Cliffhangers! Serials of the 1930s and 40s
March 26, 2008 7:29 PM 
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Cliffhangers "In Focus"is an entertaining, well-written overview of the rise and decline of action serial movies of the 1930s and 40s. It also includes rundowns of many major serial films of the time. Several of these serials are now available online. Links to them are inside.
Adventures of Captain Marvel: Chapters 1 (
1,
2),
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12
Dick Tracy: Chapters
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15
Fighting Devil Dogs:
Trailer
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe ("sequel" to
Flash Gordon): Chapters
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12
Mysterious Dr. Satan:
Trailer; Chapters 1 (
1,
2,
3), 2 (
1,
2), 3 (
1,
2), 4 (
1,
2), 5 (
1,
2), 6 (
1,
2), 7 (
1,
2), 8 (
1,
2), 9 (
1,
2), 10 (
1,
2), 11 (
1,
2), 12 (
1,
2), 13 (
1,
2), 14 (
1,
2), 15, (
1,
2)
Perils of Nyoka:
Trailer
Phantom Empire: Chapters
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12
Undersea Kingdom (not in the Images list, but I like it): Chapters
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12
Zorro's Fighting Legion: Chapters
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12
Finally,
Images has just tons of great writing on film and pop culture.
posted by cog_nate (4 comments total)
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My favorite serial film was made far earlier than these, though: the French film Judex.
posted by Prospero at 7:37 PM on March 26, 2008