Classic Adventure
Remember those moments where the main character finds himself in a difficult or precarious dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation, those thrill-a-minute extravaganzas, those rip-roaring spectacles, swashbuckling and derring-do action, cliff-hanger endings .... that was what Saturday Matinees were made of.
Below is a compilation of the 'essence' of this wonderful genre. See also 'Cliff-Hanger Serials'
Tarzan the Fearless (1933)
5.3/10
Director: Robert Hill
Starring: Larry 'Buster' Crabbe, Jacqueline Wells, Edward Woods
Buster Crabbe dons the loincloth this time as the Lord of the Jungle, helping a young girl find her father and discover a lost city. This delightful,... Read more
Tarzan the Fearless / Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)
Director: Charles Haas, Robert Hill
Starring: Larry 'Buster' Crabbe, Jacqueline Wells, Edward Woods, Gordon Scott
"Tarzan The Fearless" (1958)- This delightful, ancient-looking artifact was released as a twelve chapter serial and then as a feature edited from the... Read more
Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
5/10
Director: D Ross Lederman
Starring: Glenn Morris, Eleanor Holm, Hedda Hopper
"Ahhhhhaaahhhhaaaaaahhhhhhh!" The cry resounds through the dense African jungle, sending a chill down the spines of villains and a thrill through the... Read more
Tarzan: 3 More Classic Adventures (1948)
7.2/10
Director: Kurt Neumann, Robert Florey
Starring: Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield
A further three classic Tarzan adventures from the Johnny Weissmuller years collected on one DVD! 'Tarzan and the Mermaids' (1948) has a high priest t... Read more
Texans Never Cry (1951)
6.3/10
Director: Frank McDonald
Starring: Gene Autry
Texas Ranger Sergeant Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his pal, Pecos Bates (Pat Buttram), save from eviction the family of Nancy Carter (Gail Davis), whos... Read more
The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938)
8/10
Director: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Starring: Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Eugene Pallette
One of cinema's greatest adventure films sees Errol Flynn at his swashbuckling best in a role originally slated for James Cagney. Claude Rains is the... Read more
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1964)
8.1/10
Director: Jean Sacha
Starring: Robert Hoffman, Robert Dalban
Shipwrecked on an uninhabited island, Robinson Crusoe fills his time in either building a shelter for himself, or by reminiscing about the years he sp... Read more
The Adventures of Superman: Season 1 (1952)
Director: Lee Sholem
Starring: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jeff Corey, Walter Reed, J Farrell MacDonald
Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound! George Reeves plays the legendary Man... Read more
The Adventures of Superman: Season 2 (1953)
Starring: George Reeves, Noel Neill
George Reeves returns as the steel-bending, building-leaping and sometimes glasses-wearing super hero in the complete second season. Noel Neill also j... Read more
The Adventures of Superman: Seasons 3 & 4 (1954)
Starring: George Reeves, Noel Neill, Jack Larson
The Man of Steel flew into people's living rooms in stark living colour for the first time in the third and fourth seasons. This time his exploits tak... Read more