The Call of the Savage

The Call of the Savage (1935) is a Universal film serial based on the story Jan of the Jungle by Otis Adelbert Kline. It was directed by Lew Landers and released by Universal Pictures.[1][2]

The Call of the Savage
Directed byLew Landers
Written byBasil Dickey
Nate Gatzert
George H. Plympton
Produced byMilton Gatzert
Henry MacRae
StarringNoah Beery Jr.
Dorothy Short
Harry Woods
Bryant Washburn
CinematographyWilliam A. Sickner
Richard Fryer
Edited byIrving Applebaum
Saul A. Goodkind
Alvin Todd
Edward Todd
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • 1935 (1935)
Running time
12 chapters (231 min)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Two teams of scientists scour the dark jungles of Africa to find a secret formula.

Chapter titles

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  1. Shipwrecked
  2. Captured by Cannibals
  3. Stampeding Death
  4. Terrors of the Jungle
  5. The Plunge of Peril
  6. Thundering Waters
  7. The Hidden Monster
  8. Jungle Treachery
  9. The Avenging Fire God
  10. Descending Doom
  11. The Dragon Strikes
  12. The Pit of Flame

Cast

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Production

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Call of the Savage features "Jan, the Jungle Boy" and was based on "Jan of the Jungle" by Otis Adelbert Kline, a successful pulp story which rivalled the Tarzan series.[3][4]

In 1956 material from this serial was edited into a 70-minute film called Savage Fury.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 212. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
  2. ^ Pitts, Michael R. (2019-01-10). Thrills Untapped: Neglected Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1936. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7351-6.
  3. ^ Harmon, Jim; Donald F. Glut (1973). "6. Jungle "Look Out The Elephants Are Coming!"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
  4. ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "2. In Search of Ammunition". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 11. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
  5. ^ Feature Films: A Directory of Feature Films on 16mm and Videotape Available for Rental, Sale, and Lease. R.R. Bowker Company. 1985. ISBN 978-0-8352-1929-7.
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The Call of the Savage (1935)
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