- Victor Jory, My Woman, 1932. When Nancy Carroll quit the movie for a vacation (!), she was substituted by a star plucked from Fury of the Jungle. Same for her leading man – except Cook was compensated with his replacement’s Jungle role, ex-Marine and escaped convict “Lucky” Allen.
- Wealdon Heyburn, Sea Racketeers, 1936. Wealdon…???!! Republic bought the screen rights to a Gene Stratton-Porter’s novel that told two stories, really. John Auer would direct Cook in the better first tale about a Coast Guardsman and a boy orphan. Plan B dropped the kid to be more about the US Coast Guards battling smugglers er, Ever Since Adam. Plan C became Love Ahoy and ended as Sea Racketeers.
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