Queen of the Jungle (1935)
The Triumphant Wild Animal Spectacle!
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 is quickly captured by the tribesmen and is brought to their sadistic ruler,who turns out to be a now-grown Joan. Unaware of his or her own true ...
Cast
- Mary Kornman - Joan Lawrence / Mary Lawrence
- Reed Howes - David Worth / Frank Worth
- Lafe McKee - Kali
- Marilyn Spinner - Joan Lawrence as a child
- Dickie Jones - David Worth as a child
- William Welsh - John Lawrence
- Eddie Foster - Rocco
- George Chesebro - Ken Roberts (uncredited)
Screenplay
- Griffin Jay (Story)
- Griffin Jay (Screenplay)
Keywords
movie serial
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Queen of the Jungle about?
- 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 is quickly captured by the tribesmen and is brought to their sadistic ruler,who turns out to be a now-grown Joan. Unaware of his or her own true ...
- Who directed Queen of the Jungle?
- Queen of the Jungle was directed by Robert F. Hill.
- Who stars in Queen of the Jungle?
- Queen of the Jungle stars Mary Kornman, Reed Howes, Lafe McKee, Marilyn Spinner, Dickie Jones, William Welsh.
- How long is Queen of the Jungle?
- Queen of the Jungle has a runtime of 3h 17m (197 minutes).
- What genre is Queen of the Jungle?
- Queen of the Jungle is a Action film.
- Where was Queen of the Jungle produced?
- Queen of the Jungle was produced in United States of America.