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Darkest Africa (1936) is a Republic movie serial. This was the first serial produced by Republic Pictures and was a loose sequel to a Mascot Pictures serial called The Lost Jungle, also starring Clyde Beatty. Mascot, and other companies, had been taken over in 1935 by Consolidated Film Laboratories and merged to become Republic. Producer Nat Levine was formerly the owner of Mascot Pictures.
Original Release
02/15/1936
US Release
02/15/1936
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Clyde Beatty | Clyde Beatty |
| Manuel King | Baru Tremaine |
| Elaine Shepard | Valerie Tremaine |
| Lucien Prival | Dagna |
| Wheeler Oakman | Durkin |
| Edward McWade | Gorn |
| Edmund Cobb | Craddock |
| Ray Turner | Hambone |
| Donald Reed | Negus [Chs. 11-12] / Negus |
| Joseph Byrd | Nagga |
Directors
Writers
John Rathmell, Barney A. Sarecky, Ted Parsons, Tracy Knight
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Clyde Beatty | Clyde Beatty |
| Manuel King | Baru Tremaine |
| Elaine Shepard | Valerie Tremaine |
| Lucien Prival | Dagna |
| Wheeler Oakman | Durkin |
| Edward McWade | Gorn |
| Edmund Cobb | Craddock |
| Ray Turner | Hambone |
| Donald Reed | Negus [Chs. 11-12] / Negus |
| Joseph Byrd | Nagga |
| Ray Corrigan | Samabi / Bonga |
| Joe De La Cruz | Slave |
| Harrison Greene | Driscoll |
| Prince Modupe | Tiger Men Chief |
| Eddie Parker | Sentry |
| Henry Sylvester | Tomlin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nat Levine | Producer |
| Barney A. Sarecky | Producer |
