Mara of the Wilderness

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Mara of the Wilderness
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank McDonald
Written by	Thomas W. Blackburn Rod Scott
Produced by	Brice Mack
Starring	Adam West Linda Saunders Theo Marcuse
Cinematography	Robert Wyckoff
Edited by	Harold Gordon
Music by	Harry Bluestone
Production company	Unicorn Films
Distributed by	Allied Artists
Release dates	April 6, 1965 (1965-04-06) (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Mara of the Wilderness is a 1965 adventure film directed by Frank McDonald, produced by former Disney animator Brice Mack with his studio Unicorn Films, and starring Adam West, Lori Saunders, and Theodore Marcuse.^[1]^[2]

Plot

In the contemporary areas of Alaska, Mara Wade (Lori Saunders) is a barefoot mute wild woman whose parents are killed in a Bear attack. Raised by wolves and wearing only a fur dress, she rescues and befriends an anthropologist named Ken Williams (Adam West) who is interested in teaching her what is in the world. But she is hunted as well by a ruthless carnival worker named Jarnagan (Theodore Marcuse) causing Ken to work to keep her safe.

Cast

Adam West as Ken Williams
Lori Saunders as Mara Wade (credited as Linda Saunders)
- Lelia Walsh as Mara Wade - Age Seven
Denver Pyle as Kelly
Theodore Marcuse as Jarnagan
Roberto Contreras as Friday
Eve Brent as Mrs. Wade
Ed Kemmer as First Pilot
Stuart Walsh as Second Pilot

References

^ McCarty, Clifford (2000). Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970. Oxford University Press. p. 456. ISBN 9780195114737. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
^ Aleiss, Angela (2005). Making the White Man's Indian: Native Americans and Hollywood Movies. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 170. ISBN 9780275983963. Retrieved 15 July 2019.

External links

Mara of the Wilderness at IMDb

Films directed by Frank McDonald

Broadway Hostess (1935)
The Big Noise (1936)
Isle of Fury (1936)
Smart Blonde (1937)
Her Husband's Secretary (1937)
Reckless Living (1938)
Flirting with Fate (1938)
They Asked for It (1939)
In Old Missouri (1940)
Flying Blind (1941)
No Hands on the Clock (1941)
Wildcat (1942)
Wrecking Crew (1942)
Submarine Alert (1943)
O, My Darling Clementine (1943)
Alaska Highway (1943)
Take It Big (1944)
Gambler's Choice (1944)
Lights of Old Santa Fe (1944)
One Body Too Many (1944)
Timber Queen (1944)
Scared Stiff (1945)
Tell It to a Star (1945)
The Man from Oklahoma (1945)
Along the Navajo Trail (1945)
Bells of Rosarita (1945)
My Pal Trigger (1946)
Song of Arizona (1946)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947)
Linda, Be Good (1947)
French Leave (1948)
Gun Smugglers (1948)
Mr. Reckless (1948)
The Big Sombrero (1949)
Ringside (1949)
Call of the Klondike (1950)
Snow Dog (1950)
Sierra Passage (1950)
Texans Never Cry (1951)
Father Takes the Air (1951)
Yukon Manhunt (1951)
Yellow Fin (1951)
Northwest Territory (1951)
Sea Tiger (1952)
Yukon Gold (1952)
Son of Belle Starr (1953)
Thunder Pass (1954)
The Big Tip Off (1955)
Treasure of Ruby Hills (1955)
The Underwater City (1962)
Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963)
Mara of the Wilderness (1965)

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