List of film serials by studio

This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios.
The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are considered to be Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Republic Pictures. All three were active during the 1930s and 1940s. The other two major studios are Mascot Pictures, which later merged into Republic, and Pathé Exchange, which ceased serial production before the advent of sound.

Major studios

These studios were the main producers of serials.

Columbia Pictures

Number	Serial title	Year	Chapters	Genre	Director	Cast	Notes
1	Jungle Menace	1937	15	Jungle	Harry L. Fraser and George Melford	Frank Buck	The first three Columbia serials were not produced by the studio. They were made independently by the Weiss Bros. studio and released by Columbia. Columbia established its own serial unit in 1938.
2	The Mysterious Pilot	1937	15	Aviation	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Frank Hawks
3	The Secret of Treasure Island	1938	15	Mystery	Elmer Clifton	Don Terry
4	The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok	1938	15	Western	Mack V. Wright and Sam Nelson	Gordon Elliott	First serial produced by the Columbia Pictures staff. The actor later known as Wild Bill Elliott was billed as "Gordon Elliott" in the original release; the billing was changed to "William Elliott" for the 1949 reissue.
5	The Spider's Web	1938	15	Superhero	Ray Taylor and James W. Horne	Warren Hull, Iris Meredith
6	Flying G-Men	1939	15	Aviation	Ray Taylor and James W. Horne	Robert Paige
7	Mandrake the Magician	1939	12	Fantasy	Sam Nelson and Norman Deming	Warren Hull
8	Overland with Kit Carson	1939	15	Western	Sam Nelson and Norman Deming	Bill Elliott	Temporarily the last serial produced by the Columbia staff. Independent producer Larry Darmour took over serial production with the next entry.
9	The Shadow	1940	15	Superhero Mystery	James W. Horne	Victor Jory
10	Terry and the Pirates	1940	15	Jungle Fantasy	James W. Horne	William Tracy
11	Deadwood Dick	1940	15	Western	James W. Horne	Don Douglas
12	The Green Archer	1940	15	Mystery	James W. Horne	Victor Jory
13	White Eagle	1941	15	Western	James W. Horne	Buck Jones
14	The Spider Returns	1941	15	Superhero	James W. Horne	Warren Hull
15	The Iron Claw	1941	15	Mystery	James W. Horne	Charles Quigley
16	Holt of the Secret Service	1941	15	Crime drama	James W. Horne	Jack Holt, Evelyn Brent
17	Captain Midnight	1942	15	Aviation	James W. Horne	Dave O'Brien
18	Perils of the Royal Mounted	1942	15	Northern	James W. Horne	Robert Stevens	Last of the Larry Darmour productions.
19	The Secret Code	1942	15	Crime drama	Spencer G. Bennet	Paul Kelly	Columbia's association with serial producer Larry Darmour and director James Horne lapsed when both men died in 1942. The studio again took over serial production, using its feature-film staff, beginning with The Secret Code.
20	The Valley of Vanishing Men	1942	15	Western	Spencer G. Bennet	Bill Elliott
21	Batman	1943	15	Superhero	Lambert Hillyer	Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft
22	The Phantom	1943	15	Superhero, Jungle	B. Reeves Eason	Tom Tyler
23	The Desert Hawk	1944	15	Adventure	B. Reeves Eason	Gilbert Roland
24	Black Arrow	1944	15	Western	Lew Landers and B. Reeves Eason	Robert Scott, Adele Jergens
25	Brenda Starr, Reporter	1945	13	Crime drama	Wallace Fox	Joan Woodbury	Independent producer Sam Katzman took over Columbia's serial production, and remained in charge for the duration of the serial unit.
26	The Monster and the Ape	1945	15	Science fiction	Howard Bretherton	Robert Lowery
27	Jungle Raiders	1945	15	Jungle	Lesley Selander	Kane Richmond
28	Who's Guilty?	1945	15	Mystery	Howard Bretherton and Wallace Grissell	Robert Kent
29	Hop Harrigan	1946	15	Aviation	Derwin Abrahams	William Bakewell
