Oddly, in this sequel to Chandu the Magician, Bela Lugosi is “promoted” from the villain of the first movie serial to the hero, Chandu! Here, his true love, the Egyptian Princess Nadji, is in danger of being kidnapped by a cult from the ancient continent of Lemuria. And become a human sacrifice, to revive an ancient, evil, high priestess — and raise the sunken continent! The home of black magic …
The Adventures of Captain Marvel – a 12 Chapter Serial (1941) Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr. – well done, with good acting & flight you’ll believe!
Flash Gordon – Spaceship to the Unknown (1936) starring Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton Product Description The planet Mongo is on a collision course with Earth! Flash Gordon and Dale Arden join Dr. Zarkov…
The Captain America serial from 1944 is loosely based on the comic book character. He’s pursuing an evil scientist, in pursuit of a super weapon …
In many ways, Batman is an interesting, but unremarkable, movie serial from the 1940’s. It’s noteworthy for being the very first Batman movie. Batman/Bruce Wayne and Robin/Dick Grayson are government agents, fighting against Japanese saboteurs.
The Master Mystery stars Harry Houdini as Justice Department agent Quentin Locke, who is investigating a powerful cartel that’s protected by a “menacing” robot (referred to in the film as “the Automaton‘); the cartel is using a gas weapon called “the Madagascar Madness” — and, given that this is an old-time silent film serial, there’s a cliffhanger ending at the end of each chapter. And, since this is a Houdini film, there’s plenty of escape artistry to get out of them. The Master Mystery is available on DVD as part of the DVD collection, Houdini: The Movie Star.
The Grim Game was a silent film starring the great magician and escape artist Harry Houdini. He stars as Harvey Hanford, a man wrongly convicted of crimes that he didn’t commit. Using Houdini’s renowned escape abilities, Houdini quickly escapes out of jail. Harvey pursues the true criminal, who kidnapped his love interest.
