1940s
| Production Company | Title | Chapters | Genre | Director | Cast | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | The Shadow | 15 | Crime | James W. Horne | Victor Jory | ||
| Terry and the Pirates | 15 | Jungle | James W. Horne | William Tracy, Granville Owen | |||
| Deadwood Dick | 15 | Western | James W. Horne | Don Douglas | |||
| The Green Archer | 15 | Mystery | James W. Horne | Victor Jory | |||
| Republic Pictures | Drums of Fu Manchu | 15 | Yellow Peril | William Witney and John English | Henry Brandon | ||
| Adventures of Red Ryder | 12 | Western | William Witney and John English | Don "Red" Barry | |||
| King of the Royal Mounted | 12 | Northern | William Witney and John English | Allan Lane | |||
| Mysterious Doctor Satan | 15 | Superhero | William Witney and John English | Eduardo Ciannelli | |||
| Universal Studios | The Green Hornet | 13 | Crime/Superhero | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Gordon Jones | ||
| Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | 12 | Science fiction | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Buster Crabbe | |||
| Winners of the West | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Dick Foran, Anne Nagel | |||
| Junior G-Men | 12 | Crime | John Rawlins and Ford Beebe | Dead End Kids | |||
| 1941 | |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | White Eagle | 15 | Western | James W. Horne | Buck Jones | ||
| The Spider Returns | 15 | Crime | James W. Horne | Warren Hull | |||
| The Iron Claw | 15 | Mystery | James W. Horne | Charles Quigley | |||
| Holt of the Secret Service | 15 | Crime | James W. Horne | Jack Holt, Evelyn Brent | |||
| Republic Pictures | Adventures of Captain Marvel | 12 | Superhero | William Witney and John English | Tom Tyler | First Superhero film | |
| Jungle Girl | 15 | Jungle | William Witney and John English | Frances Gifford | |||
| King of the Texas Rangers | 12 | Western | William Witney and John English | Slingin' Sammy Baugh | |||
| Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. | 15 | Crime | William Witney and John English | Ralph Byrd | Also known as Dick Tracy vs. Phantom Empire | ||
| Universal Studios | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | 15 | Crime/Superhero | Warren Hull
John Rawlins and Ford Beebe |
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| Sky Raiders | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Billy Halop, Donald Woods | |||
| Riders of Death Valley | 15 | Western | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Buck Jones, Dick Foran | |||
| Sea Raiders | 12 | Maritime | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | The Dead End Kids | |||
| 1942 | |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Captain Midnight | 15 | Aviation | James W. Horne | Dave O'Brien | ||
| Perils of the Royal Mounted | 15 | Northern | James W. Horne | Robert Kellard | |||
| The Secret Code | 15 | Crime | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Paul Kelly | |||
| The Valley of Vanishing Men | 15 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | William Elliott | |||
| Republic Pictures | Spy Smasher | 12 | War Superhero | William Witney | Kane Richmond | ||
| Perils of Nyoka | 15 | Jungle | William Witney | Kay Aldridge, Clayton Moore | |||
| King of the Mounties | 12 | Northern | William Witney | Allan Lane | |||
| Universal Studios | Don Winslow of the Navy | 12 | Maritime | Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe | Don Terry | ||
| Gang Busters | 13 | Crime | Ray Taylor and Noel M. Smith | Kent Taylor. Irene Hervey | |||
| Junior G-Men of the Air | 12 | Aviation | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | The Dead End Kids | |||
| Overland Mail | 15 | Western | John Rawlins and Ford Beebe | Lon Chaney, Jr. | |||
| 1943 | |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Batman | 15 | Superhero | Lambert Hillyer | Lewis Wilson | ||
| The Phantom | 15 | Jungle Superhero | B. Reeves Eason | Tom Tyler | |||
| Republic Pictures | G-Men vs The Black Dragon | 15 | Spy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Rod Cameron | ||
| Daredevils of the West | 12 | Western | John English | ||||
| Secret Service in Darkest Africa | 15 | Spy | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Rod Cameron | |||
| The Masked Marvel | 12 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Tom Steele, David Bacon | |||
| Universal Studios | The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | 13 | War Aviation | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Tom Brown and Keye Luke | ||
| Don Winslow of the Coast Guard | 13 | War | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Don Terry | |||
| Adventures of the Flying Cadets | 13 | Aviation | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Johnny Downs, Billy Benedict | |||
| 1944 | |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | The Desert Hawk | 15 | Adventure | B. Reeves Eason | Gilbert Roland | ||
| Black Arrow | 15 | Western | B. Reeves Eason and Lew Landers | Robert Scott | |||
| Republic Pictures | Captain America | 15 | Superhero | Elmer Clifton and John English | Dick Purcell | ||
