926 drama film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Gene Tunney - Dick Farrington* Marjorie Day - Lady Chatfield* Walter Miller - Larry Stuart* Virginia Vance - Ruby...	10		Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
	Snowed In Snowed In (serial) Snowed In is a 1926 drama film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Shirley Kane* Walter Miller - David Sheridan* Frank Austin - J.B. Swinnerton...	10		Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
Rayart Pictures Corporation	The Phantom Police	10		Robert Dillon Robert A. Dillon Robert A. Dillon was an American screenwriter and film director of the silent era. He wrote for 81 films between 1914 and 1937...
	Scotty of the Scouts	10		Duke Worne Duke Worne Duke Worne was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed 74 films between 1919 and 1931...
	Trooper 77	10		Duke Worne Duke Worne Duke Worne was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed 74 films between 1919 and 1931...
Sierra Pictures Sierra Pictures Sierra Pictures, founded in 1947, has nothing to do with the silent film company of the same name. It was founded by Ingrid Bergman, Walter Wanger, and Victor Fleming, and its only production was the 1948 film Joan of Arc, which was distributed by RKO on its original release.Sierra Pictures ceased...	Vanishing Millions	15		Alan James
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Scarlet Streak The Scarlet Streak The Scarlet Streak is a 1925 action film serial directed by Henry MacRae.-Cast:* Jack Dougherty - Bob Evans * Lola Todd - Mary Crawford* John Elliott - Professor Richard Crawford* Albert J. Smith - Count 'K'...	10		Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...
	Fighting With Buffalo Bill Fighting with Buffalo Bill Fighting With Buffalo Bill is a 1926 Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Wallace MacDonald - Ned Wheeler* Elsa Benham - Doris Carberry* Edmund Cobb - Buffalo Bill Cody* Robert Homans - Caleb Crosby...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...
	Strings of Steel Strings of Steel Strings of Steel is a 1926 action film serial directed by Henry MacRae. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* William Desmond - Ned Brown* Eileen Sedgwick - Gloria Van Norton* Albert J. Smith - Peter Allen* Arthur Morrison - Jim Hogan...	10		Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...
	The Winking Idol The Winking Idol The Winking Idol is a Universal Pictures silent western motion picture serial, consisting of 10 chapters, starring William Desmond and Eileen Sedgwick....	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Francis Ford Francis Ford (actor) Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400...
	The Silent Flyer The Silent Flyer The Silent Flyer is a 1926 adventure film serial directed by William James Craft. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Silver Streak - Silver Streak, a dog* Malcolm McGregor - Lloyd Darrell * Louise Lorraine - Helen Corliss...	10		William James Craft William James Craft William James Craft was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 69 films between 1910 and 1931. He is also credited with writing for 12 films between 1920 and 1928....		Led to the founding of Mascot Pictures and often listed as Mascot's first serial. Produced by Nat Levine Nat Levine Nat Levine , was an American film producer. He produced 105 films between 1921 and 1946. He was personal secretary to Marcus Loew, formed Mascot Pictures in 1927, and merged Mascot with Herbert Yates's Republic Pictures in 1935.He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles,... and released by Universal.
1927 1927 in film -Events:January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.April 7 - Abel Gance's Napoleon often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premiers at the Paris Opéra and would demonstrate techniques and equipment that would not be used for years to...
Hercules Film Productions	King of the Jungle King of the Jungle (serial) King of the Jungle is a 1927 adventure film serial directed by Webster Cullison. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Elmo Lincoln* Sally Long...	10	Jungle	Webster Cullison
Mascot Pictures	Heroes of the Wild Heroes of the Wild Heroes of the Wild is a 1927 Western film serial directed by Harry S. Webb. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Jack Hoxie - Jack Hale* Josephine Hill - Selma Sanderson* Joe Bonomo - John Kemp* Tornado the Dog - Tornado...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Harry S. Webb Harry S. Webb Harry S. Webb was an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He produced 100 films between 1924 and 1940. He also directed 55 films between 1924 and 1940....		First Mascot serial
	Isle of Sunken Gold Isle of Sunken Gold Isle of Sunken Gold is a 1927 adventure film serial directed by Harry S. Webb. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Anita Stewart* Duke Kahanamoku - The Devil-Ape* Bruce Gordon* Evangeline Russell* Curtis 'Snowball' McHenry...	10	Maritime	Harry S. Webb Harry S. Webb Harry S. Webb was an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He produced 100 films between 1924 and 1940. He also directed 55 films between 1924 and 1940....
	The Golden Stallion The Golden Stallion The Golden Stallion is a 1927 Western film serial directed by Harry S. Webb.-Cast:* Maurice Bennett Flynn - Wynne Randall* Joe Bonomo - Ewart Garth* Jay J...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Harry S. Webb Harry S. Webb Harry S. Webb was an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He produced 100 films between 1924 and 1940. He also directed 55 films between 1924 and 1940....
New-Cal Film Corporation	The Scarlet Brand	10		Neal Hart Neal Hart Neal Hart was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 125 films between 1916 and 1949...
Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...	The Crimson Flash The Crimson Flash The Crimson Flash is a 1927 action film serial directed by Arch Heath. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Cullen Landis* Eugenia Gilbert* Thomas Holding * J. Barney Sherry* Walter P. Lewis* Ivan Linow* Mary Gardner...	10		Arch Heath
	Hawk of the Hills Hawk of the Hills (1927 serial) Hawk of the Hills is a 1927 Western film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Mary* Walter Miller - Laramie* James Robert Chandler - Clyde Selby* Jack Ganzhorn - Henry Selby* Frank Lackteen - The Hawk* Paul Panzer - Manson...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
	The Masked Menace The Masked Menace The Masked Menace was a 1927 drama film serial directed by Arch Heath and mostly flimed in Berlin, New Hampshire. It was adapted from the story Still Face by pulp writer Clarence Buddington Kelland and was released in ten chapters...	10		Arch Heath
	Melting Millions Melting Millions Melting Millions was a 1927 adventure film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Judy Winslow* Walter Miller - Lieutenant Palmer* E. H. Calvert* William Norton Bailey* Eugenia Gilbert...	10		Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
	On Guard On Guard (serial) On Guard is a 1927 drama film serial directed by Arch Heath. It is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Cullen Landis - Bob Adams* Muriel Kingston - Betty Lee* Louise Du Pre - Catherine Nevens* Walter P. Lewis - James Stagg* Tom Blake - Sergeant Major Murphy...	10		Arch Heath
Rayart Pictures Corporation	Fighting For Fame	10		Duke Worne Duke Worne Duke Worne was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed 74 films between 1919 and 1931...
Société des Cinéromans	Belphégor			Henri Desfontaines Henri Desfontaines Henri Desfontaines was a French film director, actor and scriptwriter.- As director :* 1908 : Hamlet* 1909 : Le Puits et le pendule* 1910 : Un invité gênant...		Early Modern France French Cinema of France The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Blake of Scotland Yard Blake of Scotland Yard (1927 serial) Blake of Scotland Yard is a 1927 action film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Hayden Stevenson - Angus Blake* Grace Cunard - Queen of Diamonds* Gloria Grey - Lady Diane Blanton* Herbert Prior - Lord Blanton...	12	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
	The Fire Fighters The Fire Fighters The Fire Fighters is a 1927 action film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Jack Dougherty - Jimmie Powers* Helen Ferguson - Mary Kent* Wilbur McGaugh* Lafe McKee* Al Hart * Florence Allen...	10		Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film....
	The Return of the Riddle Rider The Return of the Riddle Rider The Return of the Riddle Rider is a 1927 action film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* William Desmond - Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider* Lola Todd - Madge McCormack* Grace Cunard - Vilda Dixon...	10		Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
	The Trail of the Tiger The Trail of the Tiger The Trail of the Tiger is a 1927 film serial directed by Henry MacRae. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Jack Dougherty - Jack Stewart * Frances Teague - Trixie Hemingway* Jack Mower - Tiger Jordan...	10		Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...
	Whispering Smith Rides Whispering Smith Rides Whispering Smith Rides is a 1927 Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Wallace MacDonald - Whispering Smith* Rose Blossom* J. P. McGowan* Clark Comstock* Henry Hebert* Merrill McCormick Whispering Smith Rides is a 1927 Western film serial directed by...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...
Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation	Perils of the Jungle	10	Jungle	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Jack Nelson
William I. Pizor Productions	The Mansion of Mystery	10	Mystery Mystery film Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...	Robert J. Horner Robert J. Horner Robert J. Horner , was an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He produced 44 films between 1922 and 1935. He also directed 38 films between 1921 and 1935....
1928 1928 in film -Events:Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.* July 28 - Lights of New York is released by Warner Brothers. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film...
Goodart	Pirates of the Pines Pirates of the Pines Pirates of the Pines is a 1928 drama film serial directed by J.C. Cook. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* George O'Hara - John Markham* Rita Roma* Jack Mower* Charles Middleton* Sumner Getchell* King Zany...	10	Maritime	J.C. Cook
Mascot Pictures	The Vanishing West The Vanishing West The Vanishing West is a 1928 Western film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Jack Perrin - Jack Marvin* Eileen Sedgwick - Betty Kincaid* Jack Dougherty - Jim Marvin...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe was an American film director.Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and onstage. In 1921 he began in motion pictures as an actor and directed his first silent film in 1923. He went on to direct more than one hundred...
	Vultures of the Sea Vultures of the Sea Vultures of the Sea is a 1928 adventure film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Johnnie Walker* Shirley Mason* Tom Santschi* Frank Hagney* Boris Karloff - Grouchy* Horace B. Carpenter...	10	Maritime	Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe was an American film director.Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and onstage. In 1921 he began in motion pictures as an actor and directed his first silent film in 1923. He went on to direct more than one hundred...
Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...	Eagle of the Night Eagle of the Night Eagle of the Night is a 1928 drama film serial directed by James F. Fulton.-Cast:* Frank Clarke* Shirley Palmer* Earl Metcalfe* Josef Swickard* Maurice Costello* Max Hawley* Roy Wilson* Jack Richardson-See also:* List of American films of 1928...	10	Aviation	James F. Fulton
	The Man Without a Face The Man Without a Face (1928 serial) The Man Without a Face is a 1928 adventure film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Allene Ray* Walter Miller* E. H. Calvert* Sojin* Gladden James* Richard Neill...	10		Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
	Mark of the Frog Mark of the Frog Mark of the Frog is a 1928 drama film serial directed by Arch Heath. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Donald Reed* Margaret Morris* George Harcourt* Gus De Weil* Frank Lackteen* Charles Anthony Hughes * Frank B...	10		Arch Heath
	The Terrible People The Terrible People The Terrible People is a 1928 adventure film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Nora Sanders* Walter Miller - Arnold Long* Larry Steers - Jack Crayley...	10		Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
	The Tiger's Shadow The Tiger's Shadow The Tiger's Shadow is a 1928 drama film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.-Cast:* Gladys McConnell - Jane Barstow* Hugh Allan - Larry Trent* Frank Lackteen - Dr. Sandro* Edward Cecil - Slayton* Harry Semels - Hawks...	10		Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
	The Yellow Cameo The Yellow Cameo The Yellow Cameo is a 1928 adventure film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Kay Cottrell* Edward Hearn - Terry Lawton* Cyclone the Dog - Cyclone, the Dog* Noble Johnson - Smoke Dawson...	10		Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
Robert J. Horner Robert J. Horner Robert J. Horner , was an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He produced 44 films between 1922 and 1935. He also directed 38 films between 1921 and 1935....	The Mystery Rider	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Robert J. Horner Robert J. Horner Robert J. Horner , was an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He produced 44 films between 1922 and 1935. He also directed 38 films between 1921 and 1935....
	The Scarlet Arrow	10
Syndicate Pictures	The Chinatown Mystery	10		J.P. McGowan
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Haunted Island Haunted Island Haunted Island is a 1928 silent action film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. The serial was released in 10 chapters of two reels each, with the first episode released on March 26, 1928...	10		Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
	Tarzan the Mighty Tarzan the Mighty Tarzan the Mighty is a 1928 action film serial directed by Jack Nelson and Ray Taylor. It was nominally based on the collection Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Frank Merrill as Tarzan...	15	Jungle	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Jack Nelson
	The Vanishing Rider The Vanishing Rider The Vanishing Rider is a 1928 Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor and featuring Boris Karloff. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* William Desmond - Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider* Ethlyne Clair - Mary Allen...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...
Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation	The Mysterious Airman	10	Aviation	Harry Revier Harry Revier Harry Jack Revier was an independent American director, producer and first generation exploitation film maker best known for his sound films; The Lost City , Lash of the Penitentes and Child Bride .-Biography:Born in Philadelphia in 1890, some sources state that Revier gained early experience as...
1929 1929 in film -Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....
Mascot Pictures	The Fatal Warning The Fatal Warning The Fatal Warning is a 1929 mystery film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is considered to be a lost film, with no prints known to exist.-Cast:* Helene Costello - Dorothy Rogers* Ralph Graves - Russell Thorne* George Periolat - William Rogers...	10	Mystery Mystery film Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...	Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe was an American film director.Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and onstage. In 1921 he began in motion pictures as an actor and directed his first silent film in 1923. He went on to direct more than one hundred...
	The King of the Kongo The King of the Kongo The King of the Kongo is a 1929 Mascot film serial. It was the first serial to have sound, although only partial sound rather than the later "All-Talking" productions with complete sound. The soundtrack is now considered to be lost, although recently 7 original sound discs, 5 of them cracked,...	10	Jungle	Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe was an American film director.Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and onstage. In 1921 he began in motion pictures as an actor and directed his first silent film in 1923. He went on to direct more than one hundred...		First serial with sound Sound film A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades would pass before sound motion pictures were made commercially...
Pathé Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...	The Black Book The Black Book (serial) The Black Book is a 1929 drama film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Storey.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Dora Drake* Walter Miller - Ted Bradley* Frank Lackteen - Valdez* Paul Panzer - The Hawk* Marie Mosquini - Sally* Edith London - Mrs...	10		Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
	The Fire Detective The Fire Detective The Fire Detective is a 1929 adventure film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Storey. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Gladys McConnell - Gladys Samuels* Hugh Allan - Capt. Jeff Tarrant* Leo D. Maloney - Chief Carson...	10		Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
	Queen of the Northwoods Queen of the Northwoods Queen of the Northwoods is a film serial produced in 1929 by Pathé, directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Storey, with a story by George Arthur Gray. Known cast members were Walter Miller, Ethlyne Clair and Frank Lackteen. This serial was silent, had ten episodes and is believed to still...	10	Northern Northern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Diamond Master The Diamond Master The Diamond Master is a 1929 film serial directed by Jack Nelson. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Hayden Stevenson - Mark Van Cortland Wynne* Louise Lorraine - Doris Killner* Al Hart - Randolph Latham* Monte Montague - Van's Manservant...	10		Jack Nelson
	A Final Reckoning A Final Reckoning A Final Reckoning is a 1928 Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor. The film is considered to be lost. It is based on a novel by G. A. Henty.-Cast:* Newton House as Ruben Whitney* Louise Lorraine as Miss Whitney, Ruben's Sister...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...
	The Pirate of Panama The Pirate of Panama The Pirate of Panama is a 1929 action film serial directed by Ray Taylor. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Jay Wilsey - Kacl Sedgwocl* Natalie Kingston - Evelyn Wallace* Al Ferguson - Boris Bothwell* George Ovey* Mary Sutton - Aunt Berry...	12	Maritime	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...
	The Ace of Scotland Yard The Ace of Scotland Yard The Ace of Scotland Yard is a Universal movie serial. It was the first partial sound serial released by Universal Pictures ....	10	Mystery Mystery film Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...		First Part-Sound Sound film A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades would pass before sound motion pictures were made commercially... Universal serial
	Tarzan the Tiger Tarzan the Tiger Tarzan the Tiger is a Universal movie serial based on the novel Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It stars Frank Merrill as Tarzan, Natalie Kingston as Jane, and Al Ferguson. It was written by Ian McClosky Heath and directed by Henry MacRae.It was considered lost at one time...	15	Jungle	Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...
Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation	Police Reporter	10		Jack Nelson

1930s

Production Company	Title	Chapters	Genre	Director	Cast	Notes
1930 1930 in film -Events:* November 1: The Big Trail featuring a young John Wayne in his first starring role is released in both 35mm, and a very early form of 70mm film and was the first large scale big-budget film of the sound era costing over $2 million. The film was praised for its aesthetic quality and realism...
