Comic Strip Adaptations
by dean11mck | created - 24 Aug 2011 | updated - 29 Nov 2022 | PublicThese live-action feature films, TV movies, TV series and serial films are based on the world's comic strips (English language only) from 1920s to present. If you are fan of any comic strips, please check out this listings and feel free to send me your comment.
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1. Little Annie Rooney (1925)
Unrated | 94 min | Drama, Comedy
The tenements are home to an international community, including the friends and family of a tough young ragamuffin named Annie Rooney, but their neighborhood is threatened by a dangerous street gang.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Mary Pickford, William Haines, Walter James, Gordon Griffith
Votes: 1,064 | Gross: $1.10M
2. Ella Cinders (1926)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Romance
Ella Cinders, oppressed and abused by her stepmother and stepsisters, wins a contest for a film role in Hollywood. When the contest turns out to be fraudulent, she determines to stay and achieve Hollywood stardom the hard way.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Colleen Moore, Lloyd Hughes, Vera Lewis, Doris Baker
Votes: 1,083
3. Tillie the Toiler (1927)
70 min | Comedy, Drama
Tillie the Toiler is a 1927 silent film comedy produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and released through Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios. It is based on Russ Westover's popular comic strip ... See full summary »
Director: Hobart Henley | Stars: Marion Davies, Matt Moore, Harry Crocker, George Fawcett
Votes: 496
4. The Kid Stakes (1927)
69 min | Drama
Young "Fatty" Finn and his friends enter their pet goat in a race, but his rival "Bruiser" Murphy lets the goat loose, right before the race.
Director: Tal Ordell | Stars: Robin 'Pop' Ordell, Charles Roberts, Ray Salmon, Frank Boyd
Votes: 66
5. Bringing Up Father (1928)
70 min | Comedy
The wealthy Jiggs is tired of being left out of the swanky parties thrown by his social-climbing wife Maggie and their daughter. He decides to teach them a "lesson" by faking his own ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, J. Farrell MacDonald, Jules Cowles
Votes: 157
6. Harold Teen (1928)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Farmboy Harold moves to the city and there attends high school. Soon he is very popular, his spirited nature causing much excitement on the campus. He joins a fraternity, goes out for football, and directs his class theatrical effort.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Arthur Lake, Mary Brian, Lucien Littlefield, Jack Duffy
Votes: 26
7. Skippy (1931)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Skippy, the mischievous son of a wealthy doctor, meets Sooky in poverty-ridden Shantytown, and together they try to save Sooky's pet from a cruel dogcatcher.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Robert Coogan, Mitzi Green, Jackie Searl
Votes: 997
8. Sooky (1931)
85 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Skippy, son of Dr. Herbert and Mrs. Skinner, adamantly stands by his poor friend Sooky Wayne, who lives in Shantytown with his sickly mother. The Boone Boys, a boys' club that costs $30 ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Robert Coogan, Jackie Searl, Willard Robertson
Votes: 65
9. Little Orphan Annie (1932)
70 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Daddy Warbucks has to go on a long trip, leaving Annie alone. While wandering the street, Sandy leads Annie to discover Mickey, who is crying. Mickey's grandmother recently died, and he is ... See full summary »
Director: John S. Robertson | Stars: Mitzi Green, Buster Phelps, May Robson, Matt Moore
Votes: 101
10. Harold Teen (1934)
66 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Harold seems to flop at everything he tries: his schoolwork, his newspaper job--even his car is repossessed. It even looks like his girlfriend is losing interest in him, until a school ... See full summary »
Director: Murray Roth | Stars: Hal Le Roy, Rochelle Hudson, Patricia Ellis, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 141
11. Tailspin Tommy (1934)
Approved | 248 min | Action, Drama, Crime
A young mechanic gets a job with a small airline, which he helps win a mail contract. A rival airline plots to destroy it in order to get the contracts for itself.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Maurice Murphy, Noah Beery Jr., Patricia Farr, Walter Miller
Votes: 71
12. Palooka (1934)
Unrated | 86 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Knobby discovers young hunk Palooka and trains him to fight the reigning champ, also drunken sot, Al McSwatt.
Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: Jimmy Durante, Lupe Velez, Stuart Erwin, Marjorie Rambeau
Votes: 414
13. Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery (1935)
Passed | 236 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Dashing aviator Tommy and his sidekick Skeeter try to foil an unscrupulous plan concocted by Manuel Casmetto and Horace Raymore to steal Nazil Island's valuable oil reserves.
Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Clark Williams, Jean Rogers, Delphine Drew, Noah Beery Jr.
Votes: 110
14. Flash Gordon (1936)
Passed | 245 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Alexis Zarkov visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless, who has set his planet on a collision course with Earth.
Directors: Frederick Stephani, Ray Taylor | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Priscilla Lawson
Votes: 2,658
15. Ace Drummond (1936)
Approved | 255 min | Action, Adventure, Family
This 13 chapter serial is based on the comic strip character Ace Drummond created by Eddie Rickenbacker. Ace is a 'G-Man of the sky' working out of Washington D.C. He is sent to Mongolia to... See full summary »
Directors: Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith | Stars: John 'Dusty' King, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr., Guy Bates Post
Votes: 422
16. King of the Royal Mounted (1936)
Approved | 61 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant King protects a girl who has come to claim a mine left by her father. An evil lawyer plans to keep the mine for himself.
Director: Howard Bretherton | Stars: Robert Kent, Rosalind Keith, Alan Dinehart, Arthur Loft
Votes: 19
17. Secret Agent X-9 (1937)
Approved | 294 min | Adventure
A secret agent goes after the gang that stole the crown jewels of a European monarchy.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith | Stars: Scott Kolk, Jean Rogers, David Oliver, Monte Blue
Votes: 113
18. Dick Tracy (1937)
Approved | 70 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A master criminal called The Spider puts the famous detective's brother under a hypnotic spell and turns him against Dick.
Directors: Alan James, Ray Taylor | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Kay Hughes, Smiley Burnette, Lee Van Atta
Votes: 652
19. Jungle Jim (1937)
Approved | 232 min | Adventure
Two safaris enter the African jungle intent on finding a white girl who is the heiress to a fortune. One tries to help her and the other one wants to kill her.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith | Stars: Grant Withers, Betty Jane Rhodes, Raymond Hatton, Evelyn Brent
Votes: 122
20. Radio Patrol (1937)
Passed | 242 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A young radio cop and a beautiful girl try to stop an international criminal gang from getting their hands on the formula for a new bulletproof steel.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith | Stars: Grant Withers, Adrian Morris, Kay Hughes, Mickey Rentschler
Votes: 63
21. Tim Tyler's Luck (1937)
Approved | 212 min | Mystery
Kind-hearted boy with sturdy character visits Africa to search for his missing father and finds adventures against hard-core criminals and wild animals.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Wyndham Gittens | Stars: Frankie Thomas, Frances Robinson, Jack Mulhall, Al Shean
Votes: 274
22. Little Orphan Annie (1938)
Passed | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Annie (Ann Gillis), an orphan, (based on Harold Gray's comic strip but who is at no point in the film called 'Little Orphan Annie), is befriended by a fight manager, 'Pop' Corrigan (J. ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Holmes | Stars: Ann Gillis, Robert Kent, June Travis, J. Farrell MacDonald
Votes: 60
23. Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
Approved | 260 min | Drama
Dick Tracy battles spies and saboteurs in his efforts to bring to justice the Stark gang, a criminal family led by the vicious Pa Stark.
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Lynne Roberts, Charles Middleton, Jerry Tucker
Votes: 440
24. Blondie (1938)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Family
Dagwood loses his job on the eve of his and Blondie's fifth wedding anniversary.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy
Votes: 871
25. Red Barry (1938)
Passed | 256 min | Drama
A famous detective sets out to discover who stole $2 million in bonds.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Alan James | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Frances Robinson, Edna Sedgewick, Cyril Delevanti
Votes: 113
26. Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
Approved | 299 min | Action, Adventure, Family
When a deadly Nitron ray strikes Earth, Flash Gordon and his friends travel to Mars to battle Ming the Merciless and his new ally Queen Azura.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Robert F. Hill, Frederick Stephani | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon
Votes: 1,051
27. Mystery Plane (1939)
Passed | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A famed war pilot (nicknamed "Tailspin Tommy") is held hostage for his bomb targeting invention.
