A young British boy whose father was murdered by a treacherous Arab sheik finds himself in a position to exact revenge as an adult.A young British boy whose father was murdered by a treacherous Arab sheik finds himself in a position to exact revenge as an adult.A young British boy whose father was murdered by a treacherous Arab sheik finds himself in a position to exact revenge as an adult.
- Sheikh Youssef Ab-Dur
- (as Richard Adams)
- Simmonds
- (as James Aubrey)
- Englishman
- (uncredited)
- The Chatham Boy
- (uncredited)
- Mohamund Bey
- (uncredited)
- Arab Henchman
- (uncredited)
- Sheikh
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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- TriviaThe earliest documented telecasts of this film took place in St. Louis Saturday 6 March 1948 on KSD (Channel 5), in both New York City and Philadelphia Sunday 24 October 1948 on WJZ (Channel 7) and WCAU (Channel 10), followed on Wednesday 1 December 1948 on WATV (Channel 13) , in Detroit Sunday 2 January 1949 on WXYZ (Channel 7), in Washington DC Thursday 24 February 1949 on WMAL (Channel 7), in Albuquerque Thursday 30 July 1949 on KOB (Channel 4), in Atlanta Sunday 11 September 1949 on WAGA (Channel 5), and, finally, in Los Angeles Monday 11 September 1950 on KFI (Channel 9).
- GoofsAfter Eulilah's father orders she retire because the sun is going down. El Lion goes out of the tent and it is clearly still bright daylight.
- Quotes
Simmonds: [referring to the dangers of the expedition] You'll be absolutely on your own. Let Winthrop go.
Sir Ronald Chatham: I've had that gone into very thoroughly. I wanted to see the ruling shiek of the section whose palms are not only dirty but very itchy... in order to get the concessions we seek and the safety that goes with it. Tungsten, gentlemen, is where you find it. With all due respect to you and Winthrop, I feel this is one mission that I alone can accomplish.
The picture has a strong Edgar Rice Burroughs plot and the lead actors are believable. Jon Hall's athletic training shows in fight scenes.
The movie's exterior scenes were all shot on a vacant desert area near Yuma, Arizona. The cast and crew stayed in a hotel in Yuma and rode by bus into the desert area each day in the very early morning to take advantage of the first light. The bus was followed by trucks carrying camels, horses and equipment.
Acting in this adventure movie was very exciting for a little boy. In preparing for one scene I fell from a camel. With difficulty, the director finally persuaded me to be remounted with my actor father.
I was accompanied to the Arizona location by an adult escort (my real father) and a tutor required by California law.
My agent had given me a stage name (Bobby Fairy) only slightly different from my real name, Bobby Fairey, when I was 7. I am now (2012) 83, a semi-retired lawyer and may be the only surviving member of the cast. Robert A. (Bob) Fairey
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- Mar 7, 2012
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- Language
- Also known as
- The Lad and the Lion
- Filming locations
- Arizona, USA(desert scenes)
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- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1