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"FIGHTING WITH TIGER FURY TO SAVE THE ONLY HOME THEY EVER KNEW! HEART-STOPPING DRAMA OF LONELY KIDS CAUGHT IN THE JUNGLE OF PITILESS STREETS!"

1938 1h 13m EN

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8.0

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★8.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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A beautiful girl inherits a newspaper that sponsors a charity home for boys.

“FIGHTING WITH TIGER FURY TO SAVE THE ONLY HOME THEY EVER KNEW! HEART-STOPPING DRAMA OF LONELY KIDS CAUGHT IN THE JUNGLE OF PITILESS STREETS!”

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Cast

Jackie Cooper
Rifle Edwards
Edmund Lowe
Perry Warner
Wendy Barrie
Gwen Dutton
Edward Norris
Frankie Barber
Samuel S. Hinds
Howard Price Dutton
Irving Pichel
Tom Davenport
Elisha Cook Jr.
Danny
Harris Berger
Sailor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harold Young
Writers: Gordon Kahn, Gordon Kahn, Charles Grayson
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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88 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Jackie Cooper and Edmund Lowe and Wendy Barrie carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "FIGHTING WITH TIGER FURY TO SAVE THE ONLY HOME THEY EVER KNEW! HEART-STOPPING DRAMA OF LONELY KIDS CAUGHT IN THE JUNGLE OF PITILESS STREETS!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harold Young directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
288 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Jackie Cooper and Edmund Lowe and Wendy Barrie carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "FIGHTING WITH TIGER FURY TO SAVE THE ONLY HOME THEY EVER KNEW! HEART-STOPPING DRAMA OF LONELY KIDS CAUGHT IN THE JUNGLE OF PITILESS STREETS!".
6IMDB entry: tt0031720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.