Category: Serials

Multi-part movie serials from the first part of the 20th Century

Dick Tracy, 1937

On: By: Romeyn

Dick Tracy’s foe for this serial is the crime boss and masked mystery villain The Spider/The Lame One (both names are used) and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental “speed plane”, The Spider captures Dick Tracy’s brother, Gordon. The Spider’s minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother. (Wikipedia)

The Monster and The Ape, 1945

On: By: Romeyn

The Monster and the Ape was the 26th serial released by Columbia Pictures and was released in 1945. The Monster of the title is the “Metalogen Man”, a robot created by Professor Franklin Arnold. After displaying his invention, the robot is stolen by Professor Ernst with the aid of his trained ape, Thor. Ken Morgan leads the attempts to recover the stolen robot. (Wikipedia)

“A Weird Battle Against Crime!”

Deadwood Dick, 1940

On: By: Romeyn

Deadwood Dick, a masked and mysterious hero, is in reality Dick Stanley, editor of the Dakota Pioneer Press and a leading member of Statehood For Dakota. He is on the trail of a masked villain known as the Skull, who leads a violent, renegade band infamous for its violence against the Deadwood residents’ wishes for a statehood status. (IMDb)