DVD

Tim Tyler's luck / Universal Pictures ; a Sherman S. Krellberg, Joseph Harris presentation ; directors, Ford I. Beebe, Wyndham Gittens.

Krellberg, Sherman S. (Added Author). Harris, Joseph. (Added Author). Beebe, Ford. (Added Author). Gittens, Wyndham. (Added Author). Thomas, Frankie, 1921-2006 (Added Author). Robinson, Frances, 1916-1971 (Added Author). Willis, Norman. (Added Author). Benedict, Bill, 1917-1999 (Added Author). Bridge, Al, 1891-1957 (Added Author). Hall, Norman S. (Norman Shannon) (Added Author). Trampe, Ray. (Added Author). VCI Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Frankie Thomas, Frances Robinson, Norman Willis, Jackie Mulligan, Billy Benedict, Al Bridge. (Cast).

Summary:

Tim Tyler takes a trip to Africa to search for his lost father, a noted scientist who had gone to the gorilla country to continue his research. Tim stows away on a river steamer, here he meets a beautiful young woman named Lora Lacey, who is on a quest of her own. She is seeking a notorious criminal named Spider Webb, a long-time adversary of Tyler, and perpetrator of a diamond theft for which Lora's brother was framed. Once in Africa, Tim is briefly reunited with his father, but the scientist soon dies from gunshot wounds inflicted by one of the Spider's henchmen during a struggle in the elephants' graveyard, where Spider and his gang were looking for a hidden cache of ivory. In an exciting climax, Tim and Lora, along with the aid of some native and animal friends, are able to defeat Spider, vindicate Lora's brother, and share in the ivory treasure. 12 chapter serial.

Record details

ISBN: 1557394091 :
ISBN: 9781557394095
Physical Description: 2 videodisc (251 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Tulsa, Okla.] : VCI Entertainment, 2006.
Copyright: ©1938

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture serial in 1937. Special features: 2005 video interview with Frankie Thomas ; original theatrical trailer; bonus classic cliffhanger trailers; Chapter slection, Bios.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Chapter 1. Jungle pirates -- Chapter 2. Dead man's pass -- Chapter 3. Into the lion's den -- Chapter 4. The Ivory trail -- Chapter 5. Trapped in the quicksands -- Chapter 6. Jaws of the jungle -- Chapter 7. King of the gorillas -- Chapter 8. Spider caught -- Chapter 9. Gates of doom -- Chapter 10. A race for fortune -- Disc 2. Chapter 11. No man's land -- Chapter 12. The Kimberley diamonds.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Original story and screenplay, Wyndham Gittens, Norman S. Hall, Ray Trampe
Participant or Performer Note:	Frankie Thomas, Frances Robinson, Norman Willis, Jackie Mulligan, Billy Benedict, Al Bridge.
System Details Note:	DVD, all regions, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC.