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The Jungle Flash Light (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

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The Jungle Flash Light (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

Expert photographer Paul Grainy receives an assignment from a society of Natural History to go to Africa to gather specimens and photographs of the beasts of the jungle. He is accompanied by his wife, Margaret, and Thelma, their daughter, ...See moreExpert photographer Paul Grainy receives an assignment from a society of Natural History to go to Africa to gather specimens and photographs of the beasts of the jungle. He is accompanied by his wife, Margaret, and Thelma, their daughter, and Al Morse, his chemist. Arriving at their destination they make camp at the edge of the jungle. A band of natives have established a settlement on the other side of the jungle near a stream. Among the number is the water-carrier, the drudge of the tribe, whose only friend is Ena, a big elephant. Because of his love for the beast, the carrier arouses the enmity of the Chief and he is ordered thrashed. Ena comes to the rescue of the defenseless man. Paul engages guides and starts off into the jungle. He leaves his wife and child behind in the care of Al, his chemist. Al is satisfied with the manner in which events have turned out, for alone with the young wife, his cherished opportunity for love scenes with the little woman has come. The following day the chemist accidentally cuts his finger. He succeeds in arousing the sympathy of the wife, who volunteers to bandage the wound. The two enter the living tent and as Margaret binds the injured finger, Al embraces her. While she struggles with him Thelma is heard outside the tent. Al departs, leaving the wife in fear. Paul, in the thick of the jungle, is successful in his photographic work and with all of his plates and film exhausted he starts for the camp. He is greeted by his wife and baby but notices a change in Margaret. He questions her, but she fears to tell him the truth. The following day Paul and his party start out again. Some hours after the party has departed, Thelma wanders away from the camp and when nightfall comes she has not returned. Margaret is frantic, and she appeals to Al to help her find her child. With Thelma out of the way, the chemist believes he can gain his end, and Margaret's wishes fall on deaf ears. Paul comes in contact with the leopards and lions and the guides telling him that they are close to a nest of the beasts, he rigs up his flashlight apparatus, spreading out wires which cause an explosion when coming in contact with anything. Thelma has wandered into the jungle. Soon she hears the howling of a lion and she runs down a steep embankment, spraining her ankle. She crawls along. The lion is in pursuit. Thelma reaches a water hole where, not far away, Ena, the elephant, is waiting for the water-carrier. The youngster's screams are heard by Ena and the big beast answers the call. Ena picks Thelma up in her trunk and carries her to safety. The child and beast are found by the water-carrier and guided back to the natives' camp. A runner comes to the Grainy camp with plates which have been used and Al receives them. Margaret writes a letter to her husband and tells him of the disappearance of Thelma. The letter is delivered by the runner. Al develops the plates and is astonished when he comes across one showing Thelma and the elephant. He goes to Margaret and displays the plate and tells her that she is probably in the jungle with her father. With no one about, the chemist makes efforts to cause Margaret to be unfaithful to her husband with the result that the wife faints. When Margaret regains herself he proposes that they start out to find the party in the jungle. Margaret agrees. Paul receives his wife's letter and orders a hurried trip back to the camp. While riding fast he is thrown from his horse and forced to discontinue. The party is close to the native village and Paul is taken there and cared for. There he meets his daughter. While Al and Margaret are driving in the jungle, the chemist suddenly forces his obnoxious attentions upon her. She manages to get away, and providentially she walks into the native camp where she meets her husband and tells him of her predicament. Al, believing that Margaret is near, accidentally approaches the camp, Margaret sees him and informs her husband, who thrashes him. As he is backing away he fires at Paul. The bullet misses its mark. The chemist runs into Ena, who happens to be standing at the back of him. The beast throws the chemist upon the ground and crushes his brains out with his foot. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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William Clifford Paul Grainy Paul Grainy See fewer	The Hidden Law (1916)
Patricia Palmer Margaret Grainy (as Margaret Gibson) Margaret Grainy (as Margaret Gibson) See fewer	The Hidden Law (1916)
Thelma Salter Thelma Grainy Thelma Grainy See fewer	The Wasted Years (1916)
Alva D. Blake Al Morse - The Chemist (as Al D. Blake) Al Morse - The Chemist (as Al D. Blake) See fewer	A Western Romance (1913)

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