One of television's best early crime shows, Gang Busters was based on the highly-acclaimed radio programs by Phillips H. Lord. The format of the series were action-packed stories on the apprehension of major criminals, taken from actual police...

Ace is a 'G-Man of the sky' working out of Washington D.C. He is sent to Mongolia to find out why a mysterious villain known is trying to prevent the newly formed International Airways from setting up an airport there.

The Saturday matinee serials are becoming one of our most popular features in sales letters and this month we feature 5 more super hero crime busters who brought us back week after week. 

JUNGLE GIRL - 15 CHAPTER SERIAL: In 1941 Republic thrilled audiences with perhaps the best jungle serial ever produced. This thrilling adventure was loosely based on the famous novel Jungle Girl by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It starred the very...

TAILSPIN TOMMY COLLECTION: This rare collection includes the original Tailspin Tommy serial and two rare films as describe below. Excellent quality film transfers from Nostalgia Merchant. THIS IS A 4 DVD SET shipped directly from the...

THE MAGIC DOZEN SATURDAY MATINEE SERIALS Here are 12 of our all time most popular selling cliffhanging Saturday Matinee Serials. This is the first time we have offered these great thrillers at these super savings FEDERAL AGENTS VS UNDERWORLD INC....

THE RETURN OF CHANDU - 12 Chapter Serial - 1934: Bela Lugosi, as the famous mystic Chandu, encounters a murderous cult of Asian fanatics who kidnap Princess Nadji. Return of Chandu is a fantastic adventure picture filled with jeweled turbans,...

In 1697, Richard Dale and Alan Duncan are sent on an undercover mission by the British Admiralty to find and gather information on the notorious pirate, Captain Kidd. The two agents soon join Kidd's crew.

From the popular comic strip, adventure begins just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the attempt to obtain a secret route from China to India in the war effort. Charlie Chan's Sydney Toler and #1 son Keye Luke also star.

Enterprising air cadets are suspected of a series of murders actually committed by The Black Hangman. Eduardo Cianelli plays Karl Von Heiger, alias The Black Hangman, who has discovered a lost helium deposit in Darkest Africa.

Carpetbaggers in search of gold stir up trouble on the Navajo reservation when they secretly kill the chief. Black Arrow, son of the chief is determined to find out who killed his father and to bring the perpetrators to justice!

Sir James Blake assists his niece Hope and her friend Jerry in developing an apparatus they think has the potential to prevent wars.  But a gang of criminals led by the elusive "Scorpion" steals the device

Based on a popular comic strip stars Kane Richmond in the title role. Brick Bradford gets involved with a mysterious scientist, whose "crystal door" transports him to the moon and back, to 18th century Central America, etc.

Famed aviator Bruce Gentry (Tom Neal) is working with scientist Andrew Benson, setting out to uncover the origin of a deadly secret weapon---an electronically controlled flying disc which can be directed at moving or stationary targets.

The daring racecar driver meets failing business owner Marjorie Temple  and becomes her partner. The land she inherited from her father is worth millions in oil and that the devious racetrack owner and his cronies are out to steal it. 

A foreign power, represented by their agent Marlof, attempts to set up secret missile bases in Canada to target the United States for their planned summer invasion.  The Canadian Mounties only have 15 chapters to save the day.

One of Republics most action packed, exciting, and well acted serials that the company ever produced. Captain America was the first Marval (at that time, Timely) superhero to make it to the screen, with Dick Purcell playing the title role.

THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL - 12 CHAPTER SERIAL - 1941 On a scientific expedition to Siam young Billy Batson is given the ability to change himself into the super-powered Captain Marvel by the wizard Shazam, who tells him his powers will...

The only time a TV action hero was made into a movie. This 15 chapter serial is based on the extremely popular television series of the late 40's. Captain Video tries to save earth.

The son of the great detective Nick Carter is called upon to end the career of a gangster bearing the unfortunate name of Nick Polio (George Meeker) indulged in a bit of insurance fraud.  He only has 15 chapters to bring the crime to a conclusion.

