Movie series and franchises are nothing new, indeed they go back to cinema's earliest decades. Below are films some well known movie series (mostly detective series) that we have reviewed here.
The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)
Meet Boston Blackie (1941)
Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)
Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
Booked on Suspicion (1945)
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)
Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
Bulldog Drummond
Bulldog Drummond (1929)
Bulldog Jack (1935)
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)
Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)
Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)
Arrest Bulldog Drummond! (1939)
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939)
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)
Carr & Crabtree
The Wall Street Mystery (1931)
The Skull Murder Mystery (1932)
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery (1932)
Carry on series
Carry on Regardless (1961)
Carry on Spying (1964)
Carry on Christmas (1969)
Carry on Up the Jungle (1970)
Carry on Abroad (1972)
Carry on Matron (1972)
Carry on Behind (1975)
Carry on Columbus (1992)
Charlie Chan
Behind That Curtain (1929)
The Black Camel (1931)
Charlie Chan in London (1934)
Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)
Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)
Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
City in Darkness (1939)
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)
Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
Dead Men Tell (1941)
Castle in the Desert (1942)
Black Magic (1944)
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
The Chinese Cat (1944)
The Scarlet Clue (1945)
The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
Dark Alibi (1946)
Dangerous Money (1946)
The Trap (1946)
The Golden Eye (1948)
Confessions series
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975)
Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976)
Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977)
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor (1943)
Crime Doctor's Strangest Case (1943)
Shadows in the Night (1944)
The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945)
The Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946)
Just Before Dawn (1946)
The Millerson Case (1947)
Dick Barton
Dick Barton: Secret Agent (1948)
Dick Barton: Strikes Back (1948)
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (Serial) (1937)
Dick Tracy's G-men (Serial) (1939)
Dick Tracy (1945)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Doctor series
Doctor at Sea (1955)
Doctor in Distress (1963)
Doctor in Clover (1966)
Ellery Queen
The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)
The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1942)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1944)
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You (1971)
The Falcon
The Gay Falcon (1941)
The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)
The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)
The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
Devil's Cargo (1948)
Inspector Hornleigh
Inspector Hornleigh (1939)
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
Inspector Wong
Mr Wong, Detective (1938)
Mr Wong in Chinatown (1939)
The Mystery of Mr Wong (1939)
Doomed to Die (1940)
Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
The Lone Wolf
False Faces (1919)
The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
Mesquiteers
Gunsmoke Ranch (1937)
Call the Mesquiteers (1938)
Michael Shayne
Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940)
Dressed to Kill (1941)
Sleepers West (1941)
Blue, White and Perfect (1942)
The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)
Just Off Broadway (1942)
Time to Kill (1942)
Thank You, Mr Moto (1937)
Think Fast, Mr Moto (1937)
Look Out Mr Moto (1938)
Mr Moto's Gamble (1938)
Mysterious Mr Moto (1938)
Mr Moto's Last Warning (1939)
The Return of Mr. Moto (1965)
Philo Vance
The Canary Murder Case (1929)
The Benson Murder Case (1930)
The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
The Garden Murder Case (1936)
Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)
Philo Vance Returns (1947)
Philo Vance's Secret Mission (1947)
Range Busters
Trail of the Silver Spurs (1941)
Arizona Stage Coach (1942)
Boot Hill Bandits (1942)
The Saint
The Saint's Vacation (1941)
The Saint's Girl Friday (1953)
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone series)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
The Spider Woman (1943)
The Scarlet Claw (1944)
The House of Fear (1945)
Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
The Woman in Green (1945)
Dressed to Kill (1946)
Terror by Night (1946)
The Shadow
The Shadow Strikes (1937)
International Crime (1938)
The Shadow Returns (1946)
Torchy Blane
Smart Blonde (1937)
Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
