# List of film serials

A list of film serials by year of release.

## 1910s

| Production Company | Title | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
| 1910 |||||||
| Deutsche Vitaskop GmbH | Arsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes | 5 | Mystery | Viggo Larsen | Paul Otto as Lupin and Viggo Larsen as Holmes | German; based on the novel Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes by Maurice Leblanc; Survival status is unknown. |
| 1912 |||||||
| Edison Studios | What Happened to Mary | 12 | Drama | Charles Brabin | Mary Fuller | Episodes 1–4: Survival status unclear. Episodes 5–8, 10, 11: Museum of Modern Art Episode 9: Library of Congress Episode 12: Survival status unclear Other sources indicate a print exists yet provide no specifics |
| 1913 |||||||
| Selig Polyscope Company | The Adventures of Kathlyn | 13 | Adventure | Francis J. Grandon | Kathlyn Williams | Presumed lost. Considered to be the first "cliffhanger" serial. |
| Edison Studios | Who Will Marry Mary? | 6 | Drama | Walter Edwin | Mary Fuller | Incomplete prints of episodes one and five survive |
| Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont | Fantômas | 5 | Mystery | Louis Feuillade | René Navarre | French Based on Fantômas by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre Print exists. Released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber 2016. |
| 1914 |||||||
| Pathé | The Perils of Pauline | 20 | Adventure | Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie | Pearl White | First Pathé serial; known to exist only in a shortened 9-chapter version (approx. 214 minutes) |
| Wharton Studio | The Exploits of Elaine | 14 | Mystery | George B. Seitz | Pearl White, Arnold Daly, Sheldon Lewis | Survival status: Prints exist in the George Eastman Museum film archive [incomplete 35mm positive]; and (of some of the episodes, including episodes 8-10) [16mm reduction positives, 8mm reduction positives] |
| Kalem Company | The Hazards of Helen | 119 | Railroad | J. P. McGowan and James D. Davis | Helen Holmes and Helen Gibson | 119 chapters – At 23.8 hours, this is considered to be the longest serial ever made. Each episode was about 12 minutes. Very little of it survives. |
| Edison Studios | The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies | 12 | Girl Reporter | Walter Edwin | Mary Fuller | Only two episodes, 5 & 10, are known to exist. |
| | The Man Who Disappeared | 12 | Drama | Charles Brabin | Marc McDermott | (considered lost) |
| Reliance Motion Picture Studio/Mutual Film | Our Mutual Girl | 52 | Drama | John W. Noble, Oscar Eagle | Norma Phillips | Survival status is unknown |
| Thanhouser Film Corporation | The Million Dollar Mystery | 23 | Mystery | Howell Hansel | Florence La Badie, Marguerite Snow, James Cruze, Sidney Bracey | (considered lost) |
| | Zudora | 20 | Drama | Howell Hansel | Marguerite Snow, James Cruze | |
| Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery | 15 | Spy | Francis Ford | Grace Cunard, Francis Ford | First Universal serial; an incomplete print of 4 chapters exists |
| | The Master Key | 15 | Adventure | Robert Z. Leonard | Robert Z. Leonard, Ella Hall | (only episode 5 survives in the Library of Congress) |
| Universal Pictures | The Trey o' Hearts | 15 | Crime | Wilfred Lucas and Henry MacRae | Cleo Madison, George Larkin | Based on a novel by Louis Joseph Vance (considered lost) |
| Lubin Manufacturing Company | The Beloved Adventurer | 15 | Drama | Arthur V. Johnson | Arthur V. Johnson, Lottie Briscoe | |
| 1915 |||||||
| Pathé & Wharton Studio | The New Exploits of Elaine | 10 | Crime | Louis J. Gasnier, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | Pearl White | (considered lost) |
| | The Romance of Elaine | 12 | Spy | George B. Seitz, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | Pearl White, Lionel Barrymore, Creighton Hale | Based on the novel by Arthur B. Reeve (considered lost) |
| Balboa Amusement Producing Company | Neal of the Navy | 14 | Maritime | William Bertram and W.M. Harvey | Lillian Lorraine, William Courtleigh Jr. | (considered lost) |
| | The Red Circle | 14 | Drama | Sherwood MacDonald | Ruth Roland | (only a brief trailer survives) |
| American Film Manufacturing Company | The Diamond From the Sky | 30 | Adventure | Jacques Jaccard and William Desmond Taylor | Lottie Pickford | (considered lost) |
| Reliance Film Company | Runaway June | 15 | Drama | Oscar Eagle | Norma Phillips | |
| Kalem Company | The Ventures of Marguerite | 16 | Crime | Robert Ellis, John Mackin and Hamilton Smith | Marguerite Courtot | |
| Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | The Black Box | 15 | Mystery | Otis Turner | Herbert Rawlinson | written by E. Phillips Oppenheim; a novelization of the serial with photos was published (considered lost) |
| | Under the Crescent | 6 | Adventure | Burton L. King | Ola Humphrey | Based on the biography of actress Ola Humphrey (considered lost) |
| | The Broken Coin | 22 | Adventure | Francis Ford | Grace Cunard, Francis Ford | Based on a story by Emerson Hough (considered lost) |
| | Graft | 20 | Crime | George Lessey and Richard Stanton | Hobart Henley, Jane Novak | (considered lost) |
| Power Picture Plays | The Mysterious Lady Baffles and Detective Duck | 11 | Comedy | Allen Curtis | Gale Henry, Max Asher | |
| Lubin Manufacturing Company | The Road o'Strife | 15 | Drama | Howell Hansel and John Ince | Crane Wilbur, Mary Charleson, Jack Standing | |
| Signal Film Corporation | The Girl and the Game | 15 | Railroad | J. P. McGowan | Helen Holmes, Leo D. Maloney, J. P. McGowan | |
| Vitagraph Company of America | The Goddess | 15 | Drama | Ralph Ince | Anita Stewart | |
| | The Fates and Flora Fourflush | 3 | Comedy | Wally Van | Clara Kimball Young | |
| Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont | Les Vampires | 10 | Mystery | Louis Feuillade | Musidora | French (available on DVD) |
| 1916 |||||||
| Wharton Studio | The Iron Claw | 20 | Mystery | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | A print of episode 7 exists |
| | The Mysteries of Myra | 15 | Horror | Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | Howard Estabrook, Jean Sothern | Segments of only three chapters exist |
| | The Grip of Evil | 14 | Drama | W.A.S. Douglas and Harry Harvey | Jackie Saunders, Roland Bottomley | |
| Wharton Studio/Hearst | Beatrice Fairfax | 15 | Girl Reporter | Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | Grace Darling, Harry Fox | (Available on DVD) |
| Astra Film Corporation/Pathé | The Shielding Shadow | 15 | Mystery | Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie | Grace Darmond, Ralph Kellard, Léon Bary | (Only chapters 4, 10, 11, 14 and 15 exist) |
| | Pearl of the Army | 15 | War | Edward José | Pearl White | (Available on DVD) |
| Erbograph/Consolidated Film Company | The Crimson Stain Mystery | 16 | Horror | T. Hayes Hunter | Maurice Costello, Ethel Grandin | (Exists in incomplete form) |
| Kleine Productions Inc. | Gloria's Romance | 20 | Drama | Colin Campbell and Walter Edwin | Billie Burke | (considered lost) |
| Metro Pictures Corporation | The Great Secret | 18 | Mystery | Christy Cabanne | Francis X. Bushman, Beverly Bayne | (considered lost) |
| Deutsche Bioscop | Homunculus | 6 | Science fiction | Otto Rippert | Olaf Fønss | German |
| Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont | L'X Noir | 1 chapter (40 minutes) | Crime drama | Léonce Perret | Fabienne Fabreges, Paul Manson | French |
| | Judex | 12 | Crime | Louis Feuillade | René Cresté, Musidora | French (available on DVD) |
| Niagara Film Studios | Perils of Our Girl Reporters | 15 | Girl reporter | George Terwilliger | | |
| American Film Manufacturing Company | The Secret of the Submarine | 15 | Spy | George L. Sargent | Juanita Hansen, Tom Chatterton | (considered lost) |
| | The Scarlet Runner | 12 | | William P. S. Earle and Wally Van | Earle Williams | (considered lost) |
| | The Sequel to the Diamond From the Sky | 4 | Drama | Edward Sloman | Rhea Mitchell | (considered lost) |
| Essanay Film Manufacturing Company. | The Strange Case of Mary Page | 15 | Mystery | J. Charles Haydon | Henry B. Walthall, Edna Mayo | (considered lost) |
| Signal Film Corporation | The Yellow Menace | 16 | | William Steiner | Edwin Stevens | |
| | Lass of the Lumberlands | 15 | Western | J. P. McGowan | Helen Holmes | (considered lost) |
| Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring | 15 | Circus | Francis Ford and Jacques Jaccard | Grace Cunard, Francis Ford | (considered lost) |
| | Liberty | 20 | Western | Henry MacRae | Marie Walcamp | First purely Western Serial ever made (considered lost) |
| Vitagraph Company of America | The Purple Mask | 16 | Mystery | Francis Ford and Grace Cunard | Grace Cunard, Francis Ford | |
| 1917 |||||||
| Astra Film Corporation/Pathé | The Mystery of the Double Cross | 15 | Mystery | Louis J. Gasnier and William Parke | Mollie King, Léon Bary | (Available on DVD) |
| | The Fatal Ring | 20 | Crime | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | (A complete print may exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive) |
| | The Seven Pearls | 15 | Adventure | Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie | Mollie King, Creighton Hale, Léon Bary | (only fragments exist in the Library of Congress) |
| | The Hidden Hand | 15 | Mystery | James Vincent | Doris Kenyon | (considered lost) |
| Balboa Amusement Producing Company | The Neglected Wife | 15 | Drama | William Bertram | Ruth Roland | (A complete print exists) |
| Wharton Studio/International Film Service Inc. | Patria | 15 | War | Jacques Jaccard, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | Irene Castle | Based on the novel The Last of the Fighting Channings by Louis Joseph Vance; only episodes 1-4 and 10 exist. |
| Signal Film Corporation | The Railroad Raiders | 15 | Railroad | J. P. McGowan | Helen Holmes | |
| | The Lost Express | 15 | Railroad | J. P. McGowan | Helen Holmes | |
| Monmouth Film Corporation | Jimmie Dale Alias the Grey Seal | 16 | Mystery | Harry McRae Webster | E.K. Lincoln, Doris Mitchell, Edna Hunter, Paul Panzer | |
| Paramount Pictures | Who Is Number One? | 15 | Mystery | William Bertram | Kathleen Clifford | (considered lost) |
| Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | Voice on the Wire | 15 | Mystery | Stuart Paton | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber, Joseph W. Girard | (considered lost) |
| | The Gray Ghost | 16 | Mystery | Stuart Paton | Harry Carter, Priscilla Dean, Emory Johnson, Eddie Polo | (considered lost) |
| | The Red Ace | 16 | War | Jacques Jaccard | Marie Walcamp | (Only 11 of the 15 chapters exist in the Library of Congress) |
| | The Mystery Ship | 18 | Maritime | Henry MacRae | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber | (considered lost) |
| Vitagraph Company of America | The Secret Kingdom | 15 | Fantasy | Charles Brabin | Charles Richman, Dorothy Kelly, Arline Pretty, Joseph Kilgour | |