Ben Wilson Productions	The Voice from the Sky The Voice from the Sky The Voice from the Sky is a science fiction film serial directed by Ben F. Wilson. The film was considered to be a lost film, but was recently rediscovered. This is the first serial film to have full sound.-Cast:...	10	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Ben F. Wilson Ben F. Wilson Ben F. Wilson , was an American film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 212 films between 1911 and 1930...
Mascot Pictures	The Lone Defender The Lone Defender The Lone Defender is a 1930 American Mascot movie serial starring Rin Tin Tin. This was Mascot's first all sound serial . This was Rin Tin Tin's first serial at Mascot, after being dropped by Warner Bros. when they decided animal pictures would not work with "Talkies"...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe was an American film director.Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and onstage. In 1921 he began in motion pictures as an actor and directed his first silent film in 1923. He went on to direct more than one hundred...	Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin was the name given to a dog adopted from a WWI battlefield that went on to star in twenty-three Hollywood films. The name was subsequently given to several related German Shepherd dogs featured in fictional stories on film, radio and television.-Origins:The first of the line Rin Tin...
Talking Picture Epics Inc.	Across the World with Mr & Mrs Martin Johnson		Documentary Documentary film Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...	James Leo Meehan
	Hunting Tigers in India		Documentary Documentary film Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...	James Leo Meehan
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Jade Box The Jade Box The Jade Box is a Universal movie serial. It was a partially sound film with large silent elements. Only an incomplete version survives today.-Plot:...	10		Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...
	The Lightning Express The Lightning Express The Lightning Express is a 1930 American Universal film serial.-Production:The Lightning Express was based on "Whispering Smith Speaks" by Frank H...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...
	Terry of the Times Terry of the Times Terry of the Times is a Universal film serial. It was the 73rd of the 137 serials released by the studio and the 5th to include sound elements. The serial was the last of Universal's part-sound serials, mostly silent productions with occasional recorded sound sequences. In this case, the serial...	10		Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...
	The Indians are Coming The Indians Are Coming The Indians Are Coming is a Universal movie serial based on the book The Great West That Was by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The serial was the first "all-talking" film of its kind...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...	Tim McCoy Tim McCoy Col. Tim McCoy was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life and customs.-Early years:...	First all-talking serial
1931 1931 in film -Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:Best Picture: Cimarron - MGMBest Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free SoulBest Actor: Wallace Beery - The ChampBest Actor: Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
Mascot Pictures	The Phantom of the West The Phantom of the West The Phantom of the West is a Mascot movie serial and the second all-talking serial they produced.Tom Tyler stars as Jim Lester, trying to prove that Francisco Cortez is innocent of killing his own father...	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	D. Ross Lederman D. Ross Lederman David Ross Lederman was an American film director noted for his western/action/adventure films of the 1930s and 1940s....	Tom Tyler Tom Tyler Tom Tyler was an American actor in silent and sound motion pictures, best known for his portrayal of superhero Captain Marvel in the acclaimed 1941 movie serial The Adventures of Captain Marvel.-Biography:...
	King of the Wild King of the Wild King of the Wild is a Mascot movie serial.-Plot:Robert Grant, framed for a coup in the Indian country of Ranjapur, escapes from prison to Africa in search of the real villains...	12	Jungle	B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known... and Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe was an American film director.Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and onstage. In 1921 he began in motion pictures as an actor and directed his first silent film in 1923. He went on to direct more than one hundred...	Boris Karloff Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...
	The Vanishing Legion The Vanishing Legion The Vanishing Legion is a 1931 Mascot film serial directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason.The stars Harry Carey and Edwina Booth were originally intended to be in the studio's previous serial, King of the Wild, but had to be re-cast when the MGM film Trader Horn overran its schedule...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director... and B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known...
	The Galloping Ghost The Galloping Ghost (serial) The Galloping Ghost is a Mascot movie serial. The title is actually the nickname of the star, American football player Harold 'Red' Grange.-Plot:...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...		Harold "Red" Grange
	The Lightning Warrior The Lightning Warrior The Lightning Warrior is a 1931 American Mascot movie serial starring Rin Tin Tin in his last role. It is regarded as one of the better Mascot serials.-Plot:...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Benjamin H. Kline and Armand Schaefer Armand Schaefer Armand Schaefer was a Canadian film producer and director. He produced over 100 films between 1932 and 1953. He also directed 24 films between 1931 and 1946...	Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin was the name given to a dog adopted from a WWI battlefield that went on to star in twenty-three Hollywood films. The name was subsequently given to several related German Shepherd dogs featured in fictional stories on film, radio and television.-Origins:The first of the line Rin Tin...
Metropolitan Pictures	The Sign of the Wolf	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Forrest Sheldon and Harry S. Webb Harry S. Webb Harry S. Webb was an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He produced 100 films between 1924 and 1940. He also directed 55 films between 1924 and 1940....
Syndicate Pictures	The Mystery Trooper	10	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Stuart Paton and Harry S. Webb Harry S. Webb Harry S. Webb was an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He produced 100 films between 1924 and 1940. He also directed 55 films between 1924 and 1940....
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Finger Prints Finger Prints (serial) Finger Prints is a Universal movie serial. It is considered to be lost.-Plot:Secret Service agent Gary Gordon is working on shutting down the River Gang, a smuggling ring that his girlfriend's father is secretly a member...	10		Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...
	Heroes of the Flames Heroes of the Flames Heroes of the Flames is a Universal movie serial. It is considered to be lost.-Cast:Tim McCoy as Bob DarrowMarion Shockley as June MadisonBobby Nelson as Jackie MadisonJoe Bonomo as a Henchman*Gayne Whitman as Don Mitchell...	12		Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...	Tim McCoy Tim McCoy Col. Tim McCoy was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life and customs.-Early years:...
	Danger Island Danger Island (serial) Danger Island is a Universal film serial. It is considered to be lost.-Plot:Bonnie Adams is told by her father on his death bed of his discovery of a radium deposit on an island off the coast of Africa. Ben Arnold and his girlfriend Aileen Chandos want the radium for themselves and befriend...	12	Jungle	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...
	Battling with Buffalo Bill Battling with Buffalo Bill Battling with Buffalo Bill is a Universal Pictures movie serial based on the book The Great West That Was by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, which had also been used as the inspiration for the studio's highly successful 1930 serial The Indians Are Coming.This was Universal's 78th serial, the 10th...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...
	The Spell of the Circus The Spell of the Circus The Spell of the Circus is a Universal movie serial. This is considered to be a lost film.-Plot:Butte Morgan plans to take over the circus my marrying Maria Wallace...	12		Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
1932 1932 in film -Events:Cary Grant's film career beginsKatharine Hepburn's film career beginsShirley Temple's film career beginsDisney released Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film.*Santa, first sound film made in Mexico released....
Mascot Pictures	The Shadow of the Eagle The Shadow of the Eagle The Shadow of the Eagle is a Mascot film serial starring John Wayne in his first serial role. This serial is now in the public domain.-Plot:...	12		Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director... and B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known...	John Wayne John Wayne Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
	The Last of the Mohicans The Last of the Mohicans (serial) The Last of the Mohicans is a 1932 Mascot movie serial based on the novel The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper.-Cast:Harry Carey as Natty Bumppo/HawkeyeHobart Bosworth as Chingachgook, 'the Sagamore'*Frank Coghlan Jr...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director... and B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known...	Harry Carey
	The Hurricane Express The Hurricane Express The Hurricane Express is a 12-chapter Mascot Pictures film serial that stars John Wayne as airplane pilot Larry Baker, who goes after a mystery villain named "The Wrecker," the man responsible for a train crash that killed his father.-Cast:...	12		J.P. McGowan and Armand Schaefer Armand Schaefer Armand Schaefer was a Canadian film producer and director. He produced over 100 films between 1932 and 1953. He also directed 24 films between 1931 and 1946...	John Wayne John Wayne Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
	The Devil Horse The Devil Horse The Devil Horse is a Mascot movie serial starring Harry Carey and Noah Beery, Sr.-Cast:Harry Carey as Bob Norton, aka RobertsNoah Beery as CanfieldFrankie Darro as The Wild BoyGreta Granstedt as Linda Weston*Barrie O'Daniels as Lee Weston...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Otto Brower Otto Brower Otto Brower was an American film director. He directed 45 films between 1928 and 1946.He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:...	Harry Carey
RKO Radio Pictures (produced by Van Beuren Productions)	The Last Frontier The Last Frontier (serial) The Last Frontier is a 12-chapter serial, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1932. The serial starred Lon Chaney, Jr. as the zorro-esque hero The Black Ghost. Dorothy Gulliver was the leading female star. The total running time of the serial is 213 minutes.-Plot:The outlaw "Tiger" Morris attempts...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Lon Chaney, Jr. Lon Chaney, Jr. Lon Chaney, Jr. , born Creighton Tull Chaney, was an American character actor. He was best known for his roles in monster movies and as the son of famous silent film actor, Lon Chaney... (as Creighton Chaney)
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Detective Lloyd Detective Lloyd Detective Lloyd is a Universal movie serial. The serial was a co-production between the American company Universal and the British company General Films - it was filmed in Britain with British and Commonwealth actors....	12	Crime	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...	Jack Lloyd	British cast and co-production, released in Europe as Lloyd of the C.I.D.
	The Airmail Mystery The Airmail Mystery The Airmail Mystery is a Universal movie serial. It is considered to be lost.-Cast:* James Flavin - Bob Lee* Lucile Browne - Mary Ross* Wheeler Oakman - Judson Ward* Frank Hagney - Moran* Sidney Bracey - Driscoll...	12	Aviation	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...	James Flavin James Flavin James William Flavin, Jr. was an American character actor whose career lasted nearly half a century.-Life and career:...
	Heroes of the West	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...
	The Jungle Mystery The Jungle Mystery The Jungle Mystery is a Universal movie serial based on the book The Ivory Trail by Talbot Mundy.-Cast:* Tom Tyler as Kirk Montgomery* Cecilia Parker as Barbara Morgan* William Desmond as Mr. Morgan* Philo McCullough as Shillow...	12	Jungle	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...
	The Lost Special The Lost Special (serial) The Lost Special is a Universal movie serial based on the story The Lost Special by Arthur Conan Doyle. This adaptation does not include Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes, and moves events to the American West....	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Henry MacRae Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...
1933 1933 in film -Events:* March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City.* June 6 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey.* British Film Institute founded....
Mascot Pictures	The Whispering Shadow The Whispering Shadow The Whispering Shadow is a Serial film, starring Béla Lugosi in his first of five serial roles. Lugosi received $10,000, the highest known salary of his career, for this film. . The serial was filmed in only 12 days...	12		Colbert Clark and Albert Herman	Béla Lugosi Béla Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó , commonly known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian actor of stage and screen. He was best known for having played Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version, as well as having starred in several of Ed Wood's low budget films in the last years of his...
	The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers (1933 serial) The Three Musketeers is a 1933 film serial produced by Mascot Pictures which updates Dumas' The Three Musketeers by setting the story in contemporary North Africa. The Musketeers are soldiers in the French Foreign Legion, and D'Artagnan , is a pilot in the United States military.The serial is in...	12		Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer Armand Schaefer Armand Schaefer was a Canadian film producer and director. He produced over 100 films between 1932 and 1953. He also directed 24 films between 1931 and 1946...	John Wayne John Wayne Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height... , Lon Chaney Jr.
	Fighting with Kit Carson Fighting with Kit Carson Fighting with Kit Carson is a Mascot Pictures movie serial.-Cast:* Johnny Mack Brown as Kit Carson* Betsy King Ross as Joan Fargo, aka Johnny Fargo* Noah Beery, Sr. as Cyrus Kraft* Noah Beery, Jr...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer Armand Schaefer Armand Schaefer was a Canadian film producer and director. He produced over 100 films between 1932 and 1953. He also directed 24 films between 1931 and 1946...
	The Wolf Dog The Wolf Dog The Wolf Dog is a Mascot film serial. It was directed by Colbert Clark and Harry L. Fraser and starred Frankie Darro and Rin Tin Tin, Jr.. The plot concerns the heir to a fortune and a villain attempting to take the inheritance for himself.-Plot:...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Colbert Clark and Harry L. Fraser Harry L. Fraser Harry L. Fraser was an American film director. He directed over 80 films between 1925 and 1951, including the 1934 John Wayne film Randy Rides Alone and the Frank Buck cliffhanger serial Jungle Menace . He had a small acting role in the John Wayne film Neath the Arizona Skies...	Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin was the name given to a dog adopted from a WWI battlefield that went on to star in twenty-three Hollywood films. The name was subsequently given to several related German Shepherd dogs featured in fictional stories on film, radio and television.-Origins:The first of the line Rin Tin...
	The Mystery Squadron The Mystery Squadron The Mystery Squadron is a Mascot movie serial. It is one of the earlier serials to feature extensive aviation sequences.-Plot:A dam being built by Stephen Gray comes under attack from the mysterious pilot, The Black Ace, and his "Mystery Squadron" of pilots. The identity of the Black Ace is so...	12	Aviation	Colbert Clark and David Howard David Howard (director) David Howard was an American film director. He directed 46 films between 1930 and 1941.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...	Bob Steele Bob Steele (actor) Bob Steele was an American actor. He was born Robert Adrian Bradbury in Portland, Oregon, into a vaudeville family. After years of touring, the family settled down in Hollywood in the late 1910s, where his father, Robert N...
Principal Pictures	Tarzan the Fearless Tarzan the Fearless Tarzan the Fearless is a 12 chapter film serial starring Buster Crabbe in his only appearance as Tarzan. It was also released as a 71-minute feature film which comprised the first four chapters of the serial version. Co-starring was actress Jacqueline Wells, who later changed her name to Julie...	12	Jungle	Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...	Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.-Birth:...
	The Return of Chandu The Return of Chandu The Return of Chandu is a 1934 American film serial in 12 episodes based on the radio series Chandu the Magician . It was directed by Ray Taylor and starred Béla Lugosi as Frank Chandler...	12	Fantasy	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...	Béla Lugosi Béla Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó , commonly known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian actor of stage and screen. He was best known for having played Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version, as well as having starred in several of Ed Wood's low budget films in the last years of his...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Clancy of the Mounted Clancy of the Mounted Clancy of the Mounted is a Universal Northern movie serial based on the poem Clancy of the Mounted Police by Robert W. Service. This was Universal's 85th serial and the 17th with sound...	12	Northern Northern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...
	The Phantom of the Air The Phantom of the Air The Phantom of the Air is a Universal movie serial directed by Ray Taylor.-Plot:Thomas Edwards invents an anti-gravity device called the "Contragrav," which is sought after by a gang of smugglers led by Mort Crome...	12	Aviation	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...
	Gordon of Ghost City Gordon of Ghost City Gordon of Ghost City is a Universal movie serial based on the novel Oh, Promise Me! by Peter B. Kyne.It is a remake of the 1932 film Flaming Guns, which was based on the same book.-Cast:* Buck Jones - Buck Gordon...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...	Buck Jones Buck Jones Buck Jones was an American motion picture star of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, best known for his work starring in many popular western movies...
	The Perils of Pauline The Perils of Pauline (1933 serial) The Perils of Pauline is a movie serial, and sound film remake, of the Pathé original. The 1933 12-chapter "cliffhanger" was produced by Universal Studios. Evalyn Knapp, herself a graduate of silent Pathé short subjects, starred as heroine Pauline Hargrave...	12	Damsel in distress Damsel in distress The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film. She is usually a beautiful young woman placed in a dire predicament by a villain or monster and who requires a hero to achieve her rescue. She has become a stock character of fiction,...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...	Evelyn Knapp
1934 1934 in film -Events:January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000.February 19 - Bob Hope marries Dolores Reade...
Mascot Pictures	The Lost Jungle The Lost Jungle The Lost Jungle is a Mascot movie serial.A semi-sequel to this serial, Darkest Africa, was released by Republic Pictures in 1936...	12	Jungle	David Howard David Howard (director) David Howard was an American film director. He directed 46 films between 1930 and 1941.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:... and Armand Schaefer Armand Schaefer Armand Schaefer was a Canadian film producer and director. He produced over 100 films between 1932 and 1953. He also directed 24 films between 1931 and 1946...	Clyde Beatty Clyde Beatty Clyde Beatty joined the circus as a cage cleaner as a teen and became famous as a lion tamer and animal trainer. He also became a circus impresario who owned his own show that later merged with the Cole Bros. Circus to form the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros...
