Best 27 Action Movies Must-See Released in 1936

A major countermands orders and attacks to avenge a previous massacre of men, women, and children. Find out about The Charge of the Light Brigade / IMDB / YouTube

An expedition seeking to bring Jane back to civilization, and Tarzan into captivity, gets more than it's bargained for. Get info on Tarzan Escapes / IMDB / YouTube

A rogue planet is 'rushing madly toward the earth.' Impending doom creates worldwide pandemonium. But maverick scientist Dr. Zarkov hopes to stay disaster by travelling to the new planet in his experimental rocket. Two chance-met strangers, athletic Flash Gordon and damsel in distress Dale Arden, go with him. Arrived, the trio find Mongo to be a planet of wonders, warring factions, and deadly perils, its orbit controlled by Emperor Ming who has his own sinister plans for earth. Can our heroes, armed only with science and sex appeal, stop him? Details on Flash Gordon / IMDB / YouTube

Amid the anarchy of China, an American mercenary tangles with a ruthless warlord. Read about The General Died at Dawn / IMDB / YouTube

Three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety. Get info on Three Godfathers / IMDB / YouTube

In the second installment of Undersea Kingdom (1936), the explorers are threatened by soldiers from Atlantis. Then, in Indestructible Man (1956), an executed criminal goes on a rampage after being resurrected by mad scientists. Explore Undersea Kingdom / IMDB / YouTube

In Cottonwood, Texas, claim-jumper Alexander Stiles killed John Clayborn's parents when they refused to sell their ranch to him. Ten years later, John, now a lawyer, returns under the name of John Clay to exact vengeance. Read about King of the Pecos / IMDB / YouTube

At the Texas Centennial in Dallas Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double. Look into The Big Show / IMDB / YouTube

A madman sets out to destroy a group of Chinatown merchants. Check out Shadow of Chinatown / IMDB / YouTube

Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car. Look into Postal Inspector / IMDB / YouTube

Gene and Frog set out to find out who has been causing the accidents at a dam construction site. Look into Red River Valley / IMDB / YouTube

The Commandant is making life rough for the colonials in Spanish California. While trying to help, Zorro is charged with the murder of the new Governor, but in the end he triumphs over the evil Commandant. Read about The Bold Caballero / IMDB / YouTube

When some men are attacked by Indians, a survivor obtains an Indian medicine arrow. An Indian tells Blade he has found gold but will not tell him where until he has that arrow. So Blade starts killing the survivors of the attack but fails to get the arrow. One of the men he kills is John Cardigan and Kit Cardigan, a Scout for Custer, now starts looking for the killer . More about Custer's Last Stand / IMDB / YouTube

Colonel Gimpy heads a spy organization trying to get the plans for a new airplane. Test pilot Ace Martin agrees to help. Find out about Crack-Up / IMDB / YouTube

A cardsharp comes to the aid of a Mexican family. Explore Aces and Eights / IMDB / YouTube

A private detective is enlisted to find out who shot a dog and threatened its owner, but before long he's also involved in a kidnapping and murder plot. More about Muss 'em Up / IMDB / YouTube

An evil gang is involved in both cattle rustling and the robbing of stagecoaches. Hopalong Cassidy, Hoppy, must stop them without help from the sheriff who turns out be a major outlaw himself. Check out Three on the Trail / IMDB / YouTube

Gene Autry enters the Cavalry, where he attracts the Colonel's daughter. When a jealous Lieutenant conspires to send Gene into an ambush, Gene loses a man and his group is ousted from the army. Learn about Ride, Ranger, Ride / IMDB / YouTube

Christopher Powell is in Malaysia with his fiancée and her father, capturing wild animals. While out hunting, he is attacked by a tiger, and his native guides run away, leaving him for dead. But the tiger is the pet of Ulah, a beautiful young woman who grew up by herself in the jungle. She rescues Chris and takes him back to her cave, where she nurses him to health an. See more about The Jungle Princess / IMDB / YouTube

Aircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big X painted on the wing. The chief suspects are invited for the weekend to an old dark mansion. Look into Pilot X / IMDB / YouTube

An ex-con is murdered in Yellowstone National Park while a bank robber's son is searching for the loot his father hid there 20 years before. Find out about Yellowstone / IMDB / YouTube

Tex is sent to investigate miners being killed and their mines confiscated. The culprit is Evans and after Tex joins the gang, he is sent to kill two more miners. When Estaban is killed, Tex is put on trial for all three murders. Explore Song of the Gringo / IMDB / YouTube

Reporter Steve Haines (Boyd), on the trail of a business tycoon, follows his subject onto an ocean liner and gets wound up in a cruise full of intrigue, romance and murder. Details on Go-Get-'Em, Haines / IMDB / YouTube

Feature version of the 1936 serial Shadow of Chinatown. Get info on Shadow of Chinatown / IMDB / YouTube

Chet Kasedon is after the Indians hidden gold mine but Chief Moya will not reveal it's location. He has also hired mining engineers Gale and Mortimer to locate the mine. When Gale sees Kasedon's cruelty to Moya, he switches sides. Get info on Desert Gold / IMDB / YouTube

A South Seas skipper fights off thieves and pirates who are after a lost treasure. Check out Captain Calamity / IMDB / YouTube

When a group of World War 1 buddies head west to farmstead, they run into trouble. Look into The Three Mesquiteers / IMDB / YouTube