| | The Fighting Trail | 15 | Western | William Duncan | William Duncan, Carol Holloway | (considered lost) |
| | Vengeance and the Woman | 15 | | William Duncan and Laurence Trimble | William Duncan, Carol Holloway | |
| 1918 |||||||
| Astra Film Corporation/Pathé | The House of Hate | 20 | Mystery | George B. Seitz | Pearl White, Antonio Moreno | (A restored version is available on DVD) |
| | Hands Up! | 15 | Western | Louis J. Gasnier and James W. Horne | Ruth Roland | (considered lost) |
| Western Photoplays Inc. | Wolves of Kultur | 15 | War | Joseph A. Golden | Leah Baird, Sheldon Lewis, Charles Hutchison | (Only 7 of the 15 chapters still exist) |
| Jaxon Film Corporation | A Daughter of Uncle Sam | 12 | War | James C. Morton | | |
| Wharton Studio | The Eagle's Eye | 20 | War | George Lessey, Wellington A. Playter, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton | King Baggot, Marguerite Snow | (considered lost) |
| Rolfe Photoplays | The Master Mystery | 15 | Mystery, Science fiction | Harry Grossman and Burton L. King | Harry Houdini | (Incomplete, reconstructed version available on DVD) |
| Burston Films Inc. | The Silent Mystery | 15 | Mystery | Francis Ford | Francis Ford, Mae Gaston, Rosemary Theby | (considered lost) |
| Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | The Red Glove | 18 | Western | J. P. McGowan | Marie Walcamp | (considered lost) |
| | The Lion's Claws | 18 | Adventure | Harry Harvey and Jacques Jaccard | Marie Walcamp | (considered lost) |
| | The Brass Bullet | 18 | Maritime | Ben F. Wilson | Juanita Hansen, Jack Mulhall | (considered lost) |
| | Lure of the Circus | 18 | Circus | J. P. McGowan | Eddie Polo | (Only an edited feature version exists) |
| | Bull's Eye | 18 | Western | James W. Horne | Eddie Polo | (considered lost) |
| Vitagraph Company of America | A Woman in the Web | 15 | | Paul Hurst and David Smith | Hedda Nova | (considered lost) |
| | A Fight for Millions | 15 | Western | William Duncan | William Duncan, Edith Johnson, Joe Ryan | |
| | The Iron Test | 15 | Circus | Robert North Bradbury and Paul Hurst | Antonio Moreno, Carol Holloway | |
| Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont | Tih Minh | 12 | Mystery | Louis Feuillade | René Cresté, Mary Harald | French (A complete print exists) |
| 1919 |||||||
| Astra Film Corporation/Pathé | The Lightning Raider | 15 | Crime | George B. Seitz | Pearl White, Boris Karloff | Survives in an incomplete state preserved at the Library of Congress |
| | Terror of the Range | 7 | Western | Stuart Paton | George Larkin, Betty Compson | (considered lost) |
| | The Tiger's Trail | 15 | Mystery | Robert Ellis, Louis J. Gasnier and Paul Hurst | Ruth Roland | |
| | Bound and Gagged | 10 | Comedy | George B. Seitz | George B. Seitz, Marguerite Courtot | Four episodes survive in the Library of Congress |
| | The Adventures of Ruth | 15 | Crime | George Marshall | Ruth Roland | (considered lost) |
| George B. Seitz Productions | The Black Secret | 15 | Spy | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | |
| Western Photoplays Inc. | The Great Gamble | 15 | Crime | Joseph A. Golden | Charles Hutchison, Anna Luther | |
| Oliver Films Inc. | The Carter Case | 15 | Mystery | William F. Haddock and Donald MacKenzie | Herbert Rawlinson, Marguerite Marsh | A Craig Kennedy mystery |
| Great Western Film Producing Company | Elmo the Mighty | 18 | Northern | Henry MacRae | Elmo Lincoln, Grace Cunard | |
| SLK Serial Corporation | The Fatal Fortune | 15 | Maritime | Donald MacKenzie and Frank Wunderlee | Helen Holmes | |
| National Film Corporation of America | Lightning Bryce | 15 | Western, Horror | Paul Hurst | Ann Little, Jack Hoxie | |
| Wisteria Productions | The Lurking Peril | 15 | Horror | George Morgan | George Larkin, Anna Luther | |
| Burston Films Inc. | The Mystery of 13 | 15 | Mystery | Francis Ford | Francis Ford, Rosemary Theby | |
| American Lifeograph Company | The Perils of Thunder Mountain | 15 | Northern | Robert North Bradbury and W.J. Burman | Antonio Moreno, Carol Holloway | |
| Serico Producing Company Inc. | A Woman in Grey | 15 | Mystery | James Vincent | Arline Pretty, Henry G. Sell | |
| Universal Film Manufacturing Co. | The Midnight Man | 18 | | James W. Horne | James J. Corbett | |
| | The Lion Man | 18 | Mystery | Albert Russell and Jack Wells | Kathleen O'Connor, Jack Perrin, J. Barney Sherry, Gertrude Astor | |
| | The Great Radium Mystery | 18 | Mystery | Robert Broadwell and Robert F. Hill | Eileen Sedgwick, Cleo Madison, Robert Reeves | |
| Shamrock Photoplay Corporation | The Masked Rider | 15 | Western | Aubrey M. Kennedy | Harry Myers, Ruth Stonehouse, Paul Panzer, Boris Karloff | |
| Hallmark Pictures Corporation | The Trail of the Octopus | 15 | Mystery | Duke Worne | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber | |
| Vitagraph Company of America | Man of Might | 15 | Maritime | William Duncan and Clifford Smith | William Duncan | |
| | Smashing Barriers | 15 | Western | William Duncan | William Duncan | |
| Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont | Barrabas | 12 | | Louis Feuillade | | French |

## 1920s

| Production Company | Title | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
| 1920 |||||||
| Allgood Pictures Corporation | The Whirlwind | 15 | | Joseph A. Golden | Charles Hutchison | |
| Arrow Film Corporation | The Fatal Sign | 14 | Mystery | Stuart Paton | Claire Anderson, Harry Carter |
| Berwilla Film Corporation | Thunderbolt Jack | 10 | Western | Francis Ford and Murdock MacQuarrie | Jack Hoxie, Marin Sais | |
| Burston Films Inc. | The Hawk's Trail | 15 | Crime | W. S. Van Dyke | King Baggot, Grace Darmond, Rhea Mitchell | |
| Canyon Pictures Corporation | Vanishing Trails | 15 | Western | Leon De La Mothe | Franklyn Farnum, Mary Anderson | |
| Fox Film Corporation | Bride 13 | 15 | Maritime | Richard Stanton | | |
| | Fantômas | 20 | Crime | Edward Sedgwick | | Based on Fantômas by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre |
| Frohman Amusement Corporation | The Invisible Ray | 15 | Science fiction | Harry A. Pollard | Ruth Clifford, Jack Sherrill | |
| George B. Seitz Productions | Velvet Fingers | 15 | | George B. Seitz | George B. Seitz, Marguerite Courtot |
| Great Western Film Producing Corporation | Elmo the Fearless | 18 | | J. P. McGowan | Elmo Lincoln | |
| Grossman Pictures | The $1,000,000 Reward | 15 | | Harry Grossman and George Lessey | Lillian Walker | |
| Hallmark Pictures Corporation | The Screaming Shadow | 15 | Horror | Ben F. Wilson and Duke Worne | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber | |
| | The Evil Eye | 15 | | J. Gordon Cooper and Wally Van | Benny Leonard | |
| Holmes Producing Corporation | The Tiger Band | 15 | | Gilbert P. Hamilton | Helen Holmes | |
| National Film Corporation of America | The Son of Tarzan | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Arthur J. Flaven and Harry Revier | Kamuela C. Searle | Based on the Tarzan character created by novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Pathé & Astra Film Corporation | Daredevil Jack | 15 | | W. S. Van Dyke | Jack Dempsey | |
| | Trailed by Three | 15 | Western | Perry N. Vekroff | Stuart Holmes, Frankie Mann | |
| | The Third Eye | 15 | | James W. Horne | Warner Oland, Eileen Percy | |
| | Pirate Gold | 10 | Maritime | George B. Seitz | George B. Seitz, Marguerite Courtot | |
| | The Phantom Foe | 15 | Mystery | Bertram Millhauser | Juanita Hansen, Warner Oland | |
| Pathé & Ruth Roland Serials | Ruth of the Rockies | 15 | Western | George Marshall | Ruth Roland | |
| Select Pictures Corporation | The Branded Four | 15 | | Duke Worne | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber | |
| Supreme Pictures Corporation | The Mystery Mind | 15 | | Will S. Davis and Fred Sittenham | J. Robert Pauline | |
| Torquay & Paignton Photoplay Productions | The Great London Mystery | | Horror mystery | Charles Raymond | David Devant | British |
| Universal Pictures | The Moon Riders | 18 | Western | B. Reeves Eason and Theodore Wharton | Art Acord, Mildred Moore | |
| | The Vanishing Dagger | 18 | | Edward A. Kull, J. P. McGowan and Eddie Polo | Eddie Polo | |
| | The Dragon's Net | 12 | | Henry MacRae | Marie Walcamp, Harland Tucker | |
| | The Flaming Disc | 18 | | Robert F. Hill | Elmo Lincoln, Louise Lorraine | |
| | King of the Circus | 18 | | J. P. McGowan | Eddie Polo | |
| Vitagraph Company of America | The Invisible Hand | 15 | Western | William Bowman | Antonio Moreno | |
| | The Silent Avenger | 15 | | William Duncan | William Duncan, Edith Johnson | |
| | Hidden Dangers | 15 | | William Bertram | Joe Ryan, Jean Paige | |
| | The Veiled Mystery | 15 | Western | William Bowman, Webster Cullison, Francis J. Grandon and Antonio Moreno | Antonio Moreno | |
| Warner Bros. | The Lost City | 15 | Jungle | E.A. Martin | Juanita Hansen | |
| 1921 |||||||
| Arrow Film Corporation | The Blue Fox | 15 | Northern | Duke Worne | Ann Little | An incomplete print of the film exists at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. |
| Burston Films Inc. | The Great Reward | 15 | | Francis Ford | Francis Ford | |
| Films Diamant | Les Trois Mousquetaires | | | Henri Diamant-Berger | Aimé Simon-Girard, Henri Rollan | French Based on The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas |
| Ermolieff Films | La pocharde | 12 | | Henri Étiévant | | French Based on a novel by Jules Mary |
| Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont | Les Deux Gamines | 12 | | Louis Feuillade | Sandra Milovanoff | French |
| | Parisette | | | Louis Feuillade | Sandra Milovanoff, Georges Biscot | French |
| George B. Seitz Productions | The Sky Ranger | 15 | | George B. Seitz | June Caprice, George B. Seitz | |
| | Hurricane Hutch | 15 | | George B. Seitz | Charles Hutchison, Warner Oland | |
| Kosmik | The Hope Diamond Mystery | 15 | | Stuart Paton | Grace Darmond, Boris Karloff | |
| Pathé | Double Adventure | 15 | | W. S. Van Dyke | Charles Hutchison | |
| | The Avenging Arrow | 15 | | William Bowman and W. S. Van Dyke | Ruth Roland | |
| Phocea Film | L'Essor | | | Charles Burguet | Suzanne Grandais, Maurice Escande | French |
| Photoplay Serial Company | Mysterious Pearl | 15 | | Ben F. Wilson | Neva Gerber, Ben F. Wilson | |
| UFA GmbH | Peter Voss, Thief of Millions | 6 | | Georg Jacoby | Harry Liedtke | German Alternative title: The Man Without a Name Based on Peter Voss, Thief of Millions by Ewald Gerhard Seeliger |
| Universal Pictures | The Diamond Queen | 18 | | Edward A. Kull | Eileen Sedgwick | Based on the novel The Diamond Master by Jacques Futrelle |
| | Do or Die | 18 | | J. P. McGowan | Eddie Polo | |
| | The White Horseman | 18 | Western | Albert Russell | Art Acord | |
| | Terror Trail | 18 | Western | Edward A. Kull | Eileen Sedgwick | |
| | Winners of the West | 13 | Western | Edward Laemmle | Art Acord | |
| | The Secret Four | 15 | | Albert Russell and Perry N. Vekroff | Eddie Polo | |
