Perils of the Jungle
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters / 21 reels
Directed by Jack Nelson
Cast: Eugenia Gilbert [Phyllis Marley], Frank Merrill [Rod Bedford], Bobby Nelson (Robert Nelson) [Kimpo], Milburn Morante [Marks], Albert J. Smith [Brute Hanley], Will Herman [Moto], Walter Maly [Stephens], Harry Belmore (Harry Belmour) [Alexander Marley], Frank Hutter (Frank D. Hutter) [Rene]
Weiss Brothers-Artclass Pictures Corporation production; distributed on State Rights basis by Weiss Brothers-Artclass Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Louis Weiss. Scenario by Harry P. Crist (Harry L. Fraser), from a screen story by Harry P. Crist (Harry L. Fraser). Production supervision by George M. Merrick. / Ten chapters (two reels each): [1] “Jungle Trails,” released 1 July 1927 (three reels); [2] “The Jungle King,” released 8 July 1927; [3] “The Elephant’s Revenge,” 15 July 1927; [4] “At the Lion’s Mercy,” released 22 July 1927; [5] “The Sting of Death,” released 29 July 1927; [6] “The Trail of Brute,” released 5 August 1927; [7] “The Feast of Vengeance,” released 12 August 1927; [8] “The Leopard’s Attack,” released 19 August 1927; [9] “The Tiger Men,” released 26 August 1927; [10] “One-Eyed Monsters,” released 2 September 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in the United Kingdom on 1 May 1930. / Silent film.
Drama: Adventure.
Survival status: Print exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive (John Hampton / Stanford Theatre Foundation collection) [16mm reduction positive]; and in the film holdings of Kit Parker Films.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 29 April 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 261-262, 287 : Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Kit Parker.
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