	Burn 'Em Up Barnes Burn 'Em Up Barnes Burn 'Em Up Barnes is a Mascot movie serial. It was a loose remake of the 1921 film of the same name.-Cast:Jack Mulhall as Burn-'em-Up Barnes, racing driver nicknamed the "King of the Dirt Track" and shortly the co-owner of the Temple Barnes Transportation school bus companyFrankie Darro as...	12	Sports	Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer Armand Schaefer Armand Schaefer was a Canadian film producer and director. He produced over 100 films between 1932 and 1953. He also directed 24 films between 1931 and 1946...	Jack Mulhall Jack Mulhall Jack Mulhall, born John Joseph Francis Mulhall, was a film actor since the silent film era and appeared in over 430 films.... , Frankie Darro Frankie Darro Frankie Darro was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles in adventure, western, dramatic, and comedy films, and later became a character actor and voice-over artist.-Early life:Darro...
	The Law of the Wild The Law of the Wild The Law of the Wild is a 1934 American Mascot movie serial directed by B. Reeves Eason and Armand Schaefer.-Plot:John Sheldon is falsely accused by Frank Nolan of killing Lou Salters. With his owner now in prison, Nolan steals Sheldon's horse Rex with plans to ride him in a big race...	12		B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known... and Armand Schaefer Armand Schaefer Armand Schaefer was a Canadian film producer and director. He produced over 100 films between 1932 and 1953. He also directed 24 films between 1931 and 1946...	Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin was the name given to a dog adopted from a WWI battlefield that went on to star in twenty-three Hollywood films. The name was subsequently given to several related German Shepherd dogs featured in fictional stories on film, radio and television.-Origins:The first of the line Rin Tin...
	Mystery Mountain Mystery Mountain (serial) Mystery Mountain is a Mascot movie serial.It was a remake of Mascot's own The Hurricane Express .-Plot overview:Detective Ken Williams tries to capture the master of disguise, The Rattler, who is attacking a railroad.-Cast:...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Otto Brower Otto Brower Otto Brower was an American film director. He directed 45 films between 1928 and 1946.He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:... and B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known...	Ken Maynard Ken Maynard Ken Maynard was an American motion picture stuntman and actor.-Biography:Born Kenneth Olin Maynard in Vevay, Indiana, he was one of five children. His younger brother, Kermit Maynard, also became a stuntman and actor.... , Gene Autry Gene Autry Orvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
Romance Productions Incorporated	Young Eagles	12		Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Bobby Cox Bobby Cox Robert Joseph "Bobby" Cox is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager. He first led the Atlanta Braves from 1978 to 1981, and then managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1985. He later rejoined the Braves in 1985 as a general manager...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Pirate Treasure Pirate Treasure Pirate Treasure is a Universal film serial. It was the twenty-first sound serial released by Universal, of the sixty-nine they released in total...	12	Maritime	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...	Richard Talmadge Richard Talmadge Richard Talmadge was a Swiss-born American actor, stuntman and film director....
	The Vanishing Shadow The Vanishing Shadow The Vanishing Shadow is a Universal film serial.-Plot:Stanley Stanfield is the inventor of the Vanishing Ray, a wearable device which, when active, leaves only the user's shadow still visible. After meeting with a fellow eccentric scientist, Carl Van Dorn, a prototype is built. Stanley intends...	12	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Lew Landers Lew Landers Lew Landers was a prolific American film and television director.-Biography:Born Louis Friedlander in New York City, he began his movie career as an actor. In 1914 he appeared in two features, D. W. Griffith's The Escape and the comedy short Admission -- Two Pins, opposite Glen White, under his...	Onslow Stevens Onslow Stevens Onslow Stevens was an American stage, television and film actor.-Career:Born Onslow Ford Stevenson in Los Angeles, California, he was the son of character actor Housley Stevenson...
	The Red Rider The Red Rider The Red Rider is a Universal movie serial based on the story "The Redhead from Sun Dog" by W. C. Tuttle. It is a remake of the 1931 John Wayne movie Range Feud.-Cast:* Buck Jones as "Red" Davidson* Grant Withers as "Silent" Slade...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Lew Landers Lew Landers Lew Landers was a prolific American film and television director.-Biography:Born Louis Friedlander in New York City, he began his movie career as an actor. In 1914 he appeared in two features, D. W. Griffith's The Escape and the comedy short Admission -- Two Pins, opposite Glen White, under his...	Buck Jones Buck Jones Buck Jones was an American motion picture star of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, best known for his work starring in many popular western movies...
	Tailspin Tommy Tailspin Tommy (serial) Tailspin Tommy is a Universal film serial based on the Tailspin Tommy comic strip by Hal Forrest. It was the 97th serial of the 137 released by that studio . The plot concerns a conflict over a government airmail contract....	12	Aviation	Lew Landers Lew Landers Lew Landers was a prolific American film and television director.-Biography:Born Louis Friedlander in New York City, he began his movie career as an actor. In 1914 he appeared in two features, D. W. Griffith's The Escape and the comedy short Admission -- Two Pins, opposite Glen White, under his...	Maurice Murphy Maurice Murphy Maurice Harrison Murphy MBE was a British musician who was Principal Trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra from 1977 to 2007....
1935 1935 in film -Events:Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...
Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises	The New Adventures of Tarzan The New Adventures of Tarzan The New Adventures of Tarzan is a 1935 American film serial in 12 chapters. It is a more authentic version of the character than most other adaptations, with Tarzan as a cultured and well educated gentleman as in the original Edgar Rice Burroughs novels. It was filmed during the same period as the...	12	Jungle	Edward A. Kull Edward A. Kull Edward A. Kull was an American cinematographer and film director. He worked on 101 films between 1916 and 1946...	Herman Brix
Mascot Pictures	The Phantom Empire The Phantom Empire The Phantom Empire, starring Gene Autry the Singing Cowboy, was a 12-chapter 1935 Mascot serial that combined the western, musical, and science fiction genres. The first episode is 30 mins, the rest about 20 minutes...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of... , Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Otto Brower Otto Brower Otto Brower was an American film director. He directed 45 films between 1928 and 1946.He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:... and B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known...	Gene Autry Gene Autry Orvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
	The Miracle Rider The Miracle Rider The Miracle Rider is a 1935 Mascot movie serial directed by B. Reeves Eason and Armand Schaefer. The serial stars Tom Mix.-Plot outline:Zaroff , a rancher and oil company owner, wants to drive the Ravenhead Indians off their reservation so that he can mine the rare element X-94, a super explosive,...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Otto Brower Otto Brower Otto Brower was an American film director. He directed 45 films between 1928 and 1946.He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:... and B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known...	Tom Mix Tom Mix Thomas Edwin "Tom" Mix was an American film actor and the star of many early Western movies. He made a reported 336 films between 1910 and 1935, all but nine of which were silent features...
	The Adventures of Rex and Rinty The Adventures of Rex and Rinty The Adventures of Rex and Rinty is a Mascot film serial starring the Rex and canine actor Rin Tin Tin, Jr..-Cast:* Rex as Rex, The King of Wild Horses* Rin Tin Tin, Jr...	12		B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known... and Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director...	Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin was the name given to a dog adopted from a WWI battlefield that went on to star in twenty-three Hollywood films. The name was subsequently given to several related German Shepherd dogs featured in fictional stories on film, radio and television.-Origins:The first of the line Rin Tin... . Rex, the Wonder Horse
	The Fighting Marines The Fighting Marines The Fighting Marines is a Mascot movie serial. This was the last serial ever produced by Mascot. The studio was bought out and merged with others to become Republic Pictures...	12		B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known... and Joseph Kane Joseph Kane Jasper Joseph Inman Kane was a prolific American film director, film producer, film editor and screenwriter...	Grant Withers Grant Withers Grant Withers was an American film actor. With early beginnings in the silent era, Withers moved into talkies establishing himself with a list of headlined features as a young and handsome male lead... , Adrian Morris Adrian Morris Adrian Grant Morris was an English painter. Following a successful retrospective exhibition at the Redfern Gallery in London in May/June, 2008, works were included in their mixed Autumn exhibition, 2009...	Last Mascot serial - merged into Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....
Screen Attractions	Queen of the Jungle Queen of the Jungle Queen of the Jungle is an independent film serial produced by Herman Wohl and released theatrically by Screen Attractions.-Plot:David Worth travels into Africa to find his old friend Joan Lawrence, who disappeared in a hot air balloon as a child while the pair were with an expedition searching for...	12	Jungle	Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...	Mary Kornman Mary Kornman Mary Kornman was an American child actress who was the leading female star of the Our Gang series during the Pathé silent era.-Our Gang:...
Super Serial Productions Inc.	The Lost City The Lost City (1935 serial) The Lost City is an independently made film serial produced in 1935 directed by Harry Revier.-Plot:The film took the premise of that year's The Phantom Empire but transferred the lost civilization motif from the west to another popular serial locale, the African jungle...	12	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Harry Revier Harry Revier Harry Jack Revier was an independent American director, producer and first generation exploitation film maker best known for his sound films; The Lost City , Lash of the Penitentes and Child Bride .-Biography:Born in Philadelphia in 1890, some sources state that Revier gained early experience as...	Kane Richmond Kane Richmond Kane Richmond was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s, mostly appearing in cliffhangers and serials...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Rustlers of Red Dog Rustlers of Red Dog Rustlers of Red Dog is a Universal movie serial based on the book The Great West That Was by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. It was a remake of the earlier, 1930 serial The Indians are Coming-Cast:* Johnny Mack Brown as Jack Wood...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Lew Landers Lew Landers Lew Landers was a prolific American film and television director.-Biography:Born Louis Friedlander in New York City, he began his movie career as an actor. In 1914 he appeared in two features, D. W. Griffith's The Escape and the comedy short Admission -- Two Pins, opposite Glen White, under his...	Johnny Mack Brown Johnny Mack Brown Johnny Mack Brown was an All-American college football player and film actor originally billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career.-Early life:...
	The Call of the Savage The Call of the Savage The Call of the Savage is a Universal movie serial based on the story Jan of the Jungle by Otis Adelbert Kline.-Production:Call of the Savage features "Jan, the Jungle Boy" and was based on "Jan of the Jungle" by Otis Adelbert Kline, a successful pulp story which rivalled the Tarzan series.In 1956...	12	Jungle	Lew Landers Lew Landers Lew Landers was a prolific American film and television director.-Biography:Born Louis Friedlander in New York City, he began his movie career as an actor. In 1914 he appeared in two features, D. W. Griffith's The Escape and the comedy short Admission -- Two Pins, opposite Glen White, under his...	Noah Beery, Jr. Noah Beery, Jr. Noah Lindsey Beery , known professionally as Noah Beery, Jr. or just Noah Beery, was an American actor specializing in warm, friendly character parts similar to the ones played by his uncle Wallace Beery, although Noah Beery, Jr., unlike his uncle, seldom broke away from playing supporting...
	The Roaring West The Roaring West The Roaring West is a Universal film serial.-Cast:* Buck Jones as Montana Larkin* Silver as Silver, Montana's horse* Muriel Evans as Mary Parker* Frank McGlynn Sr. as Jinglebob Morgan* Walter Miller as Gil Gillespie* Eole Galli as Ann Hardy...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...	Buck Jones Buck Jones Buck Jones was an American motion picture star of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, best known for his work starring in many popular western movies...
	Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery is a Universal movie serial based on the Tailspin Tommy comic strip by Hal Forrest. It was the 96th of the 137 serials released by the studio .-Plot:...	12	Aviation	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...	Clark Williams Clark Williams Myron Clark Williams was an American banker and politician.-Life:...
1936 1936 in film The year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon... Beginning of the Golden Age of Serials
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	Darkest Africa Darkest Africa Darkest Africa is a Republic movie serial. This was the first serial produced by Republic Pictures and was a loose sequel to a Mascot Pictures serial called The Lost Jungle, also starring Clyde Beatty. Mascot, and other companies, had been taken over in 1935 by Consolidated Film Laboratories and...	15	Jungle	B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known... and Joseph Kane Joseph Kane Jasper Joseph Inman Kane was a prolific American film director, film producer, film editor and screenwriter...	Clyde Beatty Clyde Beatty Clyde Beatty joined the circus as a cage cleaner as a teen and became famous as a lion tamer and animal trainer. He also became a circus impresario who owned his own show that later merged with the Cole Bros. Circus to form the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros...	First Republic serial
	Undersea Kingdom Undersea Kingdom Undersea Kingdom is a Republic Pictures film serial released in response to Universal's Flash Gordon. It was the second of the sixty-six serials made by Republic...	12	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known... and Joseph Kane Joseph Kane Jasper Joseph Inman Kane was a prolific American film director, film producer, film editor and screenwriter...	Ray Corrigan
	The Vigilantes Are Coming The Vigilantes Are Coming The Vigilantes Are Coming is a 1936 American Republic film serial. It was the third of the sixty six serials made by Republic Pictures ....	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Mack V. Wright Mack V. Wright -Selected filmography:DirectorWolf Tracks Masked Thieves' Clothes The Broncho Kid Red Blood The Texas Terror Tarzan and the Golden Lion South of the Rio Grande...	Hoot Gibson Hoot Gibson Hoot Gibson was an American rodeo champion and a pioneer cowboy film actor, director and producer.-Early life and career:...
	Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island is a Republic Movie serial starring Ray Mala. It was the fourth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic and the last to be released in 1936...	14	Maritime	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Mack V. Wright Mack V. Wright -Selected filmography:DirectorWolf Tracks Masked Thieves' Clothes The Broncho Kid Red Blood The Texas Terror Tarzan and the Golden Lion South of the Rio Grande...	Ray Mala Ray Mala Ray Mala was the first Native American movie star and is the most prolific film star that the state of Alaska has thus far produced. Ray Mala was recently named a "Top Ten Alaskan" by TIME Magazine...
Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.)	Custer's Last Stand Custer's Last Stand (serial) Custer's Last Stand is an independent film serial based on the historical Custer's Last Stand at the Little Bighorn River.It was produced by the Poverty Row studio Stage & Screen Productions, which went bust shortly afterwards as a victim of the Great Depression...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton, was an American writer, director, and actor from the early silent days. A collaborator of D. W. Griffith, he appeared in The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance before giving up acting in 1919 to concentrate on work behind the camera...	Rex Lease Rex Lease Rex Lloyd Lease was an American actor. He appeared in over 300 films, mainly in westerns. Lease was accused in 1930 by Vivian Duncan of the Duncan Sisters for assault...
Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.)	The Clutching Hand The Clutching Hand The Clutching Hand is a 15-episode serial based on the final Craig Kennedy novel of the same name by Arthur B. Reeve. In it, the famous detective is assigned to solve the disappearance of Dr...	15	Mystery	Albert Herman	Jack Mulhall Jack Mulhall Jack Mulhall, born John Joseph Francis Mulhall, was a film actor since the silent film era and appeared in over 430 films.... , Mae Busch Mae Busch Mae Busch was an Australian film actress who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood. In the latter part of her career, she appeared in many Laurel and Hardy comedies, where she frequently played Hardy's shrewish wife.-Early life and career:Born in Melbourne, Australia, Busch was...
Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.)	The Black Coin	15	Mystery	Albert Herman	Dave O'Brien Dave O'Brien (actor) Dave O'Brien was an American film actor, director and writer. Born David Poole Fronabarger in Big Spring, Texas, O'Brien started his film career in bit parts before gradually winning larger roles, mostly in B pictures....
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Adventures of Frank Merriwell The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (serial) The Adventures of Frank Merriwell is a Universal movie serial based on the Frank Merriwell books by Gilbert Patten.-Production:The Adventures of Frank Merriwell is set in 1936 instead of the 1890s of the source material....	12	Sports	Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director... and Clifford Smith	Donald Briggs, Jean Rogers Jean Rogers Jean Rogers was an American actress. She portrayed Dale Arden in two of the three Flash Gordon serials.-Early life:...
