The Lost Jungle

The Lost Jungle (1934) is a Mascot Pictures movie serial. A semi-sequel to this serial, Darkest Africa, 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.

The Lost Jungle
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Directed by	David Howard Armand Schaefer
Written by	Sherman Lowe Al Martin David Howard Barney A. Sarecky Armand Schaefer
Produced by	Nat Levine
Starring	Clyde Beatty Cecilia Parker Warner Richmond Syd Saylor Edward LeSaint
Cinematography	William Nobles Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by	Earl Turner
Music by	Lee Zahler
Distributed by	Mascot Pictures
Release date	June 13, 1934 (1934-06-13)
Running time	12 chapters (233 min) 68 minutes (feature)
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Clyde Beatty as Clyde Beatty
• Cecilia Parker as Ruth Robinson
• Syd Saylor as Larry Henderson
• Warner Richmond as Sharkey
• Edward LeSaint as Captain Robinson
• Wheeler Oakman as Kirby
• Maston Williams as Thompson
• Max Wagner as Slade
• George 'Gabby' Hayes 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

1. Noah's Ark Island
2. Nature in the Raw
3. The Hypnotic Eye
4. The Pit of Crocodiles
5. Gorilla Warfare
6. The Battle of Beasts
7. The Tiger's Prey
8. The Lion's Brood
9. Eyes of the Jungle
10. Human Hyenas
11. The Gorilla
12. Take Them Back Alive

_Source:

Lost Jungle Diamond, Studio City Walk of Fame

External links

• The Lost Jungle on YouTube
• The Lost Jungle at IMDb
• The Lost Jungle is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
• The Lost Jungle at AllMovie