30	Chick Carter, Detective	1946	15	Crime drama	Derwin Abrahams	Lyle Talbot
31	Son of the Guardsman	1946	15	Medieval	Derwin Abrahams	Bob Shaw
32	Jack Armstrong	1947	15	Science fiction	Wallace Fox	John Hart
33	The Vigilante	1947	15	Western	Wallace Fox	Ralph Byrd
34	The Sea Hound	1947	15	Maritime	Walter B. Eason and [Mack V. Wright	Buster Crabbe
35	Brick Bradford	1947	15	Science fiction	Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr	Kane Richmond
36	Tex Granger	1948	15	Western	Derwin Abrahams	Robert Kellard
37	Superman	1948	15	Superhero	Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr	Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill
38	Congo Bill	1948	15	Adventure	Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr	Don McGuire, Cleo Moore
39	Bruce Gentry	1949	15	Science fiction	Spencer G. Bennet and Thomas Carr	Tom Neal
40	Batman and Robin	1949	15	Superhero	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan
41	Adventures of Sir Galahad	1950	15	Fantasy	Spencer Gordon Bennet	George Reeves
42	Cody of the Pony Express	1950	15	Western	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Jock Mahoney
43	Atom Man vs. Superman	1950	15	Adventure Science Fiction	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Kirk Alyn, Lyle Talbot
44	Pirates of the High Seas	1950	15	Action Adventure Crime	Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr	Buster Crabbe
45	Roar of the Iron Horse	1951	15	Western	Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr	Jock Mahoney
46	Mysterious Island	1951	15	Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Richard Crane
47	Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere	1951	15	Adventure Horror Science Fiction	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Judd Holdren
48	King of the Congo	1952	15	Adventure Fantasy	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Buster Crabbe
49	Blackhawk	1952	15	Adventure Horror Science Fiction	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Kirk Alyn
50	Son of Geronimo	1952	15	Western	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Clay Moore
51	The Lost Planet	1953	15	Horror Science fiction	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Judd Holdren
52	The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd	1953	15	Maritime	Derwin Abrahams and Charles S. Gould	Richard Crane
53	Gunfighters of the Northwest	1954	15	Western	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Jock Mahoney, Clayton Moore	Filmed entirely outdoors.
54	Riding with Buffalo Bill	1954	15	Western	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Marshall Reed	First of Sam Katzman's four "economy" serials. Entire chunks of older serials were reused, with new footage of leading players wearing costumes identical to those in the older serials. Riding with Buffalo Bill is based on two older serials, Deadwood Dick and The Valley of Vanishing Men.
55	The Adventures of Captain Africa	1955	15	Superhero, Jungle	Spencer Gordon Bennet	John Hart	Filmed as Return of the Phantom, an aborted remake of the 1943 serial The Phantom, with additional footage from the older serials The Desert Hawk and Jungle Menace. The film had already been completed when the producer learned that the studio no longer held the rights to the comic-strip character. Portions of the film were reshot, with actor John Hart wearing a more generic costume and "The Phantom" renamed "Captain Africa."
56	Perils of the Wilderness	1956	15	Western	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Dennis Moore	Based on the older serials Perils of the Royal Mounted and The Mysterious Pilot.
57	Blazing the Overland Trail	1956	15	Western	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Lee Roberts, Dennis Moore	Last serial produced by any studio. Based on the older serials White Eagle and Overland with Kit Carson.