| Vitagraph Company of America | Breaking Through | 15 | | Robert Ensminger | | |
| | Fighting Fate | 15 | | William Duncan | William Duncan, Edith Johnson | |
| Warner Bros. | Miracles of the Jungle | 15 | Jungle/Adventure | James Conway and E.A. Martin | | Lost film |
| Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation | The Adventures of Tarzan | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Robert F. Hill and Scott Sidney | Elmo Lincoln, Louise Lorraine | Based on the Tarzan character created by novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| 1922 |||||||
| Arrow Film Corporation | Nan of the North | 15 | Northern | Duke Worne | Ann Little | |
| George B. Seitz Productions | Go Get 'Em Hutch | 15 | | George B. Seitz | Charles Hutchison | |
| | Speed | 15 | | George B. Seitz | Charles Hutchison, Lucy Fox | |
| Hal Roach Studios Inc. & Ruth Roland Serials | White Eagle | 15 | Western | Fred Jackman and W. S. Van Dyke | Ruth Roland | |
| | The Timber Queen | 15 | | Fred Jackman | Ruth Roland | |
| Société des Cinéromans | Rouletabille chez les bohémiens | 10 | | Henri Fescourt | Gabriel de Gravone | French Based on Rouletabille by Gaston Leroux |
| Star Serial Corporation | Captain Kidd | 15 | Pirate | Burton L. King and J. P. McGowan | Eddie Polo | |
| Universal Pictures | With Stanley in Africa | 18 | Jungle | William James Craft and Edward A. Kull | George Walsh, Louise Lorraine | |
| | The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe | 18 | Maritime | Robert F. Hill | Harry Myers, Gertrude Olmstead, Noble Johnson | Based on Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Lost film |
| | Perils of the Yukon | 15 | Northern | Jay Marchant, J. P. McGowan and Perry N. Vekroff | William Desmond | |
| | In the Days of Buffalo Bill | 18 | Western | Edward Laemmle | Art Acord | |
| | The Radio King | 10 | | Robert F. Hill | Roy Stewart | |
| Vitagraph Company of America | The Purple Riders | 15 | Western | William Bertram | Joe Ryan | |
| Warner Bros. | A Dangerous Adventure | 15 | Jungle | Jack L. Warner and Sam Warner | Grace Darmond | Lost film |
| William N. Selig Productions | The Jungle Goddess | 15 | Jungle | James Conway | Elinor Field, Truman Van Dyke | |
| 1923 |||||||
| Arrow Film Corporation | The Fighting Skipper | 15 | Maritime | Francis Ford | Jack Perrin, Peggy O'Day | |
| | The Santa Fe Trail | 15 | Western | Ashton Dearholt and Robert Dillon | Neva Gerber, Jack Perrin | |
| Ermolieff Films | The House of Mystery | 10 | | Alexandre Volkoff | Ivan Mosjoukine, Charles Vanel | French Based on a novel by Jules Mary |
| George B. Seitz Productions | Plunder | 15 | | George B. Seitz | Pearl White | |
| Hal Roach Studios Inc. | Haunted Valley | 15 | | George Marshall | Ruth Roland | |
| | Her Dangerous Path | 10 | | Roy Clements | Edna Murphy | |
| Ruth Roland Serials | Ruth of the Range | 15 | | Ernest C. Ward, Frank Leon Smith and W. S. Van Dyke | Ruth Roland | |
| Universal Pictures | Around the World in Eighteen Days | 12 | | Robert F. Hill and B. Reeves Eason | William Desmond | |
| | Beasts of Paradise | 15 | | William James Craft | William Desmond, Eileen Sedgwick | |
| | The Eagle's Talons | 15 | | Duke Worne | Fred Thomson, Ann Little | |
| | The Ghost City | 15 | Western | Jay Marchant | Pete Morrison, Margaret Morris, Al Wilson | |
| | In the Days of Daniel Boone | 15 | Western | William James Craft | Jack Mower, Eileen Sedgwick | |
| | The Oregon Trail | 18 | Western | Edward Laemmle | Art Acord, Louise Lorraine | |
| | The Phantom Fortune | 12 | | Robert F. Hill | William Desmond | |
| | The Social Buccaneer | 10 | | Robert F. Hill | Jack Mulhall | Based on a novel by Frederic S. Isham |
| | The Steel Trail | 15 | | William Duncan | William Duncan, Edith Johnson | |
| 1924 |||||||
| Arrow Film Corporation | Riders of the Plains | 15 | Western | Jacques Jaccard | Jack Perrin, Boris Karloff | |
| Pathé | The Fortieth Door | 10 | Adventure | George B. Seitz | Allene Ray | |
| | Galloping Hoofs | 10 | Western | George B. Seitz | Allene Ray | |
| | Into the Net | 10 | | George B. Seitz | Edna Murphy, Jack Mulhall | |
| | Leatherstocking | 10 | Western | George B. Seitz | Edna Murphy, Harold Miller | Based on The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper |
| | Ten Scars Make a Man | 10 | | William Parke | Allene Ray | |
| | The Way of a Man | 10 | Western | George B. Seitz | Allene Ray, Harold Miller | Screenplay by Emerson Hough |
| Rayart Pictures Corporation | Battling Brewster | 15 | Western/ Boxing | Dell Henderson | Franklyn Farnum, Helen Holmes | |
| Universal Pictures | The Fast Express | 15 | | William Duncan | William Duncan, Edith Johnson | |
| | The Fighting Ranger | 18 | Western | Jay Marchant | Jack Dougherty, Al Wilson, Eileen Sedgwick | |
| | The Iron Man | 15 | Crime drama | Jay Marchant | Luciano Albertini, Margaret Morris, Joe Bonomo, Jack Dougherty | |
| | The Riddle Rider | 15 | Western | William James Craft | William Desmond, Eileen Sedgwick | Considered a lost film; followed by a 1927 sequel Return of the Riddle Rider |
| | Wolves of the North | 10 | Northern | William Duncan | William Duncan, Edith Johnson | |
| 1925 |||||||
| Adventure Pictures | Perils of the Wild | 15 | Maritime | Francis Ford | Joe Bonomo, Boris Karloff | Based on The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss |
| J. Charles Davis Productions | The Mystery Box | 10 | | Alan James | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber | |
| | The Power God | 15 | Science fiction | Francis Ford and Ben F. Wilson | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber | |
| Pathé | The Green Archer | 10 | Mystery | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | Based on a novel by Edgar Wallace |
| | The House Without a Key | 10 | Mystery | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | First onscreen appearance of "Charlie Chan"; based on The House Without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers |
| | Idaho | 10 | Western | Robert F. Hill | Mahlon Hamilton, Vivian Rich | |
| | Sunken Silver | 10 | | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | Based on a novel by Albert Payson Terhune |
| | Wild West | 10 | Western | Robert F. Hill | Helen Ferguson, Jack Mulhall | |
| | Play Ball | 10 | | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | |
| Rayart Pictures Corporation | The Flame Fighter | 10 | | Robert Dillon | Herbert Rawlinson | |
| | Secret Service Sanders | 15 | | Duke Worne | Ashton Dearholt, Ann Little | |
| Société des Cinéromans | Surcouf | 8 | Maritime | Luitz-Morat | Jean Angelo | French |
| Universal Pictures | Ace of Spades | 15 | Western | Henry MacRae | William Desmond | |
| | The Great Circus Mystery | 15 | | Jay Marchant | Joe Bonomo, Louise Lorraine | |
| Wild West Productions | Days of '49 | 15 | Western | Jacques Jaccard and Ben F. Wilson | Neva Gerber, Edmund Cobb | |
| 1926 |||||||
| Goodwill Pictures | Officer 444 | 10 | | Francis Ford and Ben F. Wilson | Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber | |
| | The Radio Detective | 10 | | William James Craft and William A. Crinley | Jack Dougherty, Margaret Quimby | |
| Holmes Producing Corporation | Lightning Hutch | 10 | | Charles Hutchison | Charles Hutchison | |
| | The Mystery Pilot | 10 | | | | |
| Pathé | The Bar-C Mystery | 10 | Western | Robert F. Hill | Dorothy Phillips, Wallace MacDonald | |
| | Casey of the Coast Guard | 10 | Maritime | William Nigh | George O'Hara, Helen Ferguson | |
| | The Fighting Marine | 10 | | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Gene Tunney | |
| | Snowed In | 10 | | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | |
| Rayart Pictures Corporation | The Phantom Police | 10 | | Robert Dillon | Herbert Rawlinson | |
| | Scotty of the Scouts | 10 | Boy scouts | Duke Worne | Ben Alexander | |
| | Trooper 77 | 10 | | Duke Worne | Herbert Rawlinson | |
| Sierra Pictures | Vanishing Millions | 15 | | Alan James | | |
| Universal Pictures | The Scarlet Streak | 10 | | Henry MacRae | Jack Dougherty, Lola Todd | |
| | Fighting With Buffalo Bill | 10 | Western | Ray Taylor | Wallace MacDonald | |
| | Strings of Steel | 10 | | Henry MacRae | William Desmond, Eileen Sedgwick | |
| | The Winking Idol | 10 | Western | Francis Ford | William Desmond, Eileen Sedgwick | |
| | The Silent Flyer | 10 | Northern | William James Craft | Silver Streak the dog, Louise Lorraine | This serial led to the founding of Mascot Pictures and is often listed as Mascot's first serial; it was produced by Nat Levine but released by Universal. |
| 1927 |||||||
| Hercules Film Productions | King of the Jungle | 10 | Jungle | Webster Cullison | Elmo Lincoln, Sally Long, Gordon Standing | considered a lost film (only a trailer exists) |
| Mascot Pictures | Heroes of the Wild | 10 | Western | Harry S. Webb | Jack Hoxie, Joe Bonomo, Tornado the Wonder Dog, White Fury (the horse) | First Mascot serial; considered a lost film |
| | Isle of Sunken Gold | 10 | Maritime, Pirates | Harry S. Webb | Anita Stewart, Duke Kahanamoku, Jack Pierce (make-up artist) | Parts of chapters 4 through 7 were recently discovered |
| | The Golden Stallion | 10 | Western | Harry S. Webb | Lefty Flynn, Joe Bonomo, White Fury | A complete print exists |
| William Steiner Prods. | The Scarlet Brand | 10 | Western | Neal Hart | Neal Hart, Lucille Irwin, Wm. Quinn | |
| Pathé | The Crimson Flash | 10 | Action | Arch Heath | Cullen Landis, Eugenia Gilbert, J. Barney Sherry | Considered a lost film |
| | Hawk of the Hills | 10 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller, Jack Ganzhorn | A complete print exists |
| | The Masked Menace | 10 | Crime film | Arch Heath | Larry Kent, Jean Arthur, Thomas Holding | Based on a short story "Still Face" by Clarence Budington Kelland; a lost film |
| | Melting Millions | 10 | Crime film | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller, Eugenia Gilbert | considered a lost film |
| | On Guard! | 10 | | Arch Heath | Cullen Landis, Muriel Kingston, Walter P. Lewis | considered a lost film |
| Rayart Pictures Corporation | Fighting For Fame | 10 | | Duke Worne | Ben Alexander | |
| Société des Cinéromans | Belphégor | | | Henri Desfontaines | | French Based on Belphégor by Arthur Bernède |
| Universal Pictures | Blake of Scotland Yard | 12 | Crime | Robert F. Hill | Hayden Stevenson, Grace Cunard, Monte Montague, Walter Brennan | Followed by a sequel The Ace of Scotland Yard (1929) |
| | The Fire Fighters | 10 | Crime film | Jacques Jaccard | Jack Dougherty, Helen Ferguson, Lafe McKee | Considered a lost film |
| | The Return of the Riddle Rider | 10 | Western | Robert F. Hill | William Desmond, Grace Cunard, Lola Todd | A sequel to The Riddle Rider (1924); Considered a lost film |
| | The Trail of the Tiger | 10 | Crime film | Henry MacRae | Jack Dougherty, Francis Teague, Jack Mower | Considered a lost film |
| | Whispering Smith Rides | 10 | Western | Ray Taylor | Wallace MacDonald | Based on Whispering Smith by Frank H. Spearman; a lost film |
| Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation | Perils of the Jungle | 10 | Jungle | Ray Taylor and Jack Nelson | Eugenia Gilbert, Frank Merrill, Bobby Nelson | |
| William I. Pizor Productions | The Mansion of Mystery | 10 | Mystery | Robert J. Horner | | |
| 1928 |||||||
| Goodart | Pirates of the Pines | 10 | Maritime | J.C. Cook | George O'Hara | |
| Mascot Pictures | The Vanishing West | 10 | Western | Richard Thorpe | Eileen Sedgwick, Jack Perrin, Jack Dougherty | |
| | Vultures of the Sea | 10 | Maritime | Richard Thorpe | Boris Karloff | |
| William M. Pizor | The House of Terror | 10 | Horror | Roland D. Reed | Pat O'Brien, Jack La Rue | |
| Pathé | Eagle of the Night | 10 | Aviation | James F. Fulton | | |
| | The Man Without a Face | 10 | | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | Written by A. M. Williamson and C. N. Williamson |
| | Mark of the Frog | 10 | | Arch Heath | | Written by Edgar Wallace (considered lost) |
| | The Terrible People | 10 | | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | Based on The Terrible People by Edgar Wallace |
| | The Tiger's Shadow | 10 | | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Gladys McConnell, Hugh Allan | |
| | The Yellow Cameo | 10 | | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Cyclone the Dog | |
| Robert J. Horner | The Mystery Rider | 10 | Western | Robert J. Horner | William Desmond | |
| Syndicate Pictures | The Chinatown Mystery | 10 | | J. P. McGowan | Joe Bonomo, Ruth Hiatt, Francis Ford | |
| Universal Pictures | A Final Reckoning | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | Newton House, Louise Lorraine | |
| | Haunted Island | 10 | Fantasy | Robert F. Hill | Jack Dougherty | Remake of the 1918 Universal serial The Brass Bullet |
| | The Scarlet Arrow | 10 | Northern | Ray Taylor | Francis X. Bushman Jr. | |
| | Tarzan the Mighty | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Ray Taylor and Jack Nelson | Frank Merrill, Natalie Kingston | Based on the novel Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs; considered a lost film |
| | The Vanishing Rider | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | William Desmond, Ethlyne Clair, Boris Karloff | considered lost. |
| Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation | The Mysterious Airman | 10 | Aviation | Harry Revier | Walter Miller, Eugenia Gilbert | Written by famed mystery novelist Arthur B. Reeve |
| Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures Corporation | Police Reporter | 10 | | Jack Nelson | Walter Miller, Eugenia Gilbe | |
| 1929 |||||||
| Mascot Pictures | The Fatal Warning | 10 | Mystery | Richard Thorpe | Helene Costello, Ralph Graves, Boris Karloff | (considered lost) |
| | The King of the Kongo | 10 | Jungle | Richard Thorpe | Jacqueline Logan, Walter Miller, Boris Karloff | First serial with partial sound; a complete picture exists, but some of the sound has been lost. |
| Pathé | The Black Book | 10 | Crime | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Allene Ray, Walter Miller | Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [episodes 1, 3, 5-10, 35mm positive]. |
| | The Fire Detective | 10 | Crime | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Gladys McConnell, Hugh Allan | (considered lost) |
| | Queen of the Northwoods | 10 | Northern | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Walter Miller, Ethlyne Clair | Incomplete print believed to exist |
| Universal Pictures | The Diamond Master | 10 | Crime | Jack Nelson | Hayden Stevenson, Louise Lorraine | Based on a novel by Jacques Futrelle (considered lost) |
| | The Pirate of Panama | 12 | Maritime | Ray Taylor | Natalie Kingston, Buffalo Bill Jr. | (considered lost) |
| | The Ace of Scotland Yard | 10 | Mystery | Ray Taylor | Crawford Kent, Monte Montague | First Partial Sound Universal serial; released in both silent and sound versions; considered a lost film |
| | Tarzan the Tiger | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Henry MacRae | Frank Merrill, Natalie Kingston | Based on the novel "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" by Edgar Rice Burroughs; two versions were released: one silent, the other with music & sound fx added; available on DVD |

## 1930s

(Film prints exist unless noted otherwise)
| Production Company | Title | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
| 1930 |||||||
| Ben Wilson Productions | The Voice from the Sky | 10 | Science fiction | Ben F. Wilson | Wally Wales, Neva Gerber | First serial with full sound; print exists |
| Mascot Pictures | The Lone Defender | 12 | Western | Richard Thorpe | Rin Tin Tin, Buzz Barton, Joe Bonomo, June Marlowe | Print exists; also released as a feature version |
| Talking Picture Epics Inc. | Across the World with Mr & Mrs Martin Johnson | | Travelogue | James Leo Meehan | Martin and Osa Johnson | Tour visits Australia, Hawaii, Tanganyika and the Belgian Congo |
| | Hunting Tigers in India | 82 minutes | Documentary | James Leo Meehan | George Miller Dyott | Filmed in 1929; later re-edited into a 3-episode series |
| Universal Pictures | The Jade Box | 10 | Fantasy Mystery | Ray Taylor | Jack Perrin, Louise Lorraine, Francis Ford, Jay Novello | Partial sound; an incomplete print exists in Universal's vault |
| | The Lightning Express | 10 | Western, Railroad | Henry MacRae | Louise Lorraine, Lane Chandler, Al Ferguson, James Pierce | Based on the "Whispering Smith" character created by novelist Frank H. Spearman; Remake of Whispering Smith Rides (1927); considered a lost film |
| | Terry of the Times | 10 | Crime | Henry MacRae | Reed Howes, Lotus Thompson, Sheldon Lewis, | Universal's last partial sound serial; considered a lost film |
| | The Indians are Coming | 12 | Western | Henry MacRae | Tim McCoy, Allene Ray, Francis Ford | First Universal all-talking serial; based on a novel The Great West That Was by "Buffalo Bill" Cody |
| 1931 |||||||
| Les Films Osso | Méphisto | 4 | Mystery | Henri Debain and Georges Vinter | Jean Gabin | French Based on a novel by Arthur Bernède |
| Mascot Pictures | The Phantom of the West | 10 | Western | D. Ross Lederman | Tom Tyler, Dorothy Gulliver, William Desmond, Joe Bonomo, Kermit Maynard | |
| | King of the Wild | 12 | Jungle | Richard Thorpe, B. Reeves Eason | Walter Miller, Nora Lane, Boris Karloff, Mischa Auer | Also released in South America as a feature version called "Bimi" |
| | The Vanishing Legion | 12 | Western | Ford Beebe and B. Reaves Eason | Harry Carey, Edwina Booth, Rex King of the Wild Horses, Boris Karloff (voice only), Frankie Darro, Yakima Canutt, Joe Bonomo | |
| | The Galloping Ghost | 12 | Sports | B. Reaves Eason and Benjamin H. Kline | Football star Harold "Red" Grange, Dorothy Gulliver, Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited) | |
| | The Lightning Warrior | 12 | Western, Animal adventure | Benjamin H. Kline and Armand Schaefer | Rin Tin Tin, Frankie Darro, Lafe McKee | This was Rin Tin Tin's last role, being replaced in 1932 by Rin Tin Tin Jr. |
| Metropolitan Pictures | The Sign of the Wolf | 10 | Western | Forrest Sheldon and Harry S. Webb | Rex Lease, Virginia Brown Faire, Rex the Wonder Dog | |
| Syndicate Pictures | The Mystery Trooper | 10 | Western | Stuart Paton and Harry S. Webb | Robert Frazer, Buzz Barton | Reissued in 1935 as "Trail of the Royal Mounted" with chapter titles all renamed |
| Universal Studios | Finger Prints | 10 | Crime | Ray Taylor | Kenneth Harlan, Edna Murphy | a lost film |
| | Heroes of the Flames | 12 | Crime/ Firefighters | Robert F. Hill | Tim McCoy, Andy Devine, Joe Bonomo, Walter Brennan (uncredited) | Print was rediscovered and preserved by Universal, but is not available on DVD |
| | Danger Island | 12 | Jungle | Ray Taylor | Kenneth Harlan, Lucile Browne, Walter Miller, Andy Devine | a lost film |
| | Battling with Buffalo Bill | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | Tom Tyler, Lucile Browne, Chief Thundercloud | Based on a novel The Great West That Was by "Buffalo Bill" Cody |
| | The Spell of the Circus | 12 | Crime | Robert F. Hill | Francis X. Bushman Jr., Alberta Vaughn | considered a lost film |
| 1932 |||||||
| Mascot Pictures | The Shadow of the Eagle | 12 | Crime, Aviation | Ford Beebe | John Wayne's first serial | Edited into a feature film version when released years later on video |
| | The Last of the Mohicans | 12 | Western | Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason | Harry Carey, Hobart Bosworth | Based on the novel by James Fenimore Cooper |
| | The Hurricane Express | 12 | Railroad | J. P. McGowan and Armand Schaefer | John Wayne, Shirley Grey, Glenn Strange, Fred Toones | Later released as a feature version as well |
| | The Devil Horse | 12 | Western | Otto Brower | Harry Carey, Noah Beery, Frankie Darro, Lane Chandler | |
| RKO Radio Pictures | The Last Frontier | 12 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas L. Storey | Lon Chaney Jr. (as The Black Ghost), Francis X. Bushman Jr. | Based on a novel by Courtney Ryley Cooper; also released theatrically in 1932 as a 70-minute feature version called The Black Ghost. |
| Universal Pictures | Detective Lloyd | 12 | Crime | Ray Taylor and Henry MacRae | Jack Lloyd | US/British co-production with British cast, released in Europe as Lloyd of the C.I.D.; a.k.a. The Green Spot Mystery (the feature version); a lost film |
| | The Airmail Mystery | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor | James Flavin, Lucile Browne, Al Wilson, Walter Brennan | a lost film |
| | Heroes of the West | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | Noah Beery Jr., Onslow Stevens, Diane Duval | based on the novel "The Tie That Binds" by Peter B. Kyne; the novel was made into another serial in 1938 called Flaming Frontiers |
| | Jungle Mystery | 12 | Jungle | Ray Taylor | Tom Tyler, Noah Beery Jr., Cecilia Parker, William Desmond | based on a novel "The Ivory Trail" by Talbot Mundy; A complete print exists but only in Universal's vault |
| | The Lost Special | 12 | Railroad | Henry MacRae | Frank Albertson, Cecilia Parker | Based on a story The Lost Special by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 1933 |||||||
| Mascot Pictures | The Whispering Shadow | 12 | Mystery | Colbert Clark and Albert Herman | Bela Lugosi's first sound serial | Also exists as a feature version |
| | The Three Musketeers | 12 | Foreign Legion | Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer | John Wayne, Jack Mulhall, Ruth Hall, Lon Chaney Jr., Raymond Hatton, Robert Frazer | Chaney's appearance is mainly in the first chapter; Edited later into a 1946 feature version called Desert Command |
| | Fighting with Kit Carson | 12 | Western | Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer | Johnny Mack Brown, Noah Beery Sr., Noah Beery Jr., Lane Chandler | Released theatrically as a feature film version in 1946 |
