| Production Company
| Title
| Chapters
| Genre
| Director
| Cast
| Notes |
| 1910
|
| Deutsche Vitaskop GmbH
| Arsene Lupin Contra Sherlock Holmes
| 5
|
|
| Paul Otto as Lupin and Viggo Larsen as Holmes
| German |
| 1912
|
| Edison Studios
| What Happened to Mary?
| 12
|
| Charles Brabin
| Mary Fuller
| |
| 1913
|
| Selig Polyscope Company
| The Adventures of Kathlyn
| 13
|
| Francis J. Grandon
| Kathlyn Williams
| |
| Edison Studios
| Who Will Marry Mary?
| 6
|
|
| Mary Fuller
| |
| Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
| Fantômas
|
|
| Louis Feuillade
|
| French |
| 1914
|
| Pathé
| The Perils of Pauline
| 20
| Damsel in distress
| Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie
| Pearl White
| First Pathé serial |
| Wharton Studio
| The Exploits of Elaine
| 14
| Damsel in distress
| George B. Seitz
| Pearl White
| |
| Kalem Company
| The Hazards of Helen
| 119
| Damsel in distress
| J.P. McGowan and James D. Davis
| Helen Holmes and Helen Gibson
| 119 chapters - At 23.8 hours, this is considered to be the longest serial ever made. Each episode was about 12 minutes. |
| Edison Studios
| The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies
| 12
|
| Walter Edwin
| Mary Fuller
| |
|
| The Man Who Disappeared
| 12
|
| Charles Brabin
|
| |
| Thanhouser Film Corporation
| The Million Dollar Mystery
| 23
|
| Howell Hansel
|
| |
|
| Zudora
| 20
|
| Howell Hansel
|
| |
| Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
| Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery
| 15
|
| Francis Ford
|
| First Universal serial |
|
| The Master Key
| 15
|
| Robert Z. Leonard
|
| |
| Universal Pictures
| The Trey o' Hearts
| 15
|
| Wilfred Lucas and Henry MacRae
|
| |
| Lubin Manufacturing Company
| The Beloved Adventurer
| 15
|
| Arthur V. Johnson
|
| |
| 1915
|
| Pathé & Wharton Studio
| The New Exploits of Elaine
| 10
| Damsel in distress
| Louis J. Gasnier, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton
| Pearl White
| |
|
| The Romance of Elaine
| 12
| Damsel in distress
| George B. Seitz
| Pearl White
| |
| Balboa Amusement Producing Company
| Neal of the Navy
| 14
| Maritime
| William Bertram and W.M. Harvey
|
| |
|
| The Red Circle
| 14
|
| Sherwood MacDonald
| Ruth Roland
| |
| American Film Company
| The Diamond From the Sky
| 30
|
| Jacques Jaccard and William Desmond Taylor
|
| |
| Relience Film Company
| Runaway June
| 15
|
| Oscar Eagle
| Norma Phillips
|
| |
| Kalem Company
| The Ventures of Marguerite
| 16
| Damsel in distress
| Robert Ellis, John Mackin and Hamilton Smith
|
| |
| Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
| The Black Box
| 15
|
| Otis Turner
|
| |
|
| The Broken Coin
| 22
| Mystery
| Francis Ford
|
| |
|
| Graft
| 20
|
| George Lessey and Richard Stanton
|
| |
|
| Under the Crescent
| 6
|
| Burton L. King
|
| |
| Power Picture Plays
| The Mysterious Lady Baffles and Detective Duck
|
| Comedy
| Allen Curtis
|
| |
| Lubin Manufacturing Company
| Road o'Strife
| 15
|
| Howell Hansel and John Ince
|
| |
| Signal Film Corporation
| The Girl and the Game
| 15
| Damsel in distress
| J.P. McGowan
|
| |
| Vitagraph Company of America
| The Fates and Flora Fourflush
| 3
|
| Wally Van
|
| |
|
| The Goddess
| 15
|
| Ralph Ince
|
| |
| Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
| Les Vampires
| 10
| Mystery
| Louis Feuillade
|
| French |
|
| L'X Noir
|
|
|
|
| French |
| 1916
|
| Wharton Studio
| The Mysteries of Myra
| 15
|
| Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton
|
| |
|
| The Grip of Evil
| 14
|
| W.A.S. Douglas and Harry Harvey
|
| |
|
| The Iron Claw
| 20
|
| George B. Seitz
| Pearl White
| |
| Wharton Studio/Hearst
| Beatrice Fairfax
| 15
|
| Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton
|
| |
| Astra Film Corporation/Pathé
| Pearl of the Army
| 15
| Damsel in distress
| Edward José
| Pearl White
| |
|
| The Shielding Shadow
| 15
|
| Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie
|
| |
| Erbograph/Consolidated Film Company
| The Crimson Stain Mystery
| 16
| Horror
| T. Hayes Hunter
|
| |
| Kleine Productions Inc.
