Acting
Clyde Beatty
Born June 10, 1903 · Bainbridge, Ohio
Died July 19, 1965 · aged 62
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Clyde Beatty (June 10, 1903 – July 19, 1965) joined the circus as a cage cleaner as a teen and became famous as a lion tamer and animal trainer. He also became a circus impresario who owned his own show that later merged with the Cole Bros. Circus to form the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clyde Beatty, licensed…
Known For
Captive Wild Woman · 1943Captive Wild Woman
★ 5.31943
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
An insane scientist doing experimentation in glandular research becomes obsessed with transforming a female gorilla into a human...even though it costs human life.
Africa Screams · 1949Africa Screams
★ 5.81949
MovieComedyAdventure
When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking that his friend Stanley knows all there is to know about Africa, they are abducted and ordered to lead Diana and her henchmen to an African tribe in search of a fortune in jewels.
Perils of the Jungle · 1953Perils of the Jungle
★ 4.51953
MovieAdventure
On an African safari with his friend Grant, Clyde Beatty plans to buy some black-maned Numbian lions from Jo Carter but her animals are wiped out by a fire. Despite interference by rival dealer Gorman, who hopes to ruin Jo, Beatty saves her business by helping her to capture an adult gorilla. (2nd story) When Grant is bitten by a tsetse fly and falls ill, Beatty heads for the nearest hospital through the territory of the dangerous Matabeles tribe. They are captured and condemned to death by Grubbs, a white man living with the tribe and stealing their gold. Using the Matabele Boy King as a shield, Beatty and Grant make an escape and Grubbs is forced to accompany them, leaving his loot behind.
Jungle Woman · 1944Jungle Woman
★ 5.21944
MovieDramaFantasy
Paula, the ape woman, has survived the ending of CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN and is running around a creepy old sanitarium run by the kindly Dr. Fletcher, reverting to her true gorilla form every once in a while to kill somebody.
Darkest Africa · 1936Darkest Africa
★ 8.31936
MovieAdventure
A 15-episode serial in which Beatty goes to darkest Africa to rescue the Goddess of Joba, who is being held by the high priest.
Ring of Fear · 1954Ring of Fear
★ 5.61954
MovieDramaMystery
Mystery writer Mickey Spillane tries to help Clyde Beatty deal with a plot to sabotage his circus.
The Lost Jungle · 1934The Lost Jungle
★ 3.91934
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
Clyde Beatty, an animal trainer and circus star, leads a search for his missing girlfriend and her father who were on an expedition looking for a lost tropical island. Using a dirigible as his mode of transportation, Beatty and his band head off in search of the missing explorers only to crash their airship on the same island their friends are located. Battling wild animals and a gang of greedy men searching for gold, Beatty and his party must rescue his girlfriend and father all the while trying to escape their jungle island. Feature version of the same-title serial of the same year, with refilmed sequences substantially altering the plot and characters of the original chapterplay.
The Big Cage · 1933The Big Cage
★ 8.01933
MovieActionAdventure
A circus on the verge of bankruptcy decides to save itself by staging a animal act with lions and tigers for the first time.
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