Director: George Waggner | Stars: John Trent, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone, Jason Robards Sr.
Votes: 95
28. Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Blondie takes over Dagwood's job while he goes off on a fishing trip.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale
Votes: 406
29. Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
Passed | 302 min | Mystery
A mad doctor named Zanoff uses a drug to bring himself back from the dead after his execution in prison. Dick Tracy sets out to capture Zanoff before he can put his criminal gang back together again.
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Irving Pichel, Ted Pearson, Jennifer Jones
Votes: 363
30. Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939)
Passed | 69 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Blondie and Dagwood are in charge of operations at a mountain motel. The elderly owners of the establishment are in danger of losing their life savings. Among other things, arson threatens.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy
Votes: 423
31. Stunt Pilot (1939)
Passed | 61 min | Adventure
The second of a series of four features Monogram made based on the comic strip by Hal Forrest (Universal also used the strip characters in two serials), finds a movie company shooting a war... See full summary »
Director: George Waggner | Stars: John Trent, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone, Jason Robards Sr.
Votes: 51
32. Mandrake, the Magician (1939)
Approved | 215 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Mandrake and his assistant Lothar are working the cruise lines and make the acquaintance of Professor Houston who has developed a radium energy machine, which is much coveted by a masked Crime Lord known as "The Wasp".
Directors: Norman Deming, Sam Nelson | Stars: Warren Hull, Doris Weston, Al Kikume, Rex Downing
Votes: 214
33. Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Family
A salesman convinces Blondie that Baby Dumpling is a budding genius, so the Bumsteads enroll him in a special school from which he disappears.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy
Votes: 412
34. Buck Rogers (1939)
Approved | 237 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
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.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran, Jack Mulhall
Votes: 996
35. Sky Patrol (1939)
Approved | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
"Tailspin Tommy" Tompkins and "Skeeter" Milligan are training young U. S. Army fliers for the newly-formed 'Sky Patrol,'a branch of the Army Reserves which operates along the borders and ... See full summary »
Director: Howard Bretherton | Stars: John Trent, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone, Jason Robards Sr.
Votes: 113
36. Danger Flight (1939)
Passed | 65 min | Adventure, Romance
Tailspin Tommy is flying through a severe storm to deliver a payroll. What he doesn't know is that a gang of crooks is setting a trap for him in order to get their hands on the money.
Director: Howard Bretherton | Stars: John Trent, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone, Jason Robards Sr.
Votes: 113
37. Terry and the Pirates (1940)
Passed | 300 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Dr. Herbert Lee (John Paul Jones), an archaeologist seeking to decipher ancient Mara inscriptions, is aided by his son, Terry (William Tracy), and Terry's pal, Pat Ryan (Jeff York), and ... See full summary »
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: William Tracy, Jeff York, Joyce Bryant, Allen Jung
Votes: 167
38. Blondie on a Budget (1940)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Family
Dagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag's old girlfriend Joan shows up, but nothing else matters when a drawing at the movie theatre provides money for the coat.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy
Votes: 557
39. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Approved | 195 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov return to the planet Mongo for an antidote to the Purple Death, which wreaking destruction on Earth. However, Ming the Merciless has other plans for them.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton, Anne Gwynne
Votes: 1,497
40. Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
Approved | 205 min | Western
Chapter One MURDER ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL - Mesquite banker Calvin Drake (Harry Worth) plans to profit from the Santa Fe Railroad's acquisition of right-of-way by gaining control of the land... See full summary »
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Don 'Red' Barry, Noah Beery, Tommy Cook, Maude Allen
Votes: 161
41. King of the Royal Mounted (1940)
Approved | 211 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Canadian Tom Merritt has discovered a substance, Compound X, that will cure infantile paralysis, which he extracts from a mine at Caribou, Canada. A country at war with Canada (unnamed ... See full summary »
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Allan Lane, Robert Strange, Robert Kellard, Lita Conway
Votes: 114
42. Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Family
Dagwood and Blondie are overjoyed when Mr. Dithers invites them to stay in an old mansion with servants and everything else--including ghosts.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy
Votes: 331
43. Li'l Abner (1940)
Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Romance
The goings-on in the rural Southern community of Dogpatch, USA.
