Hi-Yo Silver (1940)
The Wonder Horse
Género : Western
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 8M
Director : John English, William Witney, Franklin Adreon
Escritor : Barry Shipman, George Worthing Yates, Ronald Davidson, Lois Eby
Sinopsis
Edited version of the 1938 Republic serial "The Lone Ranger."
Estamos ante una prometedora producción repleta de aventuras, no exentas de humor, en la que el popular cowboy enmascarado, que nació como un relato radiofónico, tomará un rostro y una apariencia renovada por completo. Tonto, es un nativo americano, curtido en mil batallas, que narra los increíbles relatos que convirtieron a John Reid, en el brazo ejecutor de la ley, toda una leyenda de los Estados Unidos. Esta insólita pareja se verá obligada a trabajar unida y a luchar contra la codicia y el crimen en una época en la que todavía prima la ley del más fuerte.
John Ried es el único joven ranger de Texas que sobrevive a la emboscada organizada por el líder un militar que actúa al margen de la ley, Butch Cabendich. John es rescatado por un viejo amigo comanche. Después de recuperarse de sus heridas, dedica toda su vida a luchar contra las acciones de Cabendich.
El gobernador cuenta con la ayuda del Llanero Solitario para investigar los misteriosos ataques a los colonos blancos por los nativos americanos.
Tres indios son asesinados. Cadauna llevaba un medallón al morir. Los medallones forman un rompecabezas cuya solución apunta a un tesoro escondido.
A 20th Century pilot named Buck Rogers and his young friend Buddy Wade awake from 500 years in suspended animation to find that the world has been taken over by the outlaw army of Killer Kane. Feature version of the film serial Buck Rogers by Universal Pictures, 1940.
Feature version of the 1938 film serial FLASH GORDON'S TRIP TO MARS: Flash Gordon fights Ming the Merciless once again to ensure the survival of the Earth.
Tarzan retells the story of a trip to Guatemala in which the ape-man had gone to aid a friend in searching for a very valuable totem pole called the Green Goddess. Second of two feature versions of the 1935 serial film "The New Adventures Of Tarzan", culled from the serial's last 10 episodes.
In 1865, Captain Mark Smith of the Confederate Army leads a band of deserters to conquer Texas and rule it as a dictator. In one of his first actions, he captures and assumes the identity of Texas' new Finance Commissioner, Colonel Marcus Jeffries, after having the real man murdered. When a contingent of Texas Rangers enters the territory, Snead, one of Smith's men, leads them into an ambush by Smith's "troopers". The Rangers are apparently wiped out, although one injured survivor is left. The survivor, nursed back to health by Tonto, swears to avenge the massacre and defeat "Colonel Jeffries" and his men.
On the mystic island of Lemuria, the cult of Ubasti seek the Egyptian Princess Nadji to sacrifice so that their goddess Ossana, whose soul resides in Nadji's body, may be resurrected by Black Magic. Nadji is located in the Far East port of Suva, but shielded by the White Magical powers of Frank Chandler, an American raised by Eastern mystics who is also known as Chandu. When Chandu takes a voyage alone, however, the evil Voice of Ubasti is able to magically spirit her to Lemuria, where Black Magic reigns supreme. Chandu sets out in pursuit with his sister Dorothy, niece Betty and nephew Bob; but, shipwrecked on the magic island, Chandu finds his family also held prisoner for sacrifice while he is plunged into an endless maze of caverns beneath the evil temple, where both his mortal and magical strength seem rendered useless.
A warlord from Mars recruits an Earth industrialist with a Nazi past to manufacture weapons by means of which Mars can take over the Earth. Feature version of the 1951 movie serial "Flying Disc Man from Mars".
Edited version of the 1938 Republic serial "The Lone Ranger."
Serial que, como su título indica, apuesta a nuevas aventuras del "Hombre-Mono", frente al éxito irrebatible de la MGM con el mismo personaje. En esta ocasión, validado por la firma del autor de las novelas originales (Edgar Rice Burroughs).
Simultáneamente con este serial, se estrenó una versión de 70 minutos de duración, "The New Adventures of Tarzan", compuesta por el primer episodio (de 65 minutos), más la resolución del inicio del segundo capítulo. En 1938 salió al mercado "Tarzan and the Green Goddess", que combinaba distintas secuencias de los episodios restantes.
Not a feature, but an edited version of the 1939 serial "The Phantom Creeps" which was released to TV in 1949.
Separately released feature version of the 1935 Serial, Call of the Savage.
Hawk of the Hills (1927), a ten episode serial, re-edited into a five-reel feature length version released in 1929. Newhall, California. A band of Indians led by the half-breed 'The Hawk' terrorizes prospectors in a valley. When the old prospector Clyde Selby hits the mother lode, The Hawk plans to kidnap his pretty blond daughter Mary Selby. This kidnapping actually proves one of the lesser of the perils faced by the poor Mary. Laramie, a government agent, wants with the help of his friendly Shoshone Indian friends to extricate the damsel-in-distress.
Two outlaws, The Lonely Rider and the Indian Tonto, have caught (at least they think they have) Speedy Gonzales, a ruthless gunfighter from the town of Njietponimaistadi. They start to travel to another town for the reward, through the desert without water and fighting against Indians. And just to find out that they have made a full circle back to origin.
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 Lone Ranger is on hand to help the homesteaders battle Bart's men as he overcomes traps, ambushes, burning buildings and other obstacles in his attempt to bring peace to the valley.
Feature version of the 1949 serial, KING OF THE ROCKETMEN: Young member of scientific group uses new rocket-powered flying suit to thwart shadowy saboteur known only as "Dr. Vulcan".
A group of Texas Rangers chasing the Butch Cavendish gang is massacred in an ambush. One of the Rangers survives and becomes a vigilante, a masked Lone Ranger who, aided by his native friend Tonto, promises to bring all outlaws to justice.
Condensed feature version of the 1936 serial Flash Gordon, with altered musical score. The film, which was shown outside the US as simply "Flash Gordon", was re-named Rocket Ship for its 1950 stateside re-release.