The Lion Man

Unrated

8/12/19361h 7m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

A young British boy whose father was murdered by a treacherous Aran sheik finds himself in a position to exact revenge as an adult.

Director:

John P. McCarthy

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

lion
jungle
desert

Cast

Jon Hall

~ as ~

El Lion

Kathleen Burke

~ as ~

Eulilah

Ted Adams

~ as ~

Youssef Ab-Dur

Richard Carlyle

~ as ~

Hassan El Dinh

Lal Chand Mehra

~ as ~

Mohammed Bey

Eric Snowden

~ as ~

Ronald Chatham

Bobby Fairy

~ as ~

Chatham Boy

Finis Barton

~ as ~

Sherrifa

Jimmy Aubrey

~ as ~

Simmonds

Henry Hale

~ as ~

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
5
There's something of the Rudolph Valentino about Jon Hall in this quite enjoyable, very low budget, desert adventure about a young man who finds himself in a position to take revenge on the ruthless sheikh who murdered his father and condemned him, as a young boy, to a life of poverty. You can easily tell it's an Edgar Rice Burroughs story - Hall ("Ed Lion") has a decency and integrity, as well as an affinity with the land and the animals (hence his moniker) and when he falls in love with "Eulilah" (Kathleen Burke) it certainly has shades of "Tarzan" and "Jane" about it. The production isn't great - every expense was seemingly spared and that really detracts from the playfulness of the story. The light, though, is stunning and Hall just about holds it all together for just over an hour. Not great, but not rubbish either...