| Gloria's Romance
| 20
| Damsel in distress
| Colin Campbell and Walter Edwin
|
| |
| Metro Pictures Corporation
| The Great Secret
| 18
|
| Christy Cabanne
|
| |
| Deutsche Bioscop
| Homunculus
| 6
| Science fiction
| Otto Rippert
|
| German |
| Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
| Judex
| 12
|
| Louis Feuillade
|
| French |
| Niagara Film Studios
| Perils of Our Girl Reporters
| 15
| Damsel in distress
| George Terwilliger
|
| |
| American Film Company
| The Sequel to the Diamond From the Sky
| 4
|
| Edward Sloman
|
| |
|
| The Secret of the Submarine
| 15
|
| George L. Sargent
|
| |
|
| The Scarlet Runner
| 12
|
| William P.S. Earle and Wally Van
|
| |
| Essanay Film Manufacturing Company.
| The Strange Case of Mary Page
| 15
|
| J. Charles Haydon
|
| |
| Signal Film Corporation
| The Yellow Menace
| 16
|
| William Steiner
|
| |
|
| Lass of the Lumberlands
| 15
| Western
| J.P. McGowan
|
| |
| Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
| The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
| 15
|
| Francis Ford and Jacques Jaccard
|
| |
|
| Liberty, A Daughter of the USA
| 20
| Western
| Henry MacRae
|
| |
| Vitagraph Company of America
| The Purple Mask
| 16
|
| Francis Ford and Grace Cunard
|
| |
| 1917
|
| Astra Film Corporation/Pathé
| The Fatal Ring
| 20
|
| George B. Seitz
| Pearl White
| |
|
| The Hidden Hand
| 15
|
| James Vincent
|
| |
|
| The Mystery of the Double Cross
| 15
|
| Louis J. Gasnier and William Parke
|
| |
|
| The Seven Pearls
| 15
|
| Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie
|
| |
| Balboa Amusement Producing Company
| The Neglected Wife
| 15
|
| William Bertram
| Ruth Roland
| |
| Wharton Studio/International Film Service Inc.
| Patria
| 15
|
| Jacques Jaccard, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton
|
| |
| 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
| Harry McRae Webster
|
| |
| Paramount Pictures
| Who is Number One?
| 15
| Mystery
| William Bertram
|
| |
| Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
| The Mystery Ship
| 18
|
| Henry MacRae
|
| |
|
| The Red Ace
| 16
|
| Jacques Jaccard
|
| |
|
| The Gray Ghost
| 16
|
| Stuart Paton
|
| |
|
| Voice on the Wire
| 15
|
| Stuart Paton
|
| |
| Vitagraph Company of America
| The Fighting Trail
| 15
| Western
| William Duncan
|
| |
|
| The Secret Kingdom
| 15
|
| Charles Brabin
|
| |
|
| Vengeance and the Woman
| 15
|
| William Duncan and Laurence Trimble
|
| |
| 1918
|
| Astra Film Corporation/Pathé
| Hands Up!
| 15
| Jungle
| Louis J. Gasnier and James W. Horne
| Ruth Roland
| |
|
| The House of Hate
| 20
| Mystery
| George B. Seitz
| Pearl White
| |
| Western Photoplays Inc.
| The Wolves of Kultur
| 15
|
| Joseph A. Golden
|
| |
| Jaxon Film Corporation
| A Daughter of Uncle Sam
| 12
|
| James C. Morton
|
| |
| Wharton Studio
| The Eagle's Eye
| 20
|
| George Lessey, Wellington A. Playter, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton
|
| |
| Rolfe Photoplays
| The Master Mystery
| 15
| Mystery, Science fiction
| Harry Grossman and Burton L. King
| Harry Houdini
| The studio's last production |
| Burston Films Inc.
