The Lion Man (1936 film)
The Lion Man is a 1936 American film very loosely based on The Lad and the Lion by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the 1917 silent movie of the same title.[1] It was directed by John P. McCarthy and produced by Arthur Alexander and Max Alexander. The film stars Jon Hall then appearing under his real name Charles Locher and Kathleen Burke who had recently co-starred in The Lives of a Bengal Lancer. The Lion Man was re-released as a "Tarzan Vs the Lion Man" double feature in the late 1940s.[2]
| The Lion Man | |
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| Directed by | John P. McCarthy |
| Produced by | Arthur Alexander Max Alexander |
| Written by | Richard Gordon John Willimas Edgar Rice Burroughs (story) |
| Starring | Jon Hall |
| Cinematography | Robert E. Cline |
Production company | Normandy Pictures |
| Distributed by | First Division Pictures |
Release date | 1936 |
Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Jon Hall ... Ed Lion (as Charles Locher)
- Kathleen Burke ... Eulilah
- Ted Adams ... Sheikh Youssef Ab-Dur
- Jimmy Aubrey ... Simmonds
- Richard Carlyle ... Hassan El Dinh
Notes
- "ERB's First Film: Before Tarzan of the Apes there was The Lad and the Lion"
- p. 54 Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each McFarland, 2005
External links
- The Lion Man at IMDb
- The Lion Man at the TCM Movie Database
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