Once again an evil force from another planet threatens Earth. This time it is up to scientist Commando Cory to save the day and a series of daring exploits. Will the earth be pulled out of it's orbit? Will Commando Cody save the day?

Congo Bill is in search of a Jungle Goddess, this time the possible heir to a 500,000-dollar trust fund....but only after surviving attacks from a killer gorilla, an assortment of thugs, a runaway boulder, a shooting, and  other perils.

When the treasure of a long lost ship is found on the Canadian-Alaska border it leads to murder and sabotage in this exciting 12 chapter serial. And who is the mysterious leader known only as THE BOSS?

Considered one of the better serials produced this 12 chapter epic tells the story of an escaped criminal who kidnaps and assumes the identity of a millionaire in an attempt to destroy everything the millionaire owns.

Adrian Booth, Kirk Alyn & Roy Barcroft all star in one of the greatest screen serials of all times.  The fighting twosome brave plots of certain death  as one by one the heirs of Don Q are bumped off.  

A renegade band led by a mysterious, masked character known as "The Skull" is terrorizing the town of Deadwood. Dick Stanley, editor of the local newspaper is unknownis also the mysterious masked Deadwood Dick, who is fighting The Skull and his gang.

Dick Tracy COLLECTION: In 1937 Chester Gould's immortal comic-strip crime fighter made it to the silver screen in a 15 chapter serial starring Ralph Byrd. This classic serial, plus 4 full-length feature film and 6 classic TV episodes are all here...

Back for more action is the world's greatest detective now working with the Government as a G-Man out to stop criminal mastermind Pa (Charles Middleton) Stark and his killer brood. 15 thrilling chapters

Here are 15 more thrilling episodes as Dick Tracy battles THE GHOST, a sinister criminal who is able to become invisible and create a massive crime wave. Tracy has only 15 chapters to bring this villain to justice.

There is never any rest for a hard working FBI agent. Tracy captured international saboteur Zarnoff but the criminal mastermind is able to cheat death in the gas chamber and is once again free to create more problems.

Don Winslow nearly fought the WWII almost by himself (or so the writers of the series might imply). This 13 chapter adventure was the second entry in the series as previously Don fought for the Navy. Can the Scorpion be stopped?

Don Winslow (Don Terry) is a top naval commander assigned to the islands around Pearl Harbor. There, naval intelligence has detected a ruthless gang of saboteurs who seek to destroy supply ships carrying rations and equipment for the troops.

This exciting 12 chapter adventure features Kirk Alyn as head of the Federal Agents trying to recover a valuable artifact that has been stolen. The artifact has the power to control mens minds. Also features Roy Barcroft.

The FBI has a super power with Agent 99 and he has his hands full searching for a Crime Lord who has escaped and begins a reign of terror. 12 chapters of fun

One of the most famous serials of all times starring action hero Buster Crabbe and the menacing Emperor Ming played by Charles Middleton. Based on the popular comic strip of the 30's this great old 13 chapter serial never loses its appeal.

The Earth is dying! A rocket hovering over the planet is dropping purple dust into the atmosphere, causing instant death! Only one man can save the day and he is FLASH GORDON. But it will take him 12 chapters to complete the task.

Martian invader, Mota, attempts to conquer the Earth as Mars is worried about its use of new atomic technology.  Mota blackmails American scientist, and former Nazi, Dr Bryant into assisting him and hires some criminals to be his henchmen.

A reign of terror is sweeping the USA as enemy spies strike at the nation's defenses. Four flying G-Men are assigned to the crisis. The four agree that one of them shall assume a mysterious identity so he can strike with the swiftness of a falcon.

Clayton Moore, before he became the Lone Ranger, played a good guy G Man out to locate a notorious gangser (Roy Barcroft) who has escaped prison and through plastic surgery assumes a new itentity.

Noteworthy among adventure serials as containing an unusually high number of action sequences directed by Whilliam Witney it is a tale of secret agents battling the Japanese Black Dragon Society and enemy agents.

Clayton (THE LONE RANGER) Moore can't seem to get away from hiding behind a mask. This time he is the grandson of ZORRO as he battles legendary bad guy Roy Barcroft, known as the movies greatest western villian. Don't miss a single chapter.

