Found Alive
Cast & Crew
Chas. Hutchinson
Barbara Bedford
Robert Frazer
Maurice Murphy
Master Harry Griffith
Edwin Cross
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Deep in the jungles of Mexico, Edith Roberts lives with her young son Bobby and the family butler, Brooke. When the inquisitive Bobby discovers a white hunting caravan entering the area, Edith realizes that she must tell her son why they live where they do. Edith informs Bobby she was falsely accused of infidelity during her divorce from his father, and because of that, was found to be an unfit mother and lost custody to Bobby's father. When Bobby's father told Edith that she would never be allowed to see her son again, Edith kidnapped Bobby, and with the help of Brooke, settled in the Mexican jungle. As his father has offered a large reward for Bobby's return, Edith warns her son that he must stay away from any white men in the area, or else their true identity may be discovered. When Bobby states how rotten his father is, Edith reads to him from the Bible that one must "honor thy father." The white caravan, headed by C. S. King, is collecting wild animals to sell to zoos and captures Bobby's pet bear, Blackie. When Bobby enters their camp to reclaim his pet, King recognizes him as the missing son of Harry Roberts. Later, when Edith sees Bobby going into the jungle alone, she sends Brooke after him. Brooke finds Bobby in a romantic interlude with native girl Torquita, and warns his mother that she must take her son out of the jungle before he goes "native." King then meets Brooke and asks about Edith, but the faithful butler makes up a story about Edith being a poor widow. King doesn't believe him and sends a telegram to Roberts, telling him that he has found his son. Bobby then gets into a fight with another of Torquita's suitors, native boy Mateo. After the fight, Bobby tells his mother about Torquita and the fight, and Edith tells him to give the girl up, as she is just "a jungle creature" or they will be forced to leave their home. King then receives a telegram from Roberts telling the hunter that the father is on his way. Meanwhile, Edith has decided that Bobby needs civilization and plans to move the family to New York. After giving up his love, Bobby is heartbroken when he discovers Torquita with another boy. Brooke is fatally attacked by a cougar when gathering water, and the dying butler makes Edith pledge to return "to her people." King and Roberts find Bobby at Brooke's grave, and Bobby attacks his father, claiming that he has forced his mother to live in the jungle for ten years. Roberts shocks his son when he tells him that he accepts all blame in the matter and seeks only Edith's forgiveness. Bobby goes back to his house and tells his mother that perhaps his father has suffered as well and must be forgiven. When Edith agrees, Bobby tells her that Roberts is waiting outside for her. Upon seeing each other, man and wife, finally reconciled.
Director
Chas. Hutchinson
Cast
Barbara Bedford
Robert Frazer
Maurice Murphy
Master Harry Griffith
Edwin Cross
Ernie Adams
"snake" King
Stella Zarco
Audrey Tallen
Crew
Capt. Jacob Conn
Walter Culp
Mel Delay
Walter Hahn
Garry Harris
Chas. Hutchinson
Adrian Johnson
William Jolley
Paul Palmentola
Pat Patterson
Paul Ries
Rose Smith
Wm. Thompson
Chick Wells
J. S. Westmoreland
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
The title card for this film contains the subtitle, "Or the Delta of the Rio Grande." The film begins with the following foreword: "Shot on location at Great Delta of the Rio Grande." The working title of this film was Crawling Death. Motion Picture Herald gives the running time as 56 minutes, though this length is probably an error. During the course of the film, there are battles between a bear and a cougar, a rattlesnake and juaguarandi, and a wildcat and dogs. The film also features a two-headed snake. According to an ad for the film, Excelsior Pictures Corp. was the world distributor. Other sources imply that Olympic Pictures Corp., which copyrighted the film, and Ideal Pictures Corp. were involved in the domestic distribution.
