King of the Jungle (serial)

1927 film

July 1927 (1927-07)

Running time

10 episodesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (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

The Great Tragedy
The Elephant Avenger
Battling for Her Life
Into the Lion’s Jaws
The Striped Terror
Gripped by the Death Vice
The Slinking Demons
The Giant Ape Strikes
No Escape
The Death Trap

References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: King of the Jungle". silentera.com. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
^ 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.