Jungle Man-Eaters is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Lee Sholem starring Johnny Weissmuller, Karin Booth and Richard Stapley. It was the last official Jungle Jim movie after Screen Gems bought the rights to make a TV series based on the character (which also starred Weissmuller). With only three movies on his contract remaining, Weissmuller used them wisely by just playing himself, but the format stayed the same.[1][2] Despite the title, there are no Jungle Man-Eaters shown in the film.
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| Directed by | Lee Sholem |
| Written by | Samuel Newman |
| Based on | Jungle Jim 1934-1954 comic strip by Don Moore and Alex Raymond |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Johnny Weissmuller Karin Booth Richard Stapley |
| Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
| Edited by | Gene Havlick |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editJungle Jim is recruited to track down a group of French diamond smugglers who seek to alter the price of diamonds through taking over a secret diamond field. The smugglers not only murder the original owners of the diamond field but set up inter-tribal warfare to prevent any intruders from learning of the diamond field.
Cast
edit- Johnny Weissmuller as Jungle Jim
- Karin Booth as Dr. Bonnie Crandall
- Richard Stapley as Inspector Jeffrey Bernard
- Bernie Hamilton as Zuwaba
- Gregory Gaye as Leroux
- Lester Matthews as Comm. Kingston
- Paul Thompson as Zulu
- Vince Townsend Jr. as Chief Boganda
References
edit- ^ "Jungle Man Eaters". Jungle Jim Films. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ Schallert, Edwin (3 December 1953). "Drama: Bartley Film Readied for Deborah Kerr; Jory Big Menace for Taylor". Los Angeles Times. p. B13.
External links
edit- Jungle Man Eaters at TCMDB
- Jungle Man-Eaters at IMDb
- Jungle Man-Eaters at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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