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'
Stardust On The Sage (1942)
6.5/10
Director: William Morgan
Starring: Gene Autry
The foreman of a mining company is out to steal the mine from its owners, and Gene must stop him. Read more
Man Of The Frontier (1936)
5/10
Director: B Reeves Eason
Starring: Gene Autry
Gene and Frog set out to find out who has been causing the accidents at a dam construction site. Read more
Round-Up Time in Texas (1937)
6.3/10
Director: Joseph Kane
Starring: Gene Autry
Gene and Frog arrive with a herd of horses for Gene'e brother, a diamond prospector whose work has attracted the interest of a bunch of badguys. Read more
Rim Of The Canyon (1949)
6.1/10
Director: John English
Starring: Gene Autry
Gene Autry's stolen horse turns up in a ghost town where Gene goes after he is left stranded during a stagecoach race. Read more
Loaded Pistols (1948)
6.5/10
Director: John English
Starring: Gene Autry
Gene protects young Larry Evans, wrongly accused of murder, while trying to find the real badguys. Read more
Mr Wong In Chinatown (1939)
5.8/10
Director: William Nigh
Starring: Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers
A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to... Read more
Against All Flags / The Rare Breed (1952)
Director: Andrew V McLaglen, George Sherman
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Ben Johnson, Brian Keith, Errol Flynn, James Stewart, Juliet Mill...
With rapier in one hand and rope in the other, Errol Flynn swings into action as a British naval officer charged with stopping pirate Anthony Quinn, i... Read more
Bells of Rosarita (1945)
6.7/10
Director: Frank McDonald
Starring: Dale Evans, Roy Rogers, George Gabby Hayes, Bob Nolan, Trigger The Horse
Sue Farnum inherits a circus, but her dead father's partner is trying to take it away from her. Roy and Bob Nolan are filming a movie on location at t... Read more