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TARZAN THE FEARLESS (1933) The Serial featuring Buster Crabbe Now on DVD
ZUDORA Episode 1: The Mystery of the Spotted Collar
THE GREEN ARCHER Chapter 1
THE DEVIL HORSE Chapter 2
THE MYSTERY TROOPER Chapter 1: The Trap of Terror
THE LONE DEFENDER Chapter 1: The Mystery of the Desert
Upcoming DVD Releases
THE GREEN ARCHER
Featuring Victory Jory and Iris Meredith
Shipping Now
THE MASTER KEY
Featuring Dennis Moore and Milburn Stone
In Production
Archive Addition
November 2016
Archive Addition
December 2016
Commercial DVD
Commercial DVD
January 2017
Archive Addition
February 2017
DVD & Printed Magazine
featuring Richard Talmadge
Subscriber Pledges collected August 1-5
ADVENTURES OF FRANK MERRIWELL
featuring Don Briggs and Jean Rogers
Subscriber Pledges collected September 1-5
THE MASTER KEY
featuring Dennis Moore and Milburn Stone
Subscriber Pledges collected October 1-5
BEST OF SERIALFEST DVD MAGAZINE
featuring Nick Carter, The Liberty Boys, Mr. Foo,
The Leather Pushers & More
JUNGLE MENACE
featuring Frank Buck
Subscriber Pledges collected November 1-5
SERIALFEST DVD MAGAZINE #5
featuring Pearl White as The Lightning Raider
Subscriber Pledges collected December 1-5
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THE GREEN ARCHER
Featuring Victory Jory
and Iris Meredith
“James W. Horne's first two solo sound serials, The Shadow and The Green Archer, are also his best” -- Green Hornet
A stolen jewel ring run by crooked Abel Bellamy operates out of a modern-day castle is investigated by Spike Holland (Victor Jory, star of The Shadow) while a mysterious archer in medieval attire and an imitator prowl the grounds as well. Restored with noise-reduced picture and audio.
View Chapter 1: "Prison Bars Beckon"
The First Sound Serial to receive national distribution
THE LONE DEFENDER
Featuring Walter Miller and
the original Rin Tin Tin
The owner of a secret mine is murdered and Rin Tin Tin is a witness. The Cactus Kid and his gang think the dog can lead them to the mine. Rinty and a helpful stranger named Ramon try to beat the gang, protect the murdered man's daughter, and uncover the identity of the Cactus Kid.
ZUDORA
The Original Girl Detective
& THE VENTURES OF MARGUERITE
The surviving episodes of the 1914 supernatural detective series/serial featuring Marguerite Snow and James Cruze, stars of THE MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY, and a bonus episode of the serial THE VENTURES OF MARGUERITE starring Marguerite Courtot.
Includes: The Mystery of the Spotted Collar, The Mystery of the Sleeping House, The Mystery of the Dutch Cheese Maker, and The Fatal Elopement aka The Hypnotic Power of Mr. Chang and The Veiled Priestess
New Digital Transfer
THE MYSTERY TROOPER
Starring Robert Frazer
and Blanche Mehaffey
Jack Logan travels to the Northwest to try to locate a mine that belonged to his murdered uncle and is there besieged by crooks wanting to steal the map to the mine from him. He helps rescue pretty Helen Holt and her brother Billy from the crooks and returns them to their foster father Red Eagle, with the assistance of the phantom "Mystery Trooper," who lives in Ghost City and finds respite in playing melancholy melodies on a dusty pump organ.
A new digital transfer of this enjoyable early sound serial created at the USC Cinema Archive and restored and stabilized by Eric Stedman. First and only release of this serial with very good quality picture and audio.
Cliffhanger Serial Edition
TARZAN THE FEARLESS
Featuring
BUSTER CRABBE
and JACQUELINE WELLS
Mary Brooks leads a jungle expedition to find her lost archaeologist father and encounters Tarzan, the mysterious wild man, who helps protect her as she heads toward the lost temple of the god Zar of the Many Emeralds and his worshipers. Two other men also vie for her affection, one of whom secretly wants to collect a $10,000 bounty on Tarzan.
This restored edition of the serial is presented in cliffhanger format and includes content not seen since the serial's original release in 1933. Content which remains lost is summarized and re-created with stills and audio in real-time.
A must-see and a must-have for your cliffhanger serial DVD collection!
New Digital Transfer
THE DEVIL HORSE
Featuring Harry Carey,
Frankie Darro and
Apache, the Devil Horse
“A real serial that has cast, story, action and excellent photography and sound. If you want a lot of fast action, this is the serial for you.” -- Mayme P. Mussleman, theater exhibitor
A murdered forest ranger's brother and a mute "wild boy," who grew up in the woods, defend themselves against crooked Canfield (Noah Beery) and his men, who will stop at nothing to capture a magnificent wild stallion -- "the devil horse" -- that is friend to the wild boy.