| | The Wolf Dog | 12 | Western | Colbert Clark and Harry L. Fraser | Rin Tin Tin Jr., Frankie Darro, George Lewis | Rin Tin Tin Jr.'s first serial film, having replaced the original dog star in 1932 |
| | The Mystery Squadron | 12 | Aviation | Colbert Clark and David Howard | Bob Steele, J. Carrol Naish, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams | |
| Principal Pictures | Tarzan the Fearless | 12 | Jungle Fantasy | Robert F. Hill | Buster Crabbe, Jacqueline Wells | Based on the Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs; only the edited feature version still exists |
| Universal Studios | Clancy of the Mounted | 12 | Northern | Ray Taylor | Tom Tyler, Jacqueline Wells, William Desmond | ( Only the first 6 chapters are available on DVD, but the British Film Institute (BFI) holds a complete 35mm print of all 12 chapters) |
| | The Phantom of the Air | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor | Tom Tyler, William Desmond, Walter Brennan | |
| | Gordon of Ghost City | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor | Buck Jones, Madge Bellamy, William Desmond | Based on the novel "Oh Promise Me!" by Peter B. Kyne |
| | The Perils of Pauline | 12 | Damsel in distress | Ray Taylor | Evalyn Knapp, William Desmond | Sound remake of the 1914 eponymous serial |
| 1934 |||||||
| Mascot Pictures | The Lost Jungle | 12 | Jungle | David Howard and Armand Schaefer | Clyde Beatty, Syd Saylor, Gabby Hayes | Followed by a sequel Darkest Africa in 1936 |
| | Burn 'Em Up Barnes | 12 | Sports (auto racing) | Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer | Frankie Darro, Jack Mulhall, Lola Lane | Loose remake of the 1921 silent film of the same name |
| | The Law of the Wild | 12 | Western, Animal adventure | B. Reeves Eason and Armand Schaefer | Rin Tin Tin Jr., Rex the Wonder Horse, Bob Custer, Ben Turpin, Richard Alexander | |
| | Mystery Mountain | 12 | Western | Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason | Ken Maynard, Syd Saylor, Tarzan the Wonder Horse, Gene Autry (uncredited) | |
| Principal Pictures | The Return of Chandu | 12 | Fantasy | Ray Taylor | Bela Lugosi, Maria Alba | Based on the popular Chandu the Magician radio program; later released as two separate feature versions |
| Romance Productions Incorporated | Young Eagles | 12 | Boy Scouts, Jungle | Edward Laurier, Vin Moore | Bobby Cox, Jim Vance | |
| Universal Pictures | Pirate Treasure | 12 | Maritime | Ray Taylor | Richard Talmadge | |
| | The Vanishing Shadow | 12 | Science fiction | Lew Landers | Onslow Stevens, William Desmond | |
| | The Red Rider | 15 | Western | Lew Landers | Buck Jones, Grant Withers, William Desmond | Based on the short story "The Redhead from Sun Dog" by W. C. Tuttle; a remake of Buck Jones' earlier 1931 film The Range Feud |
| | Tailspin Tommy | 12 | Aviation | Lew Landers | Maurice Murphy, Noah Beery Jr., Grant Withers | Based on the "Tailspin Tommy" newspaper comic strip by Hal Forrest |
| 1935 |||||||
| Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises | The New Adventures of Tarzan | 12 | Jungle Fantasy | Edward A. Kull | Herman Brix | Based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Mascot Pictures | The Phantom Empire | 12 | Western, Fantasy | Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason | Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, Smiley Burnette | Considered the first Science-Fiction Western |
| | The Miracle Rider | 15 | Western | Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason | Tom Mix, Charles Middleton | |
| | The Adventures of Rex and Rinty | 12 | Crime, Animal adventure | B. Reeves Eason and Ford Beebe | Kane Richmond, Smiley Burnette, Rin Tin Tin Jr., Rex the Wonder Horse | |
| | The Fighting Marines | 12 | War | B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane | Grant Withers, Adrian Morris, Richard Alexander, Jason Robards Sr. | Last Mascot serial; Mascot merged into Republic Pictures |
| Screen Attractions | Queen of the Jungle | 12 | Jungle | Robert F. Hill | Mary Kornman, Reed Howes | Used extensive stock footage from Jungle Goddess (1922) |
| Super Serial Productions Inc. | The Lost City | 12 | Science Fiction, Jungle | Harry Revier | Wm. (stage) Boyd, Kane Richmond, Claudia Dell, Gabby Hayes | later edited into four different feature versions |
| Universal Pictures | Rustlers of Red Dog | 12 | Western | Lew Landers | Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Chief Thundercloud | Based on the book The Great West That Was by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody |
| | The Call of the Savage | 12 | Jungle Fantasy | Lew Landers | Noah Beery Jr. | Based on a story "Jan of the Jungle" by Otis Adelbert Kline; later edited into a 70-minute feature version called Savage Fury |
| | The Roaring West | 15 | Western | Ray Taylor | Buck Jones, Frank McGlynn Sr., William Desmond | |
| | Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor | Clark Williams, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr., Grant Withers | Based on the "Tailspin Tommy" comic strip by Hal Forrest |
| 1936 Beginning of the Golden Age of Serials |||||||
| Republic Pictures | Darkest Africa | 15 | Jungle | B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane | Clyde Beatty, Manuel King, Elaine Shepard, Lucien Prival | First Republic serial; sequel to "The Lost Jungle" (1934); later reissued as King of the Jungleland |
| | Undersea Kingdom | 12 | Fantasy | B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane | Ray (Crash) Corrigan, Lois Wilde, Smiley Burnette | Later released as a 100-minute feature version entitled Sharad of Atlantis |
| | The Vigilantes Are Coming | 12 | Western | Ray Taylor and Mack V. Wright | Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Raymond Hatton | Later re-edited into six 26-minute episodes for television |
| | Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island | 14 | Maritime | Ray Taylor and Mack V. Wright | Mala, Rex, Mamo Clark | released in 1966 as a feature version called Robinson Crusoe of Mystery Island |
| Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.) | Custer's Last Stand | 15 | Western | Elmer Clifton | Rex Lease, Frank McGlynn Jr., Chief Thundercloud | features characters General Custer, Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok |
| Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.) | The Clutching Hand | 15 | Mystery | Albert Herman | Jack Mulhall, Mae Busch, Rex Lease, Richard Alexander | A Craig Kennedy mystery; also released as a 70-minute feature version |
| Stage & Screen Productions (Weiss Bros.) | The Black Coin | 15 | Mystery | Albert Herman | Ralph Graves, Ruth Mix, Dave O'Brien, Yakima Canutt | |
| Universal Pictures | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell | 12 | Sports | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | Donald Briggs, Jean Rogers, Carla Laemmle | Based on the Frank Merriwell novels by Gilbert Patten |
| | Flash Gordon | 13 | Science fiction | Frederick Stephani | Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Frank Shannon, Charles Middleton, Glenn Strange (as "the Gocko") | Based on the comic strip by Alex Raymond; later re-released as two different feature versions, "Rocket Ship" (72 min.) and "Spaceship to the Unknown" (90 min.) |
| | The Phantom Rider | 15 | Western | Ray Taylor | Buck Jones, Charles King | |
| | Ace Drummond | 13 | Aviation | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | John King, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr., Lon Chaney Jr. | Based on a comic strip by Eddie Rickenbacker |
| Victory Pictures (Sam Katzman) | Shadow of Chinatown | 15 | Mystery, Yellow peril | Robert F. Hill | Bela Lugosi, Herman Brix | Also exists as a feature version |
| 1937 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Jungle Menace | 15 | Jungle | Harry L. Fraser and George Melford | Frank Buck Charlotte Henry | First Columbia serial (produced by Weiss Bros.); later released as a 70-minute feature version called "Jungle Terror". |
| | The Mysterious Pilot | 15 | Aviation | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Frank Hawks | Produced by Weiss Brothers; based on a novel "The Silver Hawk" by William Byron Mowery |
| Republic Pictures | Dick Tracy | 15 | Crime | Alan James, Ray Taylor | Ralph Byrd, Smiley Burnette, Kay Hughes | Based on the famous comic strip by Chester Gould |
| | The Painted Stallion | 12 | Western | Alan James, William Witney, Ray Taylor | Ray Corrigan, Hoot Gibson, Duncan Renaldo, Yakima Canutt | Featured characters Kit Carson, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett; later re-edited into a six-episode TV series, as well as a 72-minute feature version |
| | S.O.S. Coast Guard | 12 | Maritime, Science fiction | Alan James, William Witney | Ralph Byrd, Bela Lugosi, Richard Alexander | Also exists as a 71-minute feature version including some newly added footage |
| | Zorro Rides Again | 12 | Western | William Witney, John English | John Carroll, Noah Beery, Duncan Renaldo, Richard Alexander | Based on the Zorro character created by novelist Johnston McCulley; later released as a six-episode TV series, as well as a 68-minute eponymous feature version. |
| Universal Pictures | Jungle Jim | 12 | Jungle | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | Grant Withers, Henry Brandon, Raymond Hatton | Based on the popular comic strip by Alex Raymond |
| | Secret Agent X-9 | 12 | Crime | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | Scott Kolk, Jean Rogers, Henry Brandon, Lon Chaney Jr. | Based on the comic strip by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond |
| | Wild West Days | 13 | Western | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | Johnny Mack Brown, Chief Thundercloud | Based on the novel "Saint Johnson" by William R. Burnett |
| | Radio Patrol | 12 | Crime | Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith | Grant Withers, Robert Armstrong | Based on the popular comic strip by Eddie Sullivan and Charles Schmidt |
| | Tim Tyler's Luck | 12 | Jungle | Ford Beebe and Wyndham Gittens | Frankie Thomas, William Benedict | Based on the popular comic strip created by Lyman Young |
| Victory Pictures (Sam Katzman) | Blake of Scotland Yard | 15 | Crime | Robert F. Hill | Ralph Byrd, Joan Barclay, Dickie Jones | Last independent American serial; also released as a 73-minute feature version |
| 1938 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | The Secret of Treasure Island | 15 | Jungle | Elmer Clifton | Don Terry, Gwen Gaze, Walter Miller, Grant Withers | Last serial produced by Weiss Bros.; based on a serialized story "Murder at Pirate Castle" (1936) by L. Ron Hubbard; Bela Lugosi was originally slated to co-star |
| | The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | 15 | Western | Mack V. Wright and Sam Nelson | William Elliott, Frankie Darro, Dickie Jones, Ray Mala, Chief Thundercloud, Kenne Duncan | |
