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• Actors: Clyde Beatty, Cecilia Parker, Syd Saylor, Warner Richmond, Edward LeSaint
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 2
• Studio: Vci/Ffi
• VHS Release Date: January 29, 1996
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303987672
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #413,157 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Clyde Beatty shows his stuff, May 31, 2008

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bernie "webviator" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lost Jungle (DVD)

Evidently I watched a different version. This was also released in the same year and under the same title as a 68-minute feature version of the serial by Mascot Pictures Corporation. It is incorporated in the 50 movie pack Sci-Fi collection.

Plenty of animal training scenes staring the Hogenbeck-Wallace Animals. Clyde the benevolent and gentle animal trainer is too naive about human nature to realize that one of his men Sharkey (Warner Richmond) tries to kill him every time he turns around, and too preoccupied to realize he must marry Ruth Robinson (Cecilia Parker) or lose her to a South Seas trip planned by her father.

While Clyde is busy playing with his felines, Ruth and her father Capt. Robinson (Edward LeSaint) are ship wrecked on an uncharted island of Kamor with lions, tigers, bears, and more unscrupulous beasts. Ruth gives Clyde the bird. I mean sends him a cable by carrier pigeon.

Clyde to the rescue on a new air ship. Lightning strikes in a storm and you guest it Dirigible Victory splits up. Sharkey bails like a rat leaving a sinking ship, with the only parachute. What are their chances of getting lost on the same island? What is worse Sharkey is lose somewhere and up to his nefarious plots.

Will Clyde become tiger chow and who will get the girl?

5.0 out of 5 stars "The King of Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ The Lost Jungle (1934)", October 21, 2005

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lost Jungle [VHS] (VHS Tape)

VCI Entertainment and Mascot Pictures present... "The Lost Jungle" (1934) (Dolby digitally remastered), with 12 Chapters of vintage serial episodes loaded with jungle action sequences with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Animals...story line has the "World's Greatest Animal Trainer" Clyde Beatty in search of animals for his new circus, in the process finds a young girl and her father searching for an uncharted island...is there a a buried city of Kamor in the Lost Jungle on the island, if so who will be the first to discover it's riches...will the jealous animal handler Sharkey plot once again to do in Beatty and take over as star animal tamer...can Beatty fulfill his dream of collecting Lions and Tigers with a mixed feline act that's never been done before...what fate lies before our hero with greedy gold hunters and the infested island of wild animals.....don't leave the theater until the final chapter is over and done with "Take Them Back Alive"....just remember double thrills, chills, mystery and suspense...hitting the bull's eye with excitement...don't miss a single spine thrilling episode..return next week to this local theater for another episode of action and adventure that will keep you thrilled until the next chapter.

Under director's David Howard and Armand Schaefer, producer Nat Levine, Original story by Sherman L. Lowe and Al Martin, screenplay by Barney Sarecky, David Howard, Armand Schaefer and Wyndham Gittens, musical score by Lee Zahler....the cast includes Clyde Beatty (Clyde Beatty), Cecilia Parker (Ruth Robinson), Syd Saylor (Larry Henderson), Warner P. Richmond (Sharkey), Edward LaSaint (Capt. Robinson), Wheeler Oakman (Kirby), Maston Williams (Thompson), Mickey Rooney (Mickey, lead boy at circus), George "Gabby" Hayes (Doctor-dirigible passenger), Lew Meehan (Flynn), Max Wagner (Slade)...with stunts performed by Yakima Canutt (King of the Stuntmen)......meanwhile back to our Mascot Serial which is always good till the last drop and this serial is no exception...there is a great deal of entertainment here for the cliffhanger fans out there...all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features.

CHAPTER TITLES:

1. Noah's Ark Island

2. Nature in the Row

3. The Hypnotic Eye

4. The Pit of Crocodiles

5. Gorilla Warfare

6. The Battle of beast

7. The Tigers Prey

8. The Lions Brood

9. Eyes of the Jungle

10.Human Hyenas

11.The Gorilla

12.Take them Back Alive

BIOS:

1. Clyde Beatty

Birth Date: 6/10/1903 - Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio

Died: 7/19/1965 - Ventura, CA

2. Cecilia Parker

Birth Date: 4/26/1905 - Fort William, Ontario, Canada

Died: 7/25/1993 - Ventura, CA

3. Syd Taylor

Birth Date: 3/24/1895 - Chicago, Illinois

Died: 12/21/1962 - Hollywood, CA

4. Armand Schaefer (Director)

Birth Date: 8/05/1898 - Tavistock, Ontario, Canada

Died: 9/26/1967 - unavailable

If you're into vintage serials as I am, why not pick up a copy of the following titles from VCI Home Video:

VCI CLIFFHANGER TRAILERS:

1. Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe)

2. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (Bobby Jordan)

3. Drums of Fu Manchu (Henry Brandon)

4. Jungle Girl (Frances Gifford)

5. The Phantom (Tom Tyler)

6. Zane Greys "King of the Royal Mounted" (Allan "Rocky" Lane)

7. Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (Lloyd Bridges & Keye Luke)

8. Adventures of Red Ryder (Don "Red" Barry)

9. Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (Scott Kolk & Henry Brandon)

10.Zorro's Cliffhanger Collection (Reed Hadley, John Carroll & Linda Stirling)

11.Dick Tracy's G-Men (Ralph Byrd)

12.Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (Buster Crabbe)

13.Jungle Jim (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton)

14.Miracle Rider (Tom Mix & Tony Jr)

If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure then this is the place for all of the above...check out another release from VCI Entertainment and Republic Pictures present Zane Grey's "King of the Royal Mounted" (1940) (digitally remastered), 12 Chapters of vintage serial loaded with action sequences...is there a discovered substance called "Compound X", which may cure infantile paralysis...has Tom Merritt stumbled on such a rare find...is there a war between Canada and sources known later as the "Father Land".....get out there as they're going fast, this is the one you've been waiting for.

Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "The Lost Jungle" (1934), the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '30s, '40s & '50s...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just the way we like 'em

Total Time: 240 mins on 2 VHS ~ VCI Entertainment 1737 ~ (11/01/2000)

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the best, but I loved it., September 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Lost Jungle [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Clyde Beaty of Darkest Africa/Batmen of Africa stars in this wonderful serial. He was known as the greatest animal trainer in the world. He does battle with plenty in this. As well you see what is a little disturbing, but as well interesting and that is the fighting of a tiger and a lion. I believe this to be quite the keeper among serials and is a defintite must have for any collector. I will watch this one over and over...