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51. Captain Midnight (1942)

Passed | 270 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Secret Service Major Steel (Joseph W. Girard), is one of the few men in America aware of the fact that Captain Albright (Dave O'Brien) is also Captain Midnight, daring masked aviator ... See full summary »

Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Dave O'Brien, Dorothy Short, James Craven, Sam Edwards

Votes: 155

52. Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)

Passed | 219 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

The creator of a scientific device is kidnapped, and his daughter enlists the help of a private detective whose investigations lead them to a remote Pacific isle where they confront the evil and shocking descendants of a long-dead pirate.

Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Wallace Grissell | Stars: Richard Bailey, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Duncan

Votes: 188

53. King of the Rocket Men (1949)

Passed | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Jeff King in his experimental rocket suit battles the evil Dr. Vulcan.

Director: Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty, House Peters Jr.

Votes: 971

54. Judex (1916)

Not Rated | 300 min | Adventure, Crime

A twelve-part serial following the adventures of the masked vigilante Judex as he fights against criminals led by the corrupt banker Favrauxom.

Director: Louis Feuillade | Stars: René Cresté, Musidora, René Poyen, Édouard Mathé

Votes: 1,132

55. The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)

Approved | 293 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A wealthy publisher uses a disguise and calls himself the Green Hornet to fight crime in his city.

Directors: Ford Beebe, John Rawlins | Stars: Warren Hull, Wade Boteler, Anne Nagel, Keye Luke

Votes: 429

56. Serial Killer Culture TV (2017– )

Documentary, Crime

Serial Killer Culture TV is an episodic TV show which features intimate interviews with those involved in the serial killer culture community.

Stars: Ed Gilliland, Peter Vronsky, Steve Giannangelo, Merle Allin

Votes: 36

57. The Master Mystery (1918)

238 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

Justice Department agent Quentin Locke must investigate a powerful cartel protected by a robot (here referred to as "The Automaton") and using a gas weapon "The Madagascar Madness".

Directors: Harry Grossman, Burton L. King | Stars: Harry Houdini, Marguerite Marsh, Ruth Stonehouse, Edna Britton

Votes: 161

58. Lost City of the Jungle (1946)

Approved | 265 min | Action, Adventure

Following the end of WWII, war-monger Sir Eric Hazarias (Lionel Atwill) sets the wheel in motion for WWIII. His search for Meteorium 245, the only practical defense against the atomic bomb, leads him to mythical Pendrang.

Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Russell Hayden, Jane Adams, Lionel Atwill, Keye Luke

Votes: 205

59. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943)

Approved | 242 min | Adventure

A group of flying cadets have to clear themselves of a murder charge, while trying to stop a traitorous scientist from selling secrets to the Nazis.

Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Johnny Downs, Bobby Jordan, Ward Wood, William 'Billy' Benedict

Votes: 87

60. Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)

Approved | 205 min | Western

Chapter One MURDER ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL - Mesquite banker Calvin Drake (Harry Worth) plans to profit from the Santa Fe Railroad's acquisition of right-of-way by gaining control of the land... See full summary »

Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Don 'Red' Barry, Noah Beery, Tommy Cook, Maude Allen

Votes: 164

61. Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom (1952)

Approved | 242 min | Action, Adventure, Family

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 ... See full summary »

Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred F. Sears | Stars: Kirk Alyn, Carol Forman, John Crawford, Michael Fox

Votes: 217

62. Belphégor (1927)

255 min | Fantasy

A phantom appears in the Louvre museum in the middle of the night in search of something in the dark corridors.

Director: Henri Desfontaines | Stars: René Navarre, Elmire Vautier, Lucien Dalsace, Michèle Verly

Votes: 173

63. Danny the Dragon (1967– )

173 min | Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Gavin, Jean and Peter meet Danny the Dragon, an unintentional visitor from outer space. Danny and the children encounter many adventures.

