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Silent  &  Sound  Movie  Serials
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poster for "Perils of Pauline" [1914] silent cliffhanger serial Episode 5               here on Page One:
books
documentaries & collections
image gallery
links

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selected silent serials

on Page Three:
sound serials, 1930-1935
on Page Four:
sound serials, 1936-1939

on Page Five:
sound serials, 1940s
on Page Six:
sound serials, 1950s & later

               poster for "Perils of Pauline" [1914]silent cliffhanger serial Episode 6

Edison Studios in New Jersey released the silent serial "What Happened To Mary" on 26 July 1912; it is considered to be
the first movie serial. The heyday of the serial was in the 1930s and 1940s; free broadcast television in the 1950s
replaced the Saturday matinee venue for serials. The 'cliffhanger' story is now a solid part
of broadcast and podcast and cable product.

browse Series & Sequels category on DVD at Amazon.com
browse Silent Films category on VHS at Amazon.com

Movie Serials & Movies Series Pages
at the various Nordell Books Group Online Bookstores

Magic Lantern's 'Batman' Pages
Magic Lantern's 'Charlie Chan' Pages
Magic Lantern's 'Flash Gordon' Page
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's 'Fu Manchu' Page
'The Lone Ranger' Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore
Magic Lantern's 'The Phantom' Movies Pages
'Secret Agent X-9' by Dashiell Hammett
Spirit of America Bookstore's 'Tarzan' Movies Page
'El Zorro' Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore



Books  About  Movie  Serials

Continued Next Week book by Kalton C. Lahue  "Continued Next Week: A History of The Moving Picture Serial" [1964]
by Kalton C. Lahue

Univ OK Press hardcover [1969] out of print/used
Univ OK Press 9x6 hardcover [12/64] out of print/used
Univ OK Press hardcover [1964] out of print/used
Serials of Columbia chapbook by Alan G. Barbour  "The Serials of Columbia" [1967] by Alan G. Barbour
Apparently a pamphlet or chapbook that originally sold for a dollar, published by the Larry Edmunds Bookshop [est. 1938] in Hollywood, perhaps later published as a book
Screen Facts Press hardcover [1967] out of print/scarce
Bound and Gagged Silent Serials book by Kalton C. Lahue  "Bound and Gagged: The Story of The Silent Serials" [1968]
by Kalton C. Lahue

Oak Tree Publns hardcover [1968] out of print/used
Castle Books hardcover [1968] out of print/used
Castle Books hardcover [1968] out of print/used
Saturday Afternoon At The Bijou book by David Zinman  "Saturday Afternoon At The Bijou: A Nostalgic Look At Charlie Chan, Andy Hardy & Other Movie Heroes We Have Known & Loved" [1970]
by David Zinman

Arlington House 9x6¼ hardcover [1973] out of print/many used

see also Magic Lantern's Charlie Chan Movies Pages

Days of Thrills and Adventure book by Alan G. Barbour  "Days of Thrills and Adventure: An Affectionate Pictorial History of The Movie Serial" [1970] by Alan G. Barbour, Introduction by William K. Everson, Preface by Buster Crabbe
"... from the heydays of the '30s & '40s to the final curtain call in the mid-'50s .. from Ace Drummond to Zorro"
MacMillan pb [11/70] out of print/used
MacMillan hardcover [11/70] out of print/scarce
Serials Suspense & Drama By Installment book by Raymond William Stedman  
"The Serials: Suspense & Drama By Installment" [1971]
by Raymond W. Stedman

Univ OK Press pb [5/81] out of print/used
Univ OK Press hardcover [12/77] out of print/used
Univ OK Press hardcover [12/71] out of print/used
Great Movie Serials book by Jim Harmon & Donald F. Glut  "The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound & Fury" [1972]
by Jim Harmon & Donald F. Glut

Routledge hardcover [11/73] for $160.00
Doubleday hardcover [1972] out of print/used
To Be Continued Complete Guide book by    "To Be Continued...: A Complete Guide To Motion Picture Serials - 231 Serials, More Than 400 Nostalgic Photographs" [1972]
by Ken Weiss & Ed Goodgold

