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The Lion Man
Also known as Le fauve de la Sierra in France; Il dominatore del Bengala in Italy; O Homem Leão in Portugal
(1919-1920) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 18 chapters / 36 reels
Directed by Al Russell (Albert Russell) and Jack Wells
Cast: Kathleen O’Connor [Stella Donovan], Jack Perrin [James Westcott], Mack V. Wright [The Lion Man], Barney Sherry (J. Barney Sherry) [Frederick Cavendish], Gertrude Astor [Celeste LaRue], Henry A. Barrows [Patrick Enright], C. Norman Hammond [Ching], Robert Walker [John Cavendish], Leonard Clapham (Tom London) [Lacey], Slim Padgett [the first Lion Man], William A. Carroll [Wang], Phil Gastrock
The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Karl R. Coolidge, from the short story “The Strange Case of Cavandish” by Randall Parrish. Stunts by Mack V. Wright. / 18 chapters (two reels each): [1] “Flames of Hate,” released 29 December 1919; [2] “Rope of Death,” released 5 January 1920; [3] “Kidnappers,” released 12 January 1920; [4] “A Devilish Device,” released 19 January 1920; [5] “In the Lion’s Den,” released 26 January 1920; [6] “House of Horrors,” released 2 February 1920; [7] “Doomed,” released 9 February 1920; [8] “Dungeon of Despair,” released 16 February 1920; [9] “Sold into Slavery,” released 23 February 1920; [10] “Perilous Plunge ,” released 1 March 1920; [11] “At the Mercy of Monsters,” released 8 March 1920; [12] “Jaws of Destruction,” released 15 March 1920; [13] “When Hell Broke Loose,” released 22 March 1920; [14] “Desperate Deeds,” released 29 March 1920; [15] “Furnace of Fury,” released 5 April 1920; [16] “Relentless Renegades,” released 12 April 1920; [17] “In Cruel Clutches,” released 19 April 1920; [18] “In the Nick of Time,” released 26 April 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in France as Le fauve de la Sierra by Pathé Consortium Cinéma beginning 11 March 1921. The serial was released in Portugal as O Homem Leão beginning 12 July 1921.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 2 May 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 68-69, 195, 286; Weaver-Twenty p. 282 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq : with additional information provided by Anthony Durrant.
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