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Sound  Serials,  1930-35
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"The Lone Defender" 12-chapter sound serial [Mascot Pictures March 1930] The Cactus Kid and his gang ambush two prospectors, killing one; the murder is witnessed by the man's dog, Rinty. The gang pursues the dog, hoping to locate the gold mine; the dog gets help from a girl and a government agent. Chapter Titles: 1. The Mystery of The Desert; 2. The Fugitive; 3. Jaws of Peril; 4. Trapped; 5. Circle of Death; 6. Surrounded By Law; 7. The Ghost Speaks; 8. The Brink of Destruction; 9. The Avalanche; 10. Fury of The Desert; 11. Cornered; and 12. Vindicated! Directed by Richard Thorpe; starring Rin Tin Tin, June Marlowe, Walter Miller, Lee Shumway, Frank Lanning & Josef Swickard Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [7/2007] for $7.98 full credits at IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia

"The Lightning Express" 10-chapter sound serial [Universal June-Aug 1930]
Chapter Titles: 1. A Shot In Ihe Dark; 2. A Scream of Terror; 3. Dangerous Rails; 4. The Death Trap; 5. Tower of Terror; 6. A Call For Help; 7. The Runaway Freight; 8. The Showdown;
9. The Secret Survey; and 10. Cleared Tracks • Produced & directed by Henry MacRae; adapted by Ford Beebe from "Whispering Smith Rides" by Frank H. Spearman; starring
Al Ferguson {as Whispering Smith}, Lane Chandler, Louise Lorraine, Greta Granstedt, J. Gordon Russell, John Oscar, Martin Cichy & Bob Reeves • full credits at IMDb

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"The Indians Are Coming" 12-chapter serial [Universal Pictures Oct 1930] Released as a talkie, as well as a silent version (for theaters not yet equipped for sound); Jack goes East to deliver some gold to his pal George's brother; while rescuing George's niece Mary, Jack drops the gold, which is picked up by bad guy Rance – that's just Chapter 1, followed by Indian raids, prairie fires, a mine tunnel explosion, and gunfights & knifefights. Chapter Titles: 1. Pals In Buckskin; 2. A Call To Arms; 3. A Furnace of Fear; 4. The Red Terror; 5. The Circle of Death; 6. Hate's Harvest; 7. Hostages of Fear; 8. The Dagger Duel; 9. The Blast of Death; 10. Redskin's Vengeance; 11. Frontiers Aflame; and 12. The Trail's End Produced & directed by Henry MacRae; starring Tim McCoy, Allene Ray, Edmund Cobb, Francis Ford {dual role}, Wilbur McGaugh, Bud Osborne, Charles F. Royal, Chief Thunderbird & Dynamite the Dog VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"The Spell of The Circus" 12-chapter sound serial [Universal Pictures Jan 1931] The manager of a struggling circus wants to take it over, so he forces himself on the owner's pretty daughter, while she is in love with the star Western rider. Most listings specify twelve chapters; IMDb lists none, Wikipedia lists only ten: Chapter Titles {sic}: 1. A Menacing Monster; 2.The Phantom Shadow; 3. Racing With Death; 4. A Scream of Terror; 5. A Leap For Life; 6. A Fatal Wedding; 7. A Villain Unmasked; 8. The Baited Trap; 9. The Terror Tent; and 10. The Call of The Circus Directed by Robert F. Hill; starring Ralph Bushman, Alberta Vaughn, Tom London, Walter Shumway, Charles Murphy, Monte Montague & Bobby Nelson VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available { this serial is considered lost } • credits at IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia

"Phantom of The West" 10-chapter sound serial [Mascot Pictures Jan 1931] 'All-Talking' sound serial; a convicted murderer escapes from prison and enlists the victim's son in clearing his name; the real murderer, who disguises himself as 'The Phantom', is one of seven men. Chapter Titles: 1. The Ghost Rides; 2. Stair-way of Doom; 3. Horror In The Dark; 4. Battle of The Strong; 5. League of The Lawless; 6. Canyon of Calamity; 7. Price of Silence; 8. House of Hate; 9. Fatal Secret; and 10. Rogue's Roundup Directed by D. Ross Lederman; starring Tom Tyler, William Desmond, Tom Santschi, Dorothy Gulliver, Philo McCullough, Frank Lanning, Tom Dugan, Joe Bonomo, Frank Hagney, Halie Sullivan & Kermit Maynard; stunts by Joe Bonomo, Yakima Canutt, Cliff Lyons & Kermit Maynard Alpha Video b&w DVD [4/2005] for $7.98 V.C.I. Video b&w VHS [6/2002] 2 tapes - out of prodn/used 27"x40" Chapter 3 poster {as at left} from Amazon for $8.49 dozens more "Phantom of The West" posters from Amazon full credits at IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia

"Heroes of The Flames" b&w 12-chapter serial [Universal Pictures June 1931] A fireman invents an original chemical fire extinguisher, and the rival for his girlfriend wants the invention too; distri-buted in both silent and sound versions. Chapter Titles: 1. The Red Peril; 2. Flaming Hate; 3. The Fire Trap; 4. Death's Chariot; 5. The Avalanche; 6. The Jaws of Death; 7. Forest of Fire; 8. Blank Cartridges; 9. The House of Terror (per Copyright) aka The House of Horror (press book listing); 10. The Depths of Doom; 11. A Flaming Death; and 12. The Last Alarm • Directed by Robert F. Hill; starring Tim McCoy, Marion Shockley, Gayne Whitman, Bobby Nelson, William Gould, Grace Cunard, Andy Devine & Beulah Hutton VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • credits at IMDb

"Danger Island" 12-chapter b&w serial [Universal Pictures Aug 1931] The daughter of a man who has discovered radium on an African island is 'helped' by two people whose real goal is to take the discovery for themselves • Chapter Titles: 1. The Coast of Peril, 2. Death Rides The Storm, 3. Demons of The Pool, 4. Devil Worshippers, 5. Mutiny, 6. The Cat Creeps, 7. The Drums of Doom, 8. Human Sacrifice, 9. The Devil Bird, 10. Captured For Sacrifice, 11. The Lion's Lair, and 12. Fire God's Vengeance • Produced & co-written by Henry MacRae; directed by Ray Taylor; co-written Basil Dickey & Ella O'Neill; starring Kenneth Harlan, Lucile Browne, Tom Ricketts, Walter Miller, William L. Thorne, Beulah Hutton, Andy Devine, George Regas, Everett Brown, George Magrill, and Jack Leonard {as the ape} VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"Battling With Buffalo Bill" 12-chapter serial [Universal Pictures Nov 1931] A gambler hears about a local gold strike and kills an Indian woman, which sets off an Indian uprising (to kill off members of the town); but 'Buffalo Bill' Cody and the U.S. Army Cavalry arrive, so the bad guy switches to Plan B. Chapter Titles: 1. Captured By Redskins; 2. Circling Death; 3. Between Hostile Tribes; 4. The Savage Horde; 5. The Fatal Plunge; 6. Trapped; 7. The Unseen Killer; 8. Sentenced To Death; 9. The Death Trap; 10. A Shot From Ambush; 11. The Flaming Death; and 12. Cheyenne Veng-eance • Directed by Ray Taylor; based on Cody's book "The Great West That Was"; starring Tom Tyler, Lucile Browne, William Desmond, Rex Bell, Francis Ford, George Regas, Yakima Canutt, Chief Thunderbird, athlete Jim Thorpe & Franklyn Farnum V.C.I. Ent. b&w DVD [12/2007] for $14.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

watch "Battling With Buffalo Bill" free online at Internet Archive: chapters 1-6 • chapters 7-12

"The Lightning Warrior" 12-chapter serial [Mascot Pictures Dec 1931] A mysterious masked figure, The Wolfman, leads an Indian uprising to drive local settlers off their land; he kills two men, whose son & brother & dog Rinty hunt down and defeat the villain. Chapter Titles: 1. Drums of Doom; 2. The Wolf Man; 3. Empty Saddles; 4. Flaming Arrows; 5. The Invisible Enemy; 6. The Fatal Name; 7. The Ordeal of Fire; 8. The Man Who Knew; 9. Traitor's Hour; 10. Secret of The Cave; 11. Red Shadows; and 12. Painted Faces • Directed by Benjamin H. Kline & Armand Schaefer; starring Rin Tin Tin, Frankie Darro, Hayden Stevenson, George Brent, Pat O'Malley, Georgia Hale, Yakima Canutt & Theodore Lorch Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [8/2006] for $7.98 V.C.I. Video b&w VHS [6/2002] 2 tapes for $25.00 full credits at IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia

"The Shadow of The Eagle" 12-chapter sound serial [Mascot Pictures Feb 1932] The Eagle uses skywriting to threaten an airplane manufacturer; the primary suspect is the owner of a traveling air circus, but he goes missing, so a stunt pilot tries to solve the mystery. Chapter Titles: 1. The Carnival Mystery; 2. Pinholes; 3. The Eagle Strikes; 4. The Man of A Million Voices; 5. The Telephone Cipher; 6. Code of The Carnival; 7. Eagle or Vulture?; 8. On The Spot; 9. When Thieves Fall Out; 10. The Man Who Knew; 11. The Eagle's Wings; and 12. The Shadow Unmasked Co-written & directed by Ford Beebe; starring John Wayne, Dorothy Gulliver, Edward Hearn, Richard Tucker, Kenneth Harlan & Walter Miller Marengo Films b&w 72-minute feature version DVD [11/2000] for $9.99 Anchor Bay b&w VHS [6/94] 4 tapes - out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia full serial included on "The John Wayne Cliffhanger Collection" 3-serial box set [2006] Passport b&w digitally-remastered DVD set [7/2006] 5 disks for $17.99