Crown Publng 11x8¾ hardcover [4/72] out of print/used
Crown Publng 9x6½ hardcover [1973] out of print/used
Crown Publng pb [1972] out of print/used
Cliffhanger Pictorial History book by Alan G. Barbour   "Cliffhanger: A Pictorial History of The Motion Picture Serial" [1973]
by Dr. Alan G. Barbour MD, Introduction by Linda Stirling

Citadel Press 7¾x5 pb [5/79] out of print/used
A & W Publrs 11x8¾ hardcover [1977] out of print/many used
Valley of The Cliffhangers & Supplement books by Jack Mathis  "Valley of The Cliffhangers" [1975] by Jack Mathis
self-publd hardcover [1975] out of print/used
"Valley of The Cliffhangers - Supplement" [1995]
includes synopses of all 849 episodes of the 66 movie serials produced by
Republic Pictures during its existence from 1935 to 1955
self-publd hardcover [1995] out of print/used
Fifty Years of Serial Thrills book by Roy Kinnard  
"Fifty Years of Serial Thrills" [1983] by Roy Kinnard
Scarecrow Press hardcover [10/83] out of print/used
In The Nick of Time  "In The Nick of Time: Motion Picture Sound Serials" [1984]
by William C. Cline

McFarland & Co. 8½x5¾ pb [12/97] for $31.50
McFarland & Co. 9½x6¼ library hardcover [6/84] out of print/used
Saturday Afternoon At The Movies book Alan G. Barbour  "Saturday Afternoon At The Movies: 3 Volumes In 1" [1987]
Alan G. Barbour

Random House Value hardcover [8/87] out of print/used
Serial Adventures of the Superheroes of The Silver Screen book by James Van Hise  "Serial Adventures: The Incredible Story of The Superheroes of The Silver Screen" [1990] by James Van Hise
Movie Publr Services pb [7/90] out of print/used
Motion Picture Serial Annotated Bibliography book by Wayne Schutz  "The Motion Picture Serial: An Annotated Bibliography, 1912-1956" [1992]
by Wayne Schutz

Scarecrow Press pb [3/92] for $65.00
Republic Chapterplays Filmography book by R.M. Hayes  "The Republic Chapterplays: A Complete Filmography of The Serials Released By Republic Pictures Corporation, 1934-1955" [1992]
by R.M. Hayes

McFarland & Co. 8½x5½ pb [10/2000] for $39.95
McFarland & Co. 8¾x5¾ hardcover [10/92] out of print/used
Essays On Cliffhangers book by William C. Cline  "Serials-ly Speaking: Essays On Cliffhangers" [1994]
by William C. Cline

McFarland & Co. 9x6¼ pb [10/2000] for $35.00
McFarland & Co. 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/94] out of print/used
Science Fiction Serials Critical Filmography book by Roy Kinnard  "Science Fiction Serials: A Critical Filmography of The 31 Hard SF Cliffhangers - With An Appendix of The 37 Serials With Slight SF Content" [1998]
by Roy Kinnard

McFarland & Co. 9x6¼ library hardcover [10/98] out of print/used
Hershenson Vol 10: Serial Movie Posters book  Illustrated History of Movies Thru Posters #10: "Serial Movie Posters"
[1999] by Bruce Hershenson

self-published 11x10½ pb [7/99] out of print/used
Sinister Serials of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi & Lon Chaney, Jr. book by Leonard J. Kohl  "Sinister Serials of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney, Jr." [2000]
by Leonard J. Kohl

Midnight Marquee Press 9x6 pb [3/2000] for $25.00
Hershenson Vol 16: Serial Movie Posters  Illustrated History of Movies Thru Posters #16: "To Be Continued...: 1930s & 1940s Serial Movie Posters" [2001] by Bruce Hershenson
self-published 8¾x11 pb [6/2001] for $20.00
Serial Film Stars  "Serial Film Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1912-1956" [2005]
by Buck Rainey