Stars: Sally Thomsett, Christopher Cooper, Jack Wild, Patrick Newell

Votes: 51

64. Mysterious Island (1951)

Approved | 252 min | Action, Family, Sci-Fi

Union prisoners use a balloon to escape a Southern prison camp near the end of the Civil War and end up marooned on a mysterious volcanic island with very unusual inhabitants.

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Richard Crane, Marshall Reed, Karen Randle, Ralph Hodges

Votes: 238

65. The Black Widow (1947)

Approved | 180 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The Daily Clarion hires detective story writer Steve Colt to investigate the deaths of a group of scientists working on an atomic rocket development project. Behind the killings is fortune ... See full summary »

Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Bruce Edwards, Virginia Lee, Carol Forman, Anthony Warde

Votes: 402

66. Mandrake, the Magician (1939)

Approved | 215 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Mandrake and his assistant Lothar are working the cruise lines and make the acquaintance of Professor Houston who has developed a radium energy machine, which is much coveted by a masked Crime Lord known as "The Wasp".

Directors: Norman Deming, Sam Nelson | Stars: Warren Hull, Doris Weston, Al Kikume, Rex Downing

Votes: 216

67. Son of Zorro (1947)

Approved | 100 min | Western

Young cavalry officer Jeff Stewart returns to his home in the west after the Civil War to find that a ring of crooked politicians has taken over the county, bleeding the citizens with 50% ... See full summary »

Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon | Stars: George Turner, Peggy Stewart, Roy Barcroft, Ed Cassidy

Votes: 133

68. Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)

Approved | 211 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Using a diabolical disguise, Harry Crowel embarks on a vengeful career of destruction...opposed by three heroic daredevils.

Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Charles Quigley, Bruce Bennett, David Sharpe, Carole Landis

Votes: 254

69. Kavacha (2019)

160 min | Thriller

A blind man bonds with a young girl, and would go to great lengths to protect her from a serial killer.

Directors: Gvr Vasu, Nagi Reddy Bada | Stars: Iti Acharya, Joy Badlani, Vishwas Bharadwaj, Ramesh Bhat

Votes: 675

70. The Secret Empire (1979)

20 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

In 19th century Wyoming, a U.S. marshal discovers a secret futuristic underground city run by a supervillain bent on conquering the surface. Originally aired as part of NBC's Cliffhangers TV series which featured three revolving serials.

Stars: Geoffrey Scott, Carlene Watkins, Tiger Williams, Pamela Brull

Votes: 64

71. Tih Minh (1918)

418 min | Adventure, Mystery

Jacques d'Athys, a French adventurer, returns to his home in Nice after an expedition to Indochina where he has picked up a Eurasian fiancée and a book that, unbeknownst to him, contains a ... See full summary »

Director: Louis Feuillade | Stars: Mary Harald, René Cresté, Georges Biscot, Édouard Mathé

Votes: 473

72. The Lost City (I) (1935)

Approved | 80 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

An evil scientist plots to take over the world from his base in Africa, where he has invented a machine that can cause earthquakes.

Director: Harry Revier | Stars: William 'Stage' Boyd, Kane Richmond, Claudia Dell, Josef Swickard

Votes: 323

73. Les Invisibles (2019– )

60 min | Comedy

-In Quebec (Canada), serial about the lives and jobs of people working at a talent agency.

Stars: Bruno Marcil, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Benoit Mauffette, Danièle Lorain

Votes: 28

74. The Son of Tarzan (1920)

248 min | Action, Adventure

Tarzan's son, Jack, escapes captivity and retreats into the jungle with an ape, where he finds love in unexpected places.

Directors: Arthur J. Flaven, Harry Revier | Stars: Kamuela C. Searle, P. Dempsey Tabler, Nita Martan, Karla Schramm

Votes: 137

75. The Exploits of Elaine (1914)

220 min | Action

With the help of a private detective, Elaine tries to catch the masked criminal mastermind The Clutching Hand, who has murdered her father.

