THE LOST JUNGLE (1934) Clyde Beatty, Syd Saylor & Cecilia Parker | Action, Adventure, Drama | B&W

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.

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.

SYNOPSIS
Following the end of WWII, war-monger Sir Eric Hazarias (Lionel Atwill) sets the wheel in motion for WWIII. His search for Meteorium 245, the only practical defense against the atomic bomb, leads him to mythical Pendrang.

CAST & CREW
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

Directed by David Howard, Armand Schaefer
Written by Wyndham Gittens, David Howard, Barney A. Sarecky, Armand Schaefer
Produced by Nat Levine
Cinematography William Nobles, Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by Earl Turner
Music by Lee Zahler
Distributed by Mascot Pictures
Release date June 13, 1934
Running time 68 minutes
Country United States
Language English

NOTES
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

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