Squadron Archive DVDs
We can only offer older titles to researchers. By ordering a copy of one of these titles you agree that this is your purpose in requesting a copy. These serials have not been made available by the original producers and are not now and are not to be confused with any commercial releases by the Serial Squadron; we will not at any time in the future make any of the titles below available for commercial sale or distribution and donations related to these holdings are used to help pay for new acquisitions to be restored and preserved. In accordance with current copyright law, no serials will be listed here if less than 75 years old or if made available as a commercial video product by the rightsholder (if any).
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THE SPIDER'S WEB (1938)
(15 Chapters)
Source: The Spider pulp magazine stories by R. T. M. Scott, Norvell Page, and Emile C. Tepperman (a.k.a. Grant Stockbridge), Popular Publications, 1933‑1943 Directed by: Ray Taylor, James W. Horne Featuring: Warren Hull as Richard Wentworth/Blinky McQuade/The Spider, Kenneth Duncan as Ram Singh, Richard Fiske as Jackson and Iris Meredith as Nita Van Sloan. Mystery Villain: The Octopus Plot: The mysterious white-robed Octopus raids one industry after another in a systematic grab for power. The Spider, a masked vigilante who looks upon the underworld as his own private shooting gallery, is feared by criminals and civilians alike. When these two powerful figures fight to destroy each other, the result is bloody mayhem. Notes: This was the first serial to feature a 1930s “classic” pulp magazine crime-fighter character. The pulp‑magazine version of the Spider crouched and wore a white fright wig and fangs in the stories, though he was often depicted on magazine covers wearing a simple black mask. The look of the serial Spider, with his webbed mask and light flowing cape, was a definite improvement over either previous form and certainly influenced that of the more familiar current comic book character Spider‑man. Warren Hull's stunt double was Dave O'Brien, future star of Captain Midnight, and who would play Ronald Jackson in the sequel. Source Material: 16mm original print, complete Transfer Quality: Excellent picture, very good normalized and noise-reduced audio
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$ 20.00
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RADIO PATROL (1937)
(12 Chapters)
Directed by Ford Beebe and Cliff Smith Featuring Grant Withers, Adrian Morris, Catherine Hughes, Frank Lackteen Digital transfer from excellent quality original 16mm print with one chapter in lesser quality than others; audio restored
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$ 15.00
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TAILSPIN TOMMY in THE GREAT AIR MYSTERY (1935)
(12 Chapters)
Directed by Ray Taylor Featuring Clark Williams, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr. Digital transfer from excellent quality original 16mm print; audio restored
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$ 15.00
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THE RUSTLERS OF RED DOG (1935)
(12 Chapters)
Directed by Louis Friedlander Featuring Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Walter Miller, Harry Woods, Joyce Compton Digital transfer from excellent quality original 16mm print; picture, opening summaries and audio restored.
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$ 15.00
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THE VANISHING SHADOW (1934)
(12 Chapters)
Featuring Onslow Stevens, Ada Ince and Walter Miller Incredible Devices: Belt of invisibility, destroying ray, robot Directed by: Louis Friedlander Sharp digital transfer from high quality stable original film print. Excellent quality picture and sound throughout. Full-quality restored edition, never before made available in DVD quality. Complete.
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$ 20.00
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THE LOST SPECIAL (1932)
(12 Chapters)
Featuring Frank Albertson, Cecilia Parker, Frank Glendon, Francis Ford, Joe Bonomo. Directed by Henry McRae Restored from videotape source. Print quality is excellent with no scratches, artifacts, or splices. Transfer quality is not great; image is stable but focus is soft and contrast is sometimes OK sometimes not. Ch. 11 is grainy and has been partially smoothed. Audio restored to remove 95% of hiss; some auto-level artifacts remain; missing sound at end of Ch. 8 replaced. Complete. General effect is average old VHS quality with strong sound.
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$ 15.00
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