| The Jungle Goddess | |
|---|---|
_-_4.jpg) Advertisement for the film on Exhibitors Herald (December 1921) | |
| Directed by | James Conway |
| Written by | Frank Mitchell Dazey Agnes Christine Johnston |
| Produced by | William Selig (as Col. William Selig) |
| Starring | Elinor Field Truman Van Dyke Marie Pavis |
| Distributed by | William N. Selig Productions Warner Bros. |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 15 episodes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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
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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 Sertão ("The Goddess of the Sertão").
Reception
The film serial received generally good reviews, with reviews in film magazines describing The Jungle Goddess as being more "elaborate" and "thrilling" with its "unadulterated action."
References
- Erish, Andrew A. (2012). Col. William N. Selig, the Man Who Invented Hollywood. University of Texas Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-292-72870-7.
- "The Jungle Goddess". Silent Era.
- Gomes de Mattos, A. C. (September 19, 2013). "Seriados Mudos Americanos e Europeus no Brasil II" [American and European Silent Film Serials in Brazil II]. Histórias de Cinema (in Portuguese).
- Erish, Andrew A. (2012). Col. William N. Selig, the Man Who Invented Hollywood. University of Texas Press. pp. 127–128. ISBN 978-0-292-72870-7.