The Lost City
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Harry Revier
William Boyd (stage)
Kane Richmond
Claudia Dell
Josef Swickard
Sam Baker
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Engineer Bruce Gordon heads for the African jungle in order to locate the source of a strange, destructive electrical power, which will lead to the lost city governed by an evil scientist named Zolok. Hoping to dominate the world, Zolok has under his control a brilliant inventor, Manyus, Manyus' beautiful daughter Natcha and an army of giant African slaves, who follow the dictates of a strongman, Appolyn, and Gorza, a dwarf. Bruce and his pal Jerry enter Zolok's labyrinthine palace, followed by the scheming Reynolds and Colton, who plan to capture Manyus and thereby gain control of Zolok's slaves. Reynolds and Colton escape with Manyus, followed by Bruce, Jerry, and Natcha, but in the village they are double-crossed by a fellow explorer named Butterfield. Meanwhile, Zolak sends Appolyn and one of the slaves, Hugo, to capture Manyus and Natcha. In a desperate chase, Bruce, Jerry and Butterfield, who has had a change of heart, track them into the mountain. Zolok catches Bruce and trys to kill him with the "destroying rays," but he is stopped by Gorza, who has become an ally and who subsequently helps Butterfield cut off the power to the condenser. After locking Zolok in the dungeon, Bruce renders the powerful machines useless, then he and his friends return to the village. Behind them, Zolok, who has lost his mind, blows up the mountain, destroying his power station and taking his life.
Cast
William Boyd (stage)
Kane Richmond
Claudia Dell
Josef Swickard
Sam Baker
George F. Hayes
Ralph Lewis
William Bletcher
Eddie Fetherston
Milburn Moranti
Margot D'use
Jerry Frank
William Millman
Gino Corrado
Crew
Zelma Carroll
Zelma Carroll
Leon D'usseau
Robert Dillon
Eddie Graneman
Sherman S. Krellberg
Edward Linden
George M. Merrick
George M. Merrick
Roland Price
Cliff Ruberg
Perley Poore Sheehan
Kenneth Strickfaden
Holbrook Todd
Lee Zahler
Film Details
Technical Specs
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The credits for this film were taken from the serial. The Lost Jungle was also a twelve-episode serial, which was released in 1935. The character of Queen Rama was cut from the feature version. According to Hollywood Reporter news items, three units worked simultaneously on the film to try to cut the shooting schedule from thirty-five days to twenty-one, in order to reach the market ahead of Mascot's serial The Phantom Empire. Harry Revier and Ben Cohen directed sound units, while Robert Dillon directed a silent unit. According to NYSA records, the film was re-issued in 1938 under the title The City of Lost Men. Modern sources add the following credits: Assistant Director William Nolte, Dick L'Estrange; Technical James Altweis; Special Effects Norman Dawn; Art Director Ralph Berger; Cast Everett Brown, (Giant), Henry Hall (Officer) and Curley Dresden (Arab).
