The Return of Chandu (1934)
Jun 26, 2024Serial/Mystical Superhero
A serial based on Chandu the Magician, a popular radio superhero who wielded magical and mystical powers. Featuring Bela Lugosi in the title role
Ray Taylor
Dick Tracy (1937)
Jul 18, 2023Serial/Comic-Book Detective
This is a standout serial based on the famous comic-book detective, featuring some of the best of all serial cliffhangers and action set-pieces, not to mention wonderfully creative super-science inventions
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Feb 12, 2005Serial/Space Opera
The third of the Flash Gordon serials, not quite at the heights of the previous two but with a colour and exoticism that was head and shoulders above the other serials of the era
The Green Hornet (1940)
May 16, 2023Serial/Masked Superhero
The first screen appearance of the masked superhero The Green Hornet in a thirteen-chapter serial that was adapted from a popular radio series. Later remade as a tv series and feature film.