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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

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1938

The Secret of Treasure Island 

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Spider's Web

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1939

Flying G-Men

Mandrake, the Magician

Overland with Kit Carson 

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1940

The Shadow

Terry and the Pirates 

Deadwood Dick

The Green Archer

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1941

White Eagle

The Spider Returns 

The Iron Claw 

Holt of the Secret Service

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1942

Captain Midnight

Perils of the Royal Mounted 

The Secret Code

The Valley of Vanishing Men

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1943

Batman

The Phantom 

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1944

The Desert Hawk

Black Arrow

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1945

Brenda Starr, Reporter

The Monster and the Ape

Jungle Raiders 

Who's Guilty?

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1946

Hop Harrigan America's Ace of the Airways

Chick Carter, Detective 

Son of the Guardsman 

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1947

Jack Armstrong

The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West

The Sea Hound

Brick Bradford 

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1948

Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains

Atom Man vs Superman

Superman

Congo Bill

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1949

Bruce Gentry 

Batman and Robin 

The Adventures of Sir Galahad

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1950

Cody of the Pony Express 

Atom Man vs. Superman

Pirates of the High Seas

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1951

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

Mysterious Island

Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere

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1952

King of the Congo 

Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom

Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger

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1953

The Lost Planet 

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd

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1954

Gunfighters of the Northwest

Riding with Buffalo Bill 

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1955

Adventures of Captain Africa: Mighty Jungle Avenger!

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1956

Perils of the Wilderness

 Blazing the Overland Trail