Story of movie Tim Tyler%27s Luck Serial :
Tim Tyler's Luck (1937) is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip Tim Tyler's Luck.
| Tim Tyler's Luck | |
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| Directed by | Ford Beebe Wyndham Gittens |
| Produced by | Henry MacRae Elmer Tambert (associate) |
| Written by | Wyndham Gittens Norman S. Hall Ray Trampe Lyman Young |
| Starring | Frankie Thomas Frances Robinson Jack Mulhall Al Shean Norman Willis |
| Music by | William Schiller Clifford Vaughan |
| Cinematography | Jerome Ash |
| Edited by | Saul A. Goodkind (supervisor) Joseph Gluck Louis Sackin Alvin Todd |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 12 chapters (212 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Screenplay
Tim Tyler stows away on a ship bound for Africa to find his father, Professor James Tyler. He meets, and is joined by, Lora Lacey, who is chasing the criminal "Spider" Webb, the man responsible for framing her brother.
- Frankie Thomas as Tim Tyler
- Frances Robinson as Lora Lacey, posing as Lora Graham
- Jack Mulhall as Sargeant Gates
- Al Shean as Professor James Tyler, Tim's father
- Norman Willis as "Spider" Webb
- Anthony Warde as Garry Drake
- Earl Douglas as Jules Lazarre
- William 'Billy' Benedict as Spud
- Frank Mayo as Jim Conway
- Alan Gregg as Brent, one of Spider's henchman
- Stanley Blystone as Captain Clark
- Everett Brown as Mogu, Spider's native henchman
- Skippy as Ju Ju, the Chimp
Stedman considers Tim Tyler's Luck to be perhaps the best of Universal's "Jungle Thrillers." Tim Tyler's Luck has good direction and convincing performances. The serial has quiet moments balancing the action, which was rare for a serial. The characterization is more nuanced than "might have been expected in an action serial".
Source:
All 12 chapters were released on a single DVD on February 28, 2006 with special features including a 2005 interview with Frankie Thomas, bios, the original theatrical trailer, and bonus classic cliffhanger trailers.
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