Buck Jones plays a range detective who takes on a gang of rustlers, who make their secret headquarters in deserted Ghost City. Things are further complicated by Mary Gray, who owns a gold mine under the outlaw property.

Wild Bill Hickok, U.S. Marshal in Abilene, Kansas, is sent to stop the mysterious "Phantom Riders" from disrupting the cattle drives across the Chisholm Trail and the construction of a new railroad.

Jock Mahoney plays Northwest Mounted Police Constable O'Mahoney, 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

This great classic 12 chapter thriller brings all the elements of the great old westerns.  A Railroad tycoon fighting the indians and the bad guys as he establishes his construction camp in the heart of Wyoming on the border of hostile Indians.

 A shadowy criminal syndicate has kidnapped one of the government's best engravers to print the bogus currency. Posing as a dangerous criminal, Jack Holt gains entrance to the gang's remote mountain hideout, bringing fellow agent Kay Drew along.

.  Jack is met by a host of evil villains when he goes off on an adventure to rescue a scientist that was kidnapped and whisked away to a far off island in an attempt to steal his brilliant new invention.

Clayton Moore stars as the famed outlaw Jesse James, who has reformed and wants to settle down, but is forced to defend some homesteader  from an attack by the cloaked and masked Black Raiders! 12 TRILLING CHAPTERS

Two safaris enter the African jungle intent on finding a white girl who is the heiress to a fortune. One safari, led by Jungle Jim, wants to make sure she gets the news.

During World War II, the Nazi High Command sends agents into the African jungle to stir up the local Tongghili tribes against the British Allies.  Two American's, with the aid of the beautiful and mysterious Jungle Queen try to stop them.

The Dead End Kids, later became known as The Bowery Boys.  A gang of street kids work with the FBI  to find and rescue their leader's father, a scientist who has been kidnapped by "The Flaming Torches," a group of saboteurs

Billy Halop is pilot-to-be "Ace" Holden and Huntz Hall is his mechanic buddy "Bolts" Larsen. By chance they discover a plot by "alien saboteurs" to destroy American oil fields and airports to pave the way for a Japanese invasion

There is an ancient Indian rug whose pattern provides the clues to a secret treasure. A devious archaeologist plots to grab the fortune, and murders his way to it! Somehow U.S. Forest Ranger Steve King must find the clues and stop the murder spree

Jeff King is appointed to investigate the murders of a group of scientists. Aided by the jet-propelled rocket pack King only has 12 chapters to find out who the mysterious Dr Vulcan is and stop his menace.

Sammy Baugh as the lead character along with Duncan Runaldo, Monte Blue, Kermit Maynard, Neil Hamilton and everybody's favorite bad guy Roy Barcroft. When Nazi sabateurs kill his dad Tom King heads home to find the killer.

The mysterious Wolf Man is terrorizing settlers in a western town. With the help of Rinty (Rin Tin Tin), young Jimmy Carter (Frankie Darro) tries to unmask the Wolf Man and foils his evil plot.

Dressed in a mask and black costume our hero is out to battle a gang of outlaws who, aided by some renegade Indians are raiding and creating terror amount the settlers.

Mandrake  and Lothar  meet Professor Hudson who has developed a radium energy machine, which is much coveted by "The Wasp", who sends his hordes of henchmen in waves to steal the invention

200 years ago he was one of the most feared pirates...now, 200 years later Captain Mephisto finds a way using a transportation machine to travel in time a cause more havoc.

Near the end of the Civil War, Captain Cyrus Harding (Richard Crane), along with other Union prisoners use a balloon to escape a Southern prison camp and end up marooned on a mysterious volcanic island

Western settlers are being driven off their homesteads and ranches by a combination of Indian raids and attacks by bands of mysterious outlaws. The government sends out famed Indian scout Kit Carson and army officer David Brent to investigate

Plenty of action in the jungles of Africa as a mad scientist attempts to gain sole access to secret diamond mines. To keep people away he breeds giant crayfish know as "Claw Monsters".