Mascot Pictures

Note: Mascot later became part of Republic

Pathé Exchange

Note: All of Pathé Exchange's serials were Silent

Republic Pictures

Number	Serial title	Year	Chapters	Genre	Director	Cast	Notes	-
1	Darkest Africa	1936	15	Jungle	B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane	Clyde Beatty	Semi-sequel to Mascot's The Lost Jungle. Reissued in 1949 as King of Jungleland.	-
2	Undersea Kingdom	1936	12	Fantasy	B. Reeves Eason and Joseph Kane	Ray Corrigan		-
3	The Vigilantes Are Coming	1936	12	Western	Ray Taylor and Mack V. Wright	Robert Livingston and Kay Hughes		-
4	Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island	1936	14	Maritime	Ray Taylor and Mack V. Wright	Ray Mala		-
5	Dick Tracy	1937	15	Crime	Ray Taylor and Alan James	Ralph Byrd	Based on the comic strip "Dick Tracy"	-
6	The Painted Stallion	1937	12	Western	Ray Taylor, Alan James and William Witney	Ray Corrigan		-
7	S.O.S. Coast Guard	1937	12	Maritime, Science fiction	Alan James and William Witney	Ralph Byrd, Bela Lugosi		-
8	Zorro Rides Again	1937	12	Western	William Witney and John English	John Carroll	Based on "Zorro" created by Johnston McCulley	-
9	The Lone Ranger	1938	15	Western	William Witney and John English	Lee Powell	Based on the radio series The Lone Ranger	-
10	The Fighting Devil Dogs	1938	12	Science fiction	William Witney and John English	Lee Powell, Herman Brix		-
11	Dick Tracy Returns	1938	15	Crime	William Witney and John English	Ralph Byrd	Based on the comic strip "Dick Tracy"	-
12	Hawk of the Wilderness	1938	12	Jungle	William Witney and John English	Herman Brix, Ray Mala	Based on the novel by William L. Chester	-
13	The Lone Ranger Rides Again	1939	15	Western	William Witney and John English	Robert Livingston	Based on the radio series The Lone Ranger	-
14	Daredevils of the Red Circle	1939	12		William Witney and John English	Charles Quigley, Herman Brix, David Sharpe		-
15	Dick Tracy's G-Men	1939	15	Crime	William Witney and John English	Ralph Byrd, Phylis Isley	Based on the comic strip "Dick Tracy"	-
16	Zorro's Fighting Legion	1939	12	Western	William Witney and John English	Reed Hadley	Based on "Zorro" created by Johnston McCulley	-
17	Drums of Fu Manchu	1940	15	Yellow peril Mystery	William Witney and John English	Henry Brandon	Based on Fu Manchu created by Sax Rohmer	-
18	Adventures of Red Ryder	1940	12	Western	William Witney and John English	Don "Red" Barry	Based on the comic strip "Red Ryder"	-
19	King of the Royal Mounted	1940	12	Northern	William Witney and John English	Allan Lane	Based on the comic strip "King of the Royal Mounted"	-
20	Mysterious Doctor Satan	1940	15	Superhero	William Witney and John English	Eduardo Ciannelli, Robert Wilcox	Originally intended as a Superman serial. First original superhero film.	-
21	Adventures of Captain Marvel	1941, reissued in 1953 as Return of Captain Marvel	12	Superhero	William Witney and John English	Tom Tyler	Based on the Fawcett Comics character "Captain Marvel". First superhero film based on a comic strip.	-
22	Jungle Girl	1941, reissued in 1947	15	Jungle	William Witney and John English	Frances Gifford	Based on Nyoka the Jungle Girl by Edgar Rice Burroughs	-
23	King of the Texas Rangers	1941	12	Western	William Witney and John English	Slingin' Sammy Baugh		-
24	Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.	1941, reissued in 1952 as Dick Tracy vs. Phantom Empire	15	Crime	William Witney and John English	Ralph Byrd	Based on the comic strip "Dick Tracy"	-
25	Spy Smasher	1942	12	Spy, War	William Witney	Kane Richmond	Based on the Fawcett Comics character "Spy Smasher"	-
26	Perils of Nyoka	1942, reissued in 1952 as Nyoka and the Tigermen	15	Jungle Fantasy	William Witney	Kay Aldridge, Clayton Moore	Loosely based on Nyoka the Jungle Girl by Edgar Rice Burroughs	-
27	King of the Mounties	1942	12	Northern	William Witney	Allan Lane	Based on the comic strip "King of the Royal Mounted"	-
28	G-Men vs The Black Dragon	1943	15	Spy, War	William Witney	Rod Cameron		-
29	Daredevils of the West	1943	12	Western	John English	Allan Lane, Kay Aldridge	Unavailable until 2011; restored by the Serial Squadron	-
30	Secret Service in Darkest Africa	1943, reissued in 1954 as Manhunt in the African Jungles	15	Jungle	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Rod Cameron		-
31	The Masked Marvel	1943	12	Superhero	Spencer Gordon Bennet	David Bacon		-
32	Captain America	1944, reissued in 1953 as Return of Captain America	15	Superhero	Elmer Clifton and John English	Dick Purcell	Very loosely based on the Fawcett Timely Comics character Captain America; script had been intended for another Fawcett character, Mr. Scarlet.
