A field full of diamonds drives men to murder in this action-packed serial thriller starring screen legend Boris Karloff.
After being falsely accused and imprisoned in lndia for the death of a powerfuI Rajah, American adventurer Richard Grant escapes and flees to Africa. ln the jungIes of the Dark Continent, Grant meets pretty Muriel Armitage, who is searching for her missing brother, Tom. Upon discovering a rich diamond deposit in a voIcanic cave, Tom was kidnapped by ruthless, big game hunter Harris and his evil Arab accomplice, Mustapha. Harris happens to be the one man who can cIear Grant's murder conviction, so the fugitive decides to join forces with MurieI. Together they face carnivorous beasts of prey, marauding native tribes, and the deadIiest periI of aII - murderous human greed.
In 1931, King of the WiId was the fourth and final serial that Boris Karloff did for the Mascot studios. That same year, he wouId shoot to stardom as the monster in James WhaIe's classic horror film, Frankenstein. Director B. Reeves Eason was a master of action seriaIs, thriIIing American audiences with Vanishing Legion (1931), Phantom Empire (1935), MiracIe Rider (1935), Darkest Africa (1936) and many others. |