Directors: Louis J. Gasnier, George B. Seitz, Leopold Wharton, Theodore Wharton | Stars: Pearl White, Arnold Daly, Creighton Hale, Raymond Owens

Votes: 103

76. Do It for Me (2020)

Romance

The latest short film before lock-down is Do It For Me. As I told you, the story-line is similar to Jannat but with more skin showing, and outpacing the serial kisser Emraan Hashmi.

Director: Prince K. Kashyap | Stars: Hammad Khan, Sheena Lakhani, Nishant Pandey

77. Patria (1917)

310 min | Action, Drama

Serial about Japanese spies trying to invade the US but whose plans are foiled by a rich heiress and a Secret Service agent.

Directors: Jacques Jaccard, Leopold Wharton, Theodore Wharton | Stars: Irene Castle, Milton Sills, Warner Oland, Dorothy Green

Votes: 42

78. L'île mystérieuse (1973)

52 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A group of escaped American prisoners, traveling in a hot air balloon, have to land on a remote islands and must try to survive there.

Stars: Omar Sharif, Gérard Tichy, Philippe Nicaud, Ambroise Bia

Votes: 213

79. Jesse James Rides Again (1947)

Approved | 180 min | Western

On the run from Missouri, outlaw Jesse James and his friend ride into a town where a gang is trying to drive area ranchers off their land because oil is underneath it. They take particular ... See full summary »

Directors: Fred C. Brannon, Thomas Carr | Stars: Clayton Moore, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft, John Compton

Votes: 171

80. Tailspin Tommy (1934)

Approved | 248 min | Action, Drama, Crime

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.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Maurice Murphy, Noah Beery Jr., Patricia Farr, Walter Miller

Votes: 72

81. Uncle Tom's Cabin (I) (1910)

42 min | Short, Drama

PART I. The incidents of this story are some of those preceding and lending up to the Civil War in 1861 and the Declaration of Emancipation. The central figure in the drama is Uncle Tom, a ... See full synopsis »

Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Florence Turner, Mary Fuller, Edwin R. Phillips, Flora Finch

Votes: 41

82. The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)

Approved | 263 min | Western

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 ... See full summary »

Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Robert Livingston, Chief Thundercloud, Silver Chief, Duncan Renaldo

Votes: 143

83. Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery (1935)

Passed | 236 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Dashing aviator Tommy and his sidekick Skeeter try to foil an unscrupulous plan concocted by Manuel Casmetto and Horace Raymore to steal Nazil Island's valuable oil reserves.

Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Clark Williams, Jean Rogers, Delphine Drew, Noah Beery Jr.

Votes: 111

84. Jungle Menace (1937)

Passed | 308 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

In the Asian province of Seemang where the Bay of Bengal meets the jungle, Chandler Elliott (John St. Polis) owns a large and prosperous rubber plantation. His attractive daughter, Dorothy (... See full summary »

Directors: Harry L. Fraser, George Melford | Stars: Frank Buck, Sasha Siemel, Reginald Denny, Esther Ralston

Votes: 46

85. The Day the Earth Got Stoned (1979)

PG | 73 min | Comedy

Using clips from old Republic Pictures serials, this spoof tells how an evil villain called The Lightning Bug attempts to take over the world by having rock music soundtracks played at a deafening level.

Director: Richard Patterson | Stars: Peter Bergman, Phil Proctor, M.G. Kelly, Jack Angel

Votes: 368

86. Secret Agent X-9 (1945)

Approved | 246 min | Action, Adventure

American, Chinese and Australian agents join forces to stop the Nazis from obtaining the formula for synthetic fuel.

Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Keye Luke, Jan Wiley, Victoria Horne

Votes: 151

87. Ghost of Zorro (1949)

Approved | 167 min | Family, Western

It is 1865 and the telegraph is heading west. George Crane, wanting to keep law and order out of his territory, is out to stop the construction. The engineer on the job is Ken Mason and he ... See full summary »

Director: Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Clayton Moore, Pamela Blake, Roy Barcroft, George J. Lewis

Votes: 181

88. Raiders of Ghost City (1944)

Passed | 225 min | Western

During the latter stages of the Civil War, a gang of supposed Confederates, headed by Alex Morel (Lionel Atwill), raid all gold shipments destined for Washington from Oro Grande, California... See full summary »

Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Dennis Moore, Wanda McKay, Lionel Atwill, Joe Sawyer

Votes: 86

89. The Return of Chandu (1934)

Approved | 208 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

The cult of Ubasti, headquartered on the isle of Lemuria, believes that Princess Nadji of Egypt is a reincarnation of their long-dead goddess, Ossana, and intend to sacrifice her so that Ossana may be resurrected.

Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Maria Alba, Clara Kimball Young, Lucien Prival

Votes: 438

90. Beatrice Fairfax (1916)

300 min | Action, Adventure

Serial in 15 parts about a female crime-fighting reporter.

Directors: Leopold Wharton, Theodore Wharton | Stars: Harry Fox, Grace Darling, Allan Murnane, Nigel Barrie

Votes: 78

91. King of the Royal Mounted (1940)

Approved | 211 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

Canadian Tom Merritt has discovered a substance, Compound X, that will cure infantile paralysis, which he extracts from a mine at Caribou, Canada. A country at war with Canada (unnamed ... See full summary »

Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Allan Lane, Robert Strange, Robert Kellard, Lita Conway

Votes: 115

92. Zeppo: Sinners from Beyond the Moon! (2007)

89 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

Empress Molly and planet Zeppo has declared war on planet Earth! She sends out her best troops to raise the dead against Earth! Only the brave researcher Adam Jacobs holds the key to ... See full summary »

Director: Jerry Williams | Stars: Billy W. Blackwell, Karen Boles, Patrick Bowling, Conrad Brooks

Votes: 36

93. SOS Coast Guard (1937)

Approved | 224 min | Adventure, Horror, Romance

A mad scientist tries to sell his formula for a dist integrating gas to foreign powers.

Directors: Alan James, William Witney | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Bela Lugosi, Maxine Doyle, Richard Alexander

Votes: 273

94. Ace Drummond (1936)

Approved | 255 min | Action, Adventure, Family

This 13 chapter serial is based on the comic strip character Ace Drummond created by Eddie Rickenbacker. Ace is a 'G-Man of the sky' working out of Washington D.C. He is sent to Mongolia to... See full summary »

Directors: Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith | Stars: John 'Dusty' King, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr., Guy Bates Post

Votes: 422

95. The Phantom of the Air (1933)

Passed | 240 min | Action, Adventure

After inventing an anti-gravity device, scientist Thomas Edmonds and his daughter Mary attend the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio in search of a pilot to demonstrate the device and Bob Raymond, from the U.S. Border Patrol, is chosen.

Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Tom Tyler, Gloria Shea, LeRoy Mason, William Desmond

Votes: 80

96. Stop Susan Williams (1979)

20 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A plucky female reporter uncovers a global conspiracy and becomes the conspirators' prime target. It originally aired as part of NC's "Cliffhangers" TV series which featured three revolving serials.

Stars: Susan Anton, Ray Walston, Michael Swan, John Hancock

Votes: 52

97. The Masked Marvel (1943)

Passed | 197 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A mysterious detective called The Masked Marvel battles Japanese saboteurs intent on blowing up America.

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: William Forrest, Louise Currie, Johnny Arthur, Rod Bacon

Votes: 209

98. Wasp the Port Arthur massacre

Crime | Pre-production

The face of an angel, the mind of a child and the act of a monster.

Director: Paul Moder

99. El secreto del texano (1965)

80 min | Western

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Director: Alfredo B. Crevenna | Stars: Rogelio Guerra, Dacia González, David Silva, Carlos Agostí

Votes: 7

100. The House of Hate (1918)

410 min | Action, Drama

A young heiress of an American gun factory is threatened by a masked man after her father was murdered. This criminal might be a member of her family or a German agent, who wants to get ... See full summary »

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Pearl White, Antonio Moreno, John Webb Dillion, Paul Clerget

Votes: 29