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Jungle Menace (1937) is the first serial released by Columbia Pictures.
Based on the success of Republic Pictures's 1936 serial Darkest Africa, starring real-life animal trainer Clyde Beatty, Columbia made this exotic jungle serial starring real-life animal collector Frank "Bring 'Em Back Alive" Buck. Set in the fictional land of Seemang in Asia, Buck plays the role of Frank Hardy, a soldier of fortune who intervenes in and investigates attempts to run a rubber plantation owner and his daughter off their land.
It was directed by Harry L. Fraser and George Melford, and filmed in black and white in California, USA.
In 1946 material from this serial was re-edited into the 70-minute feature film Jungle Terror.
Original Release
09/01/1937
US Release
09/01/1937
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Frank Buck | Frank Hardy |
| Sasha Siemel | 'Tiger' Van Dorn / Tiger Van Dorn |
| Reginald Denny | Ralph Marshall [Chs.1-3] / Ralph Marshall |
| Esther Ralston | Valerie Shields [Chs. 1, 3, 6, 7, 15] / Valerie Shields |
| Charlotte Henry | Dorothy Elliott |
| William Bakewell | Tom Banning |
| Clarence Muse | Lightning - Street Singer / Lightning |
| Willie Fung | Chiang - Houseboy / Chiang-Houseboy |
| LeRoy Mason | Jim Murphy |
| Matthew Betz | Inspector Starrett |
Directors
Harry L. Fraser, George Melford
Writers
George Rosener, George Melford, George M. Merrick, Sherman L. Lowe, Harry O. Hoyt, Arthur Hoerl, Dallas M. Fitzgerald, Gordon Griffith
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Frank Buck | Frank Hardy |
| Sasha Siemel | 'Tiger' Van Dorn / Tiger Van Dorn |
| Reginald Denny | Ralph Marshall [Chs.1-3] / Ralph Marshall |
| Esther Ralston | Valerie Shields [Chs. 1, 3, 6, 7, 15] / Valerie Shields |
| Charlotte Henry | Dorothy Elliott |
| William Bakewell | Tom Banning |
| Clarence Muse | Lightning - Street Singer / Lightning |
| Willie Fung | Chiang - Houseboy / Chiang-Houseboy |
| LeRoy Mason | Jim Murphy |
| Matthew Betz | Inspector Starrett |
| Richard Tucker | Robert Banning |
| Duncan Renaldo | Armand Roget |
| Fred Kohler Jr. | Det. John Charles - alias Quinn [Chs. 5-6] / John Charles |
| Sherwood Bailey | Paul Marshall [Chs.2-3, 6, 8-10] / Paul Marshall |
| 'Snub' Pollard | Campbell - Hardy's Aide [Chs. 1, 2, 4, 7, 8] / Campbell |
| Gertrude Sutton | Mrs. Maitland - Housekeeper / Mrs. Maitland |
| John St. Polis | Chandler Elliott [Ch. 1] / Chandler Elliott |
| John Davidson | Dr. Coleman / Doctor Coleman |
| Milburn Morante | Singapore Joe [Chs. 2, 7, 9, 15] / Singapore Joe |
| Dirk Thane | Joe Nolan [Chs. 1, 5, 6] / Joe Nolan |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert Mintz | Executive Producer |
| Jack Fier | Producer |
| Louis Weiss | Producer |
Editors
