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Jungle Goddess
Directed byLewis D. Collins
Screenplay byJo Pagano
Produced byWilliam Stephens
StarringGeorge Reeves
Ralph Byrd
Wanda McKay
CinematographyCarl Berger
Edited byNorman A. Cerf
Music byIrving Gertz
Production
company
Distributed byScreen Guild Productions Commonwealth Pictures reissue
Release date
  • August 13, 1948 (1948-08-13) (United States)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Jungle Goddess is a 1948 American action/adventure crime film starring George Reeves, Ralph Byrd, and Wanda McKay. Directed by Lewis D. Collins, the film was based on an idea by producer William Stephens.

Jungle Goddess was later featured in a Season 2 episode of Mystery Science Theater.

Cast

  • George Reeves as Mike Patton
  • Wanda McKay as Greta Vanderhorn
  • Ralph Byrd as Bob Simpson
  • Armida as Wanama
  • Onest Conley as Drummer
  • Rudy Robles as Nugara
  • Jack Carroll as Accompanist
  • Dolores Castle as Yvonne
  • Fred Coby as Pilot
  • Helena Grant as Mrs. Fitzhugh
  • Reed Hadley as Radio Newscaster (uncredited)
  • Sam Harris as Bar Patron (uncredited)
  • Linda Leighton as Helen Phillips (credited as Linda Johnson)
  • William H. O'Brien as Bartender (uncredited)
  • Smoki Whitfield as Oolonga the witch doctor
  • Zack Williams as Chief M'benga

Production notes

The film was the first to be produced by Robert L. Lippert's independent production company, Lippert Pictures.[1]

Home media

In 2006, Jungle Goddess was released on Region 1 DVD in the United States by VCI Home Video. The film was paired with another title starring George Reeves, Thunder in the Pines (1948).[2]

References

  1. ^ Davis, Blair (2012). The Battle for the Bs: 1950s Hollywood and the Rebirth of Low-budget Cinema. Rutgers University Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-813-55324-5.
  2. ^ Tye, Larry (2012). Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero. Random House Digital, Inc. p. 353. ISBN 1-588-36918-8.