| The Silent Mystery
| 15
|
| Francis Ford
|
| |
| Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
| The Brass Bullet
| 18
|
| Ben F. Wilson
|
| |
|
| Bull's Eye
| 18
|
| James W. Horne
|
| |
|
| The Lion's Claw
| 18
|
| Harry Harvey and Jacques Jaccard
|
| |
|
| Lure of the Circus
| 18
|
| J.P. McGowan
|
| |
|
| The Red Glove
| 18
|
| J.P. McGowan
|
| |
| Vitagraph Company of America
| A Fight for Millions
| 15
|
| William Duncan
|
| |
|
| The Iron Test
| 15
|
| Robert N. Bradbury and Paul Hurst
|
| |
|
| A Woman in the Web
| 15
|
| Paul Hurst and David Smith
|
| |
| Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
| Tih Minh
|
|
| Louis Feuillade
|
| French |
| 1919
|
| Astra Film Corporation/Pathé
| The Adventures of Ruth
| 15
|
| George Marshall
| Ruth Roland
| |
|
| Bound and Gagged
| 10
|
| George B. Seitz
|
| |
|
| The Lightning Raider
| 15
|
| George B. Seitz
| Pearl White
| |
|
| Terror of the Range
| 7
| Western
| Stuart Paton
|
| |
|
| The Tiger's Trail
|
|
| Robert Ellis, Louis J. Gasnier and Paul Hurst
| Ruth Roland
| |
| George B. Seitz Productions
| The Black Secret
| 15
|
| George B. Seitz
| Pearl White
| |
| Western Photoplays Inc.
| The Great Gamble
| 15
|
| Joseph A. Golden
|
| |
| Oliver Films Inc.
| The Carter Case
| 15
|
| William F. Haddock and Donald MacKenzie
|
| |
| Great Western Film Producing Company
| Elmo the Mighty
| 18
|
| Henry MacRae
|
| |
| SLK Serial Corporation
| The Fatal Fortune
| 15
| Jungle
| Donald MacKenzie and Frank Wunderlee
|
| |
| National Film Corporation of America
| Lightning Bryce
| 15
| Western, Horror
| Paul Hurst
|
| |
| Wisteria Productions
| The Lurking Peril
| 15
|
| George Morgan
|
| |
| Burston Films Inc.
| The Mystery of 13
| 15
|
| Francis Ford
|
| |
| American Lifeograph Company
| The Perils of Thunder Mountain
| 15
|
| Robert N. Bradbury and W.J. Burman
|
| |
| Decla Bioscop AG
| Die Spinnen
| 2
|
| Fritz Lang
|
| German |
| Serico Producing Company Inc.
| A Woman in Grey
| 15
| Mystery
| James Vincent
|
| |
| Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
| The Great Radium Mystery
| 18
| Mystery
| Robert Broadwell and Robert F. Hill
|
| |
|
| The Lion Man
| 18
| Jungle
| Albert Russell and Jack Wells
|
| |
|
| The Midnight Man
| 18
|
| James W. Horne
|
| |
| Shamrock Photoplay Corporation
| The Masked Rider
| 15
| Western
| Aubrey M. Kennedy
|
| |
| Hallmark Pictures Corporation
| The Trail of the Octopus
| 15
| Mystery, Yellow Peril
| Duke Worne
|
| |
| Vitagraph Company of America
| Man of Might
| 15
|
| William Duncan and Clifford Smith
|
| |
|
| Smashing Barriers
| 15
|
| William Duncan
|
| |
| Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
| Barabbas
|
|
| Louis Feuillade
|
| French |
| Production Company
| Title
| Chapters
| Genre
| Director
| Cast
| Notes |
| 1930
|
| Ben Wilson Productions
| The Voice from the Sky
| 10
| Science fiction
| Ben F. Wilson
|
| |
| Mascot Pictures
| The Lone Defender
| 12
| Western
| Richard Thorpe
| Rin Tin Tin
| |
| Talking Picture Epics Inc.