This was one of the most expensive serials every made starring Linda Stirling, Allen Lane and Duncan Renaldo. Plenty of action when an evil attorney is out to kill THE TIGER WOMAN for her fortune.

Montana Deputy Dan Lawson (Dennis Moore), posing as an outlaw called Laramie, goes to the Canadian northwest on the trail of Bart Randall who is wanted for murder and bank robbery in the states.

This thrilling 15 chapter serial is about a sea captain trying to clear his name for a murder he did not commit. The solution to the murder lies on the island of Pulinan where the real murderer is hiding.

Aviator Dick Moreland funds an expedition to recover treasure buried by his pirate ancestor.  When another member of Moreland's club, steals his map and sets out to find the treasure for himself trouble begins.

George Wallace stars as Commando Cody in an attempt to save the earth from the invasion of creatures from another planet. Roy barcroft plays the ruler from Mars and Clayton "THE LONE RANGER" Moore is a bad guy working with the evil Retik.

The Radar Defense Bureau is called to battle an enemy who is sabotaging the plans for a vast defense system of radar stations. It is up to Chris Calvert to rescue a brilliant radar scientist.

Detective Red Barry (Buster Crabbe) is galvanized into action when two million dollars worth of bonds is stolen from an unnamed Asian country. Among the villains involved are prima ballerina Natacha and mastermind Quong.

One of the biggest casts of screen favorites ever cast for a serial.  Dick Foren, Buck Jones, Leo Carrilo, Big Boy Williams, Monte Blue, Roy Barcroft, Genn Strange, Charles Bickford, Lon Chaney Jr & Noah Beery Jr bring action to the old west.

Western settlers are being driven off their homesteads and ranches by a combination of Indian raids and attacks by bands of mysterious outlaws. The government sends out famed Indian scout Kit Carson and army officer David Brent to investigate

Following the sabotage and destruction of Pacific Dirigible Airlines' airship San Francisco  the United States Intelligence Department assigns Agent Mala to investigate. Evidence points to the refuelling station on Clipper Island.

In this 12 chapter chiller we find the evil Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist who holds a world deadly formula that will disintegrate anything and everything in its path. Can he be stopped before the final chapter?

Here are 5 of our most popular serials.  A great line up of action heros including Russell Hayden, Victor Jory, Buster Crabbe, Walter Reed, Keye Luke and Phyllis Coates here is adventure on land and in outer space.

A phantom band of maritime hoodlums are blowing up American ships, destroying vessels carrying tons of munitions to the Allies. Enter the rough and rowdy "Dead End Kids" led by Billy Adams (Billy Halop) and Toby Nelson (Huntz Hall).

Before he became well known for his role on Sea Hunt, Lloyd Bridges starred in this 13 chapter serial with #1 son Keye Luke about a mad Japanese scientist who discovers a deadly formula.

 Jim Scott (Clayton Moore) and wagon train boss Tulsa  are on to the nefarious schemes of Rance Rankin (Marshall Reed) and Ace Devlin (John Crawford), getting words of warning through to Portico (Rodd Redwing), the Son of Geronimo. 

Robert Shaw stars as David Trent, a nobleman who forms an outlaw group to combat his evil uncle Sir Edgar Bullard. The outlaws of Sherwood Forest  are championing young Roger Mowbray whose right to the throne is being usurped by an evil regent

Considered by many as one of the best serials ever made, Spy Smasher has managed to find favor even among non-serial aficionados. Based on the comic strip hero our hero is out to put a stop to German agents prior to World War II.

There is plenty of action in the air as popular comic strip hero Tailspin Tommy battles the rival airline to keep a government mail contract.  Lots of thrills in vintage airplanes.

Lone shark Rance Carson appoints the bandit Blaze Talbot as town marshal to act as his enforcer and soon the town is in chaos. With fighting between rival gangs, Tex dons a mask to become The Midnight Rider and bring the criminals to justice.

Clayton (The Lone Ranger) Moore stars in this 13 chapter action packed adventure from 1948 as Jesse James, famous outlaw turned law abiding good guy. But is isn't easy when you are confronted by an evil bad buy.

