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The Lion’s Claw
Also known as Les mystères de la jungle in France; Nas Garras do Leão in Portugal : [The Lion’s Claws]
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 18 chapters
Directed by Jacques Jaccard and Harry Harvey

Cast: Marie Walcamp [Beth Johnson], Ray Hanford [Buck Masterson], Neal Hart [Captain Harris], Frank Lanning [Musa], Thomas G. Lingham (Tom Lingham) [Captain Johnson], Alfred Allen [Colonel Leighton], Gertrude Astor [Lady Mary Leighton], Edwin August [Roger Hammond], Rex de Rosselli [Rej Hari], Harry von Meter [Captain Bogart], Leonard Clapham (Tom London) [Reglis], Sam Polo [Uula], Sam Appel, Charles Brinley, Nigel de Brulier, Felix Redondo

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by W.B. Pearson and Jacques Jaccard, from a screen story by W.B. Pearson. Art direction by Edward M. Langley. Assistant director, Mack V. Wright. Cinematography by Milton Moore. / 18 chapters: [1] “A Woman’s Honor,” released 6 April 1918; [2] “Beasts of the Jungle,” released 13 April 1918; [3] “Net of Terror,” released 20 April 1918; [4] “A Woman’s Scream,” released 27 April 1918; [5] “The Secret Document,” released 4 May 1918; [6] “The Dungeon of Terror,” released 11 May 1918; [7] “Quicksand,” released 18 May 1918; [8] “Into the Harem,” released 25 May 1918; [9] “The Human Pendulum,” released 1 June 1918; [10] “Escape Through the Flames,” released 8 June 1918; [11] “Caught in the Toils,” released 15 June 1918; [12] “The Spies’ Cave,” released 22 June 1918; [13] “In Disguise,” released 29 June 1918; [14] “Hell Let Loose,” released 6 July 1918; [15] “Bridge of the Beast,” released 13 July 1918; [16] “The Jungle Pool,” released 20 July 1918; [17] “The Well of Horror,” released 27 July 1918; [18] “The Doom of Rej Hari,” released 3 August 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Chapter 9 was directed by Harvey. Walcamp was attacked and injured by a lion during production, which resulted in scarring. The serial was released in Portugal as Nas Garras do Leão beginning 3 November 1919. The serial was released in France as Les mystères de la jungle beginning 21 November 1919.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Lions - Escapes - Fire - Serials - Windmills

Listing updated: 2 May 2020.

References: Edmonds-BigU pp. 100, 103; Lahue-Continued pp. 62, 63, 94a, 188, 286; Stedman-Serials p. 43 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.

 
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