Practical Effects
Real animals! Real danger! Real questionable ethics of 1930s filmmaking!
Production
Shot on location in Singapore—rare authenticity for poverty row serials.
Director
George Melford
Frank Buck
Frank Hardy
Sasha Siemel
Tiger Van Dorn
Reginald Denny
Ralph Marshall
Esther Ralston
Valerie Shields
Charlotte Henry
Dorothy Elliott
William Bakewell
Tom Banning
Clarence Muse
Lightning
Willie Fung
Chiang-Houseboy
LeRoy Mason
Jim Murphy
Matthew Betz
Inspector Starrett
Richard Tucker
Robert Banning
Duncan Renaldo
Armand Roget
Fred Kohler Jr.
John Charles
Sherwood Bailey
Paul Marshall
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Campbell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Frank Buck was a real celebrity 'animal collector' whose 1930 memoir sold millions—this serial cashed in on his fame before ethics caught up.
Sasha Siemel, who plays Tiger Van Dorn, was a famous jaguar hunter who actually killed over 300 cats using only a spear—method acting before it existed.
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