15 part adventure serial directed by W. S. Van Dyke survives in a Russian archive.
Martha Steadman
Jules Fernol
Rebel Chief
Vincente Garcia (as Ruth Langston)
President Garcia
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.
14 Sep 1945
Greedy traders have kidnapped a researcher, hoping he will reveal the location of a treasure in a hidden village. Family and friends of the researcher come looking for him. Adventure ensues.
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.
18 Oct 1938
A police detective is caught up in a plot to steal two million dollars in bonds.
28 Jun 1940
Calvin Drake employs a group of low-lifes to drive away land owners along the path of a new railroad; Red Ryder opposes this strategy.
03 Oct 1941
Tom King Jr. seeks to discover who murdered his father, a Texas Ranger; the trail leads to a network of Axis spies.
20 Apr 1945
A famous scientist invents a humanoid robot (the titular "monster"), so a greedy rival scientist plans to steal it for use in his criminal plans. His henchmen often kidnap a trained gorilla (the titular "ape") from the zoo, to aid in the schemes.
07 Sep 1943
Four youthful cadets are implicated in a series of murders, and must attempt to clear themselves of suspicion.
31 Jan 1948
An escaped criminal impersonates a Police Commissioner, causing no end of trouble to a determined Federal Agent.
04 Sep 1916
A silent movie serial
25 Apr 1944
The obsessive scientist Dr. Miller is working on a matter-transmitter invention called the Paratron; a conspiratorial team of spies and no-goods pursue him to Alaska, trying to steal the device.
01 Sep 1947
Dusty Bates observes some smuggled jewels hidden in a crate aboard a ship; he is pursued by low-lifes when the crate is put ashore.
06 Apr 1936
Disaster seems imminent when scientists discover that the planet Mongo is about to crash into Earth. Luckily, heroic young Flash Gordon is on hand to lead an investigative mission into outer space and onto the speedily approaching planet. There, he and his best girl, Dale, who is along for the ride, learn that Ming, the devious ruler of Mongo, has purposely put the planet on a collision course with Earth, and only Flash can stop him.
15 Mar 1940
The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a prophecy that will enable him to conquer the world. His nemesi, Dr. Nayland Smith and his associates fight to keep the evil doctor from getting his hands on the keys. In 1943 the serial was edited together into a feature movie also called Drums of Fu Manchu.
29 Jan 1934
An accomplished aviator sets out to locate treasure hidden by one of his ancestors. He encounters interference from various adversaries.
01 Sep 1937
Mystery and adventure, surrounding a stolen rubber harvest.
09 Dec 1937
Jim Dorn endeavors to protect Jean McNain from a man she knows has committed a murder, Carter Snowden