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The Jungle Goddess
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Wikipedia article
'The Jungle Goddess' is a 1922 American adventure film serial, directed by James Conway, in 15 chapters, starring Elinor Field, Truman Van Dyke and Marie Pavis. A co-production by William N. Selig Productions and Warner Bros., it was distributed by the Export & Import Film Company, and ran in U.S. theaters between May 15 and August 21, 1922.
This serial is considered lost.
Synopsis
A young girl is kidnapped and put in the basket of a hot air balloon. The balloon is accidentally cut loose and drifts into the middle of the African jungle. The young girl is captured by a tribe of cannibals, who transform her into the tribe's goddess. Years later, a young man who had been her childhood friend organizes a jungle expedition to find and save her.
Cast
* Elinor Field as Betty Castleton / "Jungle Goddess"
* Truman Van Dyke as Ralph Dean
* Marie Pavis as Betty's Mother
* L. M. Wells as Dr. James Scranton
* Lafe McKee as Chief Obar Sen
* Vonda Phelps as Betty as a Little Girl
* Olin Francis as High Priest
* William Pratt as Constable
* George Reed as Native guide
Chapter titles
# Sacrificed to the Lions
# The City of Blind Waters
# Saved by the Great Ape
# The Hell-Ship
# Wild Beasts in Command
# Sky High with a Leopard
# The Rajah's Revenge
# The Alligator's Victim
# At Grips with Death
# The Leopard Woman
# Soul of Buddha
# Jaws of Death
# Cave of Beasts
# Jungle Terrors
# The Mad Lion
Release
The film was given an international release, being released in Brazil under the title 'A Deusa do Serto' ("The Goddess of the Serto").
References
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