	Flash Gordon Flash Gordon (serial) Flash Gordon is a 1936 science fiction film serial. Told in 13 installments, it was the first screen adventure for the comic-strip character Flash Gordon, and tells the story of his first visit to the planet Mongo and his encounter with the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless. Buster Crabbe, Jean...	13	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Frederick Stephani	Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.-Birth:... , Jean Rogers Jean Rogers Jean Rogers was an American actress. She portrayed Dale Arden in two of the three Flash Gordon serials.-Early life:... , Charles Middleton Charles B. Middleton Charles B. Middleton was an American stage and film actor. During a film career that began at age 46 and lasted almost 30 years, Charles Middleton appeared in nearly two hundred films as well as numerous plays...
	The Phantom Rider The Phantom Rider (Universal serial) The Phantom Rider is a Universal movie serial.-Cast:* Buck Jones as Buck Grant* Marla Shelton as Mary Grayson* Diana Gibson as Helen Moore* Harry Woods as Harvey Delaney* Frank LaRue as Judge Holmes* George Cooper as Spooky...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...	Buck Jones Buck Jones Buck Jones was an American motion picture star of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, best known for his work starring in many popular western movies...
	Ace Drummond	15	Aviation	Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director... and Clifford Smith	John King
Victory Pictures (Sam Katzman Sam Katzman Sam Katzman was an American film producer and director. Born into a poor Jewish family, Katzman went to work as a stage laborer at the age of 13 in the fledgling East Coast film industry... )	Shadow of Chinatown	15	Mystery Mystery film Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The... , Yellow peril Yellow Peril Yellow Peril was a colour metaphor for race that originated in the late nineteenth century with immigration of Chinese laborers to various Western countries, notably the United States, and later associated with the Japanese during the mid 20th century, due to Japanese military expansion.The term...	Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...	Béla Lugosi Béla Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó , commonly known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian actor of stage and screen. He was best known for having played Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version, as well as having starred in several of Ed Wood's low budget films in the last years of his... , Herman Brix
1937 1937 in film The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	Jungle Menace Jungle Menace -External links:* * * **...	15	Jungle	Harry L. Fraser Harry L. Fraser Harry L. Fraser was an American film director. He directed over 80 films between 1925 and 1951, including the 1934 John Wayne film Randy Rides Alone and the Frank Buck cliffhanger serial Jungle Menace . He had a small acting role in the John Wayne film Neath the Arizona Skies... and George Melford George Melford George H. Melford was an American stage and film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.-Career:...	Frank Buck Frank Buck (animal collector) Frank Howard Buck was a hunter and "collector of wild animals," as well as a movie actor, director, writer and producer...	First Columbia serial (produced by Weiss Bros.)
	The Mysterious Pilot The Mysterious Pilot The Mysterious Pilot is a Columbia movie serial based on the book by William Byron Mowery and starring the record-breaking aviator Frank Hawks...	15	Aviation	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Frank Hawks Frank Hawks Frank Monroe Hawks served in the U.S. Army in World War I and was known during the 1920s and 1930s as a record breaking aviator, using a series of Texaco-sponsored aircraft, setting 214 point-to-point records in the United States and Europe...	Produced by Weiss Bros.
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	Dick Tracy Dick Tracy (serial) Dick Tracy is a 15-Chapter Republic movie serial starring Ralph Byrd based on the Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould. It was directed by Alan James and Ray Taylor.-Synopsis:...	15	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	Alan James	Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd was an American actor. He was most famous for playing the comic strip character Dick Tracy on screen, in serials, movies and television.-Early life and career:...
	The Painted Stallion The Painted Stallion The Painted Stallion is a 1937 Republic Movie serial. It was the sixth Republic serial of the sixty-six made by that company. Western serials such as this made up a third of the serials from Republic, a studio that was also heavily involved in making B-Western feature films at the time.This...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Alan James	Ray Corrigan
	S.O.S. Coast Guard S.O.S. Coast Guard S O S Coast Guard is a Republic film serial. It was the seventh of the sixty-six serials made by Republic. The plot concerns the mad scientist Boroff attempting to sell a superweapon to the highest bidder, opposed by Coast Guard Lieutenant Terry Kent , for both personal and professional...	12	Maritime, Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Alan James	Béla Lugosi Béla Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó , commonly known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian actor of stage and screen. He was best known for having played Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version, as well as having starred in several of Ed Wood's low budget films in the last years of his... , Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd was an American actor. He was most famous for playing the comic strip character Dick Tracy on screen, in serials, movies and television.-Early life and career:...
	Zorro Rides Again Zorro Rides Again Zorro Rides Again is a 12-chapter Republic film serial. It was the eighth of the sixty-six Republic serials, the third with a western theme and the last produced in 1937. The serial was directed by William Witney & John English and starred John Carroll as a modern descendant of the original Zorro...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,...	John Carroll John Carroll (actor) John Carroll was an American actor and singer. He was born Julian Lafaye in New Orleans, Louisiana....
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Jungle Jim Jungle Jim (serial) Jungle Jim is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip by Alex Raymond.-Chapter titles:# Into the Lion's Den# The Cobra Strikes# The Menacing Hand# The Killer's Trail# The Bridge of Terror# Drums of Doom# The Earth Trembles...	12	Jungle	Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director... and Clifford Smith
	Secret Agent X-9 Secret Agent X-9 (1937 serial) Secret Agent X-9 is a Universal film serial based on the comic strip Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond.-Cast:* Scott Kolk as Agent Dexter * Jean Rogers as Shara Graustark* David Oliver as Pidge...	12	Crime	Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director... and Clifford Smith	Scott Kolk Scott Kolk Scott Kolk was an American actor in the 1920s and 1930s. He is most notable for his roles in All Quiet on the Western Front and Secret Agent X-9-Filmography:* Marianne...
	Wild West Days Wild West Days Wild West Days is a Universal film serial based on a western novel by W. R. Burnett. It was the 103rd of the studio's 137 serials .-Plot:...	13	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director... and Clifford Smith	Johnny Mack Brown Johnny Mack Brown Johnny Mack Brown was an All-American college football player and film actor originally billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career.-Early life:...
	Radio Patrol Radio Patrol (serial) Radio Patrol is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip Radio Patrol.-Cast:* Grant Withers as Officer Pat O'Hara* Adrian Morris as Officer Sam Maloney* Kay Hughes as Molly Selkirk* Mickey Rentschler as Pinky Adams...	12	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director... and Clifford Smith	Grant Withers Grant Withers Grant Withers was an American film actor. With early beginnings in the silent era, Withers moved into talkies establishing himself with a list of headlined features as a young and handsome male lead...
	Tim Tyler's Luck Tim Tyler's Luck (serial) Tim Tyler's Luck is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip Tim Tyler's Luck.-Plot:Tim Tyler stowsaway on a ship bound for Africa to find his father, Professor James Tyler...	12	Jungle	Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director... and Wyndham Gittens Wyndham Gittens Wyndham Gittens was a West Indian screenwriter. He wrote for 68 films between 1917 and 1966.He was born in Barbados, West Indies and died in Dunedin, Florida.-Selected filmography:* Tim Tyler's Luck...	Frankie Thomas Frankie Thomas Frank Marion Thomas, Jr. was an American actor, author and bridge-strategy expert who played both lead and supporting roles on Broadway, in films, in post-World War II radio, and in early television. He was best known for his starring role in Tom Corbett, Space Cadet.-Early years:Thomas was born...
Victory Pictures (Sam Katzman Sam Katzman Sam Katzman was an American film producer and director. Born into a poor Jewish family, Katzman went to work as a stage laborer at the age of 13 in the fledgling East Coast film industry... )	Blake of Scotland Yard	15	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...	Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd was an American actor. He was most famous for playing the comic strip character Dick Tracy on screen, in serials, movies and television.-Early life and career:...	Last independent American serial
1938 1938 in film The year 1938 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of "Dorothy" in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. Ray Bolger is cast as the "Tinman" and Buddy Ebsen is cast as the "Scarecrow". At Bolger's insistence,...
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	The Secret of Treasure Island The Secret of Treasure Island The Secret of Treasure Island is a Columbia movie serial based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. The serial is broken into fifteen chapters. Reporter Larry Kent travels to an island in the Caribbean to investigate the disappearance of his colleague, and discovers that the island...	15	Jungle	Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton, was an American writer, director, and actor from the early silent days. A collaborator of D. W. Griffith, he appeared in The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance before giving up acting in 1919 to concentrate on work behind the camera...	Don Terry, Walter Miller Walter Miller (actor) Walter Miller was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 248 films between 1911 and 1940.He was born in Dayton, Ohio, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack, aged 48...	Last serial produced by Weiss Bros.
	The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is a Columbia movie serial. It was the fourth of the fifty-seven serials released by Columbia and their first western serial. The serial was the first from a new production company, the previous three serials had been produced by Weiss Brothers.-Plot:Wild...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Mack V. Wright Mack V. Wright -Selected filmography:DirectorWolf Tracks Masked Thieves' Clothes The Broncho Kid Red Blood The Texas Terror Tarzan and the Golden Lion South of the Rio Grande... and Sam Nelson
	The Spider's Web The Spider's Web The Spider's Web is a Columbia Pictures movie serial based on the pulp magazine character The Spider. The 15-chapter adventure was directed by serial and western specialist Ray Taylor and comedy and serial veteran James W. Horne...	15	Superhero	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....	Warren Hull Warren Hull John Warren Hull was an actor and TV personality, active from the 1930s through the 1960s. He was one of the most popular serial actors in the action-adventure field....
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger (serial) The Lone Ranger is a 1938 American Republic Movie serial. It was the ninth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic, the fourth western and the first of 1938...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Lee Powell Lee Powell (actor) Lee Powell was a film actor famed for the leading roles in several serials. During World War II he enlisted in the U.S...
	The Fighting Devil Dogs The Fighting Devil Dogs The Fighting Devil Dogs is a 12-chapter Republic movie serial starring Lee Powell and Herman Brix, the latter better known by his later stage name, Bruce Bennett. It was directed by William Witney and John English...	12	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Lee Powell Lee Powell (actor) Lee Powell was a film actor famed for the leading roles in several serials. During World War II he enlisted in the U.S...
	Dick Tracy Returns Dick Tracy Returns Dick Tracy Returns is a Republic Movie serial based on the Dick Tracy comic strip. It was the eleventh of the sixty six serials Republic produced and a sequel to the 1937 serial Dick Tracy, with Ralph Byrd reprising his role as the title character...	15	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd was an American actor. He was most famous for playing the comic strip character Dick Tracy on screen, in serials, movies and television.-Early life and career:...
	Hawk of the Wilderness Hawk of the Wilderness Hawk of the Wilderness is a Republic Movie serial based on the Kioga novel of the same name by pulp writer William L. Chester.Kioga is very similar to the character of Tarzan, whom Herman Brix had also played on film in the 1935, Edgar Rice Burroughs produced serial The New Adventures of...	12	Jungle	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Herman Brix, Ray Mala Ray Mala Ray Mala was the first Native American movie star and is the most prolific film star that the state of Alaska has thus far produced. Ray Mala was recently named a "Top Ten Alaskan" by TIME Magazine...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars is a 1938 serial film of 15 episodes, based on the comic strip Flash Gordon. It is the second of three Flash Gordon serials made between 1936 and 1940....	15	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Frederick Stephani	Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.-Birth:...
	Flaming Frontiers Flaming Frontiers Flaming Frontiers is a Universal movie serial. This was a remake of Heroes of the West . It was re-edited into a TV series in 1966.-Production:...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Alan James and Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...	Johnny Mack Brown Johnny Mack Brown Johnny Mack Brown was an All-American college football player and film actor originally billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career.-Early life:...
	Red Barry Red Barry (serial) Red Barry is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip "Red Barry" by Will Gould.-Cast:* Buster Crabbe as Red Barry. This was one of the few serial roles for Buster Crabbe in normal clothing.* Edna Sedgewick as Natacha...	13	Crime	Alan James	Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.-Birth:...
1939 1939 in film The year 1939 in motion pictures can be justified as being called the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year .- Events :Motion picture historians and film often rate...
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	Flying G-Men Flying G-Men Flying G-Men is a Columbia Film serial. It was the sixth of the fifty seven serials released by Columbia.-Plot:Three government aviators, the "Flying G-Men" of the title - one of whom is disguised as The Black Falcon, fight to protect America from an enemy spy ring and to avenge the death of the...	15	Aviation	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....	Robert Paige Robert Paige Robert Paige was a TV star and Universal Pictures leading man who made 65 films in his lifetime and was the only actor ever allowed to sing on film with Deanna Durbin...
	Mandrake the Magician Mandrake the Magician (serial) Mandrake the Magician was the seventh serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Plot:Mandrake in this serial works with conjuring tricks and sleight of hand instead of all the all-powerful hypnotism in the comics. Lothar is portrayed as an Asian with hair instead of a giant bald African...	12	Mystery	Sam Nelson and Norman Deming	Warren Hull Warren Hull John Warren Hull was an actor and TV personality, active from the 1930s through the 1960s. He was one of the most popular serial actors in the action-adventure field....
	Overland with Kit Carson Overland with Kit Carson Overland with Kit Carson was the eighth serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Plot:Overland with Kit Carson is constructed upon a seemingly simple premise. Old Western settlers are being driven off their homesteads and ranches by a combination of Indian assaults and harassing attacks by bands of...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Sam Nelson and Norman Deming
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	The Lone Ranger Rides Again The Lone Ranger Rides Again The Lone Ranger Rides Again is a 1939 American Republic serial. It was a sequel to Republic's earlier 1937 serial The Lone Ranger, which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic....	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Robert Livingston Robert Livingston (actor) Robert Livingston was an American film actor. He appeared in 135 films between 1921 and 1975.Often billed as "Bob Livingston," he was the original "Stony Brooke" in the "Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie series, a role later played by John Wayne for eight films...
	Daredevils of the Red Circle Daredevils of the Red Circle Daredevils of the Red Circle is a 12-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Charles Quigley, David Sharpe, Herman Brix and Charles Middleton. It was directed by William Witney and John English and is often considered one of the better serials produced by Republic...	12	Adventure	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Charles Quigley Charles Quigley Charles Quigley , was an American actor.- Career :Born in New Britain, Connecticut, USA, Quigley He starred in many serial and movies: "Speed to Spare" - "The Shadow" - "Convicted" and "Special Inspector" with Rita Hayworth - Secret Evidence - A Woman's Face - "The Crimson Ghost" you best film.... , Herman Brix
	Dick Tracy's G-Men Dick Tracy's G-Men Dick Tracy's G-Men is a 15-Chapter Republic Movie Serial based on the Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould. It was directed by William Witney and John English....	15	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd was an American actor. He was most famous for playing the comic strip character Dick Tracy on screen, in serials, movies and television.-Early life and career:... , Phylis Isley (Jennifer Jones)
	Zorro's Fighting Legion Zorro's Fighting Legion Zorro's Fighting Legion is a 1939 Republic Pictures film serial consisting of twelve chapters. It features Reed Hadley as Zorro. The plot revolves around his alter-ego Don Diego's fight against the evil Don Del Oro....	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Reed Hadley Reed Hadley Reed Hadley was an American movie, television and radio actor.Reed Hadley was born Reed Herring in Petrolia in Clay County near Wichita Falls, Texas, to Bert Herring, an oil well driller, and his wife Minnie. Hadley had one sister, Bess Brenner. He was reared in Buffalo, New York...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Scouts to the Rescue Scouts to the Rescue Scouts to the Rescue is a Universal film serial.-Plot:A troop of boy scouts use a treasure map to find a stash of counterfeit notes and a lost tribe with a secret Radium deposit.-Cast:* Jackie Cooper as Bruce Scott, leader of the Scout Troop...	12	Adventure	Alan James and Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...	Jackie Cooper Jackie Cooper Jackie Cooper was an American actor, television director, producer and executive. He was a child actor who managed to make the transition to an adult career. Cooper was the first child actor to receive an Academy Award nomination...
	Buck Rogers Buck Rogers (serial) Buck Rogers is a Universal serial film based on the Buck Rogers comic strip, starring Buster Crabbe as the eponymous hero, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran and Anthony Warde.-Plot:...	12	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director... and Saul A. Goodkind	Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.-Birth:...
