Tim Tyler's Luck (1937)

Directors:

Ford Beebe
Wyndham Gittens

Writers:

Wyndham Gittens (screenplay)
Norman S. Hall (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 December 1937 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure

Tagline:

THE GREAT ADVENTURE STRIP HERO COMES TO THE SCREEN!

Plot:

A 12-episode serial in which Tim Tyler goes to Africa in search of his father in gorilla country. He meets up with Laura...

Plot Keywords:

Serial | Jungle | Character Name In Title

Cast

Frankie Thomas	...	Tim Tyler
Frances Robinson	...	Lora Graham, aka Lora Lacey
Jack Mulhall	...	Sgt. Gates
Al Shean	...	Prof. James Tyler
Norman Willis	...	Spider Webb
Anthony Warde	...	Garry Drake
Earl Douglas	...	Jules Lazarre
William 'Billy' Benedict	...	Spud (as William Benedict)
Frank Mayo	...	Jim Conway
Alan Gregg	...	Henchman Brent
Stanley Blystone	...	Capt. Clark
Everett Brown	...	Native Henchman Mogu (as Everette Brown)
Skippy	...	Ju Ju, the Chimp

Runtime:

USA:212 min (12 chapters)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Chapter Titles: - 1. Jungle Pirates - 2. Dead Man's Pass - 3. Into the Lion's Den - 4. The Ivory Trail - 5. Trapped in the Quicksand - 6. The Jaws of the Jungle - 7. The King of the Gorillas - 8. The Spider Caught - 9. The Gates of Doom - 10.A Race For the Fortune - 11.No Man's Land - 12.The Kimberly Diamonds

Soundtrack:

Oh, I Love the Jungle Nights

One of Universal's best serials

Along with "Flash Gordon" and "Buck Rogers", this chapterplay rates high with fans of Universal's serials. Everyone in the cast seems to enjoy their roles, in particular Frankie Thomas as Tim Tyler. Moves at a good clip with some great cliffhanger endings. Some excellent music cues ( from various Universal features ) are an added bonus.