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 byDavid Howard
Armand Schaefer
Written bySherman Lowe
Al Martin
David Howard
Barney A. Sarecky
Armand Schaefer
Produced byNat Levine
StarringClyde Beatty
Cecilia Parker
Warner Richmond
Syd Saylor
Edward LeSaint
CinematographyWilliam Nobles
Alvin Wyckoff
Edited byEarl Turner
Music byLee Zahler
Distributed byMascot Pictures
Release date
  • June 13, 1934 (1934-06-13)
Running time
12 chapters (233 min)
68 minutes (feature)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Cast

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Release

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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

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  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

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Lost Jungle Diamond, Studio City Walk of Fame

References

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  1. ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 210. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
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