This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios.
The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are considered to be
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the multi ...
,
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...
, and
Republic Pictures. All three were active during the 1930s and 1940s. The other two major studios are
Mascot Pictures, which later merged into Republic, and
Pathé Exchange
Pathé Exchange, commonly known as Pathé, was an American film production and distribution company, largely of Hollywood's silent era. Known for its groundbreaking newsreel and wide array of shorts, it grew out of the American division of the ...
, which ceased serial production before the advent of sound.
Major studios
These studios were the main producers of serials.
Columbia Pictures
Mascot Pictures
Note: Mascot later became part of Republic (
see below)
Pathé Exchange
Note: All of Pathé Exchange's serials were
Silent
Republic Pictures
Universal Pictures
Universal produced more serials (137) than any other company.
Minor studios
These studios produced only small numbers of serials. They were either small, independent studios themselves or major studios not interested in the serial market.
, ''
The Return of Chandu''
See also
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Movie serial
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List of film serials
References
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Serials by studio