"The Air Mail Mystery" 12-chapter sound serial [Universal Pictures March 1932] Evil mastermind The Black Hawk kidnaps a friend of airmail pilot Bob Lee . . . Chapter titles: 1. Pirates of The Air; 2. Hovering Death; 3. A Leap For Life; 4. A Fatal Crash; 5. The Hawk Strikes; 6. The Bridge of Destruction; 7. The Hawk's Treachery; 8. The Aerial Third Degree; 9. The Attack On The Mine; 10. The Hawk's Lair; 11. The Law Strikes; and 12. The Mail Must Go Through Directed by Ray Taylor; written by George Morgan, Basil Dickey, Ella O'Neill & George H. Plympton; starring James Flavin, Lucile Browne, Wheeler Oakman, Frank Hagney, Sidney Bracey, Nelson McDowell, Walter Brennan, Al Wilson, Bruce Mitchell, Jack Holley {this film is considered lost} • full credits at IMDb

"The Last of The Mohicans" 'epic serial in 12 chapters' [Mascot Pictures May 1932] Location filming in California at Iverson Ranch, Kern River, Kernville, Lake Sherwood & Thousand Oaks; story is the basic 'Mohican' plot; Chapter Titles: 1. Wild Waters, 2. Flaming Arrows; 3. Rifle of Tomahawk, 4. Riding With Death, 5. Red Shadows, 6. The Lure of Gold, 7. The Crimson Trail, 8. The Tide of Battle, 9. A Redskin's Honor, 10. The Enemy's Strong-hold, 11. Paleface Magic, and 12. The End of The Trail • Co-written & co-directed by Ford Beebe; co-directed by B. Reeves Eason; co-written by Colbert Clark, Jack Natteford & Wyndham Gittens; based on the 1826 novel by James Fenimore Cooper [1789-1851]; starring Harry Carey {as Hawkeye}, Hobart Bosworth {as Chingachgook}, Bob Kortman {as Magua}, Frank Coghlan Jr., Edwina Booth, Lucile Browne, Walter Miller, Walter McGrail, Nelson McDowell, Edward Hearn, Mischa Auer, Yakima Canutt, Chief John Big Tree, Joan Gale 214-minute Alpha Video b&w DVD [11/2005] for $5.98 235-minute Grapevine Video b&w DVD [5/2012] 2 disks for $12.95 Anchor Bay Ent. b&w VHS [10/92] for $6.99 full credits at IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia

"The Hurricane Express" 12-chapter sound serial [Mascot Pictures Aug 1932] "A Thriller of The Roaring Rails" - Someone is trying to wreck the L&R Railroad, and when the chief engineer is killed, his airline pilot son takes over the job. Chapter Titles: 1. The Wrecker; 2. Flying Pirates; 3. The Masked Menace; 4. Buried Alive; 5. Danger Lights; 6. The Airport Mystery; 7. Sealed Lips; 8. Outside The Law; 9. The Invincible Army; 10. The Wrecker's Secret; 11. Wings of Death; and 12. Unmasked; the 81-minute feature version was edited down from seven chapters Directed by J.P. McGowan & Armand Schaefer; starring John Wayne, Shirley Grey, J. Farrell MacDonald, Tully Marshall, Conway Tearle, Lloyd Whitlock, Edmund Breese, Matthew Betz & Alan Bridge A.F.A./Passion b&w DVD [7/2003] for $6.89 Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [10/2006] for $7.98 Reel Enterprises b&w 77-minute feature version DVD [5/2007] for $9.95 full credits at IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia full serial included on "The John Wayne Cliffhanger Collection" 3-serial box set [2006] Passport b&w digitally-remastered DVD set [7/2006] 5 disks for $17.99

"The Three Musketeers" 12-chapter sound serial [Mascot Pictures April 1933] A U.S. Army pilot rescues three Foreign Legionaires in the Moroccan desert, and joins them to fight the mysterious El Shaitan. Chapter Titles: 1. The Fiery Circle; 2. One For All, All For One; 3. The Master Spy; 4. Pirates of The Desert; 5. Rebel Rifles; 6. Death's Marathon; 7. Naked Steel; 8. The Master Strikes; 9. The Fatal Cave; 10. Trapped!; 11. The Measure of A Man; and 12. The Value of Comrades • Directed by Colbert Clark & Armand Schaefer; starring Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton, Ralph Bush-man, John Wayne, Lon Chaney Jr., Noah Beery Jr., William Desmond & Yakima Canutt; re-edited & re-released as the feature "Desert Command" [1946] Marengo Films color DVD [11/2006] for $9.99 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $14.99 27"x40" poster from Amazon for $19.99 full credits from IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia full serial included on "The John Wayne Cliffhanger Collection" 3-serial box set [2006] Passport b&w digitally-remastered DVD set [7/2006] 5 disks for $17.99

"The Whispering Shadow" 12-chapter serial [Mascot Pictures April 1933]

