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'''''With Stanley in Africa''''' is a lost Universal serial in 15 parts from 1922. It chronicles Henry Morton Stanley's search for Dr. Livingston with the aid of a female reporter (played by Louise Lorraine) and his run-in with a gang of slavers that were added to provide the action desired by the serial watchers.
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'''''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.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WithStanleyInAfrica1922.html The SilentEra page on ''With Stanley in Africa''.] Retrieved 07 Feb '19</ref>


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
Henry Morton Stanley (played by George Walsh) is sent to darkest Africa with a female reporter 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 at the heart of the African jungle.
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.


==Notes==
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.
Even the trailer for this serial is lost, so much of the plot - and even the MacGuffin that sustained it - is unknown. It is even possible that the MacGuffin for this serial was Stanley's papers, which he would have needed to pass the checkpoints leading to darkest Africa, and which could have been very easily stolen by the gang of slavers.


==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==
# Jaws of the Jungle
# Grip of the Slavers
# Paths of Peril
# Finding Livingston
# The Flaming Spear
# Lost in the Jungle
# Trail of the Serpent
# Pool of Death
# Menace of the Jungle
# The Ordeal
# The Lion's Prey
# The Forest of Flame
# Buried Alive
# The Lair of Death
# The Good Samaritan
# The Slave's Secret
# The White Tribe
# Out of the Dark
==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
File: WSAButton1.jpg|A set of buttons advertising the serial.
File: WSAButton2.jpg|Another set of buttons advertising the serial.
File: WSATitleCard.jpeg|Stills from parts of the serial, as well as two title cards.
File: WSAStill1.jpeg|Some more stills from the serial.
File: WSAStill2.jpeg|More stills from the serial.
File: WSAPoster.jpg|A poster depicting Louise Lorraine as the female reporter.
File: WSAStill3.jpeg|A single still from the serial.
</gallery>
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_Stanley_in_Africa The Wikipedia page on ''With Stanley in Africa''.] Retrieved 15 Oct '18
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_Stanley_in_Africa Wikipedia page on ''With Stanley in Africa''.] Retrieved 07 Feb '19
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013773/ The Wikipedia page on ''With Stanely in Africa''.] Retrieved 15 Oct '18
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013773/ IMDb page on ''With Stanley in Africa''.] Retrieved 07 Feb '19
 
==Reference==
{{reflist}}


==References==
[[Category:Lost films]]
*Continued Next Week (book by Kalton C. Lahue)
[[Category:Completely lost media]]
*Bound and Gagged (book by Kalton C. Lahue)

Latest revision as of 19:11, 8 May 2020

With stanley in africa title.jpg

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.[1]

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

  • A set of buttons advertising the serial.

    A set of buttons advertising the serial.

  • Another set of buttons advertising the serial.

    Another set of buttons advertising the serial.

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

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

  • Some more stills from the serial.

    Some more stills from the serial.

  • More stills from the serial.

    More stills from the serial.

  • A poster depicting Louise Lorraine as the female reporter.

    A poster depicting Louise Lorraine as the female reporter.

  • A single still from the serial.

    A single still from the serial.

External Links

Reference

  1. ↑ The SilentEra page on With Stanley in Africa. Retrieved 07 Feb '19
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