RARE RESTORED MOVIE SERIALS ON DVD
And Available On Demand on your computer, tablet, phone, XBox, Blu-Ray player or smart TV
Most of the DVDs listed below are new digital transfers from rare existing original film prints with restored picture and sound, some with extras and viewing options and sometimes even special color tone effects, commentary and new musical scores. The silent titles in particular have been painstakingly restored shot-for-shot in most cases and include restored sections or summaries of action for content that survives only in incomplete form. In almost all cases picture and audio quality are excellent and superior to that of any alternate versions.
Jungle & Exotic Adventure Cliffhangers
JUNGLE ADVENTURES
ADVENTURES OF TARZAN
The Original Restored!
THE JUNGLE PRINCESS
AKA The Lost City of the Jungle
Also, in the Archive:
THE CALL OF THE SAVAGE
THE MYSTERY OF
THE RIVER BOAT
Action in Louisiana!
S O S COAST GUARD
Ralph Byrd vs. Bela Lugosi!
Also, in the Archive:
THE SECRET OF
TREASURE ISLAND
SEA & ISLAND ADVENTURES
ISLE OF SUNKEN GOLD
Chapters from Lost Serial
MALA, SECRET AGENT OF THE SOUTH SEAS
The Native American Hero!
Crime, Mystery & Horror Cliffhangers
THE TRAIL OF
THE OCTOPUS
Restored from 35mm
View On Demand
THE HOUSE
OF HATE
Amazing full-length
long-lost serial starring
Pearl White vs.
The Hooded Terror!
DRUMS OF
FU MANCHU
The Must-See Serial Transferred from an Original Print
Best Quality Available!
THE MYSTERIES
OF MYRA
DVD / Book
Psychic Heroine & Supernatural Detective vs. the Black Order!
View Episode 12
THE HOPE
DIAMOND MYSTERY
Boris Karloff's first
major film role!
Now Available On Demand
BEATRICE FAIRFAX
The Great 1916
Girl Reporter Series!
BLAKE OF
SCOTLAND YARD
The Scorpion Strikes!
GANG BUSTERS
Vs. Dr. Mortis and The
League of Murdered Men!
HOLT OF THE
SECRET SERVICE
Tough-guy Pulp Cliffhanger!
THE WOLF DOG
Good Story & New Transfer!
Also, in the Archive:
THE LOST SPECIAL
RADIO PATROL
THE SPIDER'S WEB
THE VANISHING SHADOW
SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN
Western Cliffhangers
THE MASKED RIDER
Restored from the only known 35mm nitrate print
View Action Scenes from
"The Fight on the Dam"
THE LONE RANGER
In English, no subtitles, and THE LONE RANGER RIDES AGAIN
Complete on DVD
View On Demand
DAREDEVILS
OF THE WEST
The Long-Lost Republic Serial featuring Allan Lane and Kay Aldridge Complete on DVD
View On Demand
THE PHANTOM EMPIRE
Restored & Scored:
The Fun Version!
THE PAINTED STALLION
The Mystery Rider
with the Golden Arrow!
MYSTERY MOUNTAIN
Who is "The Rattler?"
View Chapter 1
THE VANISHING LEGION
Early Serial, Excellent Quality
THE BLACK WHIP
Linda Stirling, the Avenger!
THE EAGLE in THE VIGILANTES ARE COMING
The Vigilante of California!
THE SIGN
OF THE WOLF
Restored and High Quality
ZORRO RIDES AGAIN
And Sings Too!
ZORRO'S
FIGHTING LEGION
Vs. Don Del Oro,
Golden God of the Yaquis!
Also, in the Archive:
HEROES OF THE WEST
THE RED RIDER
THE GREAT ADVENTURES
OF WILD BILL HICKOK
Aviation, War & Spy Cliffhangers
WAR, SPIES & MOUNTIES
THE FIGHTING MARINES
Vs. the Tiger Shark!
PATRIA vs. Warner Oland
& the Japanese Invasion
of New York!
Also, in the Archive:
CLANCY OF
THE MOUNTED
AVIATION ADVENTURES
THE MYSTERY SQUADRON
Who is the Black Ace?
