The Lost Jungle is a Mascot movie serial

Serial (film)

Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...

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A semi-sequel to this serial, Darkest Africa

Darkest Africa

Darkest Africa 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, had been taken over in 1935 by Consolidated Film Laboratories and...

, was released by Republic Pictures

Republic Pictures

Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....

 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
  Clyde Beatty
  Clyde Beatty joined the circus as a cage cleaner as a teen and became famous as a lion tamer and animal trainer. He also became a circus impresario who owned his own show that later merged with the Cole Bros. Circus to form the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros...
  
  
• Cecilia Parker
  Cecilia Parker
  Cecilia Parker was a Canadian-born American film actress.-Early life and career:Born in Fort William, Ontario, she was brought to southern California as a child by her mother, Mrs. Naudy Anna Parker. Her father was an English soldier. Parker graduated from the Convent of the Immaculate Heart in...
  
   as Ruth Robinson
• Syd Saylor
  Syd Saylor
  Syd Saylor was a light comedy actor and movie cowboy sidekick who appeared in 395 films and TV series between 1926 and 1962...
  
   as Larry Henderson
• Warner Richmond
  Warner Richmond
  Warner Richmond was an American actor. He appeared in 141 films between 1912 and 1946.He was born in Racine, Wisconsin and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Brown of Harvard...
  
   as Sharkey
• Edward LeSaint
  Edward LeSaint
  Edward LeSaint was an American silent film actor and director who acted in over 300 films and directed over 90.-Personal life and death:...
  
   as Captain Robinson
• Wheeler Oakman
  Wheeler Oakman
  Wheeler Oakman was an American film actor.Usually appearing as a henchman in films, rarely a leading role, he appeared in over 280 films between 1912 and 1948....
  
   as Kirby
• Maston Williams
  Maston Williams
  Maston Williams was an American actor who appeared in films during the 1930s. He appeared in over 40 films between 1931 and 1939.-Selected filmography:* Clearing the Range * Without Honor...
  
  as Thompson

Theatrical

In an unusual move, a feature film version was released simultaneously with the serial. Releasing feature versions, made from editing together footage from the serial, was a common practice but they were usually released after the initial run of the source serial. Nat Levine claimed it contained footage not seen in the serial version.

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

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