A mysterious criminal known as The Whispering Shadow commits crimes by means of a gang that he manages by television and radio rays; Jack Foster, whose brother was murdered by The Whispering Shadow, suspects that the eerie Professor Strang {Lugosi} - whose ghostly wax museum contains figures far too lifelike - may be involved in the crimes • Chapter Titles: 1. The Master Magician, 2. The Collapsing Room, 3. The All-Seeing Eye, 4. The Shadow Strikes, 5. Wanted For Murder, 6. The Man Who Was Czar, 7. The Double Doom, 8. The Red Circle, 9. The Fatal Secret, 10. The Death Warrant, 11. The Trap, and 12. King of The World • Produced by Nat Levine & J. Laurence Wickland; co-written & directed by Colbert Clark; directed by Albert Herman; co-written by Barney A. Sarecky, George Morgan, Norman S. Hall, Wyndham Gittens; starring Bela Lugosi, Malcolm McGregor, Viva Tattersall, Henry B. Walthall, Robert Warwick, Ethel Clayton, Roy D'Arcy, Karl Dane, Lloyd Whitlock, Bob Kortman, Lafe McKee, Lionel Backus, Yakima Canutt, Kernan Cripps, Gordon De Main, William Desmond, Norman Feusier, Robert Frazer, George J. Lewis, Tom London, George Magrill, George Morrell, Eddie Parker, Jack Perrin, Max Wagner full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia Grapevine Video b&w Blu-ray [2/2018] 2 disks for $19.99 Grapevine Video b&w DVD [2/2018] 2 disks for $22.63 Video Treasures b&w VHS [6/2002] 2 tapes - out of prodn/used

watch 'The Whispering Shadow' 12-chapter playlist [6/2020 upload] free online at YouTube
#1 • #2 • #3 • #4 • #5 • #6 • #7 • #8 • #9 • #10 • #11 • #12

"Fighting With Kit Carson" 12-chapter serial [Mascot Pictures July 1933; feature re-issue 1948] Famous scout Kit Carson leads a wagon train West that is carrying a government gold shipment; Kit is forced to hide the gold when attacked by marauders, then has to prevent the marauder gang from locating the gold. Chapter Titles: 1. The Mystery Riders; 2. The White Chief; 3. Hidden Gold; 4. The Silent Doom; 5. Murder Will Out; 6. The Secret of Iron Mountain; 7. The Law of The Lawless; 8. Red Phantoms; 9. The Invisible Enemy; 10. Midnight Magic; 11. Unmasked; and 12. The Trail To Glory Co-directed by Armand Schaefer; co-written & co-directed by Colbert Clark; starring Johnny Mack Brown {as Kit Carson}, 'trick rider' Betsy King Ross, Noah Beery Sr., Noah Beery Jr., Tully Marshall, Edmund Breese & Lane Chandler; other actors include Al Bridge, stuntman Yakima Canutt, stuntman Tommy Coats, Iron Eyes Cody, William Farnum & stuntman Ken Cooper; edited as feature film "The Return of Kit Carson" {not on IMDb} released in 1948 by Albert Dezel Productions Alpha Video b&w DVD [1/2005] for $7.98 V.C.I. Video b&w DVD [6/2005] for $13.49 V.C.I. Video b&w VHS [6/2002] for $9.95 full credits at IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia

watch the twelve chapters free online at Internet Archive
#1 • #2 • #3 • #4 • #5 • #6 • #7 • #8 • #9 • #10 • #11 • #12

watch the 'Fighting With Kit Carson' 12-chapter playlist [7/2019 upload] free online at YouTube

"Tarzan The Fearless" 12-chapter serial [Sol Lesser Prodns Aug 1933] Filmed in the San Fernando Valley; a party of Europeans on safari in Africa includes a blonde named Mary Brooks and a guide who has a written offer of £10,000 reward for the confirmed death of Tarzan the Apeman; then Mary's father is kidnapped by natives guarding the treasure of Zar ... Producer Lesser edited the first four chapters into a feature film with a trailer announcing future weekly chapters, but some theaters omitted showing the trailer, which led to confusion about the abrupt ending. No complete version of the serial exists, and all elements are in the public domain; a surviving 86-minute feature version released in the U.K. by Wardour Films eliminates story gaps that are present in the 61-minute USA feature version released by Lesser's Principal Distri-buting Corp. • Chapter Titles: 1. The Dive of Death; 2. The Storm God Strikes; 3. Thundering Death; 4. The Pit of Peril; 5. Blood Money; 6. Voodoo Vengeance; 7. Caught By Cannibals; 8. The Creeping Terror; 9. Eyes of Evil; 10. The Death Plunge; 11. Harvest of Hate; and 12. Jungle Justice. • Produced by Sol Lesser; directed by Robert F. Hill; starring Buster Crabbe {his first Tarzan role}, Julie Bishop, Edward Woods, Philo McCullough, E. Alyn Warren, Mischa Auer, Matthew Betz & Frank Lackteen Synergy Ent. 86-minute b&w DVD [10/2008] for $9.99 • also available on DVD box sets above Heaven Fire Prodns 200-minute {it says} b&w DVD [10/2008] for $29.95 Madacy Records 78-minute b&w VHS [9/97] for $4.99 UAV Corp 78-minute b&w VHS [6/89] for $5.99 Timeless Multimedia 96-minute b&w VHS [12/98] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • watch online [1:25:58] at Internet Archive

