The following list is derived mostly from the IMDB by searching the
Genre keyword "serial"
A small number of matching titles that are really television shows are
listed at the end because they are in the form of a classic motion
picture adventure serial.
One can stretch the definition of "serial" to include things like
"soap operas" and "series films" (like "Ma and Pa Kettle" or
"Blondie"), but this list doesn't address such titles.
I'm sure the eagle-eyed among you will spot errors and omissions and
nothing will stop you from posting your two cents worth!
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June 11, 2004
Sound and Silent motion picture adventure serials.
$1,000,000 Reward, The (1920)
1812 (1910)
Ace Drummond (1936) 7.5/10 (16 votes)
Ace of Scotland Yard, The (1929)
Ace of Spades (1925)
Action Heroes of the Cliffhanger Serials (1992) (V)
Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies, The (1914)
Adventures of Captain Africa, Mighty Jungle Avenger! (1955)
Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) 7.0/10 (116 votes)
...aka Captain Marvel (1941)
...aka Return of Captain Marvel (1953) (USA: reissue title)
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James (1948) 6.9/10 (17 votes)
Adventures of Frank Merriwell, The (1936)
Adventures of Kathlyn, The (1913)
Adventures of Peg o' the Ring, The (1916)
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940) 7.5/10 (25 votes)
Adventures of Rex and Rinty, The (1935)
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, The (1922)
Adventures of Ruth, The (1919)
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The (1921)
Adventures of Sir Galahad, The (1949) 7.2/10 (9 votes)
Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943) 8.1/10 (13 votes)
Adventures of Tarzan, The (1921) 7.8/10 (14 votes)
Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943) 6.1/10 (7 votes)
Aiglonne, L' (1921)
Airmail Mystery, The (1932)
Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand, The (1936/I) 6.0/10 (9
votes)
...aka Clutching Hand, The (1936/I) (USA)
Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss, The (1920)
Apartment House Mystery, The (1915)
Aquella Rosita Alvírez (1965)
Around the World in Eighteen Days (1923)
...aka Around the World (1923)
...aka Around the World in 18 Days (1923)
Atom Man Vs. Superman (1950) 6.1/10 (44 votes)
Avenging Arrow, The (1921)
Bar-C Mystery, The (1926)
Bastardo, El (1965)
Batman and Robin (1949) 5.6/10 (98 votes)
...aka Adventures of Batman and Robin, The (1949)
...aka Evening with Batman and Robin, An (1966/II) (USA:
reissue title)
...aka New Adventures of Batman and Robin, The (1949)
Batman, The (1943) 6.3/10 (62 votes)
...aka Batman (1943)
...aka Evening with Batman and Robin (1966/I) (USA: reissue
title)
Battling Brewster (1924)
Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931)
Beasts of Paradise (1923)
Beatrice Fairfax (1916)
...aka Letters to Beatrice (1916) (USA: original title)
Beatrice Fairfax (1918)
Beloved Adventurer, The (1914)
Belphégor (1926)
Black Arrow (1944)
Black Book, The (1929)
Black Box, The (1915)
Black Coin, The (1936) 5.6/10 (7 votes)
Black Secret, The (1919)
Black Widow, The (1947) 7.2/10 (23 votes)
Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom (1952) 7.4/10 (19
votes)
...aka Blackhawk (1952) (USA: short title)
Blake of Scotland Yard (1927)
Blake of Scotland Yard (1937/I) 5.1/10 (13 votes)
Blazing the Overland Trail (1956)
Blinde, Der (1996) (TV)
Blue Fox, The (1921)
Bound and Gagged (1919)
Branded Four, The (1920)
Brass Bullet, The (1918)
Breaking Through (1921)
Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945)
Brick Bradford (1947) 6.6/10 (7 votes)
Bride 13 (1920)
Broken Coin, The (1915)
Bruce Gentry (1949)
...aka Bruce Gentry, Daredevil of the Skies (1949)
...aka Daredevil of the Skies (1949)
Buck Rogers (1939) 6.6/10 (52 votes)
...aka Buck Rogers Conquers the Universe (1939) (USA: video
title)
...aka Buck Rogers: Destination Saturn (1939) (USA: recut
version)
Bull's Eye (1917)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1921)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1934/I) 9.7/10 (7 votes)
Caballo prieto azabache (1965)
...aka Tumba de Villa, La (1965) (Mexico)
Call of the Savage (1935) 4.9/10 (5 votes)
...aka Savage Fury (1935) (USA: recut version)
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders (1953) 5.4/10 (11 votes)
...aka Missile Base at Taniak (1953) (USA: TV title)
