King of the Jungle

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King of the Jungle

"Charging Hell of Wild Beasts Loosed Upon a Helpless City!"

1933

1h 13m

5.8(6 votes)

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Overview

A white youth raised in the jungle by animals is captured by a safari and brought back to civilization as an attraction in a circus.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Buster Crabbe

Kaspa

Frances Dee

Ann Rogers

Sidney Toler

Neil Forbes

Nydia Westman

Sue

Robert Barrat

Joe Nolan

Irving Pichel

Corey

Douglass Dumbrille

Ed Peters

Sam Baker

Gwana

Patricia Farley

Kitty

Ronnie Cosby

Kaspa, aged 3

Creative team

Directed by: Max Marcin
H. Bruce Humberstone
Written by: Philip Wylie
Fred Niblo Jr.

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