"Tarzan The Fearless: The Complete 12-Chapter Serial Script" [2008] Edited by Jerry L. Schneider Writing credits: story by Edgar Rice Burroughs; continuity by Basil Dickey & George H. Plympton; dialogue editor Walter Anthony LULU.com 9¾x7½ pb [8/2008] out of print/scarce

"The Wolf Dog" 12-chapter serial [Mascot Pictures Sept 1933] The caretaker of a young boy plots to kill him for the inherited wealth; the boy escapes several attempts on his life, and then is aided by a telegraph operator and his 'wolf dog', and a girl. Chapter Titles: 1. The Call of The Wilderness; 2. The Shadow of A Crime; 3. The Fugitive; 4. A Dead Man's Hand; 5. Wolf Pack Law; 6. Gates of Mercy; 7. The Empty Room; 8. Avenging Fanks; 9. Wizard of The Wireless; 10. Accused!; 11. The Broken Record; and 12. Danger Lights Co-written & co-directed by Colbert Clark; co-directed by Harry L. Fraser; starring Rin Tin Tin Jr., Frankie Darro, Boots Mallory, George J. Lewis, Henry B. Walthall, Hale Hamilton, Yakima Canutt & Niles Welch DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia

"The Perils of Pauline" 12-chapter sound serial [Universal Nov 1933] A famous scientist and his beautiful daughter travel to Indochina to find an ivory disc with a secret formula engraved on it, before an evil doctor and his gang can locate it. Chapter Titles: 1. Guns of Doom; 2. Typhoon of Terror; 3. The Leopard Leaps; 4. Trapped By The Enemy; 5. Flaming Tomb; 6. Pursued By Savages; 7. Tracked By The Enemy; 8. Dangerous Depths; 9. The Mummy Walks; 10. The Night Attack; 11. Into The Flames; and 12. Confu's Sacred Secret • Directed by Ray Taylor; starring Evalyn Knapp, Craig Reynolds, James Durkin, John Davidson, Sonny Ray & Frank Lackteen Alpha Video b&w DVD [2/2006] for $7.98 Video Treasures b&w VHS [2/94] 2 tapes - out of prodn/used United Home Video b&w VHS [6/95] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia

"The Lost Jungle" 12-chapter serial [Mascot/Republic March 1934] Animal tamer Beatty sets off to capture wild animals in India and Africa; perils include a jealous circus employee who kidnaps the professor's daughter, a crashing dirigible, greedy goldhunters, and all kinds of wild animals. Chapter Titles: 1. Noah's Ark Island; 2. Nature In The Raw; 3. Hypnotic Eye; 4. Pit of Crocodiles; 5. Gorilla Warfare; 6. Battle of Beats; 7. Tiger's Prey; 8. Lion's Brood; 9. Eyes of The Jungle; 10. Human Hyenas; 11. The Gorilla; and 12. Take Them Back Alive • Produced by Nat Levine; directed by David Howard & Armand Schaefer; starring Clyde Beatty, Cecilia Parker, Syd Saylor, Warner Richmond, Edward LeSaint, Wheeler Oakman, Maston Williams, Lew Meehan, Max Wagner, Wes Warner, Jim Corey, Ernie Adams, Slim Whitaker, Jack Carlyle, Hal Taliaferro, Crauford Kent, Harry Holman, Mickey Rooney {age 13}, Lloyd Ingraham, Lloyd Whitlock, George 'Gabby' Hayes Complete Serial: The Film Detective restored b&w DVD [11/2016] for $9.99 Volume 1, Chapters 1-6: Alpha Video b&w DVD [11/2003] for $5.98 Volume 2, Chapters 7-12: Alpha Video b&w DVD [] for $5.95 serial credits at IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia edited down to 68 minutes for feature release and foreign markets [June 1934] • feature credits at IMDb Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [7/2010] for $5.99 Film Rise digitally-remastered b&w DVD [11/2014] for $9.99

"The Vanishing Shadow" 12-chapter serial [Universal Pictures April 1934] A young electrical engineer avenges the death of his newspaper editor father at the hands of corrupt politicians; he and his mad scientist friend develop a wide variety of complex devices - ray guns, robots, and a 'vanishing belt' - to use in their joint crusade • Chapter Titles: 1. Accused of Murder; 2. The Destroying Ray; 3. The Avalanche; 4. Trapped; 5. Hurled From The Sky; 6. Chain Lightning; 7. The Tragic Crash; 8. The Shadow of Death; 9. Blazing Bulkheads; 10. The Iron Death; 11. The Juggernaut; 12. Retribution • Produced by Carl Laemmle; directed by Louis Friedlander; written by Het Mannheim, Basil Dickey, George Morgan, Ella O'Neill; starring Onslow Stevens, Ada Ince, Walter Miller, James Durkin, Richard Cramer, William Desmond, J. Frank Glendon, Sidney Bracey, Monte Monta-gue, Edmund Cobb, Beulah Hutton, Don Brodie, Lee J. Cobb {movie debut}, Frank Ellis, Al Ferguson, Lois January, Tom London, Philo McCullough, Jack O'Shea, Bud Osborne, William Steele • full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia V.C.I. Video b&w Blu-ray [8/2019] 2 disks for $16.99 V.C.I. Video b&w DVD [8/2019] for $13.99

