Top 20 movies like The Master Key
Top 20 Movies like The Master Key
- 1. Liberty
- 2. What Happened to Mary
- 3. The Mystery of the Double Cross
- 4. The Lure of the Circus
- 5. Blake of Scotland Yard
- 6. Jungle Jim
- 7. Son of the Guardsman
- 8. The Purple Monster Strikes
- 9. The Monster and the Ape
- 10. Red Barry
- 11. Spell of the Circus
- 12. Winners of the West
- 13. The Great Alaskan Mystery
- 14. The Adventures of Dusty Bates
- 15. The Valley of Vanishing Men
- 16. Perils of the Wild
- 17. Nan of the North
- 18. Vultures of the Sea
- 19. The Artificial Man
- 20. Jungle Girl
2. What Happened to Mary
The forerunner of all serials, What Happened to Mary was a series of twelve monthly one reel episodes, each a complete entity in itself, revolving its immediate dramatic and melodramatic problems within the framework of a single episode and designed more for story and suspense situations than action.
3. The Mystery of the Double Cross
Originally written for Pearl White, this silent serial is a great action-packed adventure starring Molly King and Leon Bary. This serial had fifteen chapters, each one two reels in length. The chapters were: 1. The Lady in Number '7' 2. The Masked Stranger 3. An Hour to Live 4. Kidnapped 5. The Life Current 6. The Dead Come Back 7. Into Thin Air 8. The Stranger Disposes 9. When Jail Birds Fly 10. The Hole-in-the-Wall 11. Love's Sacrifice 12. Riddle of the Double Cross 13. The Face of the Stranger 14. The Hidden Brand 15. Mystery of the Double Cross.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
4. The Lure of the Circus
Lure of the Circus is a 1918 American adventure film serial directed by J. P. McGowan.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
5. Blake of Scotland Yard
A 15 episode serial in which Blake battles the "Scorpion" over possession of a 'death ray' machine.
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
6. Jungle Jim
Two safaris enter the African jungle intent on finding a white girl who is the heiress to a fortune. One safari, led by Jungle Jim, wants to make sure she gets the news that she is now a rich woman. The leaders of the other safari want to kill the girl so they can try to get hold of her inheritance.
It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.
7. Son of the Guardsman
David Trent is a nobleman who forms an outlaw group to combat his evil uncle Sir Edgar Bullard. The outlaws of Sherwood Forest are championing young Roger Mowbray, really Prince Richard, whose right to the throne is being usurped by an evil regent.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
8. The Purple Monster Strikes
A Martian invader crashes his spaceship conveniently close to the workshop of a scientist who is developing an interplanetary craft. If the extraterrestrial Purple Monster can complete the rocket ship and return to Mars, he will be able to start a full-scale invasion of Earth. Good thing Craig Foster sets out to thwart the Monster's mission!
It has an average vote of 3.8 on TMDB.
9. The Monster and the Ape
A famous scientist invents a humanoid robot , so a greedy rival scientist plans to steal it for use in his criminal plans. His henchmen often kidnap a trained gorilla from the zoo, to aid in the schemes.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
10. Red Barry
A police detective is caught up in a plot to steal two million dollars in bonds.
11. Spell of the Circus
The manager of The Big Circus plots to marry the owner's daughter and gain control of the outfit.
12. Winners of the West
Beyond Hell's Gate Pass is territory controlled by a man who calls himself King Carter; he uses a variety of schemes to prevent the railroad from being built, for fear it will finish his control of his land.
13. The Great Alaskan Mystery
The obsessive scientist Dr. Miller is working on a matter-transmitter invention called the Paratron; a conspiratorial team of spies and no-goods pursue him to Alaska, trying to steal the device.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
14. The Adventures of Dusty Bates
Dusty Bates observes some smuggled jewels hidden in a crate aboard a ship; he is pursued by low-lifes when the crate is put ashore.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
15. The Valley of Vanishing Men
Prospector Henry Tolliver disappears and his son "Wild Bill" Tolliver comes looking for him.
16. Perils of the Wild
Movie serial Perils of the Wild
17. Nan of the North
A Canadian Mountie and a young girl team up to prevent an evil couple from finding a fallen meteorite that contains a powerful element called "Tilano."
18. Vultures of the Sea
When his father is falsely convicted and sentenced to die for a murder committed aboard ship, the man's son signs on as a crewman to discover the real killer and clear his father.
19. The Artificial Man (Homunculus, 1. Teil: Der künstliche Mensch)
Part of the artificial-creature series encompassing Der Golem , Alraune and Metropolis , 'Homunculus' was the most popular serial in Germany during World War I even influencing the dress of fashionable Berlin. Foenss, a Danish star, is the perfect creature manufactured in a laboratory by Kuehne. Having discovered his origins, that he has no 'soul' and is incapable of love, he revenges himself on mankind, instigating revolutions and becoming a monstrous but beautiful tyrant, relentlessly pursued by his creator-father who seeks to rectify his mistake.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
20. Jungle Girl
Dr. John Meredith has been driven from civilization by the criminal activities of his twin brother Bradley Meredith. With his infant daughter, he settles in the African jungle, where his ability to cure the native ills has resulted in his virtual control of the Masamba tribes, who possess vast diamond mines coveted by a gang of crooks.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
