Mara of the Wilderness

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.

Plot

In the contemporary areas of Alaska, Mara Wade (Lori Saunders) is a 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)^[1]
• Theodore Marcuse as Jarnagan
• Roberto Contreras as Friday
• Denver Pyle as Kelly

Production

Though it was a minor hit, the movie would be loved by critics for the beautiful locations shot in and around Alaska (credits at end of film indicate locations were filmed in Deschutes National Forest in Oregon causing some critics to question the "locations shot in and around Alaska"). After it came to TV, it quickly became a late night movie favorite and a cult classic. In addition, it introduced for the first time actors Adam West and Lori Saunders. After he did this film and Robinson Crusoe on Mars, West made the jump to TV in the hit show Batman, which led to a tie-in film in 1966 with the original cast. Lori Saunders went on to other roles: she is best remembered as one of the three Bradley daughters on the TV show Petticoat Junction.

References

External links

• Mara of the Wilderness at the Internet Movie Database