| | The Spider's Web | 15 | Superhero | Ray Taylor and James W. Horne | Warren Hull, Kenne Duncan, Iris Meredith, Nestor Paiva, Byron Foulger | Based on a popular 1930s pulp magazine; followed by a sequel The Spider Returns (1941) |
| Republic Pictures | The Lone Ranger | 15 | Western | William Witney and John English | Lee Powell, Chief Thundercloud, Herman Brix, Lane Chandler | Based on the popular 1930s radio program; later released as a 69-minute feature version called Hi-Yo Silver |
| | The Fighting Devil Dogs | 12 | Science fiction | William Witney and John English | Lee Powell, Herman Brix | Later re-edited into a 69-minute feature version for TV, retitled Torpedo of Doom |
| | Dick Tracy Returns | 15 | Crime | William Witney and John English | Ralph Byrd, Charles Middleton, David Sharpe | Based on the famous comic strip by Chester Gould; re-released theatrically in July 1948 |
| | Hawk of the Wilderness | 12 | Jungle | William Witney and John English | Herman Brix, Mala, Monte Blue, Noble Johnson | based on the novel by William L. Chester later re-edited and released to TV as The Lost Island of Kioga |
| Universal Studios | Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | 15 | Science fiction | Frederick Stephani | Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon, Richard alexander, Kenne Duncan | Based on the comic strip by Alex Raymond; later retitled Space Soldiers' Trip to Mars for TV release |
| | Flaming Frontiers | 15 | Western | Alan James and Ray Taylor | Johnny Mack Brown, Charles Middleton, Chief Thundercloud | based on "The Tie That Binds" (a novel) by Peter B. Kyne; later re-edited for TV release in 1966 |
| | Red Barry | 13 | Crime | Alan James | Buster Crabbe, Wheeler Oakman, Philip Ahn | Based on the comic strip by Will Gould |
| 1939 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Flying G-Men | 15 | Aviation | Ray Taylor and James W. Horne | Robert Paige, Richard Fiske, James Craig, Lorna Gray | |
| | Mandrake the Magician | 12 | Fantasy | Sam Nelson and Norman Deming | Warren Hull, Al Kikume | Based on the popular comic strip created by Lee Falk |
| | Overland with Kit Carson | 15 | Western | Sam Nelson and Norman Deming | Bill Elliott, Richard Fiske, Iris Meredith, Kenne Duncan | |
| Republic Pictures | The Lone Ranger Rides Again | 15 | Western | William Witney and John English | Robert Livingston, Chief Thundercloud, Glenn Strange, Duncan Renaldo | Based on the popular 1930s "Lone Ranger" radio program |
| | Daredevils of the Red Circle | 12 | Adventure | William Witney and John English | Charles Quigley, Herman Brix, David Sharpe, Carole Landis, Charles Middleton | Later re-edited into six 26-minute episodes for television |
| | Dick Tracy's G-Men | 15 | Crime | William Witney and John English | Ralph Byrd, Irving Pichel, Ted Pearson, Phylis Isley | Based on the famous comic strip by Chester Gould; re-released theatrically in Sept., 1955 |
| | Zorro's Fighting Legion | 12 | Western | William Witney and John English | Reed Hadley | Based on the Zorro character created by novelist Johnston McCulley; later re-edited into six 26-minute episodes for TV |
| Universal Pictures | Scouts to the Rescue | 12 | Boy scouts | Alan James and Ray Taylor | Jackie Cooper, Jason Robards Sr., Bill Cody Jr. | |
| | Buck Rogers | 12 | Science fiction | Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind | Buster Crabbe, Henry Brandon, Philson Ahn, Anthony Warde, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran, Kenne Duncan | Based on the popular comic strip by Philip Francis Nowlan; later re-edited into 2 separate feature versions, Destination Saturn and Planet Outlaws |
| | The Oregon Trail | 15 | Western | Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind | Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Roy Barcroft | |
| | The Phantom Creeps | 12 | Science fiction | Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind | Bela Lugosi, Edward Van Sloan, Regis Toomey, Ed Wolff (as the Robot) | Also exists as a 78-minute feature version; contains stock footage from The Invisible Ray (1936) |

## 1940s

| Production Company | Title | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
| 1940 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | The Shadow | 15 | Crime/ Superhero | James W. Horne | Victor Jory, Robert Fiske, Veda Ann Borg | Based on the radio program and pulp magazine series |
| | Terry and the Pirates | 15 | Jungle | James W. Horne | William Tracy, Granville Owen | Based on the "Terry and the Pirates" newspaper comic strip created by Milton Caniff |
| | Deadwood Dick | 15 | Western | James W. Horne | Don Douglas Lane Chandler Lorna Gray Kenne Duncan | Character loosely based on "Zorro" |
| | The Green Archer | 15 | Mystery | James W. Horne | Victor Jory, Iris Meredith, James Craven, Kenne Duncan | Based on the 1923 novel by Edgar Wallace |
| Republic Pictures | Drums of Fu Manchu | 15 | Yellow Peril Mystery | William Witney and John English | Henry Brandon, Olaf Hytton, William Royle, Dwight Frye | Based on the character created by Sax Rohmer; also released as a 69-minute feature version with an altered ending |
| | Adventures of Red Ryder | 12 | Western | William Witney and John English | Don "Red" Barry, Noah Beery Sr., Tommy Cook, Maude Pierce Allen | Based on the western comic strip by Fred Harmon |
| | King of the Royal Mounted | 12 | Northern | William Witney and John English | Allan Lane, Robert Strange, Herbert Rawlinson | Based on the comic strip written by Zane Grey; also released as a 68-minute feature version called The Yukon Patrol |
| | Mysterious Doctor Satan | 15 | Superhero | William Witney and John English | Eduardo Ciannelli, Robert Wilcox, C. Montague Shaw, Tom Steele (as the Robot) | Features a hero called "The Copperhead"; originally written as a never-produced Republic "Superman" serial; later re-edited into a seven episode TV series, as well as a 100-minute feature version called Doctor Satan's Robot |
| Universal Pictures | The Green Hornet | 13 | Crime/Superhero | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Gordon Jones, Keye Luke, Anne Nagel | Based on the popular radio program by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker; some home video versions are heavily edited |
| | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | 12 | Science fiction/Superhero | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon, Ray Mala | Based on the famous comic strip by Alex Raymond; later released as three separate re-edited feature versions, entitled "Purple Death from Outer Space", "Perils from the Planet Mongo" and "Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe". |
| | Winners of the West | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Dick Foran, Anne Nagel, Roy Barcroft | |
| | Junior G-Men | 12 | Crime | John Rawlins and Ford Beebe | Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys, David Sharpe | |
| 1941 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | White Eagle | 15 | Western | James W. Horne | Buck Jones, Raymond Hatton, Dorothy Fay, Kenne Duncan | Remake of a 1932 Buck Jones western film also called "White Eagle" |
| | The Spider Returns | 15 | Crime/ Superhero | James W. Horne | Warren Hull, Kenne Duncan, Mary Ainslee | Based on the 1930s pulp magazine character "The Spider"; sequel to The Spider's Web (1938); an 80-minute feature version exists that was shown in England |
| | The Iron Claw | 15 | Mystery | James W. Horne | Charles Quigley, Joyce Bryant, Alex Callam | |
| | Holt of the Secret Service | 15 | Crime | James W. Horne | Jack Holt, Evelyn Brent, Tristram Coffin | |
| Republic Pictures | Adventures of Captain Marvel | 12 | Superhero | William Witney and John English | Tom Tyler, William Benedict, Louise Currie, Kenne Duncan | Based on the popular Captain Marvel comic book series; later reissued to theaters in 1953 as Return of Captain Marvel |
| | Jungle Girl | 15 | Jungle | William Witney and John English | Frances Gifford, Tom Neal, Gerald Mohr, Emil Van Horn (as the Gorilla) | Based on the 1932 novel "Jungle Girl" by Edgar Rice Burroughs; re-released to theaters in 1947; followed by a sequel The Perils of Nyoka (1942) |
| | King of the Texas Rangers | 12 | Western | William Witney and John English | Slingin' Sammy Baugh, Neil Hamilton, Duncan Renaldo, Kenne Duncan | Later re-edited into six 26-minute episodes for television |
| | Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. | 15 | Crime | William Witney and John English | Ralph Byrd, Ralph Morgan, John Davidson, Jan Wiley | Based on the famous comic strip by Chester Gould; later re-released theatrically in 1952 as Dick Tracy vs. Phantom Empire; featured stock footage from Deluge (1933) |
| Universal Pictures | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | 15 | Crime/Superhero | John Rawlins and Ford Beebe | Warren Hull, Keye Luke, Anne Nagel | Based on the Green Hornet radio program by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker |
| | Sky Raiders | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Donald Woods, Billy Halop, Robert Armstrong, Eduardo Ciannelli | |
| | Riders of Death Valley | 15 | Western | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Buck Jones, Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Lon Chaney Jr., Glenn Strange, Roy Barcroft, Richard Alexander | |
| | Sea Raiders | 12 | Maritime | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | The Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys, Richard Alexander | |
| 1942 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Captain Midnight | 15 | Superhero | James W. Horne | Dave O'Brien, James Craven | Based on the "Captain Midnight" radio adventure serial broadcast from 1938 to 1949 |
| | Perils of the Royal Mounted | 15 | Western | James W. Horne | Robert Kellard, Kenneth MacDonald, Iron Eyes Cody, Kermit Maynard | |
| | The Secret Code | 15 | Spy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Paul Kelly, Anne Nagel, Frank Shannon, Kenne Duncan | Features a hero called "The Black Commando" |
| | The Valley of Vanishing Men | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Bill Elliott, Slim Summerville, Kenne Duncan | |
| Republic Pictures | Spy Smasher | 12 | War Superhero | William Witney | Kane Richmond, Tristram Coffin, Marguerite Chapman | Based on the Fawcett Comics "Spy Smasher" character; later released to TV as a 100-minute feature version Spy Smasher Returns |
| | Perils of Nyoka | 15 | Jungle | William Witney | Kay Aldridge, Clayton Moore, Lorna Gray, Charles Middleton, Tristram Coffin, William Benedict, Kenne Duncan | Based on the 1932 Edgar Rice Burroughs novel "Jungle Girl"; later re-released to theatres in 1952 as "Nyoka and the Tiger Men"; later released to TV as a 100-minute feature version called "Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates" |
| | King of the Mounties | 12 | Northern | William Witney | Allan Lane, Peggy Drake | Originally intended to be the 2nd Spy Smasher serial; recently restored by SerialSquadron.com, completing Chapter Three. |