	The Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail (1939 serial) The Oregon Trail is a Universal movie serial.-Plot:Jeff Scott is sent to investigate problems with wagon trains attempting to make the journey to Oregon...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director... and Saul A. Goodkind	Johnny Mack Brown Johnny Mack Brown Johnny Mack Brown was an All-American college football player and film actor originally billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career.-Early life:...
	The Phantom Creeps The Phantom Creeps The Phantom Creeps is a 1939 serial about a mad scientist who attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions. In a dramatic fashion, foreign agents and G-Men try to seize the inventions for themselves....	12	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director... and Saul A. Goodkind	Béla Lugosi Béla Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó , commonly known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian actor of stage and screen. He was best known for having played Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version, as well as having starred in several of Ed Wood's low budget films in the last years of his...

1940s

Production Company	Title	Chapters	Genre	Director	Cast	Notes
1940 1940 in film The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released....
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	The Shadow The Shadow (serial) The Shadow was the ninth serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based upon the classic radio series and pulp magazine character with the same name.-Plot:...	15	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....	Victor Jory Victor Jory Victor Jory was a Canadian actor.-Biography:Born in Dawson City, Yukon, Jory was the boxing and wrestling champion of the Coast Guard during his military service, and he kept his burly physique. He toured with theater troupes and appeared on Broadway, before making his Hollywood debut in 1930...
	Terry and the Pirates Terry and the Pirates (serial) Terry and the Pirates was the 10th film serial released by Columbia. It was based on the comic strip Terry and the Pirates created by Milton Caniff...	15	Jungle	James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....	William Tracy William Tracy William Tracy was an American character actor. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Tracy is perhaps best known for the role of Pepi Katona, the delivery boy, in The Shop Around the Corner. He also starred in the John Ford film Tobacco Road . That same year, he began a recurring role as Sgt... , Granville Owen
	Deadwood Dick Deadwood Dick (serial) Deadwood Dick was the 11th serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Plot:Deadwood Dick, a masked and mysterious hero, is in a reality Dick Stanley, editor of the Dakota Pioneer Press and a leading member of the Statehood For Dakota...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....	Don Douglas Don Douglas Don Douglas was a film actor, born Donald Douglas on 24 August 1905 in Kinleyside, Scotland, UK.He appeared in over 100 films from the late 1920s to the 1940s including The Great Gabbo , Life Begins , Men in White , Madame X , Cheers for Miss Bishop , Now, Voyager , Little Tokyo, U.S.A. , Tall in...
	The Green Archer The Green Archer (1940 serial) The Green Archer is the 12th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based on Edgar Wallace's 1923 novel The Green Archer, which had previously been adapted into the silent serial of the same name in 1925 by Pathé Exchange.-Production:...	15	Mystery Mystery film Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...	James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....	Victor Jory Victor Jory Victor Jory was a Canadian actor.-Biography:Born in Dawson City, Yukon, Jory was the boxing and wrestling champion of the Coast Guard during his military service, and he kept his burly physique. He toured with theater troupes and appeared on Broadway, before making his Hollywood debut in 1930...
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	Drums of Fu Manchu Drums of Fu Manchu Drums of Fu Manchu is a 15-chapter Republic movie serial very loosely based on the novel by Sax Rohmer, starring Henry Brandon, William Royle and Robert Kellard...	15	Yellow Peril Yellow Peril Yellow Peril was a colour metaphor for race that originated in the late nineteenth century with immigration of Chinese laborers to various Western countries, notably the United States, and later associated with the Japanese during the mid 20th century, due to Japanese military expansion.The term...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Henry Brandon
	Adventures of Red Ryder Adventures of Red Ryder The Adventures of Red Ryder is a 12-chapter Republic movie serial starring Don "Red" Barry and Noah Beery, Sr. based on the Western comic strip Red Ryder. It was directed by William Witney and John English. This serial was the 18th of the 66 serials produced by Republic...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Don "Red" Barry
	King of the Royal Mounted King of the Royal Mounted (serial) King of the Royal Mounted is a Republic Pictures northern serial based on the King of the Royal Mounted Comic strip directed by William Witney and John English....	12	Northern Northern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Allan Lane Allan Lane Allan "Rocky" Lane was a studio leading man and the star of many cowboy B-movies in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in more than 125 films and TV shows in a career lasting from 1929 to 1966...
	Mysterious Doctor Satan Mysterious Doctor Satan Mysterious Doctor Satan is a 1940 film serial named after its chief villain. Doctor Satan's main opponent is The Copperhead, a masked mystery man secretly Bob Wayne....	15	Superhero Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Eduardo Ciannelli Eduardo Ciannelli Eduardo Ciannelli, sometimes credited as Edward Ciannelli, , was an Italian baritone and character actor with a long career in American films, mostly playing gangsters and criminals.-Early life:...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Green Hornet The Green Hornet (serial) The Green Hornet is a Universal movie serial based on The Green Hornet radio series by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.-Synopsis:...	13	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films... /Superhero Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director...	Gordon Jones
	Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe is a 1940 twelve episode serial film about Flash Gordon. It was the last of three Flash Gordon serials made from 1936 to 1940. The serial was produced and copyrighted by Universal Pictures....	12	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director...	Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.-Birth:...
	Winners of the West Winners of the West (1940 serial) Winners of the West is a Universal movie serial. It stars Dick Foran and Anne Nagel in a plot about the construction of a railroad and a local ganglord who opposes it. This was Universal's 115th serial release ....	13	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director...	Dick Foran Dick Foran John Nicholas 'Dick' Foran was an American actor, known for his performances in western musicals and for playing supporting roles in dramatic pictures.-Life and career:... , Anne Nagel Anne Nagel Anne Nagel was an American actress. She played in adventures, mysteries, and comedies for twenty-five years. She also appeared in television series in the 1950s.-Career:...
	Junior G-Men Junior G-Men (serial) Junior G-Men is a Universal film serial. It was Universal's 116th serial of their total of output of 137. It is one of the three serials starring "The Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys" who were under contract to Universal at the time...	12	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	John Rawlins John Rawlins (director) John Rawlins was an American film director. He directed 44 films between 1932 and 1958. He was born in Long Beach, California and died in Arcadia, California.-Filmography:* Lost Lagoon... and Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director...	Dead End Kids Dead End Kids The Dead End Kids were a group of young actors from New York who appeared in Sidney Kingsley's Broadway play Dead End in 1935. In 1937 producer Samuel Goldwyn brought all of them to Hollywood and turned the play into a film...
1941 1941 in film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941.-Top grossing films :-Academy Awards:...
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	White Eagle White Eagle (1941 serial) White Eagle is the eighth serial released by Columbia Pictures and was based on a 1943 western film starring Buck Jones.-Plot:White Eagle, a Pony Express Rider, is the son of a massacred Army officer who has been raised by an Indian tribe. He believes himself to be the son of the tribal chief, and...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....	Buck Jones Buck Jones Buck Jones was an American motion picture star of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, best known for his work starring in many popular western movies...
	The Spider Returns The Spider Returns The Spider Returns is a Columbia movie serial based on the pulp magazine character The Spider. It was the fourteenth of the 57 serials released by Columbia and a sequel to its 1938 serial The Spider's Web. The first episode runs 32 minutes; the rest are about 17 minutes each.-Plot:Amateur...	15	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....	Warren Hull Warren Hull John Warren Hull was an actor and TV personality, active from the 1930s through the 1960s. He was one of the most popular serial actors in the action-adventure field....
	The Iron Claw The Iron Claw (1941 serial) The Iron Claw was the 15th serial released by Columbia Pictures .-Synopsis:A Fortune in gold, taken from the wreck of a Spanish galleon, is hidden in the home of Anton Benson, a reclusive miser. The entire Benson family and household want the gold for themselves, including a mystery villain known...	15	Mystery	James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....	Charles Quigley Charles Quigley Charles Quigley , was an American actor.- Career :Born in New Britain, Connecticut, USA, Quigley He starred in many serial and movies: "Speed to Spare" - "The Shadow" - "Convicted" and "Special Inspector" with Rita Hayworth - Secret Evidence - A Woman's Face - "The Crimson Ghost" you best film....
	Holt of the Secret Service Holt of the Secret Service Holt of the Secret Service was the 16th serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Plot:A murderous gang of counterfeiters has kidnapped John Severn, the U.S. government's best engraver, who is being held against his will and is forced to print virtually undetectable phony cash. The Secret Service...	15	Crime	James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....	Jack Holt Jack Holt (actor) Jack Holt was an American motion picture actor. He was a leading man of silent and sound films, and was known for his many roles in Westerns.-Early life:... , Evelyn Brent Evelyn Brent Evelyn Brent was an American film and stage actress.-Early life:Born Mary Elizabeth Riggs in Tampa, Florida and known as Betty, she was a child of 10 when her mother Eleanor died, leaving her father Arthur to raise her alone...
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	Adventures of Captain Marvel Adventures of Captain Marvel Adventures of Captain Marvel is a 1941 twelve-chapter film serial directed by John English and William Witney for Republic Pictures, adapted from the popular Captain Marvel comic book character then appearing in Fawcett Comics publications such as Whiz Comics and Captain Marvel Adventures...	12	Superhero Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Tom Tyler Tom Tyler Tom Tyler was an American actor in silent and sound motion pictures, best known for his portrayal of superhero Captain Marvel in the acclaimed 1941 movie serial The Adventures of Captain Marvel.-Biography:...	First Superhero film Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...
	Jungle Girl Jungle Girl (serial) Jungle Girl is a 15-Chapter Republic Pictures Serial starring Frances Gifford. It was directed by William Witney and John English based on the novel Jungle Girl by Edgar Rice Burroughs...	15	Jungle	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Frances Gifford Frances Gifford Mary Frances Gifford was an American actress who played leads and supporting roles in many 1930s and 1940s movies.-Career:...
	King of the Texas Rangers King of the Texas Rangers King of the Texas Rangers is a Republic film serial.King of the Texas Rangers is slightly anachronistic in that it features a mix of period western and modern elements, which was not unknown in the B-Western films also produced by Republic. In this case, Cowboys vs. Nazis...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Slingin' Sammy Baugh Sammy Baugh Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952...
	Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.	15	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd was an American actor. He was most famous for playing the comic strip character Dick Tracy on screen, in serials, movies and television.-Early life and career:...	Also known as Dick Tracy vs. Phantom Empire
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Green Hornet Strikes Again!	15	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films... /Superhero Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...	Warren Hull Warren Hull John Warren Hull was an actor and TV personality, active from the 1930s through the 1960s. He was one of the most popular serial actors in the action-adventure field.... John Rawlins John Rawlins (director) John Rawlins was an American film director. He directed 44 films between 1932 and 1958. He was born in Long Beach, California and died in Arcadia, California.-Filmography:* Lost Lagoon... and Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director...
	Sky Raiders Sky Raiders Sky Raiders is a Universal film serial.-Plot:Captain Dayton, owner of Sky Raiders, Inc., has invented a new fighter plane and bomb sight. Nazi agent Felix Lynx attempts to steal these inventions for his own country...	12	Aviation	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director...	Billy Halop Billy Halop William "Billy" Halop was an American actor born in New York City.He came from a Jewish theatrical family: his mother was a dancer, and his sister Florence Halop was a child actress, who later worked on radio and in television... , Donald Woods Donald Woods (actor) Donald Woods was a Canadian-born American film and television actor whose career spanned six decades....
	Riders of Death Valley Riders of Death Valley Riders of Death Valley is a Universal movie serial. It was a high budget serial with an all-star cast led by Dick Foran and Buck Jones...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director...	Buck Jones Buck Jones Buck Jones was an American motion picture star of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, best known for his work starring in many popular western movies... , Dick Foran Dick Foran John Nicholas 'Dick' Foran was an American actor, known for his performances in western musicals and for playing supporting roles in dramatic pictures.-Life and career:...
	Sea Raiders Sea Raiders Sea Raiders is a Universal film serial starring the Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys. This was the child stars' second of three serials, between Junior G-Men and Junior G-Men of the Air . Sea Raiders was the 52nd serial to be released by Universal...	12	Maritime	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director...	The Dead End Kids Dead End Kids The Dead End Kids were a group of young actors from New York who appeared in Sidney Kingsley's Broadway play Dead End in 1935. In 1937 producer Samuel Goldwyn brought all of them to Hollywood and turned the play into a film...
1942 1942 in film The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	Captain Midnight Captain Midnight (serial) Captain Midnight was the 17th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based upon the radio adventure serial of the same name broadcast from 1938 to 1949.-Plot:...	15	Aviation	James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....	Dave O'Brien Dave O'Brien (actor) Dave O'Brien was an American film actor, director and writer. Born David Poole Fronabarger in Big Spring, Texas, O'Brien started his film career in bit parts before gradually winning larger roles, mostly in B pictures....
	Perils of the Royal Mounted Perils of the Royal Mounted Perils of the Royal Mounted was the 18th serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Plot:This serial shows as the trading post of Sitkawan, Canada is taken by surprise when an Indian tribe attack and massacre the settlers aboard a fur-bearing wagon train. Sergeant MacLane of the Royal Canadian Mounted...	15	Northern Northern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...	James W. Horne James W. Horne James Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....	Robert Kellard Robert Kellard Robert Kellard was an American actor who appeared in over 60 films between 1937 and 1951.-Career:Kellard entered in Hollywood in 1937 in the film Annapolis Salute, directed by Christy Cabanne...
	The Secret Code The Secret Code (serial) The Secret Code was the 19th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It features the masked hero "The Black Commando" facing Nazi saboteurs, inspired by Republic Pictures' successful Spy Smasher serial of the same year...	15	Crime	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Paul Kelly Paul Kelly (actor) Paul Michael Kelly was an American child actor who later as an adult became a stage, film, and television actor.-Child actor:...
	The Valley of Vanishing Men The Valley of Vanishing Men The Valley of Vanishing Men was the 20th film serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Plot:In this serial, Wild Bill Tolliver and Missouri Benson are a pair of adventurers who ride into the vast territory of New Mexico in search of Bill's father, Henry Tolliver, who mysteriously disappeared while...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	William Elliott
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	Spy Smasher Spy Smasher (serial) Spy Smasher is a Republic movie serial based on the Fawcett Comics character Spy Smasher, which is now the property of DC Comics. It was the 25th of the 66 serials produced by Republic. The serial was directed by William Witney with Kane Richmond and Marguerite Chapman as the leads.This serial...	12	War War film War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles... Superhero Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,...	Kane Richmond Kane Richmond Kane Richmond was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s, mostly appearing in cliffhangers and serials...
	Perils of Nyoka Perils of Nyoka Perils of Nyoka is a 1942 Republic Movie serial directed by William Witney. It starred Kay Aldridge as Nyoka the Jungle Girl, a character who first appeared in the Edgar Rice Burroughs-inspired serial "Jungle Girl."-Plot:...	15	Jungle	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,...	Kay Aldridge Kay Aldridge Kay Aldridge was an American model and actress. She is best known for playing feisty and frequently-imperiled heroines in black and white serials during the 1940s.-Life and work:... , Clayton Moore Clayton Moore Clayton Moore was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character The Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954-1957 on the television series of the same name.-Early years:...
	King of the Mounties King of the Mounties King of the Mounties is a Republic film serial.-Cast:* Allan Lane as Sgt Dave King* Gilbert Emery as Commissioner Morrison* Russell Hicks as Marshal Carleton* Peggy Drake as Carol Brent* George Irving as Prof Marshall Brent...	12	Northern Northern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,...	Allan Lane Allan Lane Allan "Rocky" Lane was a studio leading man and the star of many cowboy B-movies in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in more than 125 films and TV shows in a career lasting from 1929 to 1966...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Don Winslow of the Navy Don Winslow of the Navy Don Winslow of the Navy is a Universal Pictures film serial based on the comic strip Don Winslow of the Navy by Commander Frank V. Martinek.-Production:...	12	Maritime	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director...	Don Terry
	Gang Busters Gang Busters (serial) Gang Busters is a Universal movie serial based on the radio series Gang Busters. The city is terrorized by a crime wave masterminded by the elusive, soft-spoken Professor Mortis...	13	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Noel M. Smith Noel M. Smith Noel Mason Smith was an American film director and writer. He directed 125 films between 1917 and 1952.He was born in California, and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...	Kent Taylor Kent Taylor Kent Taylor was an American actor.Born Louis William Weiss in Nashua, Iowa, Taylor appeared in more than 110 films, the bulk of them B-movies in the 1930s and 1940s, although he also had roles in more prestigious studio releases, including I'm No Angel , Death Takes a Holiday , Payment on Demand ,... . Irene Hervey
	Junior G-Men of the Air Junior G-Men of the Air Junior G-Men of the Air is a Universal film serial starring the Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys.-Plot:Japanese sabateurs attack America in preparation for an invasion during World War II. They are discovered by "Ace" Holden and The Dead End Kids, who do not trust the police enough to help...	12	Aviation	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis , was an American film director....	The Dead End Kids Dead End Kids The Dead End Kids were a group of young actors from New York who appeared in Sidney Kingsley's Broadway play Dead End in 1935. In 1937 producer Samuel Goldwyn brought all of them to Hollywood and turned the play into a film...
