The Jungle Goddess is a 1922 American adventure film serial, directed by James Conway, in 15 chapters, starring Elinor Field, Truman Van Dyke and Marie Pavis. A co-production by William N. Selig Productions and Warner Bros.,[1] it was distributed by the Export & Import Film Company, and ran in U.S. theaters between May 15 and August 21, 1922.

The Jungle Goddess
Advertisement for the film on Exhibitors Herald (December 1921)
Directed byJames Conway
Written byFrank Mitchell Dazey
Agnes Christine Johnston
Produced byWilliam Selig (as Col. William Selig)
StarringElinor Field
Truman Van Dyke
Marie Pavis
Distributed byWilliam N. Selig Productions
Warner Bros.
Release date
  • May 15, 1922 (1922-05-15)
Running time
15 episodes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

This serial is considered lost.[2]

Synopsis

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Elinor Field and Truman Van Dyke in a still from the film

A young girl is kidnapped and put in the basket of a hot air balloon. The balloon is accidentally cut loose and drifts into the middle of the African jungle. The young girl is captured by a tribe of cannibals, who transform her into the tribe's goddess. Years later, a young man who had been her childhood friend organizes a jungle expedition to find and save her.

Cast

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Chapter titles

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  1. Sacrificed to the Lions
  2. The City of Blind Waters
  3. Saved by the Great Ape
  4. The Hell-Ship
  5. Wild Beasts in Command
  6. Sky High with a Leopard
  7. The Rajah's Revenge
  8. The Alligator's Victim
  9. At Grips with Death
  10. The Leopard Woman
  11. Soul of Buddha
  12. Jaws of Death
  13. Cave of Beasts
  14. Jungle Terrors
  15. The Mad Lion

Release

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The film was given an international release, being released in Brazil under the title A Deusa do Sertão ("The Goddess of the Sertão").[3]

Reception

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The film serial received generally good reviews, with reviews in film magazines describing The Jungle Goddess as being more "elaborate" and "thrilling" with its "unadulterated action."[4]

References

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  1. ^ Erish, Andrew A. (2012). Col. William N. Selig, the Man Who Invented Hollywood. University of Texas Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-292-72870-7.
  2. ^ "The Jungle Goddess". Silent Era.
  3. ^ Gomes de Mattos, A. C. (September 19, 2013). "Seriados Mudos Americanos e Europeus no Brasil II" [American and European Silent Film Serials in Brazil II]. Histórias de Cinema (in Portuguese).
  4. ^ Erish, Andrew A. (2012). Col. William N. Selig, the Man Who Invented Hollywood. University of Texas Press. pp. 127–128. ISBN 978-0-292-72870-7.
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