Perils of Nyoka
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| Perils of Nyoka | |
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| Directed by | William Witney |
| Produced by | William J. O'Sullivan |
| Written by | Ronald Davidson Norman S. Hall William Liveley Joseph O'Donnell Joseph F. Poland Edgar Rice Burroughs (character) |
| Starring | Kay Aldridge Clayton Moore Lorna Gray Charles Middleton William Benedict Forbes Murray George Pembroke |
| Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1942 |
| Running time | 15 chapters (261 min) |
| Budget | $169,296 (negative cost: $175,010)[1] |
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Perils of Nyoka is a 1942 Republic Movie serial directed by William Witney and starring Kay Aldridge as Edgar Rice Burroughs' Nyoka the Jungle Girl.
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[edit] Plot
Nyoka, with Larry Grayson, attempt to discover the Golden Tablets of Hippocrates. This, along with the value of the gold and the treasure it was buried with, contains the medical knowledge of the Ancients. Also hunting for the tablets are Queen Vultura ("Ruler of the Arabs") and Cassib.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main Cast
- Kay Aldridge as Nyoka Gordon
- Clayton Moore as Dr Larry Grayson
- Lorna Gray as Vultura, Ruler of the Arabs
- Charles Middleton as Cassib
- William Benedict as Red Davis
- Forbes Murray as Prof Douglas Campbell
- George Pembroke as John Spencer
- Tristram Coffin as Benito Torrini
[edit] Supporting Cast
- Forbes Murray as Professor Douglas Campbell
- Robert Strange as Professor Henry Gordon
- George Pembroke as John Spencer
- Georges Renavent as Maghreb, Vultura's high priest
- John Davidson as Lhoba, Tuareg high priest
- George J. Lewis as Batan, Arab henchman
- Ken Terrell as Ahmed, Arab henchman
- John Bagni as Ben Ali
- Kenne Duncan as Abou, expedition headman
- Arvon Dale as Bedouin 1
[edit] Chapter titles
- Desert Intigue
- Death's Chariot
- Devil's Crucible
- Ascending doom
- Fatal Second
- Human Sacrifice
- Monster's Clutch
- Tuareg Vengeance
- Burned Alive
- Treacherous Trail
- Unknown Peril
- Underground Tornado
- Thundering Death
- Blazing Barrier
- Satan's Fury
[edit] See also
- Jungle Girl - character type
- Jungle Girl (1941) - Earlier Nyoka Serial
- Damsel in distress
[edit] References
- ^ Mathis, Jack (1995). Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement. ISBN 0-9632878-1-8
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Spy Smasher (1942) |
Republic Serial Perils of Nyoka(1942) |
Succeeded by King of the Mounties (1942) |