McFarland & Co. 10x7¼ hardcover [3/2005] for $95.00
Classic Cliffhangers book by Hank Davis  "Classic Cliffhangers: Volume 1, 1914-1940" [2007]
by Hank Davis, Introduction by Adrian Booth

Midnight Marquee Press 8¾3x6¼ pb [5/2007] for $25.00
"Classic Cliffhangers: Volume 2, 1941-1955" [2008]
by Hank Davis

Midnight Marquee Press 8¾3x6 pb [6/2008] for $25.00
Flash Gordon Serials book by Kinnard, Crnkovich & Vitone  "The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936-1940: A Heavily Illustrated Guide" [2008]
by Roy Kinnard, Tony Crnkovich & R.J. Vitone

McFarland & Co. 9½x7 pb [4/2011] for $35.00
McFarland & Co. 10x7¼ hardcover [4/2008] out of print/used
Don't Dare Miss the Next Thrilling Chapter book by Anthony L. Fletcher  "Don't Dare Miss The Next Thrilling Chapter: An Affectionately Bemused Look At The Saturday Matinee Chapterplays of Yesteryear" [2009]
by Anthony L. Fletcher

Mill City Press 11x8¼ pb [11/2009] for $19.95
THE GREEN HORNET book by Martin Grams & Terry Salomonson  "The Green Hornet: A History of Radio, Motion Pictures, Comics & Television"
[2010] by Martin Grams & Terry Salomonson

O.T.R. Publng 9x6 pb [3/2010] for $44.95
official bookpage
The Movie Serial Companion in two volumes by Raymond William Stedman  "The Movie Serial Companion, Book One" [2010]
by Raymond William Stedman, Foreword by John Di Mezzes

Nostalgia League 8½x11 pb [3/2010] for $69.95 incl s/h - from the publisher, via PayPal
"The Movie Serial Companion, Book Two" [2011]
Nostalgia League 8½x11 pb [3/2010] for $76.95 incl s/h - from the publisher, via PayPal
both the above books
Nostalgia League pb book set [3/2011] for $139.95 incl s/h - from the publisher, via PayPal
Serials and Series World Filmography book by Buck Rainey  
"Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956" [orig 1999, rev 2010]
by Buck Rainey

McFarland & Co. 3rd edition 9¼x7 pb [3/2010] for $39.95
McFarland & Co. 11¼x8½ hardcover [2/99] out of print/used
Gripping Chapters Sound Movie Serial book by Ron Backer  "Gripping Chapters: The Sound Movie Serial" [2010]
by Ron Backer

BearManor Media 9x6 pb [5/2010] for $26.95
Distributing Silent Film Serials book by Rudmer Canjels  "Distributing Silent Film Serials: Local Practices, Changing Forms, Cultural Transformation" [2010] by Rudmer Canjels
Traces the international consumption, distribution, and cultural importance of silent film serials in the 1910s and 1920s, focusing on the serial work of well-known directors such as Abel Gance, D.W. Griffith, Fritz Lang, Erich von Stroheim, and lesser-knowns such as Louis Feuillade and Joe May
Kindle Edition from T&F Books [3/2011] rent for $22.32, buy for $130.50 {sic}
Routledge 9x6 hardcover [12/2010] for $137.75
Distressed Damsels & Masked Marauders - Cliffhanger Serials book by Ed Hulse  
"Distressed Damsels and Masked Marauders: Cliffhanger Serials of The Silent-Movie Era" [2014] by Ed Hulse
CreateSpace 10x8 pb [4/2014] for $26.96

Periodicals

Serial Quarterly Magazine #1 by Alan G. Barbour  "Serial Quarterly Magazine, Number 1" [1966] Compiled & Edited by Alan G. Barbour
issue features "Blake of Scotland Yard" [1937] starring Ralph Byrd, "Daredevils of The Red Circle"
[1939] starring Carole Landis & Bruce Bennett, "Atom Man vs. Superman" [1950] starring Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill & Lyle Talbot — and much more; sponsored by? published by? Larry Edmunds Bookshop [est. 1940] on Hollywood Blvd.

