Mel Koontz doubles as stuntman in scenes that have a lion attacking someone. The lion is actually trained by Mel Koontz and is known as Leo the Lion by MGM studios. This is the lion that is seen at the beginning of MGM movies. The lion that roars. The lion's real name is Jackie.
Chapter Title [and running time]:
- 1. Jungle Pirates [21:02]
- 2. Dead Man's Pass [21:31]
- 3. Into the Lions' Den [21:20]
- 4. The Ivory Trail [21:06]
- 5. Trapped in the Quicksands [18:26]
- 6. The Jaws of the Jungle [20:10]
- 7. The King of the Gorillas [19:35]
- 8. The Spider Caught! [21:03]
- 9. The Gates of Doom [21:14]
- 10. A Race for a Fortune [20:39]
- 11. No Man's Land [20:28]
- 12. The Kimberley Diamonds [21:15]
This 1937 release features a few animal fights (such as the panther and crocodile engagement in Chapter Three). 1937 also saw the passing of the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act in Parliament of the United Kingdom, making it a criminal offense to distribute or exhibit a film that was "organized or directed in such a way as to involve the cruel infliction of pain or terror on any animal or the cruel goading of any animal to fury."
Spider Web's real name is Jack Barstow.