Captain America (1944) 5.7/10 (44 votes)
...aka Return of Captain America (1953) (reissue title)
Captain Celluloid vs. the Film Pirates (1966)
Captain Kidd (1922)
Captain Midnight (1942) 6.1/10 (10 votes)
Captain Valedor versus the Spider Queen (2004) 9.4/10 (5
votes)
Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere (1951) 5.4/10 (13
votes)
...aka Captain Video (1951) (USA: short title)
Carrie of the Chorus (1924)
Carter Case, The (1919)
Casey of the Coast Guard (1926)
Charro de las Calaveras, El (1965)
Chick Carter, Detective (1946)
Chinatown Mystery, The (1928)
Clancy of the Mounted (1933)
Cody of the Pony Express (1950)
Congo Bill (1948) 8.2/10 (5 votes)
Crimson Flash, The (1927)
Crimson Ghost, The (1946) 7.1/10 (49 votes)
Crimson Stain Mystery, The (1916)
Custer's Last Stand (1936/I) 1.4/10 (7 votes)
Danger Island (1931)
Dangerous Adventure, A (1922)
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948) 6.2/10 (11 votes)
Danny the Dragon (1967)
Daredevil Jack (1920)
Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939) 8.4/10 (41 votes)
Daredevils of the West (1943)
Darkest Africa (1936) 4.7/10 (12 votes)
...aka Batmen of Africa (1936)
...aka King of Jungleland (1936)
Daughter of Don Q (1946) 8.2/10 (9 votes)
Daughter of Uncle Sam, A (1918)
Days of '49 (1924)
Deadwood Dick (1940) 8.2/10 (6 votes)
Desert Hawk, The (1944)
Desperadoes of the West (1950)
Deux gosses, Les (1924)
Devil Horse, The (1932)
Diamond from the Sky, The (1915)
Diamond Master, The (1929)
Diamond Queen, The (1921)
Dick Tracy (1937/I) 5.8/10 (36 votes)
Dick Tracy Returns (1938) 6.3/10 (14 votes)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941) 6.8/10 (12 votes)
...aka Dick Tracy vs. the Phantom Empire (1952) (USA: TV
title)
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939) 6.1/10 (17 votes)
Do or Die (1921)
Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951) 6.2/10 (6 votes)
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943) 6.0/10 (5 votes)
Don Winslow of the Navy (1942) 5.2/10 (11 votes)
Double Adventure (1921)
Dragon's Net, The (1920)
Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) 8.3/10 (24 votes)
...aka Drums of Fu Manchu: The Serial (1940) (USA: informal
alternative
title)
Eagle of the Night (1928)
Eagle's Eye, The (1918)
Eagle's Talon, The (1923)
Elmo the Fearless (1920)
Elmo, the Mighty (1919)
Enfant des halles, L' (1924)
Evil Eye, The (1920)
Exploits of Elaine, The (1914)
Fantomas (1920)
Fast Express, The (1924)
Fatal Fortune, The (1919)
Fatal Ring, The (1917)
Fatal Sign, The (1920)
Fatal Warning, The (1929)
Fates and Flora Fourflush, The (1914)
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949) 6.7/10 (8 votes)
...aka Golden Hands of Kurigal, The (1949) (USA: recut
version)
Federal Operator 99 (1945) 7.8/10 (13 votes)
Fight and Win (1924)
Fight for Millions, A (1918)
Fighting Blood (1923)
Fighting Devil Dogs, The (1938) 7.3/10 (13 votes)
Fighting Fate (1921)
Fighting for Fame (1927)
Fighting Hearts (1926)
Fighting Marine (1926)
Fighting Marines, The (1935) 7.0/10 (7 votes)
Fighting Ranger, The (1925)
Fighting Skipper, The (1923)
Fighting Trail, The (1917)
Fighting with Buffalo Bill (1926)
Fighting with Kit Carson (1933)
Finger Prints (1931)
Fire Detective, The (1929)
Fire Fighters, The (1927)
Five Clues to Fortune (1957)
Flame Fighter, The (1925)
Flaming Disc (1920)
...aka Flaming Disk, The (1920) (USA)
Flaming Frontiers (1938)
Flash Gordon (1936/I) 7.3/10 (153 votes)
...aka Flash Gordon: Rocketship (1936) (USA: recut version)
...aka Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers (1936) (USA: video title)
...aka Space Soldiers (1936) (USA: TV title)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) 5.4/10 (99 votes)
...aka Perils from the Planet Mongo (1940) (USA: recut
version)
...aka Purple Death from Outer Space (1940) (USA: recut
version)
...aka Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe (1955) (USA: TV
title)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) 6.6/10 (100 votes)
...aka Rocket Ship (1938) (USA: recut version)
...aka Space Soldiers' Trip to Mars (1938) (USA)
Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950) 4.8/10 (19 votes)
Flying G-Men (1939)
Fortieth Door, The (1924)
...aka 40th Door, The (1924)
G-Men Never Forget (1948) 7.2/10 (10 votes)
G-men vs. the Black Dragon (1943) 5.6/10 (17 votes)
...aka Black Dragons of Manzanar (1943) (USA: recut version)
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