TIM TYLER'S LUCK (1938)--colorized

Tim Tyler's Luck (1937) is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip Tim Tyler's Luck.

Premise
Tim Tyler stows away on a ship bound for Africa to find his father, Professor James Tyler. He meets, and is joined by, Lora Lacey, who is chasing the criminal "Spider" Webb, the man responsible for framing her brother.

Cast
Frankie Thomas as Tim Tyler
Frances Robinson as Lora Lacey, posing as Lora Graham
Norman Willis as "Spider" Webb
Jack Mulhall as Sargeant Gates
Al Shean as Professor James Tyler, Tim's father
Anthony Warde as Garry Drake
Earl Douglas as Jules Lazarre
William 'Billy' Benedict as Spud
Frank Mayo as Jim Conway
Alan Gregg as Brent, one of Spider's henchman
Stanley Blystone as Captain Clark
Everett Brown as Mogu, Spider's native henchman
Skippy as Ju Ju, the Chimp
Critical reception
Author Raymond William Stedman considers Tim Tyler's Luck to be perhaps the best of Universal's "Jungle Thrillers." Tim Tyler's Luck has good direction and convincing performances. The serial has quiet moments balancing the action, which was rare for a serial. The characterization is more nuanced than "might have been expected in an action serial".[1]

Chapter titles
Jungle Pirates
Dead Man's Pass
Into the Lions' Den
The Ivory Trail
Trapped in the Quicksands
The Jaws of the Jungle
The King of the Gorillas
The Spider Caught
The Gates of Doom
A Race for a Fortune
No Man's Land
The Kimberley Diamonds