| Across the World with Mr & Mrs Martin Johnson
|
| Documentary
| James Leo Meehan
|
| |
|
| Hunting Tigers in India
|
| Documentary
| James Leo Meehan
|
| |
| Universal Studios
| The Jade Box
| 10
|
| Ray Taylor
|
| |
|
| The Lightning Express
| 10
| Western
| Henry MacRae
|
| |
|
| Terry of the Times
| 10
|
| Henry MacRae
|
| |
|
| The Indians are Coming
| 12
| Western
| Henry MacRae
| Tim McCoy
| First all-talking serial |
| 1931
|
| Mascot Pictures
| The Phantom of the West
| 10
| Western
| D. Ross Lederman
| Tom Tyler
| |
|
| King of the Wild
| 12
| Jungle
| B. Reeves Eason and Richard Thorpe
| Boris Karloff
| |
|
| The Vanishing Legion
| 12
| Western
| Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason
|
| |
|
| The Galloping Ghost
| 12
| Western
|
| Harold "Red" Grange
| |
|
| The Lightning Warrior
| 12
| Western
| Benjamin H. Kline and Armand Schaefer
| Rin Tin Tin
| |
| Metropolitan Pictures
| The Sign of the Wolf
| 10
| Western
| Forrest Sheldon and Harry S. Webb
|
| |
| Syndicate Pictures
| The Mystery Trooper
| 10
| Western
| Stuart Paton and Harry S. Webb
|
| |
| Universal Studios
| Finger Prints
| 10
|
| Ray Taylor
|
| |
|
| Heroes of the Flames
| 12
|
| Robert F. Hill
| Tim McCoy
| |
|
| Danger Island
| 12
| Jungle
| Ray Taylor
|
| |
|
| Battling with Buffalo Bill
| 12
| Western
| Ray Taylor
|
| |
|
| The Spell of the Circus
| 12
|
| Robert F. Hill
|
| |
| 1932
|
| Mascot Pictures
| The Shadow of the Eagle
| 12
|
| Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason
| John Wayne
| |
|
| The Last of the Mohicans
| 12
| Western
| Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason
| Harry Carey
| |
|
| The Hurricane Express
| 12
|
| J.P. McGowan and Armand Schaefer
| John Wayne
| |
|
| The Devil Horse
| 12
| Western
| Otto Brower
| Harry Carey
| |
| RKO Radio Pictures (produced by Van Beuren Productions)
| The Last Frontier
| 12
| Western
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Lon Chaney, Jr. (as Creighton Chaney)
| |
| Universal Studios
| Detective Lloyd
| 12
| Crime
| Ray Taylor and Henry MacRae
| Jack Lloyd
| British cast and co-production, released in Europe as Lloyd of the C.I.D. |
|
| The Airmail Mystery
| 12
| Aviation
| Ray Taylor
| James Flavin
| |
|
| Heroes of the West
| 12
| Western
| Ray Taylor
|
| |
|
| The Jungle Mystery
| 12
| Jungle
| Ray Taylor
|
| |
|
| The Lost Special
| 12
| Western
| Henry MacRae
|
| |
| 1933
|
| Mascot Pictures
| The Whispering Shadow
| 12
|
| Colbert Clark and Albert Herman
| Béla Lugosi
| |
|
| The Three Musketeers
| 12
|
| Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer
| John Wayne, Lon Chaney Jr.
| |
|
| Fighting with Kit Carson
| 12
| Western
| Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer
|
| |
|
| The Wolf Dog
| 12
| Western
| Colbert Clark and Harry L. Fraser
| Rin Tin Tin
| |
|
| The Mystery Squadron
| 12
| Aviation
| Colbert Clark and David Howard
| Bob Steele
| |
| Principal Pictures
| Tarzan the Fearless
| 12
| Jungle
| Robert F. Hill
| Buster Crabbe
|
|
|
| The Return of Chandu
| 12
| Fantasy
| Ray Taylor
| Béla Lugosi
| |
| Universal Studios
| Clancy of the Mounted
| 12
| Northern
| Ray Taylor
|
| |
|
| The Phantom of the Air
| 12
| Aviation
| Ray Taylor
|
| |
|
| Gordon of Ghost City
| 12
| Western
| Ray Taylor
| Buck Jones
| |
| Universal Studios
| The Perils of Pauline
| 12
| Damsel in distress
| Ray Taylor
| Evelyn Knapp
| |
| 1934
|
| Mascot Pictures
| The Lost Jungle
| 12
| Jungle
| David Howard and Armand Schaefer
| Clyde Beatty
| |
|
| Burn 'Em Up Barnes
| 12
| Sports
| Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer
| Jack Mulhall, Frankie Darro
| |
|
| The Law of the Wild
| 12
|
| B. Reeves Eason and Armand Schaefer
| Rin Tin Tin
| |
|
| Mystery Mountain
| 12
| Western
| Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason
| Ken Maynard, Gene Autry
| |
| Romance Productions Incorporated
| Young Eagles
| 12
|
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Bobby Cox
| |
|
| Pirate Treasure
| 12
| Maritime
| Ray Taylor
| Richard Talmadge
| |
|
| The Vanishing Shadow
| 12
| Science fiction
| Lew Landers
| Onslow Stevens
| |
|
| The Red Rider
| 12
| Western
| Lew Landers
| Buck Jones
| |
|
| Tailspin Tommy
| 12
| Aviation
| Lew Landers
| Maurice Murphy
| |
| 1935
|
| Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises
| The New Adventures of Tarzan
| 12
| Jungle
| Edward A. Kull
| Herman Brix
| |
| Mascot Pictures
| The Phantom Empire
| 12
| Western, Science fiction
| Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason
| Gene Autry
| |
|
| The Miracle Rider
| 15
| Western
| Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason
| Tom Mix
| |
|
| The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
| 12
|
| B. Reeves Eason and Ford Beebe
| Rin Tin Tin. Rex, the Wonder Horse
| |
|
| The Fighting Marines
| 12
|
| B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane
| Grant Withers, Adrian Morris
| Last Mascot serial - merged into Republic Pictures |
| Screen Attractions
| Queen of the Jungle
| 12
| Jungle
| Robert F. Hill
| Mary Kornman
| |
| Super Serial Productions Inc.