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Jeff York, Martha O'Driscoll, Mona Ray, Johnnie Morris
Votes: 521
44. Blondie Plays Cupid (1940)
Passed | 68 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The Bumstead family is off to see relatives in the country when Blondie runs into Charlie and Millie, an eloping couple needing her help.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy
Votes: 397
45. Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941)
Passed | 263 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dick Tracy goes up against a villain known as The Ghost, who can turn himself invisible.
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Michael Owen, Jan Wiley, John Davidson
Votes: 324
46. Reg'lar Fellers (1941)
Passed | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Based on the comic strip by Gene Byrnes, the "Reg'lar Fellers", and one girl-feller, tinker with building a land/water machine, form a kid-band and go on the radio, celebrate a birthday, ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Billy Lee, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Buddy Boles, Janet Dempsey
Votes: 83
47. Blondie Goes Latin (1941)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Dagwood disguises himself as a drummer in the ship's conga band to sneak aboard a South American cruise ship. Blondie performs several song-and-dance routines.
Directors: Frank R. Strayer, Robert Sparks | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy
Votes: 327
48. Tillie the Toiler (1941)
Approved | 67 min | Adventure, Comedy
Tillie Tompkins (Kay Harris) gets a stenographer's job in a company owned by Mr. Simpkins (George Watts) where her short boyfriend Mac (William Tracy) is also employed. Her total ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Kay Harris, William Tracy, George Watts, Daphne Pollard
49. Blondie in Society (1941)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy
Dagwood brings home a pedigreed Great Dane which an important company client wants and which Blondie enters in the big dog show. A highlight of this film is the canine burping display.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy
Votes: 366
50. Private Snuffy Smith (1942)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Romance, War
Snuffy Smith, moonshining hillbilly, grows tired of dodging revenue agents, headed by Cooper, and decides to take the army up on their offer of free clothes, food and $21.00 a month. Once ... See full summary »
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: Bud Duncan, Edgar Kennedy, Sarah Padden, J. Farrell MacDonald
Votes: 180
51. Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)
Passed | 237 min | Action, Adventure, War
US naval officer Don Winslow is given command of the islands near Pearl Harbor. He discovers that there is a ring of saboteurs and enemy agents who are trying to destroy ships carrying ... See full summary »
Directors: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor | Stars: Don Terry, Walter Sande, John Litel, Wade Boteler
Votes: 120
52. Blondie Goes to College (1942)
Passed | 74 min | Comedy, Family
A man and his wife attend college together, only to find out that married couples are not allowed. Pretending not to be a couple, starts a dilemma as they become the object of other students' flirtations and romantic interest.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy
Votes: 370
53. The Yukon Patrol (1942)
Approved | 68 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Feature version of the serial King of the Royal Mounted (1940).
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Allan Lane, Robert Strange, Robert Kellard, Lita Conway
Votes: 15
54. Blondie's Blessed Event (1942)
Approved | 69 min | Comedy, Family
Cynical writer George Wickley arrives as the Bumstead household experiences the birth of daughter Cookie.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy
Votes: 296
55. Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (1942)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Romance, War
Nazi spies mistake Snuffy Smith's moonshine for a new secret rocket fuel and try to steal the "formula."
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Bud Duncan, Edgar Kennedy, Cliff Nazarro, Lucien Littlefield
Votes: 129
56. King of the Mounties (1942)
Approved | 196 min | Action, Adventure, Western
The chapter-crunched version of this 196 minutes, 12-episode serial from Republic finds Canada being bombed mercilessly by a mysterious-enemy plane (shaped like a boomerang) called the ... See full summary »
Director: William Witney | Stars: Allan Lane, Gilbert Emery, Russell Hicks, Peggy Drake
Votes: 55
57. Blondie for Victory (1942)
Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Family, War
Blondie organizes Housewives of America to perform homefront wartime duties, including guarding the local dam. Dagwood and the other husbands don't care to be left home doing the cooking ... See full summary »
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy
Votes: 205
58. It's a Great Life (1943)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Family
Dagwood buys a horse when he is supposed to be buying a house.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Hugh Herbert
Votes: 201
59. The Phantom (1943)
Passed | 299 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Phantom's clan has ruled the jungle tribes for centuries. He battles Dr. Bremmer who plans to build an airfield and gets greedy when Professor Davidson and his niece Diana arrive to search for the treasure of the lost city of Zoloz.
