The Strange Case of Mary Page (1916)
A 15-episode dramatic action movie serial only two of which survive.
Top billed cast
Henry B. WalthallPhil Langdon, Attorney
Edna MayoMary Page
Sidney AinsworthDavid Pollock
Harry DunkinsonE.H. Daniels, Show Manager
John CossarProsecuting Attorney
Frank DaytonDan Page
Frances RaymondMrs. Page
John ThornJim Cunningham- Arthur W. BatesYoung Gambler
Similar to The Strange Case of Mary Page
The Girl Detective (1915)
A series of 2-reel thrillers in which a society girl has a position as a special investigator for the police and works on various cases where her unique talents can help to solve crimes. Each episode is complete in itself.
The Lost Express (1917)
A train that is carrying the formula for a valuable form of granulated gasoline disappears before it reaches its destination. Railroad investigators and the authorities try to determine where it is and who took it.
The Trail of the Octopus (1919)
Carter Holmes, master criminologist, must help the oft-kidnapped Ruth Stanhope to find the 9 daggers that will unlock the secret of the cursed Devil's Trademark!
The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris (1915)
Paris is prey to an invisible terror against which the police can do nothing: a sinister organization that sows chaos and death. The intrepid journalist Philippe Guérande and his partner embark on a long crusade to put an end to the crimes of the Great Vampire and Irma Vep, his dangerous accomplice. (A ten episode movie serial.)
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.
The Bride of the Sea (1913)
A young woman, "The Bride of the Sea," is forced into a marriage she doesn't want and then faces a tragic fate at sea, potentially becoming a mermaid.
Fantômas (1913)
A French silent film serial which follows the exploits of the archvillain Fantômas, who commits crimes while eluding Inspector Juve's tireless persecution.
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways (1946)
Hop Harrigan, a top Air Corps pilot, leaves the military and he and his mechanic, Tank Tinker, open up a small charter air service. They are hired to fly an inventor, Dr. Tabor, to his secret laboratory, where he is working on a new and powerful energy machine. However, a mysterious villain named The Chief Pilot is determined to have the new energy machine for his own purposes and kidnaps Dr. Tabor.
Perils of the Secret Service (1917)
A 9-part movie serial- 1. The Last Cigarette 2. The Clash of Steel 3. The Dreaded Tube 4. The Crimson Blade 5. The Man in the Trunk 6. The Signet Ring 7. The International Spy 8. The Master Spy 9. The Mysterious Iron Ring.
Batman and Robin (1949)
This 15-chapter serial pits Batman and Robin against The Wizard, who uses a device that allows him to control machinery to hold the city hostage.
Battling Brewster (1924)
An action movie serial that premiered in 1924
Dick Tracy 1937 Serial (1937)
Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One 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.
Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945)
Reporter Brenda Starr and her photographer Chuck Allen get involved in a search for the loot from a payroll robbery. Cliffhanging action and adventure and a fair amount of comic relief follow them at every turn.
The Lost Jungle (1934)
12 part movie serial where Clyde Beatty encounters obstacles and adventure on his way to rescue his damsel in distress.
Bride 13 (1920)
A gang of Tripolitan pirates swooped down and kidnapped 13 wealthy brides, whom they held for ransom.
Tailspin Tommy (1934)
A young mechanic gets a job with a small airline, which he helps win a mail contract. A rival airline plots to destroy it in order to get the contracts for itself.
A Victim of the Mormons (1911)
On a holiday, the family Gram meets a young, mysterious man who turns out to be a Mormon. In spite of her fiancèe's presence, the daughter Nina is drawn to the stranger. Hypnotized, she soon follows his every step. When she finally awakes from her trance, she finds herself on a ship to Utah, in the clutches of a dangerous man. (Stumfilm.dk)
The Red Glove (1919)
On the American frontier in the last decades of the 19th century, Billie is a female cowboy who fights a series of bad men in this film serial.
The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight (1915)
Two tramps hold up small-town Ferndale's railway station night operator Helen, lock her in a closet, and escape. Later, standing on a bridge over the freight yards, Helen sees the two bandits aboard an outgoing freight and drops onto the roof of the car from above as it crosses underneath. A chase along the roofs of the speeding cars ensues.
What Happened to Mary (1912)
The forerunner of all serials, What Happened to Mary was a series of twelve monthly one reel episodes, each a complete entity in itself, revolving its immediate dramatic and melodramatic problems within the framework of a single episode and designed more for story and suspense situations than action.