	Overland Mail Overland Mail Overland Mail is a Universal movie serial. It was edited into a film version called The Indian Raiders in 1956.-Cast:* Lon Chaney, Jr. as Jim Lane* Helen Parrish as Barbara Gilbert* Noah Beery, Jr. as Sierra Pete...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	John Rawlins John Rawlins (director) John Rawlins was an American film director. He directed 44 films between 1932 and 1958. He was born in Long Beach, California and died in Arcadia, California.-Filmography:* Lost Lagoon... and Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Ford Beebe was a screenwriter and director...	Lon Chaney, Jr. Lon Chaney, Jr. Lon Chaney, Jr. , born Creighton Tull Chaney, was an American character actor. He was best known for his roles in monster movies and as the son of famous silent film actor, Lon Chaney...
1943 1943 in film The year 1943 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 3 - 1st missing persons telecast * February 20 - American film studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor films....
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	Batman Batman (serial) Batman is a 15-chapter serial, released in 1943 by Columbia Pictures. The serial starred Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as Robin. J. Carrol Naish played the villain, an original character named Dr. Daka. Rounding out the cast were Shirley Patterson as Linda Page , and William Austin as...	15	Superhero Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...	Lambert Hillyer Lambert Hillyer Lambert Hillyer was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed over 160 films between 1917 and 1949. He also wrote for 54 films between 1917 and 1948....	Lewis Wilson Lewis Wilson Lewis G. Wilson was an American actor from New York City who was most famous for being the first actor to play the DC Comics character Batman in live action ....
	The Phantom	15	Jungle Superhero Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...	B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known...	Tom Tyler Tom Tyler Tom Tyler was an American actor in silent and sound motion pictures, best known for his portrayal of superhero Captain Marvel in the acclaimed 1941 movie serial The Adventures of Captain Marvel.-Biography:...
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	G-Men vs The Black Dragon G-Men vs the Black Dragon G-Men vs The Black Dragon is a Republic Pictures Movie serial. It is noteworthy among adventure serials as containing an unusually high number of fistfights, all staged by director William Witney and a team of stuntmen....	15	Spy Spy film The spy film genre deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way or as a basis for fantasy . Many novels in the spy fiction genre have been adapted as films, including works by John Buchan, John Le Carré, Ian Fleming and Len Deighton...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Rod Cameron Rod Cameron Rod Cameron was a Canadian-born movie actor whose career extended from the 1930s to the 1970s. He appeared in horror, war, action and science fiction movies, but is best remembered for his many Westerns....
	Daredevils of the West Daredevils of the West Daredevils of the West is a Republic Movie serial.Daredevils of the West is a lightning-fast-paced Western cliffhanger serial released by Republic Pictures in 1943 starring Allan Lane and Kay Aldridge...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...
	Secret Service in Darkest Africa Secret Service in Darkest Africa Secret Service in Darkest Africa is a Republic movie serial. It was Republic's thirtieth serial, of the sixty-six produced by the studio....	15	Spy Spy film The spy film genre deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way or as a basis for fantasy . Many novels in the spy fiction genre have been adapted as films, including works by John Buchan, John Le Carré, Ian Fleming and Len Deighton...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Rod Cameron Rod Cameron Rod Cameron was a Canadian-born movie actor whose career extended from the 1930s to the 1970s. He appeared in horror, war, action and science fiction movies, but is best remembered for his many Westerns....
	The Masked Marvel The Masked Marvel The Masked Marvel was a 12-chapter film serial created by Republic Pictures, who produced many of the best known of the serials. It was Republic's thirty-first serial, of the sixty-six they produced.-Plot:...	12	Superhero Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Tom Steele, David Bacon
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Adventures of Smilin' Jack The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (serial) The Adventures of Smilin' Jack is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip The Adventures of Smilin' Jack.-Cast:* Tom Brown as 'Smilin' Jack' Martin* Rose Hobart as Gertrude Muller, alias Fräulein von Teufel...	13	War War film War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles... Aviation	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis , was an American film director....	Tom Brown Tom Brown (actor) Thomas Brown was an American child model, and later a film and television actor.... and Keye Luke Keye Luke Keye Luke was a Chinese-born American actor. He was the first Chinese-American contract player signed with RKO, Universal and, later, MGM and is generally acknowledged as the leading Asian-American actor of this era of American cinema.-Background:...
	Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Don Winslow of the Coast Guard is a Universal Pictures film serial based on the comic strip by Frank V. Martinbek.-Production:Martinbek's comic strip was approved by the US Navy...	13	War War film War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis , was an American film director....	Don Terry
	Adventures of the Flying Cadets Adventures of the Flying Cadets Adventures of the Flying Cadets is a 1943 Universal film serial.-Cast:Johnny Downs as Cadet Danny CollinsBobby Jordan as Cadet Jinx RobertsWard Wood as Cadet Scrapper McKayWilliam Benedict as Cadet Zombie Parker...	13	Aviation	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis , was an American film director....	Johnny Downs Johnny Downs Johnny Downs was an American actor. Son of a Naval aviator, he was taken to Hollywood in 1921 when his father was transferred to the San Diego naval base. He began his career as a child actor, most notably playing Johnny in the Our Gang short series from 1923 to 1926... , Billy Benedict
1944 1944 in film The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.-Events:*July 20 - Since You Went Away is released....
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	The Desert Hawk The Desert Hawk The Desert Hawk is a Columbia film serial. It was the 23rd serial produced by Columbia.-Cast:* Gilbert Roland - Kasim, The Desert Hawk and Hassan, his Evil Twin Brother...	15	Adventure	B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known...	Gilbert Roland Gilbert Roland Gilbert Roland was a Mexican-born American film actor.He was born Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and originally intended to become a bullfighter like his father. When the family moved to the United States, however, he became interested in acting when he was...
	Black Arrow Black Arrow (serial) Black Arrow is a Columbia film serial. It was the twenty-fourth of the fifty-seven serials released by Columbia.-Plot:Buck Sherman and Jake Jackson, a couple of evil carpetbaggers, illegally enter a Navajo reservation in to prospect for gold and end up killing Aranho, the Navajos chief...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known... and Lew Landers Lew Landers Lew Landers was a prolific American film and television director.-Biography:Born Louis Friedlander in New York City, he began his movie career as an actor. In 1914 he appeared in two features, D. W. Griffith's The Escape and the comedy short Admission -- Two Pins, opposite Glen White, under his...	Robert Scott
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	Captain America Captain America (serial) Captain America is a Republic black-and-white serial film based on the comic book character Captain America. It was the last Republic serial made about a superhero...	15	Superhero Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...	Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton, was an American writer, director, and actor from the early silent days. A collaborator of D. W. Griffith, he appeared in The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance before giving up acting in 1919 to concentrate on work behind the camera... and John English John English (director) John English was an American film editor and film director...	Dick Purcell Dick Purcell Dick Purcell was an American actor best known for playing Marvel Comics' Captain America in the 1943 film serial, co-starring with Lorna Gray and Lionel Atwill...
	The Tiger Woman The Tiger Woman (1944 film) The Tiger Woman is a 12-chapter Republic film serial starring Allan Lane and Linda Stirling . The serial was re-released in 1951 under the title Perils of the Darkest Jungle and, in 1966, it was edited into the 100-minute Century-66 film Jungle Gold.Linda Stirling is a jungle girl lost in the...	12	Jungle	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Linda Stirling Linda Stirling Linda Stirling was an American showgirl, model and actress. In her later years, she had a second career as a college English professor for more than two decades...
	Haunted Harbor Haunted Harbor Haunted Harbor is a Republic Movie serial, based on the novel by Ewart Adamson.-Cast:Kane Richmond as Jim MarsdenKay Aldridge as Patricia HardingRoy Barcroft as Carter Clancy Cooper as Yank*Marshall J... also known as Pirates' Harbor	15	Maritime	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Kane Richmond Kane Richmond Kane Richmond was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s, mostly appearing in cliffhangers and serials...
	Zorro's Black Whip Zorro's Black Whip Zorro's Black Whip is a 1944 Republic Pictures film serial starring Linda Stirling. The film was made after the popular 1940 20th Century-Fox remake of The Mark of Zorro and Republic was unable to use the character himself, but still wanted to capitalize on it. However, and despite the title,...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Linda Stirling Linda Stirling Linda Stirling was an American showgirl, model and actress. In her later years, she had a second career as a college English professor for more than two decades...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Great Alaskan Mystery The Great Alaskan Mystery The Great Alaskan Mystery is a 1944 Universal film serial about government agents trying to stop Nazi spies from getting their hands on futuristic weapons.-Cast:* Milburn Stone as Jim Hudson* Marjorie Weaver as Ruth Miller...	13	Mystery	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis , was an American film director....	Milburn Stone Milburn Stone Milburn Stone was an American television actor, a nephew of Broadway comedian Fred Stone and the son of a shopkeeper, best known for his role as "Doc" on the CBS western series Gunsmoke. He also played a doctor, CDR Blake, in the 1943 film Gung Ho!.Stone was born in Burrton in Harvey County in...
	Raiders of Ghost City Raiders of Ghost City Raiders of Ghost City is a Universal movie serial.-Cast:* Dennis Moore as Captain Steve Clark* Wanda McKay as Cathy Haines* Lionel Atwill as Erich von Rugen, alias Alex Morel* Joe Sawyer as Idaho Jones* Regis Toomey as Captain Clay Randolph...	13	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis , was an American film director....	Dennis Moore Dennis Moore (actor) Dennis Moore was an actor who specialized in western films and film serials....
	Mystery of the River Boat Mystery of the River Boat Mystery of the River Boat is a Universal movie serial.-Cast:* Robert Lowery as Steve Langtry* Eddie Quillan as Jug Jenks* Marion Martin as Celeste Eltree, river boat singer* Marjorie Clements as Jenny Perrin, Captain Perrin's daughter...	13	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis , was an American film director....	Robert Lowery Robert Lowery (actor) Robert Lowery was an American motion picture, television, and stage actor who appeared in over seventy films.-Early life:... . Mantan Moreland Mantan Moreland Mantan Moreland was an American actor and comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Career:Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Moreland began acting by the time he was an adolescent, reportedly running away to join the circus...
1945 1945 in film The year 1945 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring a ghost named Casper.* With Rossellini's Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins.... End of the Golden Age of Serials
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	Brenda Starr, Reporter Brenda Starr, Reporter Brenda Starr, Reporter was the 25th film serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was inspired by Brenda Starr, a popular comic strip created by Dale Messick.-Plot:...	13	Crime	Wallace Fox Wallace Fox Wallace Fox was an American film director. He directed 84 films between 1927 and 1953.He was born in Purcell, Oklahoma and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Bowery Blitzkrieg...	Joan Woodbury Joan Woodbury Joan Woodbury was an American actress beginning in the 1930s and continuing well into the 1960s.-Early life, entrance into acting:...
	The Monster and the Ape The Monster and the Ape The Monster and the Ape was the 26th serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Synopsis:The Monster of the title is the "Metalogen Man", a robot created by Professor Franklin Arnold. After displaying his invention, the robot is stolen by Professor Ernst with the aid of his trained ape, Thor...	15	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Howard Bretherton Howard Bretherton Howard Bretherton was an American film director, film editor, and the father of film editor David Bretherton. He began his career as a propman and then became a film editor during the early 1920s for MGM...	Robert Lowery Robert Lowery (actor) Robert Lowery was an American motion picture, television, and stage actor who appeared in over seventy films.-Early life:...
	Jungle Raiders Jungle Raiders Jungle Raiders is a Columbia film serial.-Cast:* Kane Richmond as Bob Moore* Eddie Quillan as Joe Riley, Bob Moore's comedy sidekick* Veda Ann Borg as Cora Bell* Carol Hughes as Zara, the High Priestess* Janet Shaw as Ann Reed...	15	Jungle	Lesley Selander Lesley Selander Lesley Selander was a prolific American film director of Westerns and science fiction movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and 15 TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to 1968...	Kane RIchmond Kane Richmond Kane Richmond was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s, mostly appearing in cliffhangers and serials...
	Who's Guilty? Who's Guilty? Who's Guilty? is a Columbia film serial. It was the 28th of the 57 serials released by that studio. Who's Guilty? was a rare attempt at a whodunit mystery film in serial form.-Plot:...	15	Mystery Mystery film Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...	Howard Bretherton Howard Bretherton Howard Bretherton was an American film director, film editor, and the father of film editor David Bretherton. He began his career as a propman and then became a film editor during the early 1920s for MGM... and Wallace Grissell Wallace Grissell Wallace Grissell was a British director and editor.-External links:...
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	Manhunt of Mystery Island Manhunt of Mystery Island Manhunt of Mystery Island is a Republic Movie serial. It was the thirty-sixth serial produced by Republic and the first released in 1945.It is the penultimate 15-chapter serial to be released by the studio...	15	Jungle science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Linda Stirling Linda Stirling Linda Stirling was an American showgirl, model and actress. In her later years, she had a second career as a college English professor for more than two decades...
	Federal Operator 99 Federal Operator 99 Federal Operator 99 is a 1945 Republic film serial.-Cast:* Marten Lamont as Jerry Blake, Federal Operator 99* Helen Talbot as Joyce Kingston* George J...	12	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Marten Lamont
	The Purple Monster Strikes The Purple Monster Strikes The Purple Monster Strikes is a Republic Movie serial. It was also released as a television film under the title D-Day on Mars .The original production title for the serial was The Purple Shadow Strikes...	15	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:... and Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Linda Stirling Linda Stirling Linda Stirling was an American showgirl, model and actress. In her later years, she had a second career as a college English professor for more than two decades...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	Jungle Queen Jungle Queen (serial) Jungle Queen is a Universal movie serial.Material from this serial was re-edited into the feature film Jungle Safari .-Cast:Edward Norris as Bob ElliotEddie Quillan as Chuck Kelly*Douglass Dumbrille as Lang, the Nazi villain...	13	Jungle	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis , was an American film director....	Ruth Roman Ruth Roman Ruth Roman was an American actress. One of her most memorable roles was in the Alfred Hitchcock 1951 thriller Strangers on a Train....
	The Master Key The Master Key (1945 serial) The Master Key is a Universal movie serial.-Plot:Nazi spies, led by the mysterious "Master Key", kidnap Professor Henderson in order to acquire his "Orotron machine" which is capable of extracting gold from sea water. FBI agent Tom Brant, aided by reporter Janet Lowe and Detective Lt...	13	Crime	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis , was an American film director....	Milburn Stone Milburn Stone Milburn Stone was an American television actor, a nephew of Broadway comedian Fred Stone and the son of a shopkeeper, best known for his role as "Doc" on the CBS western series Gunsmoke. He also played a doctor, CDR Blake, in the 1943 film Gung Ho!.Stone was born in Burrton in Harvey County in...
	Secret Agent X-9 Secret Agent X-9 (1945 serial) Secret Agent X-9 is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip Secret Agent X-9. It was the second serial with this name, the first was released by Universal in 1937.-Plot:...	13	Spy Spy film The spy film genre deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way or as a basis for fantasy . Many novels in the spy fiction genre have been adapted as films, including works by John Buchan, John Le Carré, Ian Fleming and Len Deighton...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis , was an American film director....	Lloyd Bridges Lloyd Bridges Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Jr. was an American actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. Bridges is best known for his role of Mike Nelson in Sea Hunt, the most-popular syndicated American TV series in 1958...
