The Call of the Savage (1935) is a Universal serial based on the story Jan of the Jungle by Otis Adelbert Kline. It was directed by Lew Landers and released by Universal Pictures. Plot Two teams of scientists scour the dark jungles of Africa to find a secret formula. Cast Noah Beery Jr. as Jan Trevor Dorothy Short as Mona Andreas Harry Woods as Borno Bryant Washburn as Dr. Harry Trevor Walter Meller as Dr. Frank Bracken Fred MacKaye as Dr. Charles Phillips John Davidson as Prince Samu J. Frank Glendon as Speaker at conference William Desmond as Allen Grace Cunard as Mrs. Camerford Amster Viva Tattersall as Georgia Trevor Production Call of the Savage features "Jan, the Jungle Boy" and was based on "Jan of the Jungle" by Otis Adelbert Kline, a successful pulp story which rivalled the Tarzan series. In 1956 material from this serial was edited into a 70-minute film called Savage Fury. Chapter titles Shipwrecked Captured by Cannibals Stampeding Death Terrors of the Jungle The Plunge of Peril Thundering Waters The Hidden Monster Jungle Treachery The Avenging Fire God Descending Doom The Dragon Strikes The Pit of Flame Source: See also List of American films of 1935 List of film serials by year List of film serials by studio References External links 1935 films 1930s fantasy adventure films American black-and-white films Films based on short fiction Universal Pictures film serials Films directed by Lew Landers American fantasy adventure films 1930s English-language films Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton Films set in Africa Films set in jungles 1930s American films