Fred Harmon's popular comic strip and radio hero Red Ryder came to the screen in this above-average Republic serial directed by the team of William Witney and John English. Red is out to find his fathers killers.

Starring Rex, the King of the Wild Horses and Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr. Rex is taken from a peaceful island where he is worshiped as a God-Horse, to the U.S.  When he returns to Sujan the natives turn against him

A detective is hired to investigate the deaths of a group of scientists working on an atomic rocket project. Behind the killings is a fortuneteller named Sombra....better known as THE BLACK WIDOW.

A scientist discovers a formula for making synthetic gold, but before he can reveal the secret  both he and the book in which he has written the formula disappear. Super-detective Craig Kennedy and his partner suspect The Clutching Hand.

Evil Hassan returns to his native land of Ahad and plots to overthrow his twin brother Kasim.   Kasim finds a costume he will wear while fighting to get back his throne.

none of the villains struck such a dangerous and intimidating pose as the Lightning! The Lightning keeps a truly awe-inspiring range of weapons. The U.S. Marines struggle to undermine the Lightning's plans and learn his true identity

Football star Red Grange is poised to lead Clay College to a victorious season. This goes against the plans of George Elton, the leader of a gambling ring who will stop at nothing to ensure Clay's defeat.

During a perilous voyage to Alaska, a renegade ship captain and a Nazi agent stop at nothing to steal the Peritron, a powerful ray gun developed by an American scientist for the U.S. war effort.

Gordon Jones, better known as Mike the cop in the Abbott and Costello TV series and Keye (Charlie Chan number one son) Luke star in this exciting 12 chapter serial based on the popular radio series.

Warren Hull plays the lead as the masked man-hunter who, joined by Keye Luke as faithful sidekick Kato, uses his crime-fighting weaponry to track down the mysterious head of a city-wide racketeering ring!  15 CHAPTERS

Cowboy legend Tim McCoy stars infather and a friend,Tim McCoy, she journeys to her uncle's gold mine, encountering bandits, Indians on the warpath and other adventures.

A mad-scientist known as THE PHANTOM RULER has invented a way to make things invisible. He plans to use this invention to make himself invisible so he can steal enough money to rule the world. Can he be stopped - in 12 chapters?

Keith Richards, Robert Rice, AND Roy Barcroft star in this unusual twist on the tale of the famous outlaws. They go undercover to help a former member of their gang who is running a respectable freight business. Great western action.

A prospector is murdered by The Cactus Kid who hope to find the murdered man's goldmine. The miner's dog recognizes the killers, who try to use the dog to locate the lost mine. With the help of a government agent Rinty saves the mine.

Dr. Grood has succeeded in winning control over the planet Ergro as the first step in his desired conquest of the Universe. Groof captures professor Dorn to use the professor's knowledge to help his cause.

From a story by Arthur (Sherlock Holmes) Conan Doyle - A special train carrying gold bullion is stopped by henchmen. The bandits take the train and hide it in an abandoned mine shaft, and then steal the gold.

"We can produce unlimited gold." -- So speaks an unseen Nazi ringleader known only as "The Master Key". Our heros must seek out the Nazis'  hideout  to prevent the valuable invention from falling into enemy hands.

Texas Ranger Tom Morhan (Tom Mix) discovers that the Indians are being terrorized by a ruthless villain who has learned that the tribal lands contain deposits of "X-94", a powerful explosive. Zaroff stops at nothing in their efforts to kill Tom

Jam-packed with fast action and dizzying plot twists, The Mysterious Dr. Satan was one of the best and most often-revived Republic serials of the early 1940s featuring Dr Satan's famous "killer robot".

On a train traveling through Canada a woman overhears of conversation where someone accuses the other of murder.  She suddenly finds her life in danger when the henchmen realize she can identify them.  It is danger for 15 chapters.

Jeff Scott (Johnny Mack Brown)  is sent to investigate problems with wagon trains attempting to make the journey to Oregon.   Plenty of action in this rip roaring 15 chapter serial.

