Cliff-Hanger Serials
A world unto their own, the great serial chapters of the 1930s, '40s and '50s brought adventure and intrigue to the cinema screens every week as young and old alike would check out the latest instalment to see if our hero would survive (naturally!) and if the bad guys would be stopped in their tracks (of course!). The best part was always the 'cliffhanger' where the filmmakers would come up with an ingenious hook to keep you coming back for more. Films like 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and 'The Rocketeer' owe a debt to these thrill-a-minute extravaganzas, where saving the Earth from peril was all in a days work.
The Phantom Empire (1935)
6.4/10
Starring: Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, Smiley Burnette
Hidden deep beneath the earth is the lost civilization of Murania, ruled by the ruthless Queen Tika. When Gene Autry stumbles across the hidden city,... Read more
The Miracle Rider (1935)
7.2/10
Director: Armand Schaefer, B Reeves Eason
Starring: Charles Middleton, Tom Mix, Joan Gale
In 1930s Texas, Tom Morgan (Tom Mix) joins the Texas Rangers following the murder of his father to avenge his death and follow in his path as an advoc... Read more
Sci-Fi Serial Classics (1935)
Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Paul Newman, Robert Kent, Thomas Mitchell, George Wallace
36 spine chilling chapters of classic Sci-fi Serials! Includes 'Radar Men from the Moon', 'Undersea Kingdom', 'Phantom Creeps' and 'Tales of Tomorrow'... Read more
Lost City (1935)
5.2/10
Director: Harry Revier
Starring: Willian "Stage" Boyd, Kane Richmond
One of the most thrilling and fondly remembered of movie serials, with William "Stage" Boyd as the tyrannical ruler of a super-advanced city inside a... Read more
New Adventures of Tarzan: Volume 1 (1935)
5.4/10
Director: Edward Kull
Starring: Herman Brix, Ula Holt
This oddity was produced by Edgar Rice Burroughs own company and was the first Tarzan film shot on location (in Guatemala). Their goal: the "Green God... Read more
Three Musketeers: The Serial 7-12 (1934)
6.7/10
Director: Armand Schaefer
Starring: John Wayne, Ruth Hall, Lon Chaney Jr
'One for all and all for one!' Daredevil thrills and spills abound, as John Wayne and the men of the Foreign Legion battle villainous El Shaitan and h... Read more
New Adventures of Tarzan: Volume 2 (1934)
5.4/10
Director: Edward Kull
Starring: Herman Brix, Ula Holt
This oddity was produced by Edgar Rice Burroughs' own company and was the first Tarzan film shot on location (in Guatemala). The adventurers seek the... Read more
The Three Musketeers Volume 2 (7-12) (1933)
8.1/10
Director: Armand Schaefer
Starring: John Wayne
Tom Wayne rescues Clancy, Renard and Schmidt in the Arabian desert and they join him in going after El Shaitan, a bad guy who is never seen as he trie... Read more
The Three Musketeers Volume 1 (1-6) (1933)
5.6/10
Director: Armand Schaefer
Starring: John Wayne
Tom Wayne rescues Clancy, Renard and Schmidt in the Arabian desert and they join him in going after El Shaitan, a bad guy who is never seen as he trie... Read more
Three Musketeers: The Serial 1-6 (1933)
6.7/10
Director: Armand Schaefer
Starring: John Wayne, Francis X Bushman, Ruth Hall, Lon Chaney Jr
'One for all and all for one!' Daredevil thrills and spills abound, as John Wayne and the men of the Foreign Legion battle villainous El Shaitan and h... Read more