| Universal Pictures | Don Winslow of the Navy | 12 | Maritime | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Don Terry, Anne Nagel | Based on the popular comic strip by Commander Frank V. Martinek |
| | Gang Busters | 13 | Crime | Ray Taylor and Noel M. Smith | Kent Taylor. Irene Hervey, Ralph Morgan, Robert Armstrong | Based on the popular "Gang Busters" radio program; re-released theatrically in 1949 |
| | Junior G-Men of the Air | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor, Lewis D. Collins | The Dead End Kids, Turhan Bey, William Benedict, Lionel Atwill, Frankie Darro | |
| | Overland Mail | 15 | Western | John Rawlins and Ford Beebe | Lon Chaney Jr., Noah Beery Sr., Noah Beery Jr., Don Terry, Bob Baker | Based on the short story by Johnston McCulley; later released as a feature version called "The Indian Raiders" |
| 1943 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Batman | 15 | Superhero | Lambert Hillyer | Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft, J. Carrol Naish, Charles Middleton, Kenne Duncan | Based on the popular comic book series from DC Comics; reissued theatrically in 1965 |
| | The Phantom | 15 | Jungle/ Superhero | B. Reeves Eason | Tom Tyler, Jeanne Bates, frank Shannon | Based on Lee Falk's popular newspaper comic strip ; followed by a 1955 sequel The Adventures of Capt. Africa |
| Republic Pictures | G-Men vs The Black Dragon | 15 | Spy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Rod Cameron, Roland Got, George J. Lewis | Later released as a 100-minute feature version called Black Dragon of Manzanar; followed by a 1943 sequel called Secret Service in Darkest Africa |
| | Daredevils of the West | 12 | Western | John English | Allan Lane, Kay Aldridge, Chief Thundercloud, Jay Silverheels, Kenne Duncan | Film was incomplete for years, but was restored and released on DVD in 2011 |
| | Secret Service in Darkest Africa | 15 | Spy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Rod Cameron, Duncan Renaldo, Joan Marsh | Later re-released theatrically in 1954 as Manhunt in the African Jungles; later released as a feature version called The Baron's African War |
| | The Masked Marvel | 12 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Tom Steele, Louis Currie, Tom Steele, Johnny Arthur | Later released as a 100-minute feature version called Sakima and the Masked Marvel |
| Universal Pictures | The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | 13 | Aviation | Ray Taylor, Lewis D. Collins | Tom Brown, Keye Luke, Sidney Toler, Turhan Bey, Jay Novello | Based on the popular newspaper comic strip by Zack Mosley |
| | Don Winslow of the Coast Guard | 13 | War | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Don Terry, Philip Ahn, Nestor Paiva, Walter Sande | Based on the popular newspaper comic strip "Don Winslow of the Navy" by Frank V. Martinbek |
| | Adventures of the Flying Cadets | 13 | Aviation | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Johnny Downs, Bobby Jordan, Robert Armstrong, William Benedict, Robert Armstrong, Billy Halop, Eduardo Ciannelli, Ian Keith | |
| 1944 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | The Desert Hawk | 15 | Adventure | B. Reeves Eason | Gilbert Roland, Charles Middleton, Chief Thundercloud, Elmo Lincoln | |
| | Black Arrow | 15 | Western | B. Reeves Eason and Lew Landers | Robert Scott, Charles Middleton, Elmo Lincoln | |
| Republic Pictures | Captain America | 15 | Superhero | Elmer Clifton and John English | Dick Purcell, Lionel Atwill, Edward Van Sloan, Lorna Gray, Kenne Duncan | Based on the popular comic book series by Marvel Comics; the chapters were re-released theatrically in 1953 as The Return of Captain America |
| | The Tiger Woman | 12 | Jungle | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Linda Stirling, Allan Lane, Duncan Renaldo, George J. Lewis, Kenne Duncan | Re-released theatrically in 1951 as Perils of the Darkest Jungle; released in 1966 as a feature version called Jungle Gold |
| | Haunted Harbor | 15 | Maritime | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kane Richmond, Roy Barcroft, Kay Aldridge, Kenne Duncan | Based on the novel by Ewart Adamson (aka Dayle Douglas); re-released theatrically in 1951 as Pirates' Harbor |
| | Zorro's Black Whip | 12 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Linda Stirling, Francis McDonald, George J. Lewis | Based on the Zorro character created by Johnston McCulley, but due to legalities, the character was called "The Black Whip" (not Zorro) in this serial; re-released theatrically in 1957 |
| Universal Pictures | The Great Alaskan Mystery | 13 | Mystery | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Milburn Stone, Martin Kosleck, Ralph Morgan, Edgar Kennedy, Fuzzy Knight | |
| | Raiders of Ghost City | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Dennis Moore, Lionel Atwill, Wanda McKay, Virginia Christine | |
| | Mystery of the River Boat | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Robert Lowery, Mantan Moreland, Lyle Talbot | |
| 1945 End of the Golden Age of Serials |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Brenda Starr, Reporter | 13 | Crime | Wallace Fox | Joan Woodbury, Kane Richmond, Syd Saylor, Wheeler Oakman | Based on the popular comic strip created by Dale Messick |
| | The Monster and the Ape | 15 | Science fiction | Howard Bretherton | Robert Lowery, Ralph Morgan, Willie Best, Ray Corrigan (as the Ape) | |
| | Jungle Raiders | 15 | Jungle | Lesley Selander | Kane Richmond, Carol Hughes, Charles King, Veda Ann Borg | |
| | Who's Guilty? | 15 | Mystery | Howard Bretherton and Wallace Grissell | Robert Kent, Amelita Ward, Charles Middleton, Minerva Urecal | |
| Republic Pictures | Manhunt of Mystery Island | 15 | Jungle/ science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Linda Stirling, Richard Bailey, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Duncan | Re-released theatrically in 1956; later released as a 100-minute feature version called Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine |
| | Federal Operator 99 | 12 | Crime | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Marten Lamont, Helen Talbot, Lorna Gray, George J. Lewis | Re-released theatrically in 1956; later reissued as a feature version called F.B.I. 99 |
| | The Purple Monster Strikes | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Linda Stirling, Dennis Moore, Roy Barcroft, James Craven, Kenne Duncan | Re-released theatrically in 1957; later released as a 100-minute feature version called D-Day on Mars |
| Universal Pictures | Jungle Queen | 13 | Jungle | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Ruth Roman, Edward Norris, Douglas Dumbrille, Clarence Muse | Later re-edited into a feature version called Jungle Safari in 1956 |
| | The Master Key | 13 | Crime | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Milburn Stone, Lash Larue, Dennis Moore, Byron Foulger | |
| | Secret Agent X-9 | 13 | Spy | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Lloyd Bridges, Keye Luke, Samuel S. Hinds | Based on the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond |
| | The Royal Mounted Rides Again | 13 | Northern | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Bill Kennedy, George Dolenz, Milburn Stone, Robert Armstrong | |
| 1946 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Hop Harrigan | 15 | Aviation | Derwin Abrahams | William Bakewell, Wheeler Oakman, Jennifer Holt | Based on the "Hop Harrigan" comic book published by DC Comics |
| | Chick Carter, Detective | 15 | Crime | Derwin Abrahams | Lyle Talbot, George Meeker, Charles King, Pamela Blake | Based on the popular radio program "Chick Carter, Boy Detective" |
| | Son of the Guardsman | 15 | Medieval adventure | Derwin Abrahams | Bob Shaw, Robert "Buzz" Henry, Jock Mahoney | Based on the Robin Hood legend (but Robin Hood is not a character in the film) |
| Republic Pictures | The Phantom Rider | 12 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Robert Kent, Peggy Stewart, Kenne Duncan, Roy Barcroft, Chief Thundercloud | later re-released theatrically in 1954 as "Ghost Riders of the West" |
| | King of the Forest Rangers | 12 | Northern | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Larry Thompson, Helen Talbot, Anthony Warde | Later re-edited into six 26-minute episodes for television |
| | Daughter of Don Q | 12 | Crime | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Lorna Gray, Kirk Alyn, LeRoy Mason, Roy Barcroft | Features a female "Zorro" character called Dolores Quantero |
| | The Crimson Ghost | 12 | Science fiction | William Witney and Fred C. Brannon | Charles Quigley, Linda Stirling, Clayton Moore, Kenne Duncan, I. Stanford Jolley | Also released to TV in the 1950s as a six-episode TV program; later released as a 100-minute feature version called Cyclotrode X; one of the few serials ever to be colorized on home video |
| Universal Pictures | The Scarlet Horseman | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Paul Guilfoyle, Virginia Christine, Kenne Duncan | |
| | Lost City of the Jungle | 13 | Jungle | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Russell Hayden, Jane Adams, Lionel Atwill, Keye Luke | (Atwill died during filming) |
| | The Mysterious Mr. M | 13 | Science fiction | Lewis D. Collins and Vernon Keays | Richard Martin, Pamela Blake, Dennis Moore | Last Universal serial |
| 1947 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Jack Armstrong | 15 | Science fiction | Wallace Fox | John Hart, Rosemary LaPlanche, Pierre Watkin, Wheeler Oakman, Charles Middleton | Based on the popular radio program "Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy" |
| | The Vigilante | 15 | Western/ Superhero | Wallace Fox | Ralph Byrd, Ramsay Ames, Lyle Talbot | Based on the DC Comics character, The Vigilante (character) |
| | The Sea Hound | 15 | Maritime | Walter B. Eason and Mack V. Wright | Buster Crabbe, Jimmy Lloyd, Pamela Blake | Based on the 1940s radio program The Sea Hound featuring the seafaring character Capt. Silver |
| | Brick Bradford | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kane Richmond, Rick Vallin, Carol Forman, John Merton, John Hart | Based on the Brick Bradford newspaper comic strip created by Clarence Gray |
| Republic Pictures | Son of Zorro | 13 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | George Turner, Peggy Stewart, Roy Barcroft | Based on the Zorro character created by novelist Johnston McCulley; later re-edited into six 26-minute episodes for television |
| | Jesse James Rides Again | 13 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore. Linda Stirling | First of Republic's three "Jesse James" serials; re-released theatrically in March 1955 |
| | The Black Widow | 13 | Spy | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Bruce Edwards, Carol Forman, Ramsay Ames, Anthony Warde, I. Stanford Jolley | Also re-edited into six 26-minute episodes for TV; later released as a 100-minute feature version called "Sombra, the Spider Woman" |
