King of the Jungle is a 1933 American pre-Code adventure film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and Max Marcin and written by Charles Thurley Stoneham, Max Marcin, Fred Niblo, Jr. and Philip Wylie. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Frances Dee, Sidney Toler, Nydia Westman, Robert Barrat, Irving Pichel and Douglass Dumbrille.[1][2] The film was released on March 10, 1933, by Paramount Pictures.
| King of the Jungle | |
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| Directed by | H. Bruce Humberstone Max Marcin |
| Screenplay by | Charles Thurley Stoneham Max Marcin Philip Wylie Fred Niblo, Jr. |
| Starring | Buster Crabbe Frances Dee Sidney Toler Nydia Westman Robert Barrat Irving Pichel Douglass Dumbrille |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Music by | Herman Hand Rudolph G. Kopp John Leipold |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
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Cast
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- Buster Crabbe as Kaspa the Lion Man
- Frances Dee as Ann Rogers
- Sidney Toler as Neil Forbes
- Nydia Westman as Sue
- Robert Barrat as Joe Nolan
- Irving Pichel as Corey
- Douglass Dumbrille as Ed Peters
- Sam Baker as Gwana
- Patricia Farley as Kitty
- Ronnie Cosbey as Kaspa (aged 3)
References
edit- ^ "Movie Review – King of the Jungle – Buster Crabbe as a Wild Jungle Man Who Understands Lions Better Than He Does Human Beings". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ "King of the Jungle (1933) – Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
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