THE LOST JUNGLE (1934). Serial Feature--colorized

The Lost Jungle (1934) is a Mascot Pictures movie serial. A semi-sequel to this serial, DARKEST AFRICA was released by Republic Pictures in 1936. Republic was made from a merger of several companies, including Mascot, which became the B-Western and serial production arm of the company, as well as providing them with a studio.

PLOT:
Animal trainer Clyde Beatty heads a rescue party in search of his girl, Ruth, and her father who get lost looking for an uncharted island. His dirigible crashes into the jungles of the island. When he locates Ruth, he learns that her father has disappeared. The ensuing search is hindered by greedy gold hunters and wild animals.

RELEASE:
In an unusual move, a feature film version was made simultaneously with the serial by re-filming several principal scenes with different dialog, and several other principal scenes altogether new, particularly the ending, thereby creating an essentially new and different story.

CAST:
Clyde Beatty as Clyde Beatty
Cecilia Parker as Ruth Robinson
Syd Saylor as Larry Henderson
Warner Richmond as Sharkey
Edward LeSaint as Captain Robinson
Wheeler Oakman as Kirby
Maston Williams as Thompson
Mickey Rooney as the boy with a dog at the circus
Max Wagner as Slade
George 'Gabby' Hayes as Doctor - Dirigible Passenger