Director: B. Reeves Eason | Stars: Tom Tyler, Jeanne Bates, Ernie Adams, John Bagni
Votes: 471
60. The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943)
Approved | 265 min | Action, Adventure, War
Just before World War II, the Chinese and American governments mount a joint operation to prevent the Germans and Japanese from taking over the strategic island of Mandon.
Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Tom Brown, Rose Hobart, Edgar Barrier, Marjorie Lord
Votes: 368
61. Footlight Glamour (1943)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Rich tool manufacturer hires Dagwood for a new plant, but Blondie upsets things when she casts the rich man's daughter in a play.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Ann Savage
Votes: 192
62. Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943)
Approved | 245 min | Action, Drama, War
A Coast Guard officer is assigned to protect the coastline from spies, saboteurs and enemy agents.
Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Don Terry, Walter Sande, Elyse Knox, Philip Ahn
Votes: 60
63. Tucson Raiders (1944)
Passed | 55 min | Drama, Western
In Elliot's initial appearance as Red Ryder, he finds himself framed for murder. Little Beaver then foils the crooked Sheriff's attempt to have Red killed excaping jail. When Hannah Rogers ... See full summary »
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Bill Elliott, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming
Votes: 60
64. Marshal of Reno (1944)
Approved | 54 min | Drama, Western
In 1895, a crime wave prevents Blue Springs from becoming county seat but Red Ryder suspects the shady citizens of rival Rockland of being behind it all.
Director: Wallace Grissell | Stars: Bill Elliott, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming
Votes: 80
65. The San Antonio Kid (1944)
Passed | 59 min | Western
Red Ryder tries to expose murderous crooks who are terrorizing ranchers into selling their land because they contain secret oil-rich deposits.
Director: Howard Bretherton | Stars: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Linda Stirling
Votes: 86
66. Cheyenne Wildcat (1944)
Passed | 56 min | Western
Red Ryder and Little Beaver solve a case involving a murdered banker and bank fraud in a small Western town.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart
Votes: 84
67. Vigilantes of Dodge City (1944)
Passed | 54 min | Western
Jennings is after the Ryder freight lines. His gang robs their stage and then rustles the horses Red Ryder is delivering to the Army, When the Army Captain arrives he arrests Ryder for rustling his own horses.
Director: Wallace Grissell | Stars: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Linda Stirling
Votes: 48
68. Sheriff of Las Vegas (1944)
Passed | 55 min | Western
When the Sheriff of Las Vegas is killed in a bank holdup, Red Ryder is made the new Sheriff. His first problem arises when the Judge is shot and the Judge's son framed for the murder. Red ... See full summary »
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart
Votes: 41
69. Dick Tracy (1945)
Passed | 61 min | Action, Crime, Family
Police detective Dick Tracy must identify and apprehend a serial killer known as Splitface.
Director: William Berke | Stars: Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Mike Mazurki, Jane Greer
Votes: 1,634
70. Secret Agent X-9 (1945)
Approved | 246 min | Action, Adventure
American, Chinese and Australian agents join forces to stop the Nazis from obtaining the formula for synthetic fuel.
Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Keye Luke, Jan Wiley, Victoria Horne
Votes: 150
71. Leave It to Blondie (1945)
Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Family
Dagwood and Blondie have each written checks for charity unaware of it. To cover the amounts they enter a song-writing contest. Meanwhile Mr. Dithers wants Dagwood to soften up a female client in order to close a real estate deal.
