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 and the Green Goddess (1938)
5.1/10
Director: Edward Kull, Wilbur McGaugh
Starring: Herman Brix, Ula Holt, Frank Baker
In this classic Tarzan adventure, culled from 1935's 'The New Adventures of Tarzan' serial, Tarzan (Herman Brix) and his allies are in Guatemala, wher... 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
Billy the Kid - Frontier Outlaws (1944)
Director: Sam Newfield
Starring: Larry 'Buster' Crabbe, Fuzzy St John
The first entry in the "Billy the Kid" film series, this classic western features the Wild West legend taking a stand against a group of outlaws tryin... Read more
Omoo Omoo - The Shark God (1949)
3.2/10
Director: Leon Leonard
Starring: Ron Randell, Michael Whalen
A sea captain (Trevor Bardette) courts disaster when he removes a pair of black pearls from a native shrine. According to native legend, bad luck will... Read more
mickey one (1965)
6.4/10
Director: Arthur Penn
Starring: Warren Beatty, Alexandra Stewart, Hurd Hatfield
Gorilla ( aka Nabonga ) (1944)
6.7/10
Director: Sam Newfield
Starring: Julie London, Larry 'Buster' Crabbe
In this campy jungle adventure, a gorilla named Nabonga warms up to a teenage girl whose plane, which was also carrying a bundle of embezzled cash, cr... Read more
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
7.2/10
Director: William Keighley
Starring: Errol Flynn, Claude Rains
pair to experience each other's lives as well. 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
Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)
5/10
Director: Charles Haas
Starring: Gordon Scott, Rickie Sorensen, Eve Brent
Gordon Scott stars as the jungle-dwelling icon in this classic adventure. Enforcing the jungle's code of justice, Tarzan tries to impede the actions o... Read more