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The Lion Man

User Score4 votes
48%4.8/10
Release1936
Runtime1H 7M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased

Synopsis

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

Principal Cast8

Full Cast & Crew (22)

Media3

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Posters

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Director

John P. McCarthy

John P. McCarthy

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Keywords

lionjungledesert

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Reviews1

CinemaSerf5/10

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...

Jun 19, 2022

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Production:Normandy Pictures Corp.