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The Jungle Outcasts (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

The Jungle Outcasts (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

Wealthy Cape Town merchant John Wright has purchased a large sea-going gasoline yacht and has made preparations for an extensive cruise with his family, which consists of his wife Margaret and their young daughter Louise. As they're ...See moreWealthy Cape Town merchant John Wright has purchased a large sea-going gasoline yacht and has made preparations for an extensive cruise with his family, which consists of his wife Margaret and their young daughter Louise. As they're cruising along the coast, the supply pipe from the gasoline tanks to the motors springs a leak, an accident which is discovered only when live coals ignite the inflammable fluid. The entire vessel is soon ablaze and the panic-stricken crew appropriate the boats, gaining possession of them after they have killed the captain and disabled the owner. John manages to get a hatch overboard upon which he entrusts his wife and child, while he manages to get away from the burning vessel upon a light spar. He reaches the frail hatch upon which his family climb, only to find that it will not sustain his added weight. He tries to keep near his loved ones, but wind and tide intervene and the castaways drift apart as night comes on. Morning dawns and the frenzied man searches the sea for sight of his dear ones, only to see the smoke of an approaching steamer on the horizon. He is rescued and the captain institutes a search for the missing wife and daughter, but to no avail. The occupants of the little raft, unconscious from exposure and exhaustion, are cast upon the coast of South Africa. Here they are found by a semi-civilized tribe of Blacks and taken to their village in the interior. The tribe look upon Margaret as an omen of good fortune sent them by their gods and treat her with deference and consideration until an unfortunate incident occurs. Waji, a venerable member of the tribe, is stricken with an unknown illness, and in accordance with a tribal law, he is driven away from the village. The unfortunate old Black has been very kind to Margaret and little Louise. The mother intervenes in his behalf and puts her arms about the fellow to protect him from further abuse. This act is considered by the tribe to mark Margaret as a victim of the same illness, but to their superstitious minds, they cannot offend the gods by driving her out, so they desert the village in a body. Waji's illness is but slight and he soon recovers, and the three outcasts of the jungle live alone in the deserted village. One night, in a somnambulistic state, Margaret calls to her husband to come to her. Through the long months Wright has been haunted with the feeling that his wife and child still live. He hears the cry from the soul of Margaret and next day starts an expedition to search for her. While the tribe occupied the village it was protected from the lions which infested the surrounding forests by the hunters of the tribe, but since the village has been deserted, the wild beasts have become bolder and old Waji is fearful of the safety of his charges. He finally determines to solicit the tribe to return now that he is well, and sets off on his mission, cautioning Margaret to exercise great care. John and his expedition land upon the coast near where the wreck had occurred, rightly reasoning that had his loved ones been cast up on the shore they might have been succored by the natives. After many false clues they come upon a member of the tribe who rescued Margaret and who identifies the castaways from a photo shown him. The party hastens to the new village where Waji has arrived to make his plea. Meanwhile Margaret has spent a night of terror, for lions were hovering near her bamboo hut. When morning came the lions grew bolder and more determined. Margaret, with little Louise clasped in her arms, expecting every moment to be her last, hears the sound of firing and the rush of many feet, and then she knows Waji has managed to bring help. When they bring her forth and she sees her beloved, she thinks it but the dream of death, and when she is taken into his arms and feels the pressure of his trembling embrace, she realizes that little Louise and her mother are no longer Jungle Outcasts. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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William Clifford John Wright John Wright See fewer	The Hidden Law (1916)
Patricia Palmer Margaret Wright (as Margaret Gibson) Margaret Wright (as Margaret Gibson) See fewer	The Hidden Law (1916)
Louise Mineugh Louise Wright (as Louise Minugh) Louise Wright (as Louise Minugh) See fewer	The Cost of Hatred (1917)
Sam Bigelow Waji (as Samuel Bigelow) Waji (as Samuel Bigelow) See fewer	The Jungle Outcasts (1916)

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