| The Lost City
| 12
| Science fiction
| Harry Revier
| Kane Richmond
| |
| Universal Studios
| Rustlers of Red Dog
| 12
| Western
| Lew Landers
| Johnny Mack Brown
| |
|
| The Call of the Savage
| 12
| Jungle
| Lew Landers
| Noah Beery, Jr.
| |
|
| The Roaring West
| 12
| Western
| Ray Taylor
| Buck Jones
| |
|
| Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery
| 12
| Aviation
| Ray Taylor
| Clark Williams
| |
1936
Beginning of the Golden Age of Serials
|
| Republic Pictures
| Darkest Africa
| 15
| Jungle
| B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane
| Clyde Beatty
| First Republic serial |
|
| Undersea Kingdom
| 12
| Science fiction
| B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane
| Ray Corrigan
| |
|
| The Vigilantes Are Coming
| 12
| Western
| Ray Taylor and Mack V. Wright
| Hoot Gibson
| |
|
| Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
| 14
| Maritime
| Ray Taylor and Mack V. Wright
| Ray Mala
| |
| Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.)
| Custer's Last Stand
| 15
| Western
| Elmer Clifton
| Rex Lease
| |
| Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.)
| The Clutching Hand
| 15
| Mystery
| Albert Herman
| Jack Mulhall, Mae Busch
| |
| Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.)
| The Black Coin
| 15
| Mystery
| Albert Herman
| Dave O'Brien
| |
| Universal Studios
| The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
| 12
| Sports
| Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith
| Donald Briggs, Jean Rogers
| |
|
| Flash Gordon
| 13
| Science fiction
| Frederick Stephani
| Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton
| |
|
| The Phantom Rider
| 15
| Western
| Ray Taylor
| Buck Jones
| |
|
| Ace Drummond
| 15
| Aviation
| Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith
| John King
| |
| Victory Pictures (Sam Katzman)
| Shadow of Chinatown
| 15
| Mystery, Yellow peril
| Robert F. Hill
| Béla Lugosi, Herman Brix
| |
| 1937
|
| Columbia Pictures
| Jungle Menace
| 15
| Jungle
| Harry L. Fraser and George Melford
| Frank Buck
| First Columbia serial (produced by Weiss Bros.) |
|
| The Mysterious Pilot
| 15
| Aviation
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Frank Hawks
| Produced by Weiss Bros. |
| Republic Pictures
| Dick Tracy
| 15
| Crime
| Alan James
| Ralph Byrd
| |
|
| The Painted Stallion
| 12
| Western
| Alan James
| Ray Corrigan
| |
|
| S.O.S. Coast Guard
| 12
| Western, Science fiction
| Alan James
| Béla Lugosi, Ralph Byrd
| |
|
| Zorro Rides Again
| 12
| Western
| William Witney
| John Carroll
| |
| Universal Studios
| Jungle Jim
| 12
| Jungle
| Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith
|
| |
|
| Secret Agent X-9
| 12
| Crime
| Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith
| Scott Kolk
| |
|
| Wild West Days
| 13
| Western
| Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith
| Johnny Mack Brown
| |
|
| Radio Patrol
| 12
| Crime
| Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith
|
| |
|
| Tim Tyler's Luck
| 12
| Jungle
| Ford Beebe and Wyndham Gittens
| Frankie Thomas
| |
| Victory Pictures (Sam Katzman)
| Blake of Scotland Yard
| 15
| Crime
| Robert F. Hill
| Ralph Byrd
| Last independent American serial |
| 1938
|
| Columbia Pictures
| The Secret of Treasure Island
| 15
| Jungle
| Elmer Clifton
| Don Terry, Walter Miller
| Last serial produced by Weiss Bros. |
|
| The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
| 15
| Western
| Mack V. Wright and Sam Nelson
|
| |
|
| The Spider's Web
| 15
| Superhero
| Ray Taylor and James W. Horne
| Warren Hull
| |
| Republic Pictures
| The Lone Ranger
| 15
| Western
| William Witney and John English
| Lee Powell
| |
|
| The Fighting Devil Dogs
| 12
| Science fiction
| William Witney and John English
| Lee Powell
| |
|
