Queen of the Jungle (I) (1935)An expedition sets off for the last land of Mu, where legend has it that a killer death ray is emitted from the eye of a golden idol. Director:Robert F. Hill |
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Queen of the Jungle (I) (1935)An expedition sets off for the last land of Mu, where legend has it that a killer death ray is emitted from the eye of a golden idol. Director:Robert F. Hill |
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Mary Kornman | ... |
Joan Lawrence
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Mary Lawrence
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Marilyn Spinner | ... | |
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Reed Howes | ... |
David Worth
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Frank Worth
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Dickie Jones | ... |
David Worth as a child
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William J. Walsh | ... |
John Lawrence
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Lafe McKee | ... |
Kali
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Eddie Foster | ... |
Rocco
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A 12-chapter serial built around stock footage from a 1922 silent serial, "The Jungle Goddess",young David Worth and Joan Lawrence are children with a group of explorers that are seeking African radium deposits. They are playing in the basket of the party's air balloon when the bag takes off with Joan aboard, last seen sailing over the back-lot jungle. This puts a chill on the expedition and all hands return to whence they came. The end of chapter 1, "Lost in the Clouds", finds Marilyn's balloon being shot down by the flaming arrows of a native tribe. Chapter 2,"Radium Rays", reveals that Joan survived her descent and the tribe named "the child from the sky" as their queen and priestess.A flash forward of about 18 years finds that the now-adult David has returned to Africa to search for his long-lost childhood friend.He hits the trail and... Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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