The Lad and the Lion


1917

Film Details

Release Date
May 14, 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Selig Polyscope Co.; Red Seal Plays
Distribution Company
K-E-S-E Service
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Lad and The Lion" by Edgar Rice Burroughs in All-Story Weekly (30 Jun-14 Jul 1917).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

While on vacation from college, William Bankinton is shipwrecked. His mind a blank, he is picked up by a derelict ship upon which there are only a lion and a stowaway named Broot. After Broot commits suicide, Bankinton and the lion are cast adrift upon the shores of Africa where they exist in a primitive state for several months. One day, when Nakhia, the daughter of the Bedouin chief Ali-Es Hadji is out riding, she is beset by danger. Bankinton comes to her rescue and gradually he and the girl fall in love. Ben Saada, the bandit chief, desires Nakhia, and tries to kidnap her. The lion and Bankinton once again come to her defense, and in the ensuing fight, Bankinton is struck on the head and his memory is restored. He then proposes to Nakhia, and the couple set sail to America where they are reunited with Bankinton's family.

Film Details

Release Date
May 14, 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Selig Polyscope Co.; Red Seal Plays
Distribution Company
K-E-S-E Service
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Lad and The Lion" by Edgar Rice Burroughs in All-Story Weekly (30 Jun-14 Jul 1917).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Quotes

Trivia

This film - the first movie adaptation of an Edgar Rice Burroughs story - is believed lost.