The Master Key (1914)
Gênero : Ação, Aventura, Drama
Runtime : 5H 10M
Director : Robert Z. Leonard
Escritor : Robert Z. Leonard
Sinopse
A movie serial from 1914
Líder de uma quadrilha, Dr. Mabuse planeja um grande golpe: o roubo de informações privilegiadas da bolsa de valores. Depois de usar seus poderes psíquicos em um golpe no jogo de cartas, Mabuse começa a ser investigado pelo Comissário Von Wenk. Mas as poucas pistas fazem com que o comissário procure alguém para ajudá-lo no caso.
Para proteger um talismã mágico de ser usado para o mal, um adolescente chamado Billy Batson é dado o poder de se tornar um super-herói adulto, Capitão Marvel, com uma única palavra mágica: "Shazam!"
Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.
This 15-chapter serial pits Batman and Robin against The Wizard, who uses a device that allows him to control machinery to hold the city hostage.
Flash Gordon, Dale Arden e Dr. Alexis Zarkov visitam o planeta Mongo para frustrar os planos malignos do Imperador Ming, o Impiedoso, que colocou seu planeta em rota de colisão com a Terra.
Uma misteriosa praga, a Morte Púrpura, devasta a Terra. Dr. Zarkov, investigando em sua nave espacial, encontra uma espaçonave do planeta Mongo lançando um pó na atmosfera. Com certeza, Ming, o Impiedoso está de volta com seus velhos estratagemas. Então retornam Mongo, Flash, Dale, e Zarkov, desta vez com aliados esperando: Prince Barin de Arboria e Rainha Fria das terras do norte congeladas de Frigia; onde, é encontrado o Polarite, antídoto para a praga. Mas Ming vai usar todas as suas forças para impedir os nossos heróis de frustrar seus planos de conquista.
Em Gotham City, Batman (Lewis Wilson) luta contra Dr. Daka (J. Carrol Naish), um japonês mentor de um grupo de espionagem que sabota instituições. Daka tem um aparelho que pulveriza uma radiação mortal, tendo assim, muita facilidade de destruir seus inimigos, além de poder recrutar homens, fazer uma lavagem cerebral neles e transformá-los em seus servos. Batman precisa usar todo o seu poder de morcego para enfrentar este inimigo.
Quando seu pai é morto em um acidente de trem, Larry Baker promete desmascarar um criminoso misterioso chamado "The Wrecker", que provocava "acidentes" fatais na L&M Railroad.
O criminoso 'The Wrecker' destrói trens na L&R Railroad. Uma de suas vítimas é o pai de Larry Baker (John Wayne). Baker quer encontrar o malfeitor dentre uma série de suspeitos, mas será difícil uma vez que o Wrecker pode se disfarçar para parecer quase todo mundo. (e Livre - Estimado Livre)
3 versões de duração:
227 min (seriado com 12 episódios) (USA)
79 min (adaptado para TV) (USA)
80 min (DVD)
Serial - sequel to Superman (1948); Superman faces off against Lex Luthor.
A mysterious criminal known as The Whispering Shadow commits crimes by means of a gang he controls by television and radio rays. Jack Norton, whose brother was murdered by The Whispering Shadow, suspects that the eerie Professor Strang - whose ghostly wax museum contains figures far too lifelike - may be involved in the crimes.
Commando Cody, 'Sky Marshal of the Universe', works with American scientists Joan Gilbert and Ted Richards in the development of a flying suit and a rocket to the Moon. When the nation's defences are being sabotaged and destroyed, Cody learns that an atomic-gun is being used and that the men on the moon are the culprits.
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Superman comes to Earth as a child and grows up to be his home's first superhero with his first major challenge being to oppose The Spider Lady.
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Mary Brooks' father, who has been studying ancient tribes, falls into the hands of "the people of Zar, god of the Emerald Fingers." Tarzan helps Mary locate her father, rescues everyone from the High Priest of Zar, and takes Mary to his cave.
When an unscrupulous banker ruins his family, a young man swears to bring him to justice, so he adopts a new identity, the mysterious Judex, and ominously disguised and sunk into the muddy path of vengeance, punishes the crooks and protects the innocents. (Originally a twelve-part epic serial.)
The self-styled son of Indian chief Geronimo gets himself involved with a gang of nasty whites in this typical low-budget 15 chapter serial, which benefitted from a great deal of footage from the the stock piles at Columbia Pictures. Jim Scott (Clayton Moore) and wagon train boss Tulsa (Bus Osborne) 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 Genronimo. With Portico's help, the white renegades are finally destroyed in the serial's concluding chapter, "Peace Treaty." Moore, the future star of the television series The Lone Ranger, was here billed "Clay Moore." Usually cast as a villain, mustachioed Bud Osborne turned in a rare "good guy" performance in this serial.