| 1948 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Tex Granger | 15 | Western | Derwin Abrahams | Robert Kellard, Peggy Stewart, Robert "Buzz" Henry, I. Stanford Jolley | Based on a character in "Calling All Boys" (a comic book) and a novel called The Last Frontier by Courtney Ryley Cooper |
| | Superman | 15 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Pierre Watkin, Tommy Bond, Carol Forman, Herbert Rawlinson | Based on the famous DC Comics comic book character; followed by a 1950 sequel Atom Man Vs. Superman |
| | Congo Bill | 15 | Jungle | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr | Don McGuire, Cleo Moore, Jack Ingram | Based on the famous DC Comics comic book character |
| Republic Pictures | G-Men Never Forget | 12 | Crime | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore, Roy Barcroft, Ramsay Ames | Later released as a 100-minute feature version entitled Code 645 |
| | Dangers of the Canadian Mounted | 12 | Northern | Fred C. Brannon | Jim Bannon, Anthony Warde, Virginia Belmont | Re-released theatrically in 1965; also released as a 100-minute feature version called R.C.M.P. and the Treasure of Genghis Khan |
| | Adventures of Frank and Jesse James | 13 | Western | Fred C. Brannon, Yakima Canutt | Clayton Moore, Noel Neill, George J. Lewis, Steve Darrell | Re-released theatrically in 1956 |
| 1949 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Bruce Gentry | 15 | Aviation, Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr | Tom Neal, Tristram Coffin, Forrest Taylor | Based on the "Bruce Gentry" newspaper comic strip created by Ray Bailey |
| | Batman and Robin | 15 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane Adams, Lyle Talbot | Based on the famous DC Comics comic book characters; re-released theatrically in 1965 |
| | Adventures of Sir Galahad | 15 | Fantasy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | George Reeves, Nelson Leigh, William Fawcett, Hugh Prosser | Based on the King Arthur legend |
| Republic Pictures | Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc | 12 | Crime | Fred C. Brannon | Kirk Alyn, Rosemary Planche, Roy Barcroft, Carol Forman, Tristram Coffin | Later released as a 100-minute feature version called "The Golden Hands of Kurigal" |
| | Ghost of Zorro | 12 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore, Roy Barcroft, George J. Lewis, | Based on the Zorro character created by novelist Johnston McCulley; later released as a 69-minute feature version as well |
| | King of the Rocket Men | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, James Craven, I. Stanford Jolley | Inspired by the Buck Rogers serial character; re-released theatrically in 1956; released as a 65-minute feature version called Lost Planet Airman |
| | The James Brothers of Missouri | 12 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Noel Neill, Keith Richards, Robert Bice, Roy Barcroft |
| | Radar Patrol vs Spy King | 12 | Spy | Fred C. Brannon | Kirk Alyn, John Merton, Tristram Coffin, George J. Lewis | |

## 1950s

| Production Company | Title | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes |
| 1950 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Cody of the Pony Express | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Jock Mahoney, Dickie Moore, Peggy Stewart, George J. Lewis | Based loosely on the life of Buffalo Bill Cody |
| Columbia Pictures | Atom Man vs. Superman | 15 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Lyle Talbot, Tommy Bond | Based on the Superman comic book character published by DC Comics |
| Columbia Pictures | Pirates of the High Seas | 15 | Maritime/ Jungle | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr | Buster Crabbe, Lois Hall, Tristram Coffin | |
| Great Britain Instructional | The Mystery of the Snakeskin Belt | 8 | Jungle adventure | Frank Cadman | Colin Barlow, Ursula Strachey, Cyril Wentzel | British; Last independent serial; filmed in Zimbabwe |
| Republic Pictures | The Invisible Monster | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | Richard Webb, Aline Towne, Lane Bradford, Stanley Price | Later released as a 100-minute feature version called Slaves of the Invisible Monster |
| Republic Pictures | Desperadoes of the West | 12 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Richard Powers, Roy Barcroft, I. Stanford Jolley | |
| Republic Pictures | Flying Disc Man from Mars | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | Walter Reed, Lois Collier, Harry Lauter, James Craven | Reuses the villain's costume from The Purple Monster Strikes (1945); later released as a 75-minute feature version called Missile Monsters |
| 1951 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Roar of the Iron Horse | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr | Jock Mahoney, Virginia Herrick, Myron Healy | |
| Columbia Pictures | Mysterious Island | 15 | Science fiction, Fantasy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Richard Crane, Marshall Reed, Karen Randle, Tom Tyler (uncredited) | Based on The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne |
| Columbia Pictures | Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell | Judd Holdren, Larry Stewart, Gene Roth, Skelton Knaggs | Only serial adapted from a television program; reissued theatrically in 1958, 1960, and 1963 |
| Republic Pictures | Don Daredevil Rides Again | 12 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Ken Curtis, Roy Barcroft, Aline Townes, I. Stanford Jolley | Similar in theme to Zorro; includes stock footage from Zorro's Black Whip (1944) |
| Republic Pictures | Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion | 12 | Spy | Fred C. Brannon | Walter Reed, Mary Ellen Kay, Dick Curtis | |
| 1952 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | King of the Congo | 15 | Jungle Fantasy | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell | Buster Crabbe, Gloria Dea, Rick Vallin, Leonard Penn | Based on the 1950s Thun'da comic book series drawn by Frank Frazetta |
| Columbia Pictures | Blackhawk | 15 | Aviation | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred F. Sears | Kirk Alyn, Carol Forman, Rick Vallin, John Crawford | Based on the Blackhawk DC Comics comic book series |
| Columbia Pictures | Son of Geronimo | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Clayton Moore, Marshall Red, Rick Vallin, Rodd Redwing, Lyle Talbot | |
| Republic Pictures | Radar Men from the Moon | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | George D. Wallace, Aline Towne, Roy Barcroft, Clayton Moore | 1st appearance of "Commando Cody"; later released as a 100-minute feature version called Retik, the Moon Menace (some videos were also released under the title Commando Cody vs. the Moon Menace) |
| Republic Pictures | Zombies of the Stratosphere | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | Judd Holdren, Leonard Nimoy, Aline Towne, Lane Bradford, John Crawford | Commando Cody is called "Larry Martin" in this sequel to Radar Men From the Moon; later released as a 70-minute B&W feature version called Satan's Satellites; also available colorized on VHS Home Video at 93 minutes |
| 1953 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | The Lost Planet | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Judd Holdren, Vivian Mason, Ted Thorpe, Gene Roth | Semi-sequel to the 1951 Captain Video serial |
| Columbia Pictures | The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd | 15 | Maritime | Derwin Abrahams and Charles S. Gould | Richard Crane, David Bruce, George Wallace, John Crawford, Marshall Reed | Loosely based on the life story of Captain William Kidd |
| Republic Pictures | Jungle Drums of Africa | 12 | Jungle | Fred C. Brannon | Phyllis Coates, Clayton Moore, Johnny Spencer | Later released as a feature version called U-238 and the Witch Doctor |
| Republic Pictures | Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe | 12 | Science fiction | Franklin Adreon, Fred C. Brannon, Harry Keller | Judd Holdren, Richard Crane, Aline Towne, William Schallert, Lyle Talbot | Released first theatrically in 1953 as a 12-episode serial (each episode was self-contained), then later released to television in 1955 as a 12-episode television series |
| Republic Pictures | Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders | 12 | Mountie spy | Franklin Adreon | Bill Henry, Susan Morrow, Arthur Space, | Later released as a 100-minute feature version called Missile Base at Taniak |
| 1954 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Gunfighters of the Northwest | 15 | Northern | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Charles S. Gould | Clayton Moore, Jock Mahoney, Phyllis Coates, Lyle Talbot, Marshall Reed, Rodd Redwing | |
| Columbia Pictures | Riding with Buffalo Bill | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Marshall Reed, Rick Vallin, Shirley Whitney | Includes stock footage from Deadwood Dick (1940) |
| Republic Pictures | Trader Tom of the China Seas | 12 | Maritime | Franklin Adreon | Phyllis Coates, Harry Lauter, Robert Shayne, Aline Towne, Lyle Talbot | Later released as a 100-minute feature version called Target: Sea of China |
| Republic Pictures | Man with the Steel Whip | 12 | Western | Franklin Adreon | Richard Simmons, Barbara Bestar, Roy Barcroft, Dale Van Sickel | Features a character called El Latigo, very similar to Zorro; used stock footage from all of the earlier Republic "Zorro" serials |
| 1955 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | The Adventures of Captain Africa | 15 | Jungle | Spencer Gordon Bennet | John Hart, Rick Vallin, Ben Weldon | Intended as a sequel to The Phantom; includes stock footage from The Phantom, Jungle Menace, and The Desert Hawk |
| Republic Pictures | Panther Girl of the Kongo | 12 | Jungle | Franklin Adreon | Phyllis Coates, Myron Healy, Arthur Space, David Sharpe (stunt double) | Later released as a 100-minute feature version called The Claw Monsters; includes stock footage from Jungle Girl (serial) and Perils of Nyoka |
| Republic Pictures | King of the Carnival | 12 | Crime | Franklin Adreon | Harry Lauter, Robert Shayne, Rick Vallin, Robert Clarke | Last Republic serial. Includes stock footage from Daredevils of the Red Circle |
| 1956 |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Perils of the Wilderness | 15 | Northern | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Dennis Moore, Richard Emory, Kenneth MacDonald, Rick Vallin | Includes stock footage from Perils of the Royal Mounted |
| Columbia Pictures | Blazing the Overland Trail | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Dennis Moore, Lee Roberts, Kermit Maynard, Norma Brooks | Last Columbia serial; last major-studio serial; Includes stock footage from White Eagle (1941). |
| 1957 |||||||
| Shintoho | Super Giant | 9 | Superhero | Teruo Ishii | Ken Utsui, Shōji Nakayama | Japanese tokusatsu film serial; later released to U.S. television as four separate Starman features. |