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8.1/10   171 votes
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Writers:
Wyndham Gittens (screenplay)
Norman S. Hall (screenplay)
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Release Date:
27 December 1937 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
THE GREAT ADVENTURE STRIP HERO COMES TO THE SCREEN! more
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... more | add synopsis
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One of Universal's best serials more (4 total)

Cast

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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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:212 min (12 chapters)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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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 more
Soundtrack:
Oh, I Love the Jungle Nights more

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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
One of Universal's best serials, 17 December 2001
7/10
Author: jaybee-3 from New Jersey

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.

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