Screen Facts Press pb [1966] out of print/scarce
Serial Quarterly Magazine #4 by Alan G. Barbour  "Serial Quarterly Magazine, Number 4" [1966] Compiled & Edited by Alan G. Barbour
issue features "Haunted Harbor" [1944] starring Kane Richmond, "The Miraculous Blackhawk" [1952] starring Kirk Alyn, "Perils of Thunder Mountain" [1919!] silent serial starring Antonio Moreno, and "The Sea Hound" [1947] starring Buster Crabbe — and much more; published by Larry Edmunds Bookshop [est. 1940] on Hollywood Blvd.
Screen Facts Press pb [1966] out of print/scarce
Serial Quarterly Magazine #5 by Alan G. Barbour  "Serial Quarterly Magazine, Number 5" [1967] Compiled & Edited by Alan G. Barbour
issue features "G-Men vs. The Black Dragon" [1943] starring Rod Cameron, "The Secret Code" [1942] starring Paul Kelly, "The Green Archer" [1940] starring Victor Jory, and "Deadwood Dick" [1940] starring Don Douglas & Lorna Gray — and much more; published by Larry Edmunds Bookshop [est. 1940] on Hollywood Blvd.
Screen Facts Press pb [1966] out of print/scarce
'The Serial' magazine by Alan G. Barbour  "The Serial" Magazine, Volume 4 [1969] Compiled by Alan G. Barbour
cover price $5; contains synopses of fourteen movie serials: "The Phantom Rider" [1936] with Buck Jones, "Raiders of Ghost City" [1944], "The Red Rider" [1936] with Buck Jones, "Riders of Death Valley" [1941] with Buck Jones, "The Roaring West" [1935] with Buck Jones, "The Royal Mounted Rides Again" [1945], "Rustlers of Red Dog" [1935] with Johnny Mack Brown, "The Scarlet Horseman"
[1946], "Scouts To The Rescue" [1939] with Jackie Cooper (age 16), "Sea Raiders" [1941] with The Dead End Kids, "Sky Raiders" [1941], "Tailspin Tommy" [1934], "Wild West Days" [1937] with Johnny Mack Brown, and "Winners of The West" [1940]

landscape format magazine [1969] out of print/scarce


Video & DVD  Documentaries
keyword 'serial' listing {over 600 entries} at Internet Movie Database
search for movie serials on DVD at Amazon

'Action Heroes of the Cliffhanger Serials' on DVD  "Action Heroes of The Cliffhanger Serials" [Film Shows 1989]
hour-long b&w compilation made by Sandy Oliveri for VHS; mostly trailers from 16mm sources ('quality varies'), plus a Spanish-language clip from a long-lost Lone Ranger serial; featuring archive footage of Kirk Alyn {as Superman}, Ralph Byrd {as Dick Tracy}, Tristram Coffin, Buster Crabbe, Dale Evans, Judd Holdren {as Commando Cody}, Clayton Moore {as The Lone Ranger}, Dick Purcell {as Captain America}, George Reeves {as Superman}, Kane Richmond, Roy Rogers, Jay Silverheels {as Tonto}, Tom Steele, Burt Ward {as Robin}, Adam West {as Batman}, Van Williams {as Green Hornet} – hard to pass up at the price!
90-minute Legend Films b&w DVD [2/2013] for $7.99
120-minute? Goodtimes Home Video VHS [1992] for $14.86
62-minute Goodtimes Home Video VHS [1989] for $14.99
1989 version: credits from IMDb • 1992 version: credits from IMDb
Cliffhangers Adventures From The Thrill Factory  
"Cliffhangers: Adventures From The Thrill Factory" documentary video [1993]
Hosted by Leonard Maltin
Republic Pictures b&w/color VHS [5/95] for $1.75 {sic}
credits from IMDb
Epic Story of The Cliffhangers documentary film  "The Epic Story of The Cliffhangers" documentary video [Passport May 1998]
Written & directed by Phillip Dye
Passport Video b&w/color VHS [5/2000] 2 tapes - out of prodn/scarce
credits from IMDb

"When Serials Were King" documentary video [Passport May 1998]
video/DVD not available; credits from IMDb