Director: Abby Berlin | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie
Votes: 193
72. Great Stagecoach Robbery (1945)
Passed | 56 min | Drama, Western
The killing of young 'Boots' Hollister in this film is one of the most graphic, chilling and stark scenes, even with most of it off-camera, ever seen in a Republic B-western intended for ... See full summary »
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Don Costello
Votes: 58
73. Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945)
Approved | 243 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Chapter 1 finds Daily Flash newspaper reporter Brenda Starr (Joan Woodbury), and her photographer, Chuck Allen (Syd Saylor), assigned to cover a fire in an old house where they discover the... See full summary »
Director: Wallace Fox | Stars: Joan Woodbury, Kane Richmond, Ernie Adams, William 'Billy' Benedict
Votes: 91
74. Life with Blondie (1945)
Approved | 69 min | Comedy, Family
The Bumstead family dog, Daisy, becomes a top dog-model, and receives so much acclaim that she comes to the attention of a gangster's girl friend, who persuades the gang to kidnap Daisy for ransom. Blondie and Dagwood go to Daisy's rescue.
Director: Abby Berlin | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie
Votes: 216
75. Lone Texas Ranger (1945)
Approved | 56 min | Western
"Iron Mike" Haines (Tom Chatterton), a crooked sheriff, and "Hands" Weber (Roy Barcroft), the town blacksmith, are in cahoots and have been robbing stages, silver mines, etc., and framing ... See full summary »
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Roy Barcroft
Votes: 56
76. Phantom of the Plains (1945)
Approved | 56 min | Western
Red Ryder and Little Beaver return to Blue Springs and learn that the Duchess, Red's aunt, is going to sell her stagecoach line and marry a snooty Englishman Talbot Champneys, who is really... See full summary »
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Ian Keith
Votes: 57
77. Marshal of Laredo (1945)
Passed | 56 min | Western
Red Ryder (Bill Elliott as Wild Bill Elliott) chases and catches a bank robber, but the robber's boss, Denver Jack (Roy Barcroft) has him released by a crooked lawyer, Larry Randall (Robert... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart
Votes: 56
78. Colorado Pioneers (1945)
Approved | 57 min | Drama, Western
In Chicago, Red catches the crook Bull and his two young accomplices. Hoping to reform the boys, he brings them back to the ranch. But upon returning he finds that part of the ranch has been burned and all the hands are quitting.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Roy Barcroft
Votes: 52
79. Wagon Wheels Westward (1945)
Passed | 56 min | Drama, Western
The Duchess and her nephew Red Ryder set out to pioneer a new stagecoach line through the wild, rough country leading to Desert Springs, a small, isolated town. To ensure the customer base ... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Linda Stirling
Votes: 67
80. Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
Approved | 62 min | Action, Crime, Family
Expensive diamonds are stolen but before the thief can fence them he is strangled by ex-con Cueball, who then takes the gems and continues murdering people he believes are trying to swindle him.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Lyle Latell, Paula Corday
Votes: 1,436
81. Blondie's Lucky Day (1946)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Family
Dagwood takes over the office in Dithers's absence and hires former WAC Mary Jane. Dagwood and the WAC become unemployed, the Bumsteads start their own business, and Dagwood gets his old job back.
Director: Abby Berlin | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie
Votes: 214
82. California Gold Rush (1946)
Passed | 56 min | Western
A crooked businessman and his hired outlaws frequently rob Colonel Parker's stagecoaches but The Duchess sends for Red Ryder to assist in catching the gang red-handed.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart
Votes: 64
83. Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)
Passed | 70 min | Drama, Sport
Manager Knobby Walsh discovers young hunk Joe Palooka and trains him to fight the champ. Mobsters try to make life tough for Joe and his socialite girlfriend Anne. Cameos by several boxing stars.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, Eduardo Ciannelli
Votes: 52
84. Sheriff of Redwood Valley (1946)
Passed | 54 min | Drama, Western
Redwood Valley residents raise $50,000 for blasting a mountain tunnel to bring a new railroad there. Town leader Bidwell (James Craven) engineers a plot to steal the money and to blame it ... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Bob Steele, Alice Fleming
Votes: 56
85. Bringing Up Father (1946)
Passed | 65 min | Action, Comedy
Maggie and her snooty society friends fool Jiggs and his buddies down at Dinty's tavern into not only signing a petition to close the bar, but they also trick them into taking the "temperaance" pledge to forsake all alcohol.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: Joe Yule, Renie Riano, Tim Ryan, June Harrison
Votes: 46
86. Sun Valley Cyclone (1946)
Passed | 56 min | Drama, Western
Red Ryder and Little Beaver ride into a sleepy Arizona town, and are seen by Blackie Blake. Red and his young Indian pal go to the office of Marshal McGaw and Blake sneaks up to a window ... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Roy Barcroft
Votes: 40
87. Conquest of Cheyenne (1946)
Passed | 56 min | Drama, Western
Red Ryder has to help bring in an oil well on Jackson's ranch. Tom Dean found the oil and has started a well. But banker Tuttle hopes to foreclose on the Jackson ranch and has the oil rig burned down.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart
Votes: 54
88. Blondie Knows Best (1946)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Family
In order to close a business deal, Dagwood impersonates Mr. Dithers. While doing so he must avoid the nearly blind process server Jim Gray.
