Copyright 22 March 1934 and 25 June 1934 by Mascot Pictures Corp. 233 minutes.
Chapter titles (each chapter is two reels in length, except for the first which has three): 1. Noah's Ark Island; 2. Nature in the Raw; 3. The Hypnotic Eye; 4. The Pit of Crocodiles; 5. Gorilla Warfare; 6. The Battle of Beasts; 7. The Tiger's Prey; 8. The Lion's Brood; 9. Eyes of the Jungle; 10. Human Hyenas; 11. The Gorilla; 12. Take Them Back Alive.
COMMENT: Unusually for a serial (particularly a Mascot effort), The Lost Jungle actually improves as it progresses instead of the other way around. Partly, this has to do with the way the chapters are laid out. Admittedly, the animals are a bit tiresome and Mr Beatty is no beauty. But the ruined city sets with their maze of passageways are rather jolly and we enjoyed the fake gorilla. And fortunately, we see less and less of the "comic" bowtie-wiggling Syd Saylor (and more of his daring stuntman), plus more and more of the delightfully appealing Cecilia Parker. Although she wears just the one outfit throughout, Miss Parker has never looked so alluring. She's beautifully photographed too with lots of swooning close-ups.
The villains, led by the ever reliable Warner Richmond (as the murderous Mystery Man) and Wheeler Oakman (as the no-scruples leader of the mutiny) provide plenty of interest too.
Whilst the direction is always super-efficient, it's likely that Messrs Howard and Schaefer spent a great deal of their time thinking up entertaining new action and suspenseful cliffhanging twists for their script.
The Lost Jungle is also unique for Mascot in that it has no economy episodes. Every chapter right up to the end title is chock-full of new thrills. Admittedly one or two stock shots re-appear from time to time, but I'm not complaining.
So, if you don't like the first ep or even the second, persevere! Miss Parker is mighty hard to resist (and Mr LeSaint shares some of that charisma too).
Chapter titles (each chapter is two reels in length, except for the first which has three): 1. Noah's Ark Island; 2. Nature in the Raw; 3. The Hypnotic Eye; 4. The Pit of Crocodiles; 5. Gorilla Warfare; 6. The Battle of Beasts; 7. The Tiger's Prey; 8. The Lion's Brood; 9. Eyes of the Jungle; 10. Human Hyenas; 11. The Gorilla; 12. Take Them Back Alive.
COMMENT: Unusually for a serial (particularly a Mascot effort), The Lost Jungle actually improves as it progresses instead of the other way around. Partly, this has to do with the way the chapters are laid out. Admittedly, the animals are a bit tiresome and Mr Beatty is no beauty. But the ruined city sets with their maze of passageways are rather jolly and we enjoyed the fake gorilla. And fortunately, we see less and less of the "comic" bowtie-wiggling Syd Saylor (and more of his daring stuntman), plus more and more of the delightfully appealing Cecilia Parker. Although she wears just the one outfit throughout, Miss Parker has never looked so alluring. She's beautifully photographed too with lots of swooning close-ups.
The villains, led by the ever reliable Warner Richmond (as the murderous Mystery Man) and Wheeler Oakman (as the no-scruples leader of the mutiny) provide plenty of interest too.
Whilst the direction is always super-efficient, it's likely that Messrs Howard and Schaefer spent a great deal of their time thinking up entertaining new action and suspenseful cliffhanging twists for their script.
The Lost Jungle is also unique for Mascot in that it has no economy episodes. Every chapter right up to the end title is chock-full of new thrills. Admittedly one or two stock shots re-appear from time to time, but I'm not complaining.
So, if you don't like the first ep or even the second, persevere! Miss Parker is mighty hard to resist (and Mr LeSaint shares some of that charisma too).