An evil scientist plots to take over the world from his base in Africa, where he has invented a machine that can cause earthquakes.An evil scientist plots to take over the world from his base in Africa, where he has invented a machine that can cause earthquakes.An evil scientist plots to take over the world from his base in Africa, where he has invented a machine that can cause earthquakes.
George 'Gabby' Hayes
- Butterfield
- (as George Hayes)
Everett Brown
- Boyo - a Giant [Chs. 1-2, 10-12]
- (uncredited)
Edwards Davis
- Scientist [Ch. 1]
- (uncredited)
Curley Dresden
- Arab Henchman
- (uncredited)
Henry Hall
- Army General
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaWilliam 'Stage' Boyd was either drunk or on drugs during the filming of the final chapter, and it shows. His bad behavior on and off camera got him in so much trouble that it wrecked his career. Fellow actors in this movie didn't want to be around him when he was inebriated; this may be why he is shown alone in his final scenes. Many referred to him as a "functioning drunk". He passed away shortly after this movie was released from problems caused by his excessive drinking. A judge ordered him to add the "Stage" to his name so he wouldn't be confused with the other William Boyd, who played Hopalong Cassidy and whose career was being adversely affected by "Stage" Boyd's bad behavior.
- GoofsWhen the globe is used to pinpoint the origin of the disturbance the hero points to Mali on the globe. Supposedly unexplored territory and an area covered in deep jungles. Both are of course untrue, as Mali was both explored and is mostly desert.
- Alternate versionsVideo versions of this feature (using the title City Of Lost Men) hav the last reel of the serial's final chapter cut in after the feature proper fades out, showing the destruction of the main villains but not explaining how all the principals suddenly get from the trading post back into the underground lost city. It's not clear who is responsible for this amendment, although main titles suggest it may have been done for a 1970s reissue.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Lost City (1935)
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As I saw it as it was intended to be seen at the Delta Cinema,in my home town of Hamilton.They showed a lot of older films as the Gentleman who ran the Cinema was money challenged. So they showed Serials Chapter by Chapter and the Lost City ws one that I saw Three or Four Times when I was young. This is a Serial that throws in everything but the Kitchen Sink,with Africans being turned into Giants,Slave Traders and a Tribe Of Spider Men. There are interesting people like Gabby Hayes,and Gino Corrado who was the Singer in the Three Stooges Microphonies.And Billy Bletcher as Gorzo,who was the voice of the Big Bad Wolf in the Three Little Pigs. And a young Kane Richmond,later on Spy Smasher. The acting is so over the top its enjoyable. I recommend this to anyone who loves that sort of off the wall lunacy in their films.
- lostcatshotel
- Dec 16, 2005
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- Lost City
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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