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Hawk of the Wilderness

  • 19381938
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 3h 33m
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7.2/10
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Bruce Bennett, William Royle, and Dick Wessel in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
  • Adventure
An expedition arrives on an uncharted jungle island to rescue the local natives, led by a jungle boy, from a volcano that is about to erupt.An expedition arrives on an uncharted jungle island to rescue the local natives, led by a jungle boy, from a volcano that is about to erupt.An expedition arrives on an uncharted jungle island to rescue the local natives, led by a jungle boy, from a volcano that is about to erupt.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
80
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • John English
    • William Witney
  • Writers
    • William L. Chester(novel)
    • Barry Shipman(original screenplay)
    • Rex Taylor(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Bennett
    • Mala
    • Monte Blue
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  • Directors
    • John English
    • William Witney
  • Writers
    • William L. Chester(novel)
    • Barry Shipman(original screenplay)
    • Rex Taylor(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Bennett
    • Mala
    • Monte Blue
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    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Bruce Bennett and Noble Johnson in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
    Bruce Bennett and Mala in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
    Lane Chandler and Ann Evers in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
    Monte Blue, Tom Chatterton, Mala, P.J. Kelly, and Fred 'Snowflake' Toones in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
    Bruce Bennett, Noble Johnson, Tuffy, and Harley Wood in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
    Earl Askam, P.J. Kelly, William Royle, and Dick Wessel in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
    Chief John Big Tree and Monte Blue in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
    William Royle, Jerry Sheldon, and Dick Wessel in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
    Monte Blue and Dick Wessel in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
    Bruce Bennett, Monte Blue, and Sonny Chorre in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
    Bruce Bennett and Mala in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
    Monte Blue, Hermann Brix, Mala, Noble Johnson, William Royle, and Tuffy in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)

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    Bruce Bennett
    Bruce Bennett
    • Lincoln Rand Jras Lincoln Rand Jr
    • (as Herman Brix)
    • …
    Mala
    Mala
    • Kiasas Kias
    Monte Blue
    Monte Blue
    • Yellow Weaselas Yellow Weasel
    Harley Wood
    Harley Wood
    • Beth Munroas Beth Munro
    • (as Jill Martin)
    Noble Johnson
    Noble Johnson
    • Mokuyias Mokuyi
    William Royle
    William Royle
    • Manuel Solernoas Manuel Solerno
    Tom Chatterton
    Tom Chatterton
    • Dr. Edward Munroas Dr. Edward Munro
    George Eldredge
    George Eldredge
    • Allan Kendallas Allan Kendall
    P.J. Kelly
    • William Williamsas William Williams
    • (as Patrick J. Kelly)
    • …
    Dick Wessel
    Dick Wessel
    • Dirk - Henchmanas Dirk - Henchman
    Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
    Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
    • Georgeas George
    • (as Snowflake)
    Tuffy
    • Tawneeas Tawnee
    Philip Armenta
    • Indian Chiefas Indian Chief
    • (uncredited)
    Earl Askam
    • Red - Henchmanas Red - Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Chief John Big Tree
    Chief John Big Tree
    • Medicine Manas Medicine Man
    • (uncredited)
    Lane Chandler
    Lane Chandler
    • Lincoln Rand Sr.as Lincoln Rand Sr.
    • (uncredited)
    Clarence Chorre
    • Wahneeas Wahnee
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Chorre
    Gertrude Chorre
    • Squawas Squaw
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • John English
      • William Witney
    • Writers
      • William L. Chester(novel)
      • Barry Shipman(original screenplay)
      • Rex Taylor(original screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      CHAPTER TITLES: 1. Mysterious Island; 2. Flaming Death; 3. Tiger Trap; 4. Queen's Ransom; 5. Pendulum of Doom; 6. The Dead Fall; 7. White Man's Magic; 8. Ambushed; 9. Marooned; 10. Camp of Horror; 11. Valley of Skulls; 12. Trail's End.
    • Goofs
      Kioga grew up after shipwreck. His English is impeccable considering his teacher speaks Pidgeon English. Quite a feat.
    • Connections
      Edited into Lost Island of Kioga (1966)

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    This one had a little history.
    The Tarzan-like character Kioga, concerning the adventures of a young man, orphaned-and-marooned on a semi-tropical island north of the Artic Circle,was the creation of William Lester Chester. In a contract dated December 18th, 1934, the McCall Publishing Company bought "Hawk of the Wilderness," for a seven-part serialization in their "Blue Book" magazine in 1935 between April and October. The story was then published in a 33-chapter, 308 page hard-cover book by Harper and Brothers in 1936. Chester then begin turning out "Kioga" novellas on an annual basis for "Blue Book", beginning with "Kioga of the Wilderness" in seven issues between April and October of 1936. The next sequel ran between March and August of 1937 in six disassociated short stories under an umbrella title of "One Against a Wilderness." Chester returned to the magazine-serial format in 1938 (March through August) under the title of "Kioga of the Unknown Land." Following the four "Kioga" stories, Chester abandoned his writing career with the advent of World War II.

    On June 24, 1936 Chester's agent notified Republic Pictures Corporation that Chester had agreed to sell the original story for $1000, provided the Harper book was displayed on-screen for publicity purposes.The dust-cover of the book is shown on the second page of the credits behind a credit line that reads: "Based Upon the Book of the Same Name by William L. Chester." The final agreement, was signed by Chester and Republic's President, Nat Levine. The contract licensed production by Republic of one photoplay, either a serial or a feature, in addition to granting feature-version rights if made into a serial, and television rights.

    The project then went into limbo for ten months before Republic turned it over it a succession of script writers. Reggie Callow drafted a treatment between May 18 and June 1, 1937, which was followed by work by Sol Shor between October 18 and November 27,1937. Rex Taylor, Barry Shipman, and Norman Hall, the only writers credited on the film, for Original Screen Play, wrapped it up between May 31 and September 14, 1938.

    "Hawk of the Wilderness" was the only serial of Republic's first 34 that did not utilize first-chapter optical credits for the actors. It was also the last Republic serial to carry all of the cast credits on each chapter until the practice was reinstated seven years and 23 serials later with "Federal Operator 99." And, instead of the usual two-cards for cast credits, the studio stacked the names of eleven players and one dog (Tuffie)on a single card, with no opticals or role names shown. The no-role names applied only to the film credits, which explains why those who don't have access to the original press book or the company call-sheets, keep incorrectly changing the roles (as heard in the film and seen on the paper records)to whatever they "think" they heard. The only time role names appear on this film is on the re-cap cards at the beginning of the last eleven episodes and, then, only for a few of the main players. Which is why characters such as Patrick J. Kelly's "William Williams, also known as Bill-Bill" keeps getting incorrectly "corrected" to just "Bill-Bill." The Consolidated people who prepared the cast-card misspelled the name of the dog, Tuffie, as Tuffy, and this did not please the dog's owner, trainer and handler, Ger Overdalh. But that was offset by the "dog's" $250-a-week salary, which was more than the majority of the cast was paid. Tuffie's female counterpart, Tippie, doubled for the credited star.

    Bruce Bennett (Herman Brix)died on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, age 100.

    Data on here, which will eventually find its way to Trivia by some contributor, came from biographical material on William L. Chester; "Valley of the Cliffhangers" by the late-and-great Jack Mathis; and this author's research and collection of Republic material.
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    • Release date
      • December 3, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tarzan auf der Schatzinsel
    • Filming locations
      • Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures (I)
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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