Bengal Tiger (1936 film)

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Bengal Tiger
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Directed by Louis King
Written by Roy Chanslor
Earl Felton
Produced by Bryan Foy
Hal B. Wallis
Starring Barton MacLane
June Travis
Warren Hull
Cinematography L. William O'Connell
Edited byHarold McLernon
Music by Howard Jackson
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Brothers
Release date
  • July 29, 1936 (1936-07-29)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bengal Tiger is a 1936 American drama film directed by Louis King and starring Barton MacLane, June Travis and Warren Hull. [1] The plot closely resembles that of the 1932 film Tiger Shark .

Contents

The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley.

Plot summary

Cliff Ballenger tries to train a tiger named "Satan" for the circus who is more dangerous than he seems.

Cast

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References

  1. Miller p.64

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