watch 12-chapter playlist [8/2020 upload] free online at YouTube
#1 • #2 • #3 • #4 • #5 • #6 • #7 • #8 • #9 • #10 • #11 • #12

"Burn 'Em Up Barnes" 12-chapter serial [Mascot June 1934] about a race car driver
starring Jack Mulhall, Frankie Darro, Lola Lane, Julian Rivero /tt0024936/
feature version /tt0395485/

"The Young Eagles" 12-chapter serial [Romance Productions, Inc. July 1934] Two Boy Scouts win a trip around the world with an intrepid aviator, but the expedition crash lands in the jungles of South America in the first chapter! Film was 'endorsed by the Boy Scouts of America'. Chapter Titles: 1) The Crash; 2) The Drums of Hate; 3) City of The Dead; 4) Bridge of Doom; 5) Treasure Trails; 6) Fangs of Flame; 7) Tropic Fury; 8) Wings of Terror; 9) The Lost Lagoon; 10) Jungle Outlaws; 11) Trapped; and 12) Out of The Sky • starring Bobby Cox, Jim Vance, Carter Dixon, Iron Eyes Cody, Frank Lackteen, and Johnson the Dog Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [9/2008] for $5.98 Grapevine Video b&w DVD [10/2015] 2 disks for $16.95 credits at IMDb • no entry at Wikipedia

"The Law of The Wild" 12-chapter serial [Mascot Pictures Sept 1934] Nolan falsely accuses Sheldon of murder, then steals his horse to ride in the big race; Sheldon's dog and a girl rescue the horse, and she rides him in the big race, and their winnings are enough to pay for a defense lawyer for Sheldon. Chapter Titles: 1. The Man Killer; 2. The Battle of The Strong; 3. The Cross-Eyed Goony; 4. Avenging Fangs; 5. A Dean Man's Hand; 6. Horse Thief Justice; 7. The Death Stampede; 8. The Canyon of Calamity; 9. Robber's Roost; 10. King of The Range; 11. Winner Take All; and 12. The Grand Sweepstakes Co-written & co-directed by B. Reeves Eason; co-directed by Armand Schaefer; starring Rin Tin Tin Jr., Rex The Horse, Bob Custer, Lucile Browne, Ben Turpin & Richard Cramer Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [11/2006] for $7.98 V.C.I. Video b&w VHS [10/95] for $10.95 full credits at IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia

"Tailspin Tommy" serial [Oct 1934] /tt0025856/
https://www.amazon.com/Tailspin-Tommy-Maurice-Murphy/dp/B0013PVGI6/

"The Return of Chandu" 12-chapter serial [Principal Pictures Oct 1934] Follows 1932 feature film (different actors); serial was re-edited and released as two features; based on the radio show that began at KHJ in Los Angeles in 1931; Frank Chandler practices Oriental mysticism in California as Chandu; he learns that Princess Nadji is in danger and sets out to rescue her . . .; Chapter Titles: 1. The Chosen Victim; 2. The House In The Hills; 3. On The High Seas; 4. The Evil Eye; 5. The Invisible Circle; 6. Chandu's False Step; 7. Mysterious Magic; 8. The Edge of The Pit; 9. The Terror Invisible; 10. The Crushing Rock; 11. The Uplifted Knife; and 12. The Knife Descends • Produced by Sol Lesser; directed by Ray Taylor; adapted by Barry Barringer from the radio show by Harry A. Earnshaw, R.R. Morgan & Vera M. Oldham; starring Bela Lugosi {as Frank Chandler/Chandu}, Maria Alba, Clara Kimball Young, Lucien Prival, Dean Benton, Phyllis Ludwig, Cyril Armbrister, Murdock MacQuarrie, Wilfred Lucas, Josef Swickard, J.J. Clark, Dick Botiller, Iron Eyes Cody 208-minute V.C.I. Video b&w DVD [6/2004] out of prodn/used 208-minute Critics Choice Video b&w DVD [6/2004] out of prodn/used Volume 1, Chapters 1-6: 107-minute Alpha Video b&w DVD [10/2002] for $5.98 Volume 2, Chapters 7-12: 105-minute Alpha Video b&w DVD [10/2002] for $5.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

the twelve chapters [7/2008 upload] are available online at Internet Archive
also available online at YouTube: chapters 1-6 [1:42:06] + chapters 7-12 [1:40:29]