	The Royal Mounted Rides Again The Royal Mounted Rides Again The Royal Mounted Rides Again was a Universal film serial. Adventure serials of this type were popular in the early days of cinema. The serial, often called cliffhangers, would show one episode per week, with an ending that would hide the outcome of an exciting event, sometimes ending with "tune...	13	Northern Northern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis , was an American film director....	Peter Cookson Peter Cookson Peter Cookson was a stage and film actor of the 1940s and 1950s. Cookson, once married to stage and film actress Beatrice Straight, acted in films G.I. Honeymoon and Fear...
1946 1946 in film The year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a...
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	Hop Harrigan Hop Harrigan (serial) Hop Harrigan is a Columbia film serial, based on the Hop Harrigan comic books.-Plot:Ex-serviceman and pilot Hop Harrigan, with his sidekicks Gail Nolan and Tank Tinker, attempt to rescue Dr. Tobor & thwart the mysterious villain The Chief Pilot....	15	Aviation	Derwin Abrahams	William Bakewell William Bakewell William Bakewell , also known as Billy Bakewell, was an American actor, who achieved his greatest fame as one of the premiere juvenile performers of the late 1920s and early 1930s.-Life and career:...
	Chick Carter, Detective Chick Carter, Detective Chick Carter, Detective is a 1946 Columbia film serial. Columbia could not afford the rights to produce a Nick Carter serial so they made Chick Carter, Detective about his son instead. This was based on the radio series Chick Carter, Boy Detective...	15	Crime	Derwin Abrahams	Lyle Talbot Lyle Talbot Lyle Talbot , born Lisle Henderson, was an American actor on stage and screen, best known for his long career in movies from 1931 to 1960 and for his frequent appearances on TV in the 1950s and '60s, including his decade-long role as Joe Randolph on television's The Adventures of Ozzie and...
	Son of the Guardsman Son of the Guardsman Son of the Guardsman is a 1946 Columbia film serial. It was the 31st of the 57 serials produced by that studio.Son of the Guardsman is a rare serial with a period setting, in this case 12th century England...	15	Medieval	Derwin Abrahams
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	The Phantom Rider The Phantom Rider (Republic serial) The Phantom Rider is a Republic Movie serial. It was later re-released under the new title Ghost Riders of the West.-Plot:Dr Jim Sterling attempts to create a police force on the Big Tree Indian Reservation...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Peggy Stewart Peggy Stewart (actress) Peggy Stewart is an American film actress who starred mostly in B-movies during the 1930s and 1940s. Her sister, Patricia O'Rourke, was an Olympic swimmer, and was married to World War II hero and well known B-movie actor Wayne Morris.Stewart's career began when she was cast in the 1937 film Wells...
	King of the Forest Rangers King of the Forest Rangers King of the Forest Rangers is a Republic film serial.-Cast:Larry Thompson as Forest Ranger Captain Steve KingHelen Talbot as Marion BrennanStuart Hamblen as Prof CarverAnthony Warde as Burt Spear*LeRoy Mason as "Flush" Haliday...	12	Northern Northern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:... and Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....
	Daughter of Don Q Daughter of Don Q Daughter of Don Q is a Republic Movie serial. It combines elements of the B-Western genre with contemporary crime films, especially the popular "land grab" plot in which the villain attempts to steal apparently worthless land from the heroine because he secretly knows it is worth a fortune...	12	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:... and Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Kirk Alyn Kirk Alyn -External links:...
	The Crimson Ghost The Crimson Ghost The Crimson Ghost is a Republic film serial directed by Fred C. Brannon and William Witney with Charles Quigley and Linda Stirling playing the leads. This was Witney's last serial, after a career that left him one of the most praised of all serial directors...	12	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	William Witney William Witney William Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,... and Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Charles Quigley Charles Quigley Charles Quigley , was an American actor.- Career :Born in New Britain, Connecticut, USA, Quigley He starred in many serial and movies: "Speed to Spare" - "The Shadow" - "Convicted" and "Special Inspector" with Rita Hayworth - Secret Evidence - A Woman's Face - "The Crimson Ghost" you best film.... , Linda Stirling Linda Stirling Linda Stirling was an American showgirl, model and actress. In her later years, she had a second career as a college English professor for more than two decades...
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....	The Scarlet Horseman The Scarlet Horseman The Scarlet Horseman is a Universal film serial.-Plot:Two Texas Rangers investigate the kidnapping of wives and daughters of Senators. In order to do so, one goes undercover as "The Scarlet Horseman", a legendary and respected Comanche figure...	13	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis , was an American film director....	Paul Guilfoyle Paul Guilfoyle Paul Guilfoyle is an American television and film actor. He is currently a regular cast member of the forensic television drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation where he plays Captain Jim Brass.-Early life:...
	Lost City of the Jungle Lost City of the Jungle Lost City of the Jungle is a Universal movie serial.-Cast:* Russell Hayden as Rod Stanton, United Peace Foundation operative* Jane Adams as Marjorie Elmore* Lionel Atwill as Sir Eric Hazarias, villain acting under the pseudonym Geoffrey London...	13	Jungle	Ray Taylor Ray Taylor (director) Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:... and Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis , was an American film director....	Lionel Atwill Lionel Atwill Lionel Atwill was an English stage and film actor born in Croydon, London, England.He studied architecture before his stage debut at the Garrick Theatre, London in 1904. He become a star in Broadway theatre by 1918, and made his screen debut in 1919. He acted on the stage in Australia but was most... , Keye Luke Keye Luke Keye Luke was a Chinese-born American actor. He was the first Chinese-American contract player signed with RKO, Universal and, later, MGM and is generally acknowledged as the leading Asian-American actor of this era of American cinema.-Background:...
	The Mysterious Mr. M The Mysterious Mr. M The Mysterious Mr. M is a Universal movie serial. It was the last serial produced by Universal.-Plot:Anthony Waldron intends to steal a new submarine invention from Dr. Kittridge while blaming a fictitious mastermind he calls "Mr...	13	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis , was an American film director.... and Vernon Keays	Dennis Moore Dennis Moore (actor) Dennis Moore was an actor who specialized in western films and film serials....	Last Universal serial
1947 1947 in film The year 1947 in film involved some significant events.-Events:May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".*November 25...
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	Jack Armstrong Jack Armstrong (serial) Jack Armstrong is a Columbia film serial.-Plot:Vic Hardy, a scientist working for Jim Fairfield's aviation company, is kidnapped by Jason Grood's gang after discovering radiation emitting from their secret island base...	15	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Wallace Fox Wallace Fox Wallace Fox was an American film director. He directed 84 films between 1927 and 1953.He was born in Purcell, Oklahoma and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Bowery Blitzkrieg...	John Hart John Hart (actor) John Hart was an American motion picture and television actor, born in Los Angeles, California. In his early career, he appeared mostly in Westerns... . Charles Middleton Charles B. Middleton Charles B. Middleton was an American stage and film actor. During a film career that began at age 46 and lasted almost 30 years, Charles Middleton appeared in nearly two hundred films as well as numerous plays...
	The Vigilante	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Wallace Fox Wallace Fox Wallace Fox was an American film director. He directed 84 films between 1927 and 1953.He was born in Purcell, Oklahoma and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Bowery Blitzkrieg...	Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd was an American actor. He was most famous for playing the comic strip character Dick Tracy on screen, in serials, movies and television.-Early life and career:...
	The Sea Hound The Sea Hound (serial) The Sea Hound is a Columbia movie serial starring Buster Crabbe based on the radio show The Sea Hound. It was the thirty-fourth of the fifty seven serials produced by Columbia.-Synopsis:...	15	War War film War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...	Walter B. Eason and Mack V. Wright Mack V. Wright -Selected filmography:DirectorWolf Tracks Masked Thieves' Clothes The Broncho Kid Red Blood The Texas Terror Tarzan and the Golden Lion South of the Rio Grande...	Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.-Birth:...
	Brick Bradford Brick Bradford (serial) Brick Bradford was the 35th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based on the comic strip Brick Bradford, which was created by Clarence Gray and William Ritt.-Plot:...	15	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Kane Richmond Kane Richmond Kane Richmond was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s, mostly appearing in cliffhangers and serials...
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	Son of Zorro Son of Zorro Son of Zorro is a Republic film serial. It was the 43rd of the 66 serials produced by that studio. The serial was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon...	13	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:... and Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	George Turner
	Jesse James Rides Again Jesse James Rides Again Jesse James Rides Again is a Republic film serial.-Cast:* Clayton Moore as Jesse James* Linda Stirling as Ann Bolton. It was during filming of this serial that Linda Stirling met her future husband Sloane Nibley.* Roy Barcroft as Frank Lawton...	13	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Clayton Moore Clayton Moore Clayton Moore was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character The Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954-1957 on the television series of the same name.-Early years:... . Linda Stirling Linda Stirling Linda Stirling was an American showgirl, model and actress. In her later years, she had a second career as a college English professor for more than two decades...
	The Black Widow The Black Widow (serial) The Black Widow is a Republic Movie serial. Thirteen episodes were made.-Plot:The Editor of the Daily Clarion newspaper hires amateur criminologist Steve Colt to solve a series of murders, all involving poisonous spider bites....	13	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:... and Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Bruce Edwards
1948 1948 in film The year 1948 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Laurence Olivier's Hamlet becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :...
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	Tex Granger Tex Granger Tex Granger is a Columbia movie serial featuring the title character as a masked cowboy referred to as The Midnight Rider of the Plains in the serial's subtitle. It was based on a character from the comic Calling All Boys while the plot was taken from The Last Frontier , which was itself based on...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Derwin Abrahams
	Superman Superman (serial) Superman is a 15-part black-and-white Columbia film serial based on the comic book character Superman. It stars an uncredited Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. It is notable as the first live-action appearance of Superman on film and for the longevity of its distribution...	15	Superhero Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Kirk Alyn Kirk Alyn -External links:... , Noel Neill Noel Neill Noel Neill is an American actress in motion pictures and television. She is best known as her portrayal of Lois Lane in the film serials Superman and Atom Man vs...
	Congo Bill Congo Bill (serial) Congo Bill is a Columbia movie serial based on the DC Comics character Congo Bill.-Plot:Congo Bill searches Africa following rumours of a "White Goddess" and for an heiress, missing since her plane crashed in the wilderness...	15	Jungle	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Don McGuire
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	G-Men Never Forget G-Men Never Forget G-Men Never Forget is a Republic Movie serial. The serial was re-released as a film in 1966 under the title Code 645.-Cast:* Clayton Moore as Agent Ted O'Hara* Roy Barcroft as Vic Murkland/Commissioner Angus Cameron...	12	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Clayton Moore Clayton Moore Clayton Moore was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character The Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954-1957 on the television series of the same name.-Early years:...
	Dangers of the Canadian Mounted Dangers of the Canadian Mounted Dangers of the Canadian Mounted is a Northern Republic film serial.-Cast:* Jim Bannon as Sergeant Chris Royal, RCMP* Virginia Belmont as Roberta "Bobbie" Page* Anthony Warde as Mort Fowler* Dorothy Granger as Skagway Kate...	12	Northern Northern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....
	Adventures of Frank and Jesse James Adventures of Frank and Jesse James Adventures of Frank and Jesse James is a 1948 Republic film serial.-Cast:* Clayton Moore as Jesse James AKA John Howard* Steve Darrell as Frank James AKA Bob Carroll* Noel Neill as Judy Powell* George J...	13	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Clayton Moore Clayton Moore Clayton Moore was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character The Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954-1957 on the television series of the same name.-Early years:...
1949 1949 in film The year 1949 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello...
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	Bruce Gentry Bruce Gentry Bruce Gentry is a Columbia movie serial based on the Bruce Gentry comic strip created by Ray Bailey. It may contain the first cinematic appearance of a Flying Saucer, here the secret weapon of the villainous Recorder.-Plot:...	15	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Tom Neal Tom Neal Thomas Neal was an American actor best known for appearing in the critically lauded film Detour, a tryst with Barbara Payton and later committing manslaughter.-Career:...
	Batman and Robin Batman and Robin (serial) Batman and Robin is a 15-chapter serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. Robert Lowery played Batman, while Johnny Duncan played Robin...	15	Superhero Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Robert Lowery Robert Lowery (actor) Robert Lowery was an American motion picture, television, and stage actor who appeared in over seventy films.-Early life:...
	Adventures of Sir Galahad Adventures of Sir Galahad Adventures of Sir Galahad is the 41st serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based on Arthurian legend and, notably, was one of the very few serials of the time with a period setting that was not a western.-Plot:...	15	Arthurian	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	George Reeves George Reeves George Reeves was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman....
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. is a 12-episode black-and-white film serial produced by Republic Pictures during July 1948 and released in January 1949, an original screenplay written collaboratively by Royal K...	12	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Kirk Alyn Kirk Alyn -External links:...
	Ghost of Zorro Ghost of Zorro Ghost of Zorro is a Republic Movie serial. It uses substantial stock footage from earlier serials, including Son of Zorro and Daredevils of the West. This movie was shot in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.-Cast:...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Clayton Moore Clayton Moore Clayton Moore was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character The Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954-1957 on the television series of the same name.-Early years:...
	King of the Rocket Men King of the Rocket Men King of the Rocket Men is a 1949 Republic movie serial, in twelve chapters, notable for introducing the "Rocketman Character" who reappeared under a variety of names in later serials Radar Men from the Moon, Zombies of the Stratosphere and the semi-serial Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the...	12	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke Mae Clarke Mae Clarke was an American actress most noted for playing Frankenstein's bride, chased by Boris Karloff in Frankenstein, and having a grapefruit smashed into her face by James Cagney in The Public Enemy, both released in 1931.-Early life and career:Clarke was born Violet Mary Klotz in...
	The James Brothers of Missouri The James Brothers of Missouri The James Brothers of Missouri is a Republic film serial.-Cast:* Keith Richards as Jesse James* Robert Bice as Frank James* Noel Neill as Peg Royer* Roy Barcroft as Ace Marlin* Patricia Knox as Belle Calhoun* Lane Bradford as Monk Tucker...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Noel Neill Noel Neill Noel Neill is an American actress in motion pictures and television. She is best known as her portrayal of Lois Lane in the film serials Superman and Atom Man vs...
	Radar Patrol vs Spy King Radar Patrol vs Spy King Radar Patrol vs. Spy King is a 12-chapter black-and-white spy film serial produced and distributed by Republic Pictures from an original, commissioned screenplay collaboratively written by Royal K. Cole, William Lively and Sol Shor...	12	Spy Spy film The spy film genre deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way or as a basis for fantasy . Many novels in the spy fiction genre have been adapted as films, including works by John Buchan, John Le Carré, Ian Fleming and Len Deighton...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Kirk Alyn Kirk Alyn -External links:...

1950s

Production Company	Title	Chapters	Genre	Director	Cast	Notes
1950 1950 in film The year 1950 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 15 - Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:*Ambush...
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	Cody of the Pony Express Cody of the Pony Express Cody of the Pony Express is the 42nd serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Plot:Widely known as Buffalo Bill, William Cody helped define the image of the Old West and became one of the best-known celebrities of the 19th and early 20th centuries. As a teenager, he herded cattle and rode vast...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Jock Mahoney Jock Mahoney Jock Mahoney was an American actor and stuntman of Irish, French, and Cherokee ancestry. Born Jacques O'Mahoney, he was credited variously as Jock Mahoney, Jack O'Mahoney or Jock O'Mahoney. He starred in two television series, both westerns...
	Atom Man vs. Superman Atom Man vs. Superman Atom Man vs. Superman , Columbia's 43rd serial, finds Lex Luthor , secretly the Atom Man, blackmailing the city of Metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community...	15	Superhero Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Kirk Alyn Kirk Alyn -External links:... , Noel Neill Noel Neill Noel Neill is an American actress in motion pictures and television. She is best known as her portrayal of Lois Lane in the film serials Superman and Atom Man vs...
	Pirates of the High Seas Pirates of the High Seas Pirates of the High Seas is the 44th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It starred the heroic Buster Crabbe, along with Lois Hall and Tommy Farrell, under the direction of Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr...	15	Maritime	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.-Birth:...