| Dick Tracy Returns
| 15
| Crime
| William Witney and John English
| Ralph Byrd
| |
|
| Hawk of the Wilderness
| 12
| Jungle
| William Witney and John English
| Herman Brix, Ray Mala
| |
| Universal Studios
| Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
| 15
| Science fiction
| Frederick Stephani
| Buster Crabbe
| |
|
| Flaming Frontiers
| 15
| Western
| Alan James and Ray Taylor
| Johnny Mack Brown
| |
|
| Red Barry
| 13
| Crime
| Alan James
| Buster Crabbe
| |
| 1939
|
| Columbia Pictures
| Flying G-Men
| 15
| Aviation
| Ray Taylor and James W. Horne
| Robert Paige
| |
|
| Mandrake the Magician
| 12
| Mystery
| Sam Nelson and Norman Deming
| Warren Hull
| |
|
| Overland with Kit Carson
| 15
| Western
| Sam Nelson and Norman Deming
|
| |
| Republic Pictures
| The Lone Ranger Rides Again
| 15
| Western
| William Witney and John English
| Robert Livingston
| |
|
| Daredevils of the Red Circle
| 12
| Adventure
| William Witney and John English
| Charles Quigley, Herman Brix
| |
|
| Dick Tracy's G-Men
| 15
| Crime
| William Witney and John English
| Ralph Byrd, Phylis Isley (Jennifer Jones)
| |
|
| Zorro's Fighting Legion
| 12
| Western
| William Witney and John English
| Reed Hadley
| |
| Universal Studios
| Scouts to the Rescue
| 12
| Adventure
| Alan James and Ray Taylor
| Jackie Cooper
| |
|
| Buck Rogers
| 12
| Science fiction
| Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind
| Buster Crabbe
| |
|
| The Oregon Trail
| 15
| Western
| Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind
| Johnny Mack Brown
| |
|
| The Phantom Creeps
| 12
| Science fiction
| Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind
| Béla Lugosi
| |
| Production Company
| Title
| Chapters
| Genre
| Director
| Cast
| Notes |
| 1940
|
| Columbia Pictures
| The Shadow
| 15
| Crime
| James W. Horne
| Victor Jory
| |
|
| Terry and the Pirates
| 15
| Jungle
| James W. Horne
| William Tracy, Granville Owen
| |
|
| Deadwood Dick
| 15
| Western
| James W. Horne
| Don Douglas
| |
|
| The Green Archer
| 15
| Mystery
| James W. Horne
| Victor Jory
| |
| Republic Pictures
| Drums of Fu Manchu
| 15
| Yellow Peril
| William Witney and John English
| Henry Brandon
| |
|
| Adventures of Red Ryder
| 12
| Western
| William Witney and John English
| Don "Red" Barry
| |
|
| King of the Royal Mounted
| 12
| Northern
| William Witney and John English
| Allan Lane
| |
|
| Mysterious Doctor Satan
| 15
| Superhero
| William Witney and John English
| Eduardo Ciannelli
| |
| Universal Studios
| The Green Hornet
| 13
| Crime
| Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe
| Gordon Jones
| |
|
| Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
| 12
| Science fiction
| Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe
| Buster Crabbe
| |
|
| Winners of the West
| 13
| Western
| Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe
| Dick Foran, Anne Nagel
| |
|
| Junior G-Men
| 12
| Crime
| John Rawlins and Ford Beebe
| Dead End Kids
| |
|
| The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
| 15
| Crime
| John Rawlins and Ford Beebe
| Warren Hull
| |
| 1941
|
| Columbia Pictures
| White Eagle
| 15
| Western
| James W. Horne
| Buck Jones
| |
|
| The Spider Returns
| 15
| Crime
| James W. Horne
| Warren Hull
| |
|
| The Iron Claw
| 15
| Mystery
| James W. Horne
| Charles Quigley
| |
|
| Holt of the Secret Service
| 15
| Crime
| James W. Horne
| Jack Holt, Evelyn Brent
| |
| Republic Pictures
| Adventures of Captain Marvel
| 12
| Superhero
| William Witney and John English
| Tom Tyler
| First Superhero film |
|
| Jungle Girl
| 15
| Jungle
| William Witney and John English
| Frances Gifford
| |
|
| King of the Texas Rangers
| 12
| Western
| William Witney and John English
| Slingin' Sammy Baugh
| |
|
| Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.
