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unusual facts about Republic Pictures


Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

Sponsored by Dr. Lyons Tooth Powder, the radio series was adapted by Frank Hummert and producer Harry Sauber into a 1937 musical comedy feature film for Republic Pictures.


Blazing the Overland Trail

Republic Pictures, the only other serial-producing studio in the mid-'50s, had ceased its serial production the previous year with King of the Carnival.

Elaine Shepard

Shepard's first film appearance was in the 1936 Republic serial Darkest Africa, in which she played Valerie Tremaine, the heroine of the film.

Hawk of the Wilderness

Hawk of the Wilderness (1938) is a Republic Movie serial based on the Kioga novel of the same name by pulp writer William L. Chester.

Jungle Menace

Based on the success of Republic Pictures's 1936 serial Darkest Africa, starring real-life animal trainer Clyde Beatty, Columbia made this exotic jungle serial starring real-life animal collector Frank "Bring 'Em Back Alive" Buck. Set in the fictional land of Seemang in Asia, Buck plays the role of Frank Hardy, a soldier of fortune who intervenes in and investigates attempts to run a rubber plantation owner and his daughter off their land.

Pauline Moore

She later worked for Republic Pictures, starring in four Roy Rogers westerns, as well as the film King of the Texas Rangers in 1940, starring football great Sammy Baugh.

The Three Mesquiteers

The Three Mesquiteers is the umbrella title for a Republic Pictures series of 51 Western B-movies released between 1936 and 1943, including 8 films starring John Wayne.

Victory at Sea

The official DVD is copyrighted by NBC, but ancillary syndication rights are owned by CBS Television Distribution (inherited from Republic Pictures and Paramount Domestic Television).

William Nigh

Most of his directorial output was in the "B"-movie category, and he worked mainly for lower-rung studios such as Monogram Pictures (where he directed several "Charlie Chan" and "East Side Kids" films) and Producers Releasing Corporation, although he did occasionally work for such "majors" as RKO Pictures and such "mini-majors" and "minors" as Universal and Republic Pictures.


see also

Craig Kelly

Craig Kelly (U.S. actor) (1907–1991), U.S. actor appearing in early Republic Pictures science-fiction serials like Radar Men from the Moon

Hurricane Smith

Hurricane Smith (1941 film), American modern-day western feature produced by low-budget Republic Pictures; starring Ray Middleton (as the title character), Jane Wyatt and Harry Davenport; due to the same-titled 1952 film, shown on TV as Double Identity