''Lorraine of the Lions'' is a 1925 American
adventure film
An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...
directed by
Edward Sedgwick
Edward Sedgwick (November 7, 1889 – March 7, 1953) was an American film director, writer, actor and producer.
Early life
He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Edward Sedgwick, Sr. and Josephine Walker, both stage actors. At the age ...
and written by
Isadore Bernstein
Isadore Bernstein (November 26, 1876 – October 19, 1944) was an American screenwriter. He wrote screenplays for more than 60 films between 1914 and 1938. He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California from a heart att ...
and
Carl Krusada
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. The film stars
Norman Kerry
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,
Patsy Ruth Miller
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Early years
Miller was born and raised in St. ...
,
Fred Humes
Fred Humes (June 15, 1896 – January 3, 1971) was an American actor best known for his work in Western films.
Humes was born and educated in Pittsburgh.
He appeared in the films ''Ride for Your Life'', ''The Ridin' Kid from Powder River'', ''T ...
, Doreen Turner,
Harry Todd
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He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1909 and 1935. On Broadway, Todd was a member of the ensemble in '' The American Way'' (1939).
Todd died in Glendale, Cal ...
, and
Philo McCullough
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. The film was released on October 11, 1925, by
Universal Pictures
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.
Plot
As described in a film magazine reviews, after an unwanted marriage between his son and a circus animal trainer, a grandfather disowns both parents agrees to take in Lorraine, his granddaughter from overseas. Lorraine is a seven-year-old child when she is shipwrecked while in route to the United States and is rescued by Bimi, a gorilla. Bimi takes her to a desert isle where there are a group of lions and an elephant. The animals teach her and protect her. Her grandfather has employed Don Mackey, a crystal gazer, to use his psychic powers to determine where the child is. Don locates her after she has become a grown woman on the island, and the grandfather and he go on an expedition to get her and her gorilla friend. They find her and they head back to San Francisco. During a storm Bimi becomes panic stricken, breaks from a cage where he has been confined and seizes Lorraine to make off with her. Don fears that the animal intends harm to her and shoots Bimi. Lorraine regrets the death of the beast. Don starts to leave from the place but is restrained by Lorraine, who loves him.
Cast
Preservation
Prints of ''Lorraine of the Lions'' are held by the
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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Also a nonprofit exhibition venue, the archiv ...
,
Cinémathèque québécoise
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in
Montreal
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, and
Library of Congress
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.
Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Lorraine of the Lions''
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References
External links
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1925 films
1920s English-language films
American adventure films
1925 adventure films
Universal Pictures films
Films directed by Edward Sedgwick
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Silent adventure films
1920s American films
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