Great Britain Instructional	The Mystery of the Snakeskin Belt			Frank Cadman		British Cinema of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry... ; Last independent serial
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	The Invisible Monster The Invisible Monster The Invisible Monster is a Republic film serial.-Plot:A would-be American dictator and mad-scientist, known only as The Phantom Ruler, has developed a formula which, when sprayed on some solid object, renders that object and everything it contains invisible when exposed to rays emitted by a...	12	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Richard Webb Richard Webb (actor) Richard Webb was a film, television and radio actor. He was born in Bloomington, Illinois.He appeared in more than fifty films, including many westerns and films noir including Out of the Past , Night Has a Thousand Eyes , I Was a Communist for the FBI and Carson City...
	Desperadoes of the West Desperadoes of the West Desperadoes of the West is a Republic film serial.-Cast:Richard Powers as Ward GordonJudy Clark as Sally ArnoldRoy Barcroft as Hacker, a henchmanI. Stanford Jolley as J. B...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Richard Powers Richard Powers Richard Powers is an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology.- Life and work :... (Tom Keene)
	Flying Disc Man from Mars Flying Disc Man from Mars Flying Disc Man from Mars is a Republic film serial. This is considered a weak example of the serial medium, even compared to other post-World War II serials.-Plot:...	12	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Walter Reed Walter Reed Major Walter Reed, M.D., was a U.S. Army physician who in 1900 led the team that postulated and confirmed the theory that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species, rather than by direct contact...
1951 1951 in film The year 1951 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	Roar of the Iron Horse Roar of the Iron Horse Roar of the Iron Horse was the 45th serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Plot:Roar of the Iron Horse had hero Jock Mahoney in his first leading role, playing Jim Grant, a railroad agent, opposing a typical hardfaced German, George Eldred, called The Baron...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Jock Mahoney Jock Mahoney Jock Mahoney was an American actor and stuntman of Irish, French, and Cherokee ancestry. Born Jacques O'Mahoney, he was credited variously as Jock Mahoney, Jack O'Mahoney or Jock O'Mahoney. He starred in two television series, both westerns...
	Mysterious Island Mysterious Island (serial) Mysterious Island is the 46th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It is an adaptation of the 1874 novel by Jules Verne, The Mysterious Island . As in the original story, which was a follow-up to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, this serial is set in 1865...	15	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Richard Crane Richard Crane Richard Crane was a veteran character actor whose career spanned three decades in films and television. His early career included many uncredited performances in feature films made in the 1940's. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the title role in the TV science fiction series Rocky...
	Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere is a 15-chapter serial released by Columbia Pictures in 1951. It was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Wallace A. Grissel with a screenplay by Royal G. Cole, Sherman I. Lowe and Joseph F. Poland, based on a treatment by George H. Plympton...	15	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Judd Holdren Judd Holdren Judd Holdren was an American film actor best known for his starring roles in the serials Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere, Zombies of the Stratosphere, The Lost Planet and the semi-serial Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe during 1951 - 1953.- Early life :He was born near...	Only serial adapted from a television programme
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	Don Daredevil Rides Again Don Daredevil Rides Again Don Daredevil Rides Again is a Republic Movie serial. It makes heavy use of stock footage from Republic's previous Zorro serials. The character of Don Daredevil was created for this serial as the rights to Zorro belonged to Disney by 1951.-Cast:* Ken Curtis as Lee Hadley, otherwise known as...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Ken Curtis Ken Curtis Ken Curtis was an American singer and actor best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the long-running CBS western television series Gunsmoke.-Early years:...	Includes footage from Zorro's Black Whip Zorro's Black Whip Zorro's Black Whip is a 1944 Republic Pictures film serial starring Linda Stirling. The film was made after the popular 1940 20th Century-Fox remake of The Mark of Zorro and Republic was unable to use the character himself, but still wanted to capitalize on it. However, and despite the title,...
	Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion	12	Spy Spy film The spy film genre deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way or as a basis for fantasy . Many novels in the spy fiction genre have been adapted as films, including works by John Buchan, John Le Carré, Ian Fleming and Len Deighton...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Walter Reed Walter Reed Major Walter Reed, M.D., was a U.S. Army physician who in 1900 led the team that postulated and confirmed the theory that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species, rather than by direct contact...
1952 1952 in film The year 1952 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 10 - Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, The Greatest Show on Earth, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City....
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	King of the Congo King of the Congo King of the Congo was the 48th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based on the comic book character "Thun'da", created by Frank Frazetta.-Plot:...	15	Jungle	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.-Birth:...
	Blackhawk Blackhawk (serial) Blackhawk is a Columbia movie serial based on the comic book Blackhawk published by Quality Comics at the time. The serial's subtitle was "Fearless Champion of Freedom". It was the studio's 49th serial....	15	Aviation	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Kirk Alyn Kirk Alyn -External links:...
	Son of Geronimo	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Clayton Moore Clayton Moore Clayton Moore was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character The Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954-1957 on the television series of the same name.-Early years:...
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	Radar Men from the Moon Radar Men from the Moon Radar Men from the Moon is the first Commando Cody serial, in 12 chapters, starring newcomer George Wallace as Cody and Aline Towne as his sidekick Joan Gilbert, with serial veteran Roy Barcroft as the evil Retik, the Ruler of the Moon. The director was Fred C...	12	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	George D. Wallace George D. Wallace George Dewey Wallace was an American stage and screen actor.Wallace co-starred with Mary Martin in the Broadway musical Jennie and was nominated for a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for playing the male lead in New Girl in Town opposite Gwen Verdon...
	Zombies of the Stratosphere Zombies of the Stratosphere Zombies of the Stratosphere was intended as the second serial featuring "new hero" Commando Cody and the third 12-chapter serial featuring the rocket-powered flying suit introduced in King of the Rocket Men...	12	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Judd Holdren Judd Holdren Judd Holdren was an American film actor best known for his starring roles in the serials Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere, Zombies of the Stratosphere, The Lost Planet and the semi-serial Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe during 1951 - 1953.- Early life :He was born near... , Leonard Nimoy Leonard Nimoy Leonard Simon Nimoy is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. Nimoy's most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series , multiple films, television and video game sequels....
1953 1953 in film The year 1953 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*September 16 — The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:A...
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	The Lost Planet The Lost Planet The Lost Planet is a 1953 Columbia Pictures 15-chapter serial which has the distinction of being the last interplanetary-themed sound serial ever made. It was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet with a screenplay by George H. Plympton and Arthur Hoerl...	15	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Judd Holdren Judd Holdren Judd Holdren was an American film actor best known for his starring roles in the serials Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere, Zombies of the Stratosphere, The Lost Planet and the semi-serial Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe during 1951 - 1953.- Early life :He was born near...
	The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd was the 52nd serial released by Columbia Pictures. It is based in the historical figure of Captain William Kidd.-Plot:...	15	Maritime	Derwin Abrahams and Charles S. Gould	Richard Crane Richard Crane Richard Crane was a veteran character actor whose career spanned three decades in films and television. His early career included many uncredited performances in feature films made in the 1940's. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the title role in the TV science fiction series Rocky...
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	Jungle Drums of Africa Jungle Drums of Africa Jungle Drums of Africa is a 12-episode, American serial film, shot in black-and-white, which was an original commissioned screenplay by Ronald Davidson produced by Franklin Adreon and directed by Fred C. Brannon for Republic Pictures...	12	Jungle	Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Phyllis Coates Phyllis Coates Phyllis Coates is an American film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of reporter Lois Lane in the 1951 film Superman and the Mole Men, and during the first season of the Adventures of Superman television series.-Early life and career:After graduating from high... , Clayton Moore Clayton Moore Clayton Moore was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character The Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954-1957 on the television series of the same name.-Early years:...
	Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe is a science fiction television series or serial. It consists of twelve 25-minute episodes. The series was filmed and intended to be broadcast as a television limited series but, due to contract restrictions, it was originally released in theaters as a...	12	Science fiction Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...	Franklin Adreon Franklin Adreon Franklin "Pete" Adreon was an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.-Early life and career:... and Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon Fred C. Brannon was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett....	Judd Holdren Judd Holdren Judd Holdren was an American film actor best known for his starring roles in the serials Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere, Zombies of the Stratosphere, The Lost Planet and the semi-serial Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe during 1951 - 1953.- Early life :He was born near... and Richard Crane Richard Crane Richard Crane was a veteran character actor whose career spanned three decades in films and television. His early career included many uncredited performances in feature films made in the 1940's. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the title role in the TV science fiction series Rocky...	Not technically a serial - produced as a television series but initially released as a serial
	Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders	12	Northern Northern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs... spy Spy film The spy film genre deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way or as a basis for fantasy . Many novels in the spy fiction genre have been adapted as films, including works by John Buchan, John Le Carré, Ian Fleming and Len Deighton...	Franklin Adreon Franklin Adreon Franklin "Pete" Adreon was an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.-Early life and career:...	Bill Henry
1954 1954 in film The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.-Events:*May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda...
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	Gunfighters of the Northwest Gunfighters of the Northwest Gunfighters of the Northwest was the 53rd serial released by Columbia Pictures. Its was enterily filmed on location at Big Bear Lake, California, USA, and not a single scene was filmed in indoors setting-Plot:NW Mounted Police Sgt...	15	Northern Northern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Clayton Moore Clayton Moore Clayton Moore was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character The Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954-1957 on the television series of the same name.-Early years:...
	Riding with Buffalo Bill Riding with Buffalo Bill Riding with Buffalo Bill was the 54th serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Plot:In this serial, the intrepid Buffalo Bill Cody comes to aid miner Rocky Ford and a group of ranchers in their defeat of a local crime lord, King Carney, who is trying to keep the new railroad out of the territory in...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Marshall Reed Marshall Reed ----Marshall Reed was an American supporting actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1943 and 1978. He was born in Englewood, Colorado.-Career:...	Includes footage from Deadwood Dick Deadwood Dick Deadwood Dick is a fictional character who appears in a series of stories, or "dime novels", published between 1877 and 1897 by Edward Lytton Wheeler...
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	Trader Tom of the China Seas Trader Tom of the China Seas Trader Tom of the China Seas is a Republic film serial. In 1966 the serial was edited into a 100-minute television film with the new title Target: Sea of China.-Cast:* Harry Lauter as Tom Rogers* Aline Towne as Vivian Wells...	12	Maritime	Franklin Adreon Franklin Adreon Franklin "Pete" Adreon was an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.-Early life and career:...	Phyllis Coates Phyllis Coates Phyllis Coates is an American film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of reporter Lois Lane in the 1951 film Superman and the Mole Men, and during the first season of the Adventures of Superman television series.-Early life and career:After graduating from high... , Harry Lauter Harry Lauter Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter was an American character actor originally from White Plains, New York....
	Man with the Steel Whip Man with the Steel Whip Man with the Steel Whip is a Republic Movie serial. It uses considerable stock footage from previous Republic serials "Zorro's Black Whip", "The Painted Stallion" and "Daredevils of the West". As with any serial from the 50s, it is not considered to be one of the best examples of the format...	12	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Franklin Adreon Franklin Adreon Franklin "Pete" Adreon was an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.-Early life and career:...	Richard Simmons Richard Simmons Milton Teagle Simmons , known professionally as Richard Simmons, is an American fitness personality who promotes weight-loss programs, most famously through his Sweatin' to the Oldies line of aerobics videos and DVDs and is known for his eccentric, outgoing and frequently flamboyant personality...	Includes footage from Zorro's Black Whip Zorro's Black Whip Zorro's Black Whip is a 1944 Republic Pictures film serial starring Linda Stirling. The film was made after the popular 1940 20th Century-Fox remake of The Mark of Zorro and Republic was unable to use the character himself, but still wanted to capitalize on it. However, and despite the title,...
1955 1955 in film The year 1955 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts.* June 27 - The last ever Republic serial, King of the Carnival, is released....
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	The Adventures of Captain Africa The Adventures of Captain Africa The Adventures of Captain Africa is a Columbia serial starring John Hart. It was the third to last serial to be produced by Columbia.-Plot:Trapper Nat Coleman and government agent Ted Arnold come upon a plot to take over an African nation...	15	Jungle	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	John Hart John Hart (actor) John Hart was an American motion picture and television actor, born in Los Angeles, California. In his early career, he appeared mostly in Westerns...	Intended as a sequel to The Phantom The Phantom The Phantom is an American adventure comic strip created by Lee Falk, also creator of Mandrake the Magician. A popular feature adapted into many media, including television, film and video games, it stars a costumed crimefighter operating from the fictional African country Bengalla.The Phantom is... ; includes footage from The Phantom The Phantom The Phantom is an American adventure comic strip created by Lee Falk, also creator of Mandrake the Magician. A popular feature adapted into many media, including television, film and video games, it stars a costumed crimefighter operating from the fictional African country Bengalla.The Phantom is... , Jungle Menace Jungle Menace -External links:* * * *... , and The Desert Hawk The Desert Hawk The Desert Hawk is a Columbia film serial. It was the 23rd serial produced by Columbia.-Cast: Gilbert Roland - Kasim, The Desert Hawk and Hassan, his Evil Twin Brother...
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....	Panther Girl of the Kongo Panther Girl of the Kongo Panther Girl of the Kongo is a Republic movie serial. It used a lot of stock footage from the 1941 Republic serial "Jungle Girl". This was the penultimate serial produced by Republic...	12	Jungle	Franklin Adreon Franklin Adreon Franklin "Pete" Adreon was an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.-Early life and career:...	Phyllis Coates Phyllis Coates Phyllis Coates is an American film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of reporter Lois Lane in the 1951 film Superman and the Mole Men, and during the first season of the Adventures of Superman television series.-Early life and career:After graduating from high...	Includes footage from Perils of Nyoka Perils of Nyoka Perils of Nyoka is a 1942 Republic Movie serial directed by William Witney. It starred Kay Aldridge as Nyoka the Jungle Girl, a character who first appeared in the Edgar Rice Burroughs-inspired serial "Jungle Girl."-Plot:...
	King of the Carnival King of the Carnival King of the Carnival is a Republic movie serial. It contains a substantial amount of stock footage from the earlier Republic serial Daredevils of the Red Circle. This was the last serial ever made by Republic and is often considered to be one of the worst produced by that company...	12	Crime Crime film Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...	Franklin Adreon Franklin Adreon Franklin "Pete" Adreon was an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.-Early life and career:...	Harry Lauter Harry Lauter Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter was an American character actor originally from White Plains, New York....	Last Republic serial. Includes footage from Daredevils of the Red Circle Daredevils of the Red Circle Daredevils of the Red Circle is a 12-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Charles Quigley, David Sharpe, Herman Brix and Charles Middleton. It was directed by William Witney and John English and is often considered one of the better serials produced by Republic...
1956 1956 in film The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by...
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...	Perils of the Wilderness Perils of the Wilderness Perils of the Wilderness was the 55th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was the penultimate serial produced by Columbia who were at this time the only studio still producing serials.-Plot:...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Dennis Moore Dennis Moore (actor) Dennis Moore was an actor who specialized in western films and film serials....	includes footage from Perils of the Royal Mounted Perils of the Royal Mounted Perils of the Royal Mounted was the 18th serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Plot:This serial shows as the trading post of Sitkawan, Canada is taken by surprise when an Indian tribe attack and massacre the settlers aboard a fur-bearing wagon train. Sergeant MacLane of the Royal Canadian Mounted...
	Blazing the Overland Trail Blazing the Overland Trail Blazing the Overland Trail is a Columbia film serial. It was the last serial produced by Columbia and the last serial ever produced by any major studio...	15	Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...	Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...	Dennis Moore Dennis Moore (actor) Dennis Moore was an actor who specialized in western films and film serials.... , Lee Roberts Lee Roberts Lee Roberts was a film actor during the Hollywood Golden Age. Sometimes he is credited as Robert Allen or Lee J. Roberts.-Career:Little is known about this man who appeared in over 100 films between 1943 and 1959, according to the Internet Movie Data Base...	Last Columbia serial; last major-studio serial. Includes footage from White Eagle White Eagle White Eagle may refer to:A coat of arms:*White Eagle of the Serbian royal houses Nemanjić, Mrnjavčević, Lazarević, Crnojević, Obrenović and Karađorđević used on the Coat of arms of Serbia and the Flag of Serbia ....

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