"Chandu The Magician" radio series [1931-36 & 1948-50] The 'Chandu' radio adventure drama began at station KHJ in Los Angeles in 1931, went national in October 1932 over the Mutual Network; production moved to WGN in Chicago in 1935 and ended in 1936; sponsors included White King Soap & Beech Nut Gum. The radio series was revived in June 1948 as a 15-minute weekday program (live music provided by organist Korla Pandit), and moved to ABC Radio in October 1949 as a weekly half-hour broadcast, running until September 1950. Radio Spirits audio CD set [1/2015] 12 episodes on 5 disks for $24.95 A.M.F. Radio MP-3 album on CD [2011] 308 shows on 2 disks - out of prodn/used Stardust Records MP-3 album download [2012] 40 shows for $8.99 Mark 56 vinyl LP album [1974] out of prodn/used radio show entry at Wikipedia • free MP-3 downloads at Zoot Radio fansite

	"Chandu The Magician" feature film [Fox Sept 1932] Evil megalomaniac Roxor {Lugosi} kidnaps a scientist to acquire his death ray and use it to achieve world domination, but is thwarted by Chandu, a powerful hypnotist and yogi • 71-minute b&w feature film directed by Marcel Varnel & William Cameron Menzies; screenplay by Barry Conners & Philip Klein, based on the radio drama; cinematography by James Wong Howe; starring Edmund Lowe {as Frank Chandler/Chandu}, Irene Ware, Bela Lugosi, Herbert Mundin, Henry B. Walthall, Weldon Heyburn, June Lang, Michael Stuart/Nestor Aber, Virginia Hammond Kino Lorber b&w Blu-ray [8/2016] for $16.99 Cinema Classics Collection b&w DVD [9/2012] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia
	"The Return of Chandu" feature film [Principal Pictures April 1935] Lugosi in a rare sympathetic role as a mysterious magician who uses his white magic to try and save an Egyptian princess from the clutches of an evil high priest who wants to sacrifice her and resurrect an Egyptian goddess; 65‑minute feature edited down from the first six chapters of the serial • Directed by Ray Taylor; adapted by Barry Barringer; starring Bela Lugosi {as Frank Chandler/Chandu}, Maria Alba, Clara Kimball Young, Lucien Prival, Dean Benton, Phyllis Ludwig, Cyril Armbrister, Murdock MacQuarrie Gotham Distrbn b&w DVD [3/2005] for $5.49 A2ZCDs b&w DVD-R [11/2015] for $9.95 full credits at IMDb
	"Chandu On The Magic Island" feature film [Principal Pictures Aug 1935] While Frank Chandler is away, the high priest kidnaps Princess Nadji again and takes her to the secret island of Lemuria; 65-minute feature edited down from chapters 7-12 of the serial • Directed by Ray Taylor; adapted by Barry Barringer; starring Bela Lugosi {as Frank Chandler/Chandu}, Maria Alba, Clara Kimball Young, Dean Benton, Phyllis Ludwig, Murdock MacQuarrie, Wilfred Lucas, Josef Swickard, J.J. Clark, Iron Eyes Cody Gotham Distrbn b&w DVD [3/2005] for $5.99 Nostalgia Family b&w DVD [7/2015] for $8.99 full credits at IMDb watch full movie [1/2014 upload; 1:09:49] online at Internet Archive watch full movie [4/2103 upload;1:09:53] online at YouTube

"Chandu Classic Movie Collection" Box Set [2009]
both "The Return of Chandu" and "Chandu On The Magic Island"
Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD set [4/2009] 2 disks for $15.96

"The Phantom Empire" 12-chapter movie serial [Mascot Pictures Feb 1935] Combination sci-fi Western musical movie serial! Autry's first starring role; filmed at Mack Sennett Studios, Bronson Canyon, and Griffith Observatory in Hollywood, and at Agoura Ranch, Chatsworth Park, and Iverson Ranch in the San Fernando Valley. Radio singer Gene and two teen sidekicks are kidnapped by Thunder Riders of the underground civilization Murania, in the midst of an attack by above-ground scientists and a revolution against the evil queen • Chapter Titles: 1. The Singing Cowboy; 2. The Thunder Riders; 3. The Lightning Chamber; 4. Phantom Broadcast; 5. Beneath The Earth; 6. Disaster From The Skies; 7. From Death To Life; 8. Jaws of Jeopardy; 9. Prisoners of The Ray; 10. The Rebellion; 11. A Queen In Chains; 12. The End of Murania Directed by Otto Brower & B. Reeves Eason; written by Hy Freedman, Gerald Geraghty, Maurice Geraghty & Wallace MacDonald; starring Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, Betsy King Ross, Dorothy Christy, Wheeler Oakman, Charles K. French, Warner Richmond, J. Frank Glendon, Lester 'Smiley' Burnett, Peter Potter/William Moore, Edward Peil Sr., Jack Carlyle, Ray Corrigan, and the Radio Ranch Band 241-minute Shout! Factory/Timeless Media DVD [6/2011] 3 disks for $18.20 240-minute V.C.I. Ent. b&w DVD [2/2008] 1 disk for $8.77 129-minute Digiview b&w DVD [4/2004] for $9.98 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch 5/2009 official trailer [2:10] online at YouTube watch 12 chapters from playlist [9/2013 upload] online at YouTube

