From Newspaper and Radio to the SCREEN...comes the Greatest OF ALL ADVENTURE THRILLS!
A movie serial in 12 chapters: The famous comic strip character is on a mission to protect a secret tunnel passage between China and India.
'Smilin' Jack' Martin
Janet Thompson
Trudy Muller, aka Fraulein von Teufel
Captain Wing
Tommy Thompson
Mah Ling / Han Po, his double
Wu Tan
Kageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13]
General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
Kushimi, infiltrator [Chs. 1-3, 12-13]
Henchman Hito [Chs 1, 4, 12-13]
The Lo-San [Chs. 2-3, 12-13]
Hon. George Hill [Chs. 8-12]
Secretary of Internal Affairs [Chs. 8-12]
Captain Yoshido [Chs. 1-3]
Shuma, pilot [Chs. 1-3]
Capt. Hardigan [Chs. 5-6]
Sir Cedric [Chs. 5-7]
Commissioner Robert George Hardy [Chs. 5-7]
Sanson, phoney waiter [Chs. 6-7]
06 Oct 1945
A Martian invader crashes his spaceship conveniently close to the workshop of a scientist who is developing an interplanetary craft. If the extraterrestrial Purple Monster can complete the rocket ship and return to Mars, he will be able to start a full-scale invasion of Earth. Good thing Craig Foster sets out to thwart the Monster's mission!
17 Mar 1945
Claire Forrest seeks her kidnapped scientist father, hidden somewhere on Mystery Island. He is held and forced to work on diabolical inventions by Captain Mephisto, a costumed villain.
04 Jun 1953
Dr. Ernst Grood , having already dominated the planet Ergro, now intends to take over the control of the Earth. Unfortunately for him, reporters oppose his sinister designs.
06 Nov 1943
A team of two-fisted insurance investigators (one of whom disguises himself as The Masked Marvel) endeavor to discover and thwart the loathsome saboteur Sakima.
28 Oct 1948
Congo Bill is hired to locate an heiress lost somewhere in Africa.
28 Feb 1916
Only Episode 7, "The Hooded Helper," of this 20-Episode Serial is known to survive. All other episodes are believed to be lost.
08 Jul 1953
A villain named Marlof attempts to set up secret missile bases inside Canada so he can launch missiles at the U.S. The Canadian Mounted Police dispatch agents to try to stop him.
01 Jan 1948
Crooks discover a Genghis Khan treasure ship on the Canada-Alaska border but the treasure is hidden somewhere on land. In their efforts to find the hidden treasure they resort to murder and sabotage to stop the construction of the Alcan highway which will bring homesteaders to the area. Sergeant Royal of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police battles through 12 episodes to find the crooks and to learn the identity of their mysterious leader known only as 'The Boss'.
04 Jul 1951
Two federal agents battle a gang that hijacks trucks carrying materials vital for the security of the country and sells them to foreign powers.
23 Nov 1949
The war lords of a potential enemy of the US has the spy ring, led by John Baroda, the Spy King and his aide Nitra, sabotaging the plans for a vast defense system of radar stations along the American borders. Radar Defense Bureau operative Chris Calvert comes to the rescue of a brilliant radar scientist, Joan Hughes, who has been kidnapped by Baroda henchmen in chapter 1 ("The Fatal Fog"), and the two battle together before putting an end to the Spy King in the aptly-named chapter 12, "Day of Reckoning".
01 Nov 1947
The Daily Clarion hires detective story writer Steve Colt to investigate the deaths of a group of scientists working on an atomic rocket development project. Behind the killings is fortune teller Sombra, a spy from an Asian country intent on world domination, who is determined to pilfer the atomic rocket by luring workers from the project to her parlor and killing them with black widow spider venom when they refuse to cooperate.
29 Sep 1933
The story of a boy, a dog, and a man. The boy discovers he is heir to a shipping line, and travels to Los Angeles, accompanied by inventor/radio operator Bob Whitlock and Irene Blaine. Their journey is aided by Pal, a wolf dog.
29 May 1942
Sergeant MacLane of the Mounties investigates the disruptive activities of a bunch of troublemakers.
02 Jan 1936
Kit Cardigan seeks the killer of his father...among other plot threads leading up to the famous historical incident.
28 Dec 1919
Daniel Robin has become mixed up with a band of criminals known as "the 13," and is shot when he refuses to do their bidding. His daughter Ruth, brought home from boarding school, reaches his bedside before he expires. He tells her that she will be given thirteen keys. Instructions will be provided with each key and, if she follows the instructions, she will eventually fully learn of her birthright. Many adventures then follow as Ruth attempts to solve the puzzle of each key and establish her true birthright.
17 Dec 1942
Prospector Henry Tolliver disappears and his son "Wild Bill" Tolliver comes looking for him.
21 May 1915
An American adventure film serial comprised of fifteen episodes of two reels (24 min) each. All chapters are presumed lost.
18 Aug 1918
A newspaperwoman finds trouble aplenty when an Inca tribe believes her to be the reincarnation of their long-lost princess.
17 Oct 1942
King of the Candian riding police is up against Japs and Nazis who are about to invade Canada. They just want to clear the way with a new futuristic plane called "The Falcon" first, but that's not gonna happen if Kig has his way.
16 Dec 1939
The mysterious Don Del Oro ("Lord of Gold"), an idol of the Yaqui Indians, plans to take over the gold and become Emperor. Francisco was put in charge of a legion to combat the Yaqui tribe and protect the land, but when attacked Zorro came to his rescue. Francisco's partner recognized Zorro as the hidalgo Don Diego Vega, then ask him to take over the fighting legion as his alter-ego Zorro.