The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (1953) was the 52nd serial released by Columbia Pictures.

In 1697, agents Richard Dale and Alan Duncan are sent on an undercover mission by the British Fleet to find and gather information on the notorious pirate, Captain William Kidd.

Dale and Duncan soon join Kidd's crew and discover, to their surprise, that the Captain is quite different from what they had expected.

[2] The plot was based on the possibility that the real Captain Kidd was misjudged in an unfair trial.

This resulted in, according to Cline, "a unique flavour for which it is fondly remembered.