Lost Serial Collection on DVD  "The Lost Serial Collection: Clips & Chapters From 35 Extremely Rare Serials" [2008]
includes portions of seven 1914-24 serials starring Pearl White; of five 1919-23 serials starring Ruth
Roland; and trailers & portions of 23 serials from 1912-29, with stars including Helen Holmes

Hermitage Hill Media b&w DVD [8/2008] 2 disks for $14.99 + s/h

Coming Attractions Classic Cliffhangers on DVD  "Coming Attractions: Classic Cliffhangers, Volume 1" [2013]
86-minute compilation of trailers for 22 b&w movie serials made from 1935 to 1946: "Adventures of The Flying Cadets" [1943]; "Don Winslow of The Navy"
[1942]; "Gang Busters" [1942]; "The Great Alaskan Mystery" [1944]; "The Green Archer" [1940]; "Jungle Queen" [1945]; "Junior G-Men of The Air" [1942]; "The Lost City" [1935]; "The Lost City of The Jungle" [1946]; "The Master Key" [1945]; "The Miracle Rider" [1935]; "The Mysterious Mr. M" [1946]; "Mystery of The River Boat" [1944]; "The Oregon Trail" [1939]; "The Phantom Creeps" [1939]; "Raiders of Ghost City" [1944]; "Riders of Death Valley" [1941]; "The Royal Mounted Rides Again" [1945]; "Scouts To The Rescue" [1939]; "Sea Raiders" [1941]; "Sky Raiders" [1941]; and "Winners of The West" [1940]

Alpha Video b&w DVD [10/2013] for $4.99
Coming Attractions Classic Cliffhangers, Volume 2 on DVD  "Coming Attractions: Classic Cliffhangers, Volume 2" [2016]
90-minute compilation of trailers for 32 movie serials made from 1932 to 1955: "Adventures of Captain Marvel" [1941]; "Dangers of The Canadian Mounted"
[1948]; "Darkest Africa" [1936]; "Desperadoes of The West" [1950]; "Dick Tracy's G-Men" [1939]; "Don Daredevil Rides Again" [1951]; "Federal Operator 99" [1945]; "The Fighting Marines" [1935]; "G-Men vs. The Black Dragon" [1943]; "The Hurricane Express" [1932]; "The James Brothers of Missouri" [1949]; "Jesse James Rides Again" [1947]; "King of The Carnival" [1955]; "King of The Rocket Men" [1949]; "The Lost Jungle" [1934]; "Man With The Steel Whip"
[1954]; "Manhunt In The African Jungle" [1943]; "Manhunt On Mystery Island" [1945]; "Nyoka and The Tigermen" [1942]; "The Painted Stallion" [1937]; "Panther Girl of The Congo" [1955]; "The Phantom Empire" [1935]; "Radar Men From The Moon" [1952]; "The Royal Mounted Rides Again" [duplicate]; "The Shadow of The Eagle" [1932]; "S.O.S. Coast Guard" [1937]; "The Tiger Woman" [1944]; "Undersea Kingdom" [1936]; "The Vigilantes Are Coming" [1936]; "Zorro Rides Again" [1937]; "Zorro's Black Whip" [1944]; and "Zorro's Fighting Legion" [1939]

Alpha Video b&w/color DVD [11/2016] for $4.99

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Video & DVD  Serial  Collections

Cliffhangers VHS 5-serial box set  "Cliffhangers: The Epic Story" VHS Box Set [2000]
Passport Video b&w DVD set [5/2000] 10 tapes - out of prodn/used
contains five complete sound serials, 2 tapes each: "The Phantom Empire" [1935] starring Gene Autry, "Undersea Kingdom" [1936] starring ray 'Crash' Corrigan, "Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe"
[1940] starring Buster Crabbe, "Spy Smasher" [1942], and "King of The Rocket Men" [1949]
Science Fiction Serials on DVD  "Science Fiction Serials" DVD Box Set [2003]
Alpha Video Collectors Library b&w DVD set [1/2003] 6 disks - out of prodn/used
contains 2-disk "Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe" 13-chapter serial [1936] starring Buster Crabbe, 2-disk "The Phantom Creeps" 12-chapter serial [1939] starring Bela Lugosi, and 2-disk "Radar Men From The Moon" 12-chapter serial [1952]
Vintage Serials Collection DVD box set  "Vintage Serials Collection" DVD Box Set [2003]
Alpha Video b&w DVD [7/2003] 4 disks for $26.99
contains 2 unrestored film serials: 2-disk "The Return of Chandu" 12-chapter serial [1934] starring Bela Lugosi; and 2-disk "S.O.S. Coast Guard" [12 episodes 1937] starring Bela Lugosi & Ralph Byrd