STEVE CANYON
TV Series
Complete & Restored
(External Link)
Also, in the Archive:
Tailspin Tommy in
THE GREAT AIR MYSTERY
KING OF THE MOUNTIES
With Restored Audio & Subtitled Missing Dialogue
Cliffannger Anthology
THE LOST SERIAL COLLECTION
Anthology of Rare Footage from Silent Serials
Audio Cliffhangers
SQUADRON AUDIO DVD COLLECTIONS
Many now available as 2-DVD sets with "flip-over" cover inserts
Masters of Horror/Monsters | Pirates/Adventures at Sea | Sherlock Holmes/Fu Manchu
Exotic Adventure/WWII | All-Star Western/Roy Rogers | Tarzan Audio Collection
The Blue Beetle | Swords of Adventure
Upcoming Release: The Mystery Mind featuring Adrian Booth
is the Squadron's Non-Profit Wing: Our library of 35mm, 16mm, 8mm, digital transfers, laserdisc & videotape. Copies of some restored/preserved titles which are at least 75 years old and never received commercial release (listed below) may be legally requested by researchers, writers or film historians for purposes of research or study. Most of these titles have been painstakingly restored and the highest quality and most complete existing editions of these serials in existence and include stabilized picture and noise-reduced, enhanced audio and are not available for commercial distribution or dealer orders.
Adventures of
Frank Merriwell
(Restored from 16mm,
transfer in progress)
The Call of the Savage
(Restored from 16mm)
Starring Noah Beery Jr.
as Jan of the Jungle
Clancy of the Mounted
Chapters 1-6
(Restored from 16mm)
Featuring Tom Tyler
The Desert Song
(Restored, with 2-tone color)
Long-lost musical story of the "Red Shadow"
Graft (feature)
(From 16mm, unrestored
but sharp & clear)
Rare Boris Karloff film
Heroes of the West
(Restored from 16mm)
Early cowboys & Indians cliffhanger
The Red Rider
(Restored from 16mm)
Buck Jones tracks down the killer who smokes marijuana cigarettes
The Spider's Web
(Restored from 16mm)
The first pulp action hero film
Tailspin Tommy in
The Great Air Mystery
(Restored from 16mm)
The Vagabond King
(Restoration in progress)
The Vanishing Shadow
(Restored from 16mm)
1934 sci-fi serial featuring invisibility device and murderous robot; highest quality existing transfer
Jungle Menace
(Restored from 16mm,
transfer in progress)
The Lost Special
(Restored from video transfer)
Who stole that train?
Pirate Treasure
(Transfer in progress)
Radio Patrol
(Restored from 16mm)
Police cars equipped with radios!
The Rustlers of Red Dog
(Restored from 16mm)
John Mack Brown vs. outlaws
The Secret of Treasure Island
(Restored from 16mm)
Well-scripted pulp-style thriller
Seven Footprints to Satan (Restored from video transfer)
New English translation, toned, & scored, with sound effects
Squadron LOST SERIAL PHOTONOVELS
Ever wish you could see a lost serial that doesn't exist any more? Check out the Squadron Lost Serial Photonovels of The Black Box, Hidden Dangers, The Mysteries of Myra, The Strange Case of Mary Page, The Trey O'Hearts and Under the Crescent for a rare reading experience!
The first two issues of Cliffhanger Treasury, both full of classic cliffhanger comics, are also still available.
Upcoming releases: The Masked Rider Book, The Pocket Guide to Movie Serials
ORDERING/SHIPPING NOTES
NEW CUSTOMERS PLEASE READ!
Please allow 30 days for delivery of all orders. We ship a few times a week in a queue which usually runs a week or two behind. Orders for new titles and single DVD orders tend to ship more quickly than large orders because elements often need to be reprinted and most orders are made-to-order. Sorry but we do not get enough orders to support extensive warehousing or daily shipping, this is how we make things work & we appreciate your patience.
There is no need for you to email us asking for a shipping date of any package -- if you received a receipt email from PayPal that means we've got your order and it will ship when it comes up in line.
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REPLACEMENT DISKS
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PRINTABLE DVD CATALOG
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or a 1-page Summary/Price List
SQUADRON RESTORATIONS ARE NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN
BUY FROM LICENSED VENDORS ONLY
We have regrettably recently received reports of unlicensed vendors selling copies of Squadron DVDs at conventions, in email lists, and on websites, including THE HOPE DIAMOND MYSTERY and even advertising illegal copies for sale in periodicals. Movies Unlimited, Peter C. Walther of Rome NY, the Lone Ranger Fan Club and Norman Kietzer are licensed as a secondary distributors of Squadron DVDs so please do not order or purchase copies of Squadron publications from ANY other vendors; if you do you will be purchasing stolen property. Squadron restorations of public domain works are actively and legitimately copyrighted as "new versions" or derivative works, they are not public domain, even if their source material may be. Read about copyrights on derivative works at the Library of Congress. We reserve the right to register a copyright infringement complaint with the FBI, take legal action for damages, or file a charge of theft against any vendor selling copyrighted Squadron works without permission.
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