Director: Abby Berlin | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie
Votes: 226
89. Santa Fe Uprising (1946)
Passed | 56 min | Western
The Duchess, the aunt of Red Ryder, comes to town to protect her property. Crawford, a town big-shot behind an outlaw gang, tries to prevent her from reaching her destination, but the ... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Barton MacLane
Votes: 52
90. Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
Passed | 56 min | Western
Lambert has the stagecoach wrecked killing the Commissioner so his phony replacement can alter Coonskin's land survey. When Red Ryder exposes the survey hoax, Lambert has his stooge Sheriff put Red in jail.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Roy Barcroft
Votes: 196
91. Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946)
Approved | 72 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In the second film of Monogram's "Joe Palooka" series, Joe is 'used', by two state senators scheming to obtain oil-rich lands, in a publicity campaign to get the land transferred to the ... See full summary »
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Guy Kibbee, Elyse Knox
Votes: 43
92. Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and several murders, all linked to a huge thug who wears a hook in place of his right hand.
Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Lyle Latell, Kay Christopher, Jack Lambert
Votes: 1,091
93. Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947)
Passed | 56 min | Drama, Western
The ranch of Red Ryder and his aunt, The Duchess, is being used as the training site for "Gentleman Jim" Corbett for his upcoming fight in Carson City, Nevada for the heavyweight championship against Bob Fitzsimmons.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Roscoe Karns
Votes: 73
94. Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The third of the Monogram series based on Ham Fisher's "Joe Palooka" comic strip, opens with Knobby Walsh (Leon Errol), the manager of Joe Palooka (Joe Kirkkwood), trying to talk his way ... See full summary »
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Morris Carnovsky, Elyse Knox
Votes: 28
95. Homesteaders of Paradise Valley (1947)
Passed | 59 min | Western
Red Ryder convinces homesteaders to settle in Paradise Valley. Business men in nearby Central City want control of the valley and water supply and propose to build a dam for half interest ... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Ann E. Todd
Votes: 86
96. Blondie's Big Moment (1947)
Approved | 69 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Dagwood falls foul of George M. Radcliffe even before he knows he's the new boss. After he manages to put a big deal in jeopardy he's in real trouble, and Blondie has the bright idea of ... See full summary »
Director: Abby Berlin | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie
Votes: 210
97. Brick Bradford (1947)
Approved | 257 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An adventurer travels to the moon to stop a madman from getting hold of the Interceptor Ray, a weapon that could destroy Earth.
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr | Stars: Kane Richmond, Rick Vallin, Linda Leighton, Pierre Watkin
Votes: 95
98. Oregon Trail Scouts (1947)
Passed | 58 min | Drama, Western
Red Ryder battles an unscrupulous fur thief named Hunter for the right to trap beaver and otter on the land of Chief Running Fox. Hunter attempts to ambush Ryder and his pal "Bear Trap" and... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Roy Barcroft
Votes: 44
99. Blondie's Holiday (1947)
Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Family
Dagwood gets in trouble with bookies and winds up in jail. Bank manager Samuel Breckinridge comes to his rescue to thank Dagwood for getting compulsive gambler Mrs. Breckinridge out of the casino just before the police raid.
Director: Abby Berlin | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie
Votes: 201
100. Rustlers of Devil's Canyon (1947)
Approved | 58 min | Western
Red Ryder returns to Sioux City, Wyoming, at the close of the Spanish-American War, settling down at the ranch of his aunt, The Duchess, with his pals Little Beaver and "Blizard". But Red ... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Peggy Stewart
Votes: 60
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