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'
Bells Of Capistrano (1942)
6.1/10
Director: William Morgan
Starring: Gene Autry
When her competitor gets too rough rodeo owner Jennifer gets help from Gene. Shag Johnson, owner of the Johnson Brothers Rodeo, has been trying for... Read more
Call Of The Canyon (1942)
6.4/10
Director: Frank McDonald
Starring: Gene Autry
Cattle buyer McCoy has run up gambling debts. When Gene and the other ranchers are ready to sell their cattle, he undercuts his bosses price planning... Read more
The Black Swan (1942)
6.9/10
Director: Henry King
Starring: Laird Cregar, Maureen O'Hara, Tyrone Power, Thomas Mitchell, George Sanders, Ant...
Tyrone Power is his usual stylish and articulate self in this classic swashbuckling pirate tale adapted from Sabatini's novel. The starry cast, music... Read more
Jungle Book (1942)
6.8/10
Director: Zoltan Korda
Starring: Sabu, Joseph Calleia, John Qualen, Frank Puglia
Original classic screen version of Rudyard Kiplings The Jungle Book, brought to you in wonderful colour. Directed by Zoltan Korda in 1942 this is the... Read more
Sky Raiders (1941)
7.3/10
Director: Ray Taylor, Ford Beebe
Starring: Robert Armstrong, Donald Woods, Billy Halop
Dastardly spy Felix Lynx attacks our hero Robert Dayton through twelve thrilling chapters of high-flying action! Felix wants to steal Robert's amazing... Read more
Sunset In Wyoming (1941)
6.3/10
Director: William Morgan
Starring: Gene Autry
By stripping all the timber from the land, a lumber baron threatens everyone with flooding. Gene won't let that happen. Read more
The Singing Hill (1941)
6.9/10
Director: Lew Landers
Starring: Gene Autry
The free grazing land that the local ranchers have used for years is about to be sold to John R. Ramsey (George Meeker), a greedy, grasping cattle bro... Read more
Ridin On A Rainbow (1941)
7.7/10
Director: Lew Landers
Starring: Gene Autry
Gene's investigation of a bank robbery takes him to a showboat. There he finds that teenage singer Patsy's father has been working with the robbers to... Read more
Back In The Saddle (1941)
5.6/10
Director: Lew Landers
Starring: Gene Autry
Gene returns from the East with new ranch owner Tom Bennett to find everyone's cattle dying. Blaine has reopened the copper mine and the waste is pois... Read more
Down Mexico Way (1941)
6.7/10
Starring: Gene Autry
After the bad guys swindle the good folk of Sage City, Gene and Frog chase them to Mexico where they are now trying to rob a rich Mexican ranchero. Read more