| 15
| Crime
| William Witney and John English
| Ralph Byrd
| Also known as Dick Tracy vs. Phantom Empire |
| Universal Studios
| Sky Raiders
| 12
| Aviation
| Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe
| Billy Halop, Donald Woods
| |
|
| Riders of Death Valley
| 15
| Western
| Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe
| Buck Jones, Dick Foran
| |
|
| Sea Raiders
| 12
| Maritime
| Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe
| The Dead End Kids
| |
| 1942
|
| Columbia Pictures
| Captain Midnight
| 15
| Aviation
| James W. Horne
| Dave O'Brien
| |
|
| Perils of the Royal Mounted
| 15
| Northern
| James W. Horne
| Robert Kellard
| |
|
| The Secret Code
| 15
| Crime
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Paul Kelly
| |
|
| The Valley of Vanishing Men
| 15
| Western
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| William Elliott
| |
| Republic Pictures
| Spy Smasher
| 12
| War Superhero
| William Witney
| Kane Richmond
| |
|
| Perils of Nyoka
| 15
| Jungle
| William Witney
| Kay Aldridge, Clayton Moore
| |
|
| King of the Mounties
| 12
| Northern
| William Witney
| Allan Lane
| |
| Universal Studios
| Don Winslow of the Navy
| 12
| Maritime
| Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe
| Don Terry
| |
|
| Gang Busters
| 13
| Crime
| Ray Taylor and Noel M. Smith
| Kent Taylor. Irene Hervey
| |
|
| Junior G-Men of the Air
| 12
| Aviation
| Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins
| The Dead End Kids
| |
|
| Overland Mail
| 15
| Western
| John Rawlins and Ford Beebe
| Lon Chaney, Jr.
| |
| 1943
|
| Columbia Pictures
| Batman
| 15
| Superhero
| Lambert Hillyer
| Lewis Wilson
| |
|
| The Phantom
| 15
| Jungle Superhero
| B. Reeves Eason
| Tom Tyler
| |
| Republic Pictures
| G-Men vs The Black Dragon
| 15
| Spy
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Rod Cameron
| |
|
| Daredevils of the West
| 12
| Western
| John English
|
| |
|
| Secret Service in Darkest Africa
| 15
| Spy
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Rod Cameron
| |
|
| The Masked Marvel
| 12
| Superhero
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Tom Steele, David Bacon
| |
| Universal Studios
| The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
| 13
| War Aviation
| Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins
| Tom Brown and Keye Luke
| |
|
| Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
| 13
| War
| Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins
| Don Terry
| |
|
| Adventures of the Flying Cadets
| 13
| Aviation
| Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins
| Johnny Downs, Billy Benedict
| |
| 1944
|
| Columbia Pictures
| The Desert Hawk
| 15
| Adventure
| B. Reeves Eason
| Gilbert Roland
| |
|
| Black Arrow
| 15
| Western
| B. Reeves Eason and Lew Landers
| Robert Scott
| |
| Republic Pictures
| Captain America
| 15
| Superhero
| Elmer Clifton and John English
| Dick Purcell
| |
|
| The Tiger Woman
| 12
| Jungle
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Linda Stirling
| |
|
| Haunted Harbor also known as Pirates' Harbor
| 15
| Maritime
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Kane Richmond
| |
|
| Zorro's Black Whip
| 12
| Western
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Linda Stirling
| |
| Universal Studios
| The Great Alaskan Mystery
| 13
| Mystery
| Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins
| Milburn Stone
| |
|
| Raiders of Ghost City
| 13
| Western
| Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins
| Dennis Moore
| |
|
| Mystery of the River Boat
| 13
| Western
| Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins
| Robert Lowery. Mantan Moreland
| |
1945
End of the Golden Age of Serials
|
| Columbia Pictures
| Brenda Starr, Reporter
| 13
| Crime
| Wallace Fox
| Joan Woodbury
| |
|
| The Monster and the Ape
| 15
| Science fiction
| Howard Bretherton
| Robert Lowery
| |
|
| Jungle Raiders
| 15
| Jungle
| Lesley Selander
| Kane RIchmond
| |
|
| Who's Guilty?
