Product Details

• Actors: Rod Cameron, Roland Got, Constance Worth, Nino Pipitone, Noel Cravat
• Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, William J. O'Sullivan, William Witney
• Writers: Joseph F. Poland, Joseph O'Donnell, Ronald Davidson, William Lively
• Producers: William J. O'Sullivan
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 2
• Studio: Republic Pictures
• VHS Release Date: May 30, 1995
• Run Time: 250 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301581474
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #251,799 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Republic's grandest serials, with suboptimal treatment, December 30, 2008

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jrc "jrcasey" (Jonesboro, AR USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: G-Men vs. The Black Dragon (DVD)

G-MEN VS. THE BLACK DRAGON (1943) was one of the Republic serials of the 40s. These chapter plays had some of the best fight scenes and cliffhanger endings compared to any of the other studios that made them.

Ok, big 15 chapter serial. Rightly spread out over 2 platters.

The problem is the transfer. It looks like it has been transferred from VHS over to DVD. Contrast is weak, there is a lot of flicker, etc.

Having this Cheezy edition is better than nothing. The sad fact is that Paramount/Viacom owns these great serials and used beautiful source prints for their laserdisk releases several years ago. I collected all of these Republic serials on laserdisc, including G-MEN VS. BLACK DRAGON--which looked pristine on laser.

So far, Lionsgate has thrown us only one bone, with the DVD release of THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL. Lionsgate still has a distribution deal with Paramount for release of Republic catalogue titles.

There are still many great titles from the Republic catalogue that these guys are just sitting on! Wish they would license them out to someone who cares! Legend films??

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best of the genre of cliffhanger serials., July 1, 1999

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This review is from: G-Men Vs Black Dragon [VHS] (VHS Tape)

One of the best of the genre of cliffhanger serials. Features plenty of action, a delicious "oriental" villain (played by an Italian (:-)) with all sorts of fiendish torture devices and a plan to take over America. A young Rod Cameron stars as the hero G-Man and there are some great car chases featuring all the marvelous period automobiles.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, Greater, Greatest!, January 31, 2002

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Jery Tillotson "author" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: G-Men Vs Black Dragon [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Of all my collection of Republic's "Golden-Age" Serials, this is the one I can watch again and again and enjoy it better with each viewing. This serial surely equals the "ultimate" cliff-hanger, "Spy Smasher." For one thing, everything in this stunningly directed, edited, acted, photographed chapter-play is so darn fresh. Only a few stock shots are used. Another great plus is the fantastic cast: Rod Cameron,probably the greatest of all action heroes, and the cool, voluptuous and feisty Constance Worth who isn't afraid to get her hair mussed as she jumps right in with machine guns, revolvers and pluck to help out Cameron. You wonder whatever happened to her? By far the most chilling and inventive cliff-hanger ending comes at the end of Chapter 8 and it features our gal, Constance. I won't tell you what happens but it involves a spear. William Witney proves himself to be a master craftsman, an over-looked genius who was the major force that elevated Republic Studio Serials to great art--and fantastic entertainment that can be seen and enjoyed by modern audiences. Bravo to Rod, Constance and Witney!