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''The Lost Jungle'' (1934) is a
Mascot Pictures
Mascot Pictures Corporation was an American film company of the 1920s and 1930s best known for producing and distributing film serials and B-westerns. Mascot was formed in 1927 by film producer Nat Levine. In 1936 it merged with several other ...
movie serial
A serial film, film serial (or just serial), movie serial, or chapter play, is a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subjects exhibited in consecutive order at one theater, gene ...
. A semi-sequel to this serial, ''Darkest Africa
''Darkest Africa'' (1936) is a Republic movie serial. This was the first serial produced by Republic Pictures and was a loose sequel to a Mascot Pictures serial called ''The Lost Jungle'', also starring Clyde Beatty. Mascot, and other companies, ...
'', was released by Republic Pictures in 1936. Republic was made from a merger of several companies, including Mascot, which became the B-Western and serial production arm of the company, as well as providing them with a studio.
Cast
*Clyde Beatty
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as Clyde Beatty
*Cecilia Parker
Cecilia Parker (April 26, 1914 – July 25, 1993) was a Canadian-born American film actress. She was best known for portraying Marian Hardy, the sister of Andy Hardy in eleven of the Andy Hardy film series.
Early life and career
Cecilia ...
as Ruth Robinson
*Syd Saylor
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as Larry Henderson
*Warner Richmond
Warner Richmond (born Werner Paul Otto Raetzmann; January 11, 1886 – June 19, 1948) was an American stage and film actor. He began his career as a stock theatre actor and appeared in films in both the silent film and sound eras. His career spa ...
as Sharkey
*Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint (January 1, 1871 – September 10, 1940) was an American stage and film actor and director whose career began in the silent era. He acted in over 300 films and directed more than 90. He was sometimes credited as Edward J. Le Sa ...
as Captain Robinson
*Wheeler Oakman
Wheeler Oakman (born Vivian Eichelberger; February 21, 1890 – March 19, 1949) was an American film actor.
Early years
Oakman was born as Vivian Eichelberger in Washington, D.C., and educated in that city's schools. He grew up in Fairfax, Vir ...
as Kirby
*Maston Williams
Maston Williams (April 23, 1879 – July 15, 1978) was an American actor who appeared in films during the 1930s. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1931 and 1939.
Selected filmography
* ''Clearing the Range'' (1931)
* '' Without Hono ...
as Thompson
*Max Wagner
Max Wagner (November 28, 1901 – November 16, 1975) was a Mexican-born American film actor who specialized in playing small parts such as thugs, gangsters, sailors, henchmen, bodyguards, cab drivers and moving men, appearing more than 400 ...
as Slade
*George 'Gabby' Hayes
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as Doctor - Dirigible Passenger
Release
In an unusual move, a feature film version was made simultaneously with the serial by re-filming several principal scenes with different dialog, and several other principal scenes altogether new, particularly the ending, thereby creating an essentially new and different story.Chapter titles
# Noah's Ark Island # Nature in the Raw # The Hypnotic Eye # The Pit of Crocodiles # Gorilla Warfare # The Battle of Beasts # The Tiger's Prey # The Lion's Brood # Eyes of the Jungle # Human Hyenas # The Gorilla # Take Them Back Alive Source:
References
External links
* * * 1934 films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1934 adventure films Films set in Africa Mascot Pictures film serials Films directed by Armand Schaefer Films directed by David Howard 1930s romance films Films produced by Nat Levine American romance films American adventure films 1930s American films {{Adventure-film-stub