33	The Tiger Woman	1944	12	Jungle	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Linda Stirling		-
34	Haunted Harbor	1944, reissued in 1951 as Pirates' Harbor	15	Maritime Fantasy	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Kane Richmond and Kay Aldridge	Based on the novel by Ewart Adamson.	-
35	Zorro's Black Whip	1944, reissued in 1957	12	Western, Superhero	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Linda Stirling	Based on "Zorro" created by Johnston McCulley	-
36	Manhunt of Mystery Island	1945	15	Pirate, Science fiction	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Linda Stirling		-
37	Federal Operator 99	1945, reissued in 1956	12	Crime	Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, and Wallace Grissell	Marten Lamont		-
38	The Purple Monster Strikes	1945	15	Science fiction	Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon	Dennis Moore and Linda Stirling		-
39	The Phantom Rider	1946, reissued in 1954 as Ghost Riders of the West	12	Western	Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon	Robert Kent and Peggy Stewart		-
40	King of the Forest Rangers	1946	12	Adventure	Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon			-
41	Daughter of Don Q	1946	12	Crime	Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon	Kirk Alyn		-
42	The Crimson Ghost	1946	12	Science fiction	William Witney and Fred C. Brannon	Clayton Moore and Linda Stirling		-
43	Son of Zorro	1947	13	Western, Superhero	Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon		Based on "Zorro" created by Johnston McCulley	-
44	Jesse James Rides Again	1947, reissued in 1955	13	Western	Fred C. Brannon	Clayton Moore and Linda Stirling		-
45	The Black Widow	1947	13	Science fiction Fantasy	Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon	Carol Forman		-
46	G-Men Never Forget	1948	12	Crime	Fred C. Brannon	Clayton Moore and Ramsay Ames		-
47	Dangers of the Canadian Mounted	1948	12	Northern	Fred C. Brannon	Jim Bannon		-
48	Adventures of Frank and Jesse James	1948	13	Western	Fred C. Brannon	Clayton Moore		-
49	Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.	1949	12	Crime	Fred C. Brannon	Kirk Alyn		-
50	Ghost of Zorro	1949	12	Western, Superhero	Fred C. Brannon	Clayton Moore	Based on "Zorro" created by Johnston McCulley	-
51	King of the Rocket Men	1949	12	Science fiction	Fred C. Brannon	Tristram Coffin	First of the "Rocket Man" serials	-
52	The James Brothers of Missouri	1949	12	Western	Fred C. Brannon	Keith Richards		-
53	Radar Patrol vs. Spy King	1949	12	Spy	Fred C. Brannon	Kirk Alyn		-
54	The Invisible Monster	1950	12	Science fiction	Fred C. Brannon	Richard Webb		-
55	Desperadoes of the West	1950	12	Western	Fred C. Brannon	Tom Keene		-
56	Flying Disc Man from Mars	1950	12	Science fiction	Fred C. Brannon	Walter Reed		-
57	Don Daredevil Rides Again	1951	12	Western	Fred C. Brannon	Ken Curtis	Loosely based on "Zorro" created by Johnston McCulley	-
58	Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion	1951	12	Spy	Fred C. Brannon	Walter Reed		-
59	Radar Men from the Moon	1952	12	Science fiction	Fred C. Brannon	George Wallace, Clayton Moore		-
60	Zombies of the Stratosphere	1952	12	Science fiction	Fred C. Brannon	Judd Holdren, Leonard Nimoy		-
61	Jungle Drums of Africa	1953	12	Jungle	Fred C. Brannon	Clayton Moore, Phyllis Coates		-
N/A	Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe	1953	12	Science fiction	Harry Keller, Fred C. Brannon and Franklin Adreon	Judd Holdren, Aline Towne, Richard Crane	A syndicated TV series of self-contained episodes relying mostly on footage recycled from the three earlier "Rocket Man" theatrical chapterplays. For contractual reasons, it was initially given a brief theatrical release as a feature before going to TV in 12 episodes.	-
62	Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders	1953	12	Northern, Spy	Franklin Adreon	Bill Henry		-
63	Trader Tom of the China Seas	1954	12	Maritime	Franklin Adreon	Harry Lauter, Aline Towne		-
64	Man with the Steel Whip	1954	12	Western	Franklin Adreon	Richard Simmons	Loosely based on "Zorro" created by Johnston McCulley	-
65	Panther Girl of the Kongo	1955	12	Jungle, Science fiction	Franklin Adreon	Phyllis Coates		-
66	King of the Carnival	1955	12	Crime, Spy	Franklin Adreon	Harry Lauter		-

Universal Pictures

Universal produced more serials than any other company.

Minor studios

These studios produced only small numbers of serials. They were either small, independent studios themselves or major studios not interested in the serial market.