Movies and TvShows featuring "movie-serial" theme.

During World War II, Batman battles the villainous Dr. Daka, a Japanese spy mastermind, who plans to use a death ray to destroy Gotham City.

Dr. Mabuse, a criminal mastermind and master of disguise, uses hypnotism and mind control to carry out his nefarious plans, including counterfeiting money, gambling dens, and train robberies. As the state prosecutor and a psychoanalyst try to stop him, they uncover a web of deception, illegal gambling, and underground activities in a corrupt society.

It is 1865 and Union prisoners use a military balloon to escape a Southern prison camp near the end of the Civil War. The balloon drifts for days and finally lands on a mysterious volcanic island with very unusual inhabitants. Also landing, in a better aircraft, is Rulu, a visitor from Mercury. She seeks a radio-active material that will enable her to manufacture an explosive that will destroy the world or, at least, the portion known as Earth in this 15 Chapter Serial from the 1950s.

Constable Ward is assigned to track down a mysterious villain known only as The Leader. Trying to locate a secret gold mine, The Leader pits the Indians against the Mounties, whom he blames for creating trouble.

When a gang leader kidnaps a Canadian scientist, the Mountie must embark on a dangerous mission to rescue him and stop a plot involving a German undercover agent and a U-boat. With thrilling fistfights, a forest fire, and high stakes, King of the Royal Mounted is an adrenaline-filled ride.

When an evil ruler from the moon threatens to invade Earth, a superhero in a rocketman flying suit must stop him and protect our planet. Set in the 1950s, this psychotronic film combines campy action and sci-fi elements.

Based on a successful comic book that began in 1941, the Blackhawks were seven flyers who banded together during WW II to fight the Nazis. After the war, they continued to fight evil where ever they find it. In this movie, they are battling a group of spies and saboteurs bent on destroying democracy. The Blackhawks foil a succession of plots, with a cliff hanger ending in each episode.

A movie serial in 12 chapters: The famous comic strip character is on a mission to protect a secret tunnel passage between China and India.

A group of street kids battle a terrorist gang led by a Japanese spy.

For decades, pirates roamed the seas, searching for booty to plunder and coastal villages to terrorize. Who were these men and women? As you dig beneath the myth of Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and other legendary warriors of the waters in this docudrama, you'll discover who they were and what motivated them to wreak havoc wherever they sailed. Includes the movie Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island.

Homesteaders are moving into the valley settled many years ago by rancher Craig Dolan. He wants to keep them out by legal means but his nephew Bart brings in outlaws to drive them out. The Lone Ranger is on hand to help the homesteaders battle Bart's men as he overcomes traps, ambushes, burning buildings and other obstacles in his attempt to bring peace to the valley.

The Vampires, a criminal gang in Paris, terrorize the city with their secret crimes. They wear bat costumes and use various disguises, such as climbing walls and pumping gas through keyholes. A reporter, along with a count and a dancer, try to uncover the secret identities of the Vampires and stop their evil plans.

The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a prophecy that will enable him to conquer the world. His nemesi, Dr. Nayland Smith and his associates fight to keep the evil doctor from getting his hands on the keys. In 1943 the serial was edited together into a feature movie also called Drums of Fu Manchu.

In Africa, a deceased medical missionary's daughter in Africa carries on her father's work. Before long, she finds herself in danger from crooks and a local witch doctor.

In this 12 Chapter serial the UN enlists trader Tom Rogers and Vivian Wells, to lead the effort to prevent the natives from starting a revolution in Burmatra and its neighbors.

In King of the Rocket Men, a science magazine reporter takes on the identity of a superhero known as the Rocket Man. Using a specially designed jet pack, he fights against a gang leader and his henchmen, who are planning to cause destruction and chaos. Along the way, he faces various dangers and challenges, including being held at gunpoint, torture, and being a hostage. With the help of his intelligence and bravery, he uncovers the gang leader's treachery and saves the day. Set in the 20th century, this action-packed movie serial is filled with adventure and suspense.

A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daughter.

Flash Gordon, a college boy, finds himself in a treacherous world ruled by the evil dictator, Ming the Merciless. With the help of his friends, Flash must fight against deception and double-crosses to save the day.

In Batman and Robin (1949), Batman and his sidekick Robin must stop a gang of criminals led by the Wizard from using a device that can turn people invisible. Along the way, they face henchmen, gangsters, and other villains, all while trying to maintain justice in Gotham City.

Professor Campbell's expedition into the hills of Libya obtains a papyrus which might reveal the hiding place of the Golden Tablets of Hippocrates, containing lost medical secrets. Also in the region is intrepid Nyoka Gordon, still seeking her father, lost on a previous expedition. She alone can translate the papyrus, which directs our heroes through deadly perils (including the Tunnel of Bubbling Death) into the land of the Tuaregs. Opposing them are Vultura, Queen of the Desert, and her Arab ally Cassib, both greedy for the treasure...