William Witney Archives

Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

Rating: ★★★

Aug 20, 2003Comic-Book Superhero/Serial

A twelve-chapter serial based on the comic-book superhero who these days is known as Shazam. Often regarded as one of the best of all serials, this has some decent action scenes and cliffhangers

Director: John English, William Witney

Actors: Tom Tyler, Louise Currie, Robert Strange, Bryant Washburn, …

Category: Fantasy

20 August 200312 March 2026 by Roog

The Crimson Ghost (1946)

Rating: ★½

Sep 13, 1999Serial/Criminal Mastermind

A rather dull twelve-chapter serial in which a criminologist tries to stop the titular criminal mastermind tries to steal a device that can block electrical transmissions

Director: Fred C. Brannon, William Witney

Actors: Charles Quigley, Linda Stirling, Clayton Moore, I. Stanford Jolley, …

Category: Science Fiction

13 September 199914 January 2026 by Roog

Master of the World (1961)

Rating: ★★★

Sep 12, 2009Victorian Airship Adventure/Jules Verne Adaptation

One amid the spate of Jules Verne adaptations of in the 1950s/60s with Vincent Price as Robur, the inventor of an amazing airship who wants mankind to stop waging war

Director: William Witney

Actors: Vincent Price, Charles Bronson, David Frankham, Henry Hull, …

Category: Science Fiction

12 September 200931 August 2026 by Roog