King of the Jungle (serial)

King of the Jungle
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Directed by	Webster Cullison
Starring	Elmo Lincoln Sally Long
Production company	Hercules Film Productions
Distributed by	Rayart Pictures Corporation
Release date	July 1927 (1927-07)
Running time	10 episodes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

King of the Jungle is a 1927 American adventure film serial directed by Webster Cullison. The film is considered to be lost; only a trailer remains. ^[1]

Cast

• Elmo Lincoln
• Sally Long
• Gordon Standing
• George Kotsonaros
• Arthur Morrison
• Cliff Bowes
• Virginia True Boardman

Production

Gordon Standing, a friend of co-star Elmo Lincoln, was killed after being mauled by a lion during production. ^[2] Lincoln believed that the death had been preventable and it led to his temporary retirement from the film industry.

Chapter titles

1. The Great Tragedy
2. The Elephant Avenger
3. Battling for Her Life
4. Into the Lion’s Jaws
5. The Striped Terror
6. Gripped by the Death Vice
7. The Slinking Demons
8. The Giant Ape Strikes
9. No Escape
10. The Death Trap

See also

• List of film serials
• List of film serials by studio

References

1. "Progressive Silent Film List: King of the Jungle". silentera.com. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
2. Harmon, Jim; Glut, Donald F. (1973). "6. Jungle "Look Out The Elephants Are Coming!"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. p. 124. ISBN   978-0-7130-0097-9.

External links

• King of the Jungle at IMDb