List of Film Serials - 1950s

1950s

Production Company Title Chapters Genre Director Cast Notes
1950
Columbia Pictures Cody of the Pony Express 15 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet Jock Mahoney
Atom Man vs. Superman 15 Superhero Spencer Gordon Bennet Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill
Pirates of the High Seas 15 Maritime Spencer Gordon Bennet Buster Crabbe
Great Britain Instructional The Mystery of the Snakeskin Belt Frank Cadman British; Last independent serial
Republic Pictures The Invisible Monster 12 Science fiction Fred C. Brannon Richard Webb
Desperadoes of the West 12 Western Fred C. Brannon Richard Powers (Tom Keene)
Flying Disc Man from Mars 12 Science fiction Fred C. Brannon Walter Reed
1951
Columbia Pictures Roar of the Iron Horse 15 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet Jock Mahoney
Mysterious Island 15 Science fiction Spencer Gordon Bennet Richard Crane
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere 15 Science fiction Spencer Gordon Bennet Judd Holdren Only serial adapted from a television programme
Republic Pictures Don Daredevil Rides Again 12 Western Fred C. Brannon Ken Curtis Includes footage from Zorro's Black Whip
Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion 12 Spy Fred C. Brannon Walter Reed
1952
Columbia Pictures King of the Congo 15 Jungle Spencer Gordon Bennet Buster Crabbe
Blackhawk 15 Aviation Spencer Gordon Bennet Kirk Alyn
Son of Geronimo 15 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet Clayton Moore
Republic Pictures Radar Men from the Moon 12 Science fiction Fred C. Brannon George D. Wallace
Zombies of the Stratosphere 12 Science fiction Fred C. Brannon Judd Holdren, Leonard Nimoy
1953
Columbia Pictures The Lost Planet 15 Science fiction Spencer Gordon Bennet Judd Holdren
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd 15 Maritime Derwin Abrahams and Charles S. Gould Richard Crane
Republic Pictures Jungle Drums of Africa 12 Jungle Fred C. Brannon Phyllis Coates, Clayton Moore
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe 12 Science fiction Franklin Adreon and Fred C. Brannon Judd Holdren and Richard Crane Not technically a serial - produced as a television series but initially released as a serial
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders 12 Northern spy Franklin Adreon Bill Henry
1954
Columbia Pictures Gunfighters of the Northwest 15 Northern Spencer Gordon Bennet Clayton Moore
Riding with Buffalo Bill 15 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet Marshall Reed Includes footage from Deadwood Dick
Republic Pictures Trader Tom of the China Seas 12 Maritime Franklin Adreon Phyllis Coates, Harry Lauter
Man with the Steel Whip 12 Western Franklin Adreon Richard Simmons Includes footage from Zorro's Black Whip
1955
Columbia Pictures The Adventures of Captain Africa 15 Jungle Spencer Gordon Bennet John Hart Intended as a sequel to The Phantom; includes footage from The Phantom, Jungle Menace, and The Desert Hawk
Republic Pictures Panther Girl of the Kongo 12 Jungle Franklin Adreon Phyllis Coates Includes footage from Perils of Nyoka
King of the Carnival 12 Crime Franklin Adreon Harry Lauter Last Republic serial. Includes footage from Daredevils of the Red Circle
1956
Columbia Pictures Perils of the Wilderness 15 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet Dennis Moore includes footage from Perils of the Royal Mounted
Blazing the Overland Trail 15 Western Spencer Gordon Bennet Dennis Moore, Lee Roberts Last Columbia serial; last major-studio serial. Includes footage from White Eagle

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