Lost City of the Jungle
| Lost City of the Jungle | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by |
Lewis D. Collins Ray Taylor |
| Produced by |
Morgan Cox Joseph O'Donnell |
| Written by |
Joseph F. Poland Paul Huston Tom Gibson |
| Starring |
Russell Hayden Jane Adams Lionel Atwill Keye Luke |
| Cinematography | Gus Peterson |
| Edited by |
Irving Birnbaum Jack Dolan Joseph Gluck D. Pat Kelley Alvin Todd Edgar Zane |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 13 chapters (265 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Lost City of the Jungle is a 1946 Universal movie serial.
Plot
Recent atom tests show a certain element that can be used as defense against the atomic bomb. War monger Sir Eric Hazarias (Lionel Atwill) has traced the element, dubbed Meteorium 245, to the Himalayan province of Pendrang, ruled over by casino owner Indra (Helen Bennett). Hazarias fakes his own death and shows up in Pendrang as philanthropist Geoffrey London along with his secretary Malborn (John Mylong), who is secretly the real war monger, Hazarias being his beard, and they start an archaeological dig for the legendary Lost City of Pendrang as a cover for their search for Meteorium. United Peace Foundation operative Rod Stanton (Russell Hayden) arrives in Pendrang soon after having trailed Hazarias there with a twofold mission, prove London is really Hazarias and find out what he is looking for in Pendrang.
Cast
- Russell Hayden as Rod Stanton, United Peace Foundation operative
- Jane Adams as Marjorie Elmore
- Lionel Atwill as Sir Eric Hazarias/ Geoffrey London
- Keye Luke as Tal Shan
- Helen Bennett as Indra
- Ted Hecht as Doc Harris
- John Eldredge as Doctor Elmore
- John Mylong as Malborn, the "real" villain of the serial, posing as Geoffrey London's servant
- John Miljan as Doctor Gaffron
- John Gallaudet as Professor Grebb
- George Lynn as Marlow, one of Hazarias' henchmen
- Dick Curtis as Johnson, one of Hazarias' henchmen
- Arthur Space as "System" Reeves
- Frances Chung as Lakana Shan
- Gene Roth as Police Captain Hammond
Production
Lionel Atwill died of cancer and pneumonia while filming this serial. Atwill was playing the mastermind villain, Sir Eric Hazarias, a foreign spy chief. Universal could not afford to throw out the footage already filmed so they were forced to adapt the serial. First, another villain (Malborn, played by John Mylong, who was originally just a servant of Sir Eric) was introduced as the boss of Atwill's character to take over most of the villain requirements of the film. Secondly, a double of Atwill was used to complete his remaining scenes. The double was filmed from behind and remained silent. The villain's henchmen were filmed repeating their orders back to the silent double and stock footage of Atwill was edited in to show a response.[1]
Lost City of the Jungle was Universal's penultimate serial; the final Universal serial was The Mysterious Mr. M, which was also released in 1946.[2]
Chapter titles
- Himalaya Horror
- The Death Flood
- Wave Length for Doom
- The Pit of Pendrang
- Fiery Danger
- Death's Shining Face
- Speedboat Missing
- Fire Jet Torture
- Zalabor Death Watch
- Booby Trap Rendezvous
- Pendrang Guillotine
- Jungle Smash-up
- Atomic Vengeance
Source:[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Harmon, Jim; Donald F. Glut (1973). "14. The Villains "All Bad, All Mad"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. pp. 363–364. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
- ↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "3. The Six Faces of Adventure". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 35. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
- ↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 243. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
External links
| Preceded by The Scarlet Horsemen (1946) |
Universal Serial Lost City of the Jungle (1946) |
Succeeded by The Mysterious Mr. M (1946) |