| The Tiger Woman | 12 | Jungle | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Linda Stirling | |||
| Haunted Harbor also known as Pirates' Harbor | 15 | Maritime | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kane Richmond | |||
| Zorro's Black Whip | 12 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Linda Stirling | |||
| Universal Studios | The Great Alaskan Mystery | 13 | Mystery | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Milburn Stone | ||
| Raiders of Ghost City | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Dennis Moore | |||
| Mystery of the River Boat | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Robert Lowery. Mantan Moreland | |||
| 1945 End of the Golden Age of Serials |
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| Columbia Pictures | Brenda Starr, Reporter | 13 | Crime | Wallace Fox | Joan Woodbury | ||
| The Monster and the Ape | 15 | Science fiction | Howard Bretherton | Robert Lowery | |||
| Jungle Raiders | 15 | Jungle | Lesley Selander | Kane RIchmond | |||
| Who's Guilty? | 15 | Mystery | Howard Bretherton and Wallace Grissell | ||||
| Republic Pictures | Manhunt of Mystery Island | 15 | Jungle science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Linda Stirling | ||
| Federal Operator 99 | 12 | Crime | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Marten Lamont | |||
| The Purple Monster Strikes | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Linda Stirling | |||
| Universal Studios | Jungle Queen | 13 | Jungle | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Ruth Roman | ||
| The Master Key | 13 | Crime | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Milburn Stone | |||
| Secret Agent X-9 | 13 | Spy | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Lloyd Bridges | |||
| The Royal Mounted Rides Again | 13 | Northern | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Peter Cookson | |||
| 1946 | |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Hop Harrigan | 15 | Aviation | Derwin Abrahams | William Bakewell | ||
| Chick Carter, Detective | 15 | Crime | Derwin Abrahams | Lyle Talbot | |||
| Son of the Guardsman | 15 | Medieval | Derwin Abrahams | ||||
| Republic Pictures | The Phantom Rider | 12 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Peggy Stewart | ||
| King of the Forest Rangers | 12 | Northern | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | ||||
| Daughter of Don Q | 12 | Crime | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Kirk Alyn | |||
| The Crimson Ghost | 12 | Science fiction | William Witney and Fred C. Brannon | Charles Quigley, Linda Stirling | |||
| Universal Studios | The Scarlet Horseman | 13 | Western | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Paul Guilfoyle | ||
| Lost City of the Jungle | 13 | Jungle | Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins | Lionel Atwill, Keye Luke | |||
| The Mysterious Mr. M | 13 | Science fiction | Lewis D. Collins and Vernon Keays | Dennis Moore | Last Universal serial | ||
| 1947 | |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Jack Armstrong | 15 | Science fiction | Wallace Fox | John Hart. Charles Middleton | ||
| The Vigilante | 15 | Western | Wallace Fox | Ralph Byrd | |||
| The Sea Hound | 15 | War | Walter B. Eason and Mack V. Wright | Buster Crabbe | |||
| Brick Bradford | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kane Richmond | |||
| Republic Pictures | Son of Zorro | 13 | Western | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | George Turner | ||
| Jesse James Rides Again | 13 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore. Linda Stirling | |||
| The Black Widow | 13 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon | Bruce Edwards | |||
| 1948 | |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Tex Granger | 15 | Western | Derwin Abrahams | |||
| Superman | 15 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill | |||
| Congo Bill | 15 | Jungle | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Don McGuire | |||
| Republic Pictures | G-Men Never Forget | 12 | Crime | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore | ||
| Dangers of the Canadian Mounted | 12 | Northern | Fred C. Brannon | ||||
| Adventures of Frank and Jesse James | 13 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore | |||
| 1949 | |||||||
| Columbia Pictures | Bruce Gentry | 15 | Science fiction | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Tom Neal | ||
| Batman and Robin | 15 | Superhero | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Robert Lowery | |||
| Adventures of Sir Galahad | 15 | Arthurian | Spencer Gordon Bennet | George Reeves | |||
| Republic Pictures | Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc | 12 | Crime | Fred C. Brannon | Kirk Alyn | ||
| Ghost of Zorro | 12 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Clayton Moore | |||
| King of the Rocket Men | 12 | Science fiction | Fred C. Brannon | Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke | |||
| The James Brothers of Missouri | 12 | Western | Fred C. Brannon | Noel Neill | |||
| Radar Patrol vs Spy King | 12 | Spy | Fred C. Brannon | Kirk Alyn | |||
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