Entries Tagged as 'Musings'

Top Ten Mascot/Independent

For my last list of favorites I decided to combine Mascot and other Independent serial producers into one category, mainly because I didn’t have enough favorites in either to make ten.  So here are my favorite serials from Mascot and the Independent studios:

Phantom Empire(1935)

The Miracle Rider (1935)

The Return of Chandu (1934)

The Three Musketeers (1933)

The Fighting Marines (1935)

The Last Frontier (1932)

Burn ‘Em Up Barnes (1934)

The Lost Jungle (1934)

Mystery Mountain (1934)

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936)

Top Ten Columbia

This was the hardest list I had to compile, mainly for the fact that of the major serial producers, I have seen fewer Columbia’s than any other studio. But I managed and here it is, my top ten favorite Columbia serials:

The Spider’s Web (1938)

The Secret Code (1942)

Batman (1943)

The Phantom (193)

Jack Armstrong, The All American Boy (1947)

Mandrake the Magician (1939)

Atom Man vs Superman (1950)

The Vigilante, Fighting Hero of the West (1947)

Blackhawk, Fearless Champion of Freedom (1952)

Bruce Gentry, Daredevil of the Skies (1949)

Next week, Top ten Mascot and Independent serials

Top Ten Universals

Last week I highlighted my ten favorite Republic serials, so for this week, as promised, here is my list of favorite Universal serials:

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)

Riders of Death Valley (1941)

The Green Hornet (1939)

Buck Rogers (1939)

Gangbusters (1942)

Secret Agent X-9 (1945)

Raiders of Ghost City (1944)

The Phantom Creeps (1939)

Don Winslow of the Coastguard (1942)

Jungle Jim (1937)

Next week, Top Ten Columbia serials