"The Lost City" 12-chapter serial [Principal/Regal March 1935] "12 High-Voltage Chapters" • Daring electrical engineers track the cause of recent earthquake swarms to Magnetic Mountain in Africa . . . NOTE: The racism is overt, about average for the era; described as science fiction, but better fits the 'mad scientist who creates an army of zombies' monster genre • Chapter Titles: 1. Living Dead-Men; 2. The Tunnel of Flame; 3. Dagger Rock; 4. Doomed!; 5. Tiger Prey; 6. Human Beasts; 7. Spider Men; 8. Human Targets; 9. Jungle Vengeance; 10. The Lion Pit; 11. The Death Ray; and 12. The Mad Scientist; two different feature-length versions of this serial were released theatrically the same year: 80-minute "The Lost City" [Feb 1935] which was condensed from the entire serial, and 90-minute "The Lost City" [Feb 1935] which was condensed from just chapters 1-4 with some added wrap up scenes tacked on. And yet another feature version of this serial was released theatrically five years later: "City of Lost Men" [1940] Directed by Harry Revier; SFX by Ken Strickfaden; starring William 'Stage' Boyd, Kane Richmond, Claudia Dell, Josef Swickard, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Billy Bletcher, Eddie Fetherston, Margot D'Use V.C.I. Video b&w DVD [12/2006] for $14.99 full credits at IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia watch all 12 chapters [8/2014 upload; 3:45:16] online at YouTube watch 12 chapters from playlist [10/2016 upload] online at Internet Archive

edited feature "The Lost City" [Feb 1935] {credits at IMDb}
which was condensed from just chapters 1-4 with some added wrap up scenes tacked on
90-minute Alpha Video b&w DVD [4/2005] for $5.98

edited feature "City of Lost Men" [1940] {credits at IMDb}
80-minute Sinister Cinema b&w DVD-R [5/2008] for $8.99

"The Miracle Rider" 15-chapter Western serial [Mascot Pictures April 1935] A cowboy joins the Texas Rangers to avenge his father's death and to help the Indians fight the evil Zaroff gang • Directed by B. Reeves Eason & Armand Schaefer; starring Tom Mix, Joan Gale, Charles Middleton, Jason Robards Sr. & Tony Jr. the Horse Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [5/2007] for $7.98 V.C.I. Ent. b&w DVD [2/2004] 2 disks for $17.99 Video Treasures b&w VHS [12/91] out of prodn/used V.C.I. Ent. b&w VHS [6/2002] 2 tapes out of print/used full credits from IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia

"The New Adventures of Tarzan" 12-chapter serial [Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises May 1935] Three contending parties seeking the Green Goddess totem in a lost city in Guatemala meet Tarzan, whose mission is to rescue an explorer friend in the same area. The serial was re-edited as a feature for foreign release. Produced by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ashton Dearholt & George W. Stout; directed by Edward A. Kull; starring Herman Brix/Bruce Bennett, Ula Holt, Ashton Dearholt, Frank Baker, Harry Ernest, Dale Walsh, Earl Dwire & Jackie Gentry Pop Flix Family color DVD [10/2006] for $6.98 Madacy Records b&w DVD [5/2003] 2 disks for $10.99 Reel Classic Films b&w DVD [10/2007] 4 disks for $19.95 serial credits from IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia • feature credits from IMDb

more on Spirit of America Bookstore's 'Tarzan' Movies Page

"The Adventures of Rex and Rinty" 12-chapter serial [Mascot Pictures Aug 1935] Greedy rancher Crawford steals a sacred god-horse from Africa, to train as a polo pony, but the horse escapes and joins an independent dog (Rinty) in the wild. A friendly polo player takes them back to Africa, where Crawford convinces the natives that the horse must be burned as a sacrifice ... Chapter Titles: 1. The God Horse of Sujan; 2. Sport of Kings; 3. Fangs of Flame; 4. Home-ward Bound; 5. Babes In The Woods; 6. Dead Man's Tale; 7. End of The Road; 8. A Dog's Devotion; 9. The Stranger's Recall; 10. The Siren of Death; 11. New Gods For Old; and 12. Primitive Justice Co-written & co-directed by B. Reeves Eason; co-written by Ford Beebe; starring Rin Tin Tin Jr., Rex The Horse, Kane Richmond, Norma Taylor, Mischa Auer, Smiley Burnette & Harry Woods Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [6/2007] for $7.98 V.C.I. Video b&w VHS [3/91] 2 tapes for $19.99 full credits at IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia

"Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery" serial [Oct 1935] /tt0026435/

"The Fighting Marines" serial [Nov 1935] /tt0026352/

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