
The Lad and the Lion (1917)
Edgar Rice Burroughs' latest and most popular romance - with love triumphant
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While on vacation from college, William Bankinton is shipwrecked. His mind a blank, he is picked up by a derelict ship upon which there are only a lion and a stowaway named Broot. After Broot commits suicide, Bankinton and the lion are cast adrift upon the shores of Africa where they exist in a primitive state for several months.
- Release date
- May 14, 1917
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Vivian Reed as Nakula
- Will Machin as William Bankington (lad)
- Charles Le Moyne as Dan Saada
- Al W. Filson as Shiek Ali-es-hadji
- Frank Clark as Capt. Tagst
- Cecil Holland as Col. Vivier
- Lafe McKee as James Bankington
- Gertrude Oakman as Marie
- Captain Richard as Broot
Crew
- Alfred E. Green · Director
- Edgar Rice Burroughs · Writer