THE PAINTED STALLION - 12 CHAPTER SERIAL With Indians on the warpath and trouble brewing in Mexico, an unknown hero on a painted stallion helps government agent Clark Stuart lead a wagon train safely through the Santa Fe Trail. The adventures of...

a mad scientist attempts to rule the world by creating elaborate inventions. A giant robot! Mechanical spiders! A gun that shoots "Z-rays"! An invisibility belt! All in the diabolical hands of Dr. Alex Zorka.

It's cowboy legend Gene Autry against a super future underground empire lead by an evil queen. Meanwhile a crooked professor plans to invade this undergound kingtom and seize its wealth. A most unusual serial.

This serial is about the efforts of lawman "Red" Davidson (Buck Jones) to save his friend "Silent" Slade (Grant Withers) from being hanged for a crime he didn't commit. Inspired by W.C. Tuttle's original pulp-magazine story.

 Milling machinery owner Tom Bailey is mysteriously murdered after mining operator Jackson Decker ordered one of his men to seize the expensive equipment. Assigned to the case is Captain Wayne Decker, who is Jackson Decker's son

Captain Silver and his friends are cruising through tropical waters aboard their boat the Sea Hound when they pick up an SOS. Silver sails to Typhoon Cove and finds Ann Whitney, yacht owner Stanley Rand and Vardman under attack by pirates.  w

Police officer Dan Barton secretly goes undercover and join the forces of evil in order to put an end to a Nazi spy ring only to discover that his only outside government contact has been assassinated. How will he survive?

Based on the popular radio series, Jictor Jory takes on the role of the shadow who clouds men's minds so those doing evil can not see this daring crime fighter. Who know's what evil lerks in the hearts of man? The shodow does.

Back from retirement THE SPIDER returns to help his friend, police commissioner Kirk fight a dangerous maniac who threatens America with sabotage and wholeslae murder.

An electrical engineer  brings his newest invention to a famous electrical wizard --- a vest-like apparatus that enables the wearer to vanish, leaving only a shadow. The pair set out to bring about the downfall of power-crazed Wade Barnett.

Ralph Byrd as Greg Saunders, a B-western movie star who assumes the identity of the masked Vigilante to combat crime. Saunders and his sidekick Stuff try to solve the mystery of several price Arabanian stallions being stolen. 

Professor Strang (Bela Lugosi), magician and owner operator of Strang's Wax Works And House Of Mystery. Is he also the notorious Whispering Shadow?

Frank Courtney is the heir to great wealth, but his guardian Norman Bryan secretly plots to do the boy in and steal the inheritance. Only Frank's friend, radio operator Bob Whitlock and Frank's wolf-dog stand between him and disaster.

The story here starts with Tim coming to Africa in search of his father, Professor Tyler (Al Shean), a noted scientist who has gone to the gorilla country and turned up missing. This is one of the most famous serials.

The United Nations has island trader Tom Rogers and Vivian Wells  daughter of a schooner ptain, spearheading the effort to keep subversive native groups from starting revolutions in Burmatra and neighboring Asian countries. 

Wild Bill Tolliver rides into the territory of New Mexico to search for Bill's father who disappeared while prospecting. They discover a ruthless outlaw leader operating a giant gold mine and using captured patriots and others to work as slaves.

A wealthy businessman has apparently perished in an automobile crash. Bob Stewart  with the State Bureau of Investigation has been assigned to investigate what authorities believe to be foul-play.  There is no shortage of suspects.

Jeff Ramsay  is fighting to advance the line through Hell's Gate Pass. King Carter plans to block the construction of the railroad. He hires Snakeye, a renegade half-breed, to lead the Indians on raids against the construction camps.

Security agent Larry Martin flies with an experimental rocket suit, investigates clandestine visits to earth by a Martian spaceship. Meanwhile, villainous Martians conspire with a traitorous atomic scientist to blast earth out of its orbit

After her brother is murdered because of his crusading newspaper, his sister assumes the identity of "THE BLACK WHIP" in attempt to aveng his death and bring Crescent City criminals to justice.

The mysterious Don Del Oro ("Lord of Gold"), an idol of the Yaqui Indians, has emerged and attacks the gold trade of the Republic of Mexico, with plans to take over the land and become Emperor.  It is up to Zorro to save the day.