With Stanley in Africa (lost adventure film serial; 1922)

The film's poster.

Status: Lost

With Stanley in Africa is a lost Universal silent film serial in 18 parts that was released on January 23rd, 1922. The film was directed by William Craft and Edward Kull and had such actors/actresses as George Walsh, Louise Lorraine, Charles Mason (has no relation with Charles Manson), and William Welsh.

Synopsis

Henry Morton Stanley (played by George Walsh) is sent to darkest Africa with a female reporter (played by actress Louise Lorraine) to find the missing British explorer Dr. Livingston. As the two of them travel through Africa, they stumble across a gang of slavers who at one point take the girl prisoner and even auction her off to the highest bidder. After dispensing with the slavers, Stanley and the girl eventually locate the missing Dr. Livingston in the heart of the African jungle.

The serial was based on the real-life story of Henry Morton Stanley and his two-year hunt to find Dr. David Livingstone in the African jungles. Even with that, not all of it is factual. For example, the run-in with the group of slavers was added into the serial to make it more interesting to watch.

Availability

Not much is available online for the serial. No trailer for the serial has been uploaded online. Only a poster of the film, some stills from the film and some pictures of buttons advertising the film remains online. The buttons had a mammal on it endemic to Africa. These include Addax, Cape Buffalo, Eland, Guib, Hyrax, Klipspringer, and Quagga.

Serial Episode List

1. Jaws of the Jungle
2. Grip of the Slavers
3. Paths of Peril
4. Finding Livingston
5. The Flaming Spear
6. Lost in the Jungle
7. Trail of the Serpent
8. Pool of Death
9. Menace of the Jungle
10. The Ordeal
11. The Lion's Prey
12. The Forest of Flame
13. Buried Alive
14. The Lair of Death
15. The Good Samaritan
16. The Slave's Secret
17. The White Tribe
18. Out of the Dark

Gallery

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  A set of buttons advertising the serial.

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  Another set of buttons advertising the serial.

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  Stills from parts of the serial, as well as two title cards.

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  Some more stills from the serial.

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  More stills from the serial.

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  A poster depicting Louise Lorraine as the female reporter.

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  A single still from the serial.

External Links

• Wikipedia page on With Stanley in Africa. Retrieved 07 Feb '19
• IMDb page on With Stanley in Africa. Retrieved 07 Feb '19