Early in 1937, a young film editor went on-location to St. George, Utah, for the filming of Republic's The Painted Stallion. Rain and cast problems put the production hopelessly behind schedule. The studio summarily fired the director and replaced him with the film editor. Thus was born the career of one of Hollywood's most famous serial directors, Bill Witney. Witney went on to direct or codirect 23 Republic serials, working with such stars as William Benedict, Hoot Gibson, Bela Lugosi, and Noah Beery, Sr. Witney's output included some of the most famous cliffhangers of the era, such as...

Early in 1937, a young film editor went on-location to St. George, Utah, for the filming of Republic's The Painted Stallion. Rain and cast problems put the production hopelessly behind schedule. The studio summarily fired the director and replaced him with the film editor. Thus was born the career of one of Hollywood's most famous serial directors, Bill Witney. Witney went on to direct or codirect 23 Republic serials, working with such stars as William Benedict, Hoot Gibson, Bela Lugosi, and Noah Beery, Sr. Witney's output included some of the most famous cliffhangers of the era, such as...

An action-packed adventure from cover to cover, 'Yaqui' reads just like a screenplay that is reminiscent of film director William Witney's cliffhanger serials, which delighted audiences, week after week, at movie theaters in the 30s and 40s. This historical fiction, loosely based on actual people and events, is set in the late 1800s, at a time when Mexicans and Yaqui Indians were fighting to the death over the rights to the lush farmland of the Yaqui River Valley. The hero of the story is Cajeme - "he who can go without water" - a proud, God-fearing Yaqui Indian, who for the past 15 years has...

Set in the American West of the early 1900s, this is the heartwarming story of a young boy called Post - the lone child of a one-legged father and an Indian mother - and their ornery mule, Jody, who are forced to learn to work together as a team, when circumstances threaten the family farm, upon which their very existence depends.