''The Lion Man'' is a 1936 American film very loosely based on '' The Lad and the Lion'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the 1917 silent movie of the same title."ERB's First Film: Before Tarzan of the Apes there was The Lad and the Lion"
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John P. McCarthy John P. McCarthy (March 17, 1884 – September 4, 1962), also known as J.P. McCarthy or simply as John McCarthy, was an American director and screenwriter of the 1920s through 1945. He began in the film industry in front of the camera, as an ac ...

and produced by

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and Max Alexander. The film stars Jon Hall then appearing under his real name Charles Locher and Kathleen Burke who had recently co-starred in '' The Lives of a Bengal Lancer''. ''The Lion Man'' was re-released as a "Tarzan Vs the Lion Man" double feature in the late 1940s.p. 54 Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each'' McFarland, 2005 According to ''Filmink'' "Hall doesn’t appear until half-way through the story but he’s not bad and handles the fight scenes well. However, The Lion Man was not widely seen – it was very cheap, and there were legal issues with the Burroughs estate."

Cast

* Jon Hall ... Ed Lion (as Charles Locher) *

Kathleen Burke Kathleen B. Burke (September 5, 1913 – April 9, 1980) was an American movie actress of the 1930s and former model. Early years Born in Hammond, Indiana, in 1913, Burke was a graduate of Hammond High School. She moved with her parents t ...

... Eulilah * Ted Adams ... Sheikh Youssef Ab-Dur *

Jimmy Aubrey Jimmy Aubrey (23 October 1887 – 2 September 1983) was an English actor who worked with both Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy, having gone with Fred Karno's theatrical company to America in 1908. However he left to start on his own in v ...

... Simmonds *

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... Hassan El Dinh

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lion Man 1936 films 1936 adventure films 1930s independent films American black-and-white films American adventure films American independent films Films based on works by Edgar Rice Burroughs Films directed by John P. McCarthy 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language adventure films