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On Screen! Film Serials

In the early years before Television became popular, Columbia released a lot of Film Serials. Many of them about 15 Chapters each. These serials, like their films, utilized the Ranch a lot as backdrop.

Below is a list of Columbia/Screen Gems Serials and although not complete yet, it lists most of what was released.

Columbia Film Serials

1937

Jungle Menace 

The Mysterious Pilot

1938

The Secret of Treasure Island 

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Spider's Web

1939

Flying G-Men

Mandrake, the Magician

Overland with Kit Carson 

1940

The Shadow

Terry and the Pirates 

Deadwood Dick

The Green Archer

1941

White Eagle

The Spider Returns 

The Iron Claw 

Holt of the Secret Service

1942

Captain Midnight

Perils of the Royal Mounted 

The Secret Code

The Valley of Vanishing Men

1943

Batman

The Phantom 

1944

The Desert Hawk

Black Arrow

1945

Brenda Starr, Reporter

The Monster and the Ape

Jungle Raiders 

Who's Guilty?

1946

Hop Harrigan America's Ace of the Airways

Chick Carter, Detective 

Son of the Guardsman 

1947

Jack Armstrong

The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West

The Sea Hound

Brick Bradford 

1948

Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains

Atom Man vs Superman

Superman

Congo Bill

1949

Bruce Gentry 

Batman and Robin 

The Adventures of Sir Galahad

1950

Cody of the Pony Express 

Atom Man vs. Superman

Pirates of the High Seas

1951

Roar of the Iron Horse - Rail-Blazer of the Apache Trail

Mysterious Island

Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere

1952

King of the Congo 

Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom

Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger

1953

The Lost Planet 

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd

1954

Gunfighters of the Northwest

Riding with Buffalo Bill 

1955

Adventures of Captain Africa: Mighty Jungle Avenger!

1956

Perils of the Wilderness

 Blazing the Overland Trail