| 15
| Mystery
| Howard Bretherton and Wallace Grissell
|
| |
| Republic Pictures
| Manhunt of Mystery Island
| 15
| Jungle science fiction
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Linda Stirling
| |
|
| Federal Operator 99
| 12
| Crime
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Marten Lamont
| |
|
| The Purple Monster Strikes
| 15
| Science fiction
| Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon
| Linda Stirling
| |
| Universal Studios
| Jungle Queen
| 13
| Jungle
| Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins
| Ruth Roman
| |
|
| The Master Key
| 13
| Crime
| Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins
| Milburn Stone
| |
|
| Secret Agent X-9
| 13
| Spy
| Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins
| Lloyd Bridges
| |
|
| The Royal Mounted Rides Again
| 13
| Northern
| Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins
| Peter Cookson
| |
| 1946
|
| Columbia Pictures
| Hop Harrigan
| 15
| Aviation
| Derwin Abrahams
| William Bakewell
| |
|
| Chick Carter, Detective
| 15
| Crime
| Derwin Abrahams
| Lyle Talbot
| |
|
| Son of the Guardsman
| 15
| Medieval
| Derwin Abrahams
|
| |
| Republic Pictures
| The Phantom Rider
| 12
| Western
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Peggy Stewart
| |
|
| King of the Forest Rangers
| 12
| Northern
| Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon
|
| |
|
| Daughter of Don Q
| 12
| Crime
| Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon
| Kirk Alyn
| |
|
| ''The Crimson Ghost
| 12
| Science fiction
| William Witney and Fred C. Brannon
| Charles Quigley, Linda Stirling
| |
| Universal Studios
| The Scarlet Horseman
| 13
| Western
| Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins
| Paul Guilfoyle
| |
|
| Lost City of the Jungle
| 13
| Jungle
| Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins
| Lionel Atwill, Keye Luke
| |
|
| The Mysterious Mr. M
| 13
| Science fiction
| Lewis D. Collins and Vernon Keays
| Dennis Moore
| Last Universal serial |
| 1947
|
| Columbia Pictures
| Jack Armstrong
| 15
| Science fiction
| Wallace Fox
| John Hart. Charles Middleton
| |
|
| The Vigilante
| 15
| Western
| Wallace Fox
| Ralph Byrd
| |
|
| The Sea Hound
| 15
| War
| Walter B. Eason and Mack V. Wright
| Buster Crabbe
| |
|
| Brick Bradford
| 15
| Science fiction
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Kane Richmond
| |
| Republic Pictures
| Son of Zorro
| 13
| Western
| Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon
| George Turner
| |
|
| Jesse James Rides Again
| 13
| Western
| Fred C. Brannon
| [[Clayton Moore]. Linda Stirling
| |
|
| The Black Widow
| 13
| Science fiction
| Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon
| Bruce Edwards
| |
| 1948
|
| Columbia Pictures
| Tex Granger
| 15
| Western
| Derwin Abrahams
|
| |
|
| Superman
| 15
| Superhero
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill
| |
|
| Congo Bill
| 15
| Jungle
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Don McGuire
| |
| Republic Pictures
| G-Men Never Forget
| 12
| Crime
| Fred C. Brannon
| Clayton Moore
| |
|
| Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
| 12
| Northern
| Fred C. Brannon
|
| |
|
| Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
| 13
| Western
| Fred C. Brannon
| Clayton Moore
| |
| 1949
|
| Columbia Pictures
| Bruce Gentry
| 15
| Science fiction
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Tom Neal
| |
|
| Batman and Robin
| 15
| Superhero
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| Robert Lowery
| |
|
| Adventures of Sir Galahad
| 15
| Arthurian
| Spencer Gordon Bennet
| George Reeves
| |
| Republic Pictures
| Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc
| 12
| Crime
| Fred C. Brannon
| Kirk Alyn
| |
|
| Ghost of Zorro
| 12
| Western
| Fred C. Brannon
| Clayton Moore
| |
|
| King of the Rocket Men
| 12
| Science fiction
| Fred C. Brannon
| Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke
| |
|
| The James Brothers of Missouri
| 12
| Western
| Fred C. Brannon
| Noel Neill
| |
|
| Radar Patrol vs Spy King
| 12
| Spy
| Fred C. Brannon
| Kirk Alyn
| |