"Sci-Fi Serials Collection" DVD Box Set [2003]
Alpha Video b&w DVD [7/2003] 4 disks for $29.95
contains 2 unrestored film serials: 2-disk "The Phantom Empire" [12 episodes 1935] starring Gene Autry & Smiley Burnette; and 2-disk "Undersea Kingdom" 12-chapter serial [1936] starring Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

Classic Serials Megapack DVD box set  "Classic Serials Megapack, 150 Episodes: Cliffhanger Serials From The Golden Age of Cinema" [2004]
Digital 1 Stop b&w/color DVD [7/2004] 12 disks - out of prodn/used
contains 12 film serials: "Ace Drummond" [13 episodes 1936] starring John 'Dusty' King; "The Clutching Hand" [12 episodes 1936] starring Jack Mulhall; "Dick Tracy" [15 episodes 1937] starring Ralph Byrd; "The Hurricane Express" [12 episodes 1932] starring John Wayne; "The Lost City" [12 episodes 1935] starring William 'Stage' Boyd; "The New Adventures of Tarzan" [12 episodes 1935] starring Herman Brix; "The Phantom Creeps" [12 episodes 1939] starring Bela Lugosi; "Shadow of The Eagle" [13 episodes 1932] starring John Wayne; "S.O.S. Coast Guard" [12 episodes 1937] starring Bela Lugosi & Ralph Byrd; "The Three Musketeers" [12 episodes 1933] starring John Wayne; "Undersea Kingdom" [12 episodes 1936] starring Ray 'Crash' Corrigan; and "Zorro’s Fighting Legion" [12 episodes 1939] starring Reed Hadley {as El Zorro}

Serial Box DVD box set  "Serial Box" DVD Box Set [2005]
R.O.A.N. b&w DVD set [2/2005] 4 disks for $26.99
contains 4 film serials: "Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe" [12 chapters 1940] starring Buster Crabbe; "New Adventures of Tarzan" [12 chapters 1935] starring Bruce Bennett; "Radar Men From The Moon" [12 chapters 1952]; and "Zorro's Fighting Legion" [12 chapters 1939] starring Reed Hadley
Complete 1948 & 1950 Superman Serials DVD box set  "Complete 1948 & 1950 Superman Serials" Box Set [2006]
Warner Bros b&w DVD set [11/2006] 4 disks for $20.56
Warner Home Video b&w DVD set [10/2018] 4 disks for $29.95
Actor Kirk Alyn stars in the first live-action movies about D.C. Comics character Superman; the 15-chapter b&w movie serial "Superman" is considered to be the most successful serial of all time; after arriving on Earth by rocket ship, a boy grows up as mild-mannered Clark Kent; his first battle as adult Superman is against the sinister Spider Lady. In the "Atom Man vs. Superman" 15-chapter b&w sci-fi serial [1950], Atom Man is not a robot, but is instead Lex Luthor wearing a costume borrowed from a movie robot; the story does have flying saucers.

John Wayne Cliffhanger Collection 5-disk DVD set  "The John Wayne Cliffhanger Collection" 3-serial box set [2006]
contains 3 b&w digitally-remastered serials from Mascot Pictures starring John Wayne: "The Shadow of The Eagle" [Feb 1932] with Dorothy Gulliver; "The Hurricane Express" [Aug 1932] with Shirley Grey; and "The Three Musketeers" [April 1933] with Jack Mulhall & Raymond Hatton
each serial is also available individually below
Koch / Passport b&w digitally-remastered DVD set [7/2006] 5 disks for $17.99
Legend of Rin Tin Tin 48-chapters from four movie serials on DVD  "The Legend of Rin Tin Tin" DVD Box Set [2008]
Mill Creek Ent. b&w DVD set [8/2011] 4 disks for $8.99
Mill Creek Ent. b&w DVD set [1/2008] 4 disks for $4.47
contains four Mascot Pictures 12-chapter serials {see details below}: "The Lone Defender" [1930] starring Rin Tin Tin; "The Lightning Warrior" [1931] starring Rin Tin Tin; "The Law of The Wild" [1934] starring Rin Tin Tin Jr. & Rex the Horse; and "The Adventures of Rex and Rinty" [1935] starring Rin Tin Tin Jr. & Rex the Horse
Ultimate Sci-Fi Serial Classics Collection DVD box set  "Ultimate Sci-Fi Serials Classics Collection" DVD Box Set [2008]
St. Clair Vision b&w DVD set [3/2008] 6 disks - out of prodn/used
contains 6 film serials: "Flash Gordon" [13 episodes 1936] starring Buster Crabbe & Jean Rogers; "The Lost City" [12 episodes 1935] starring William 'Stage' Boyd; "The Phantom Creeps" [12 episodes 1939] starring Bela Lugosi; "The Phantom Empire" [12 episodes 1935] starring Gene Autry & Smiley Burnette; "Radar Men From The Moon" [12 episodes 1952]; and "Undersea Kingdom" [12 episodes 1936] starring Ray 'Crash' Corrigan; extras include six 1950s TV shows
Helen Gibson, Silent Serial Queen on DVD  "Helen Gibson: Silent Serial Queen" on DVD [2012]
featuring 'Fearless Helen' in three chapters of the "Hazards of Helen" serial [Kalem 1915-16]
and three two-reel Western railroad dramas [Capital Film Co. 1920]; music composed &
performed by Frederick Hodges

Bitterroot Mountain Publng DVD [2012] for $16.99
Dick Tracy Complete Serial Collection DVD box set  "Dick Tracy: Complete Serial Collection" DVD Box Set [2012]
V.C.I. Ent. b&w DVD set [11/2012] 8 disks for $26.99
contains 4 movie serials (60 chapters) starring Ralph Byrd as Dick Tracy: "Dick Tracy" [1937]; "Dick Tracy Returns" [1938]; "Dick Tracy's G-Men" [1939]; and "Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc." [1941]; bonus features include commentary by Max Allan Collins, photo gallery, radio broadcast of 1945, and a rare episode from the 1950 TV series
The Wharton Serials DVD box set from Serial Squadron  "The Wharton Serials" DVD Box Set [DUE 2018?]
promo page at Serial Squadron website
contains all six surviving serials shot in Ithaca, New York by the Wharton Studio, 1915-1916: "Beatrice Fairfax" starring Grace Darling; "Patria" starring Irene Castle; "The Mysteries of Myra" starring Jean Sothern; "The Romance of Elaine" starring Pearl White; "The Eagle's Eye" starring King Baggot; and "New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford" starring Burr McIntosh & Max Figman
not yet listed at Amazon (2019)


Image  Gallery

intertitle card: MEANWHILE, / back on Moon City Alpha . . .         last intertitle card on Edison Pictures silent serial 'The Chinese Fan' about reporter Dolly          logo for 'A Republic Serial'

newspaper ad for 'King of The Rocket Men' re-release


L i n k s
keyword 'serial' listing {over 600 entries} at Internet Movie Database
Todd Gault's Serial Experience fansite
The Serial Squadron / Academy of Cliffhanger Arts & Sciences
Matinee At The Bijou blog
Restored Serials: sells serials on DVD & Blu-ray disk
Classic Cliffhanger Serials website
complete A to Z serial list, 1912-1956

Kietzer Publishing's Serial World Magazine [1974-83] based in Minnesota {back issues still available}              Kietzer Publishing's Westerns & Serials Magazine [1983-2008] based in Minnesota {back issues still available}


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