Jungle Jim (film)
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Directed by | William Berke |
Written by | Carroll Young |
Story by | Carroll Young |
Produced by | Sam Katzman |
Starring | Johnny Weissmuller Virginia Grey George Reeves |
Cinematography | Lester White |
Edited by | Aaron Stell |
Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
Production company | Esskay Pictures Corporation |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | December 15, 1948 |
Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Jungle Jim is a black and white 1948 adventure film directed by William Berke and written by Carroll Young. It is based on Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim comic strip and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. It is the first picture in the Jungle Jim series that consists of sixteen films originally released between 1948 and 1955. In 1954, Columbia turned over its Jungle Jim rights to its television subsidiary, and in the last three films of the series Weissmuller's character is named "Johnny Weissmuller" instead of Jungle Jim. Devil Goddess (1955) was the last entry in the series, as well as being Weissmuller's last feature film.[1]
Plot summary
This is the first adventure of Jungle Jim, an African guide and hunter.
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Main cast
- Johnny Weissmuller – Jungle Jim
- Virginia Grey – Dr. Hilary Parker
- Rick Vallin – Kolu
- George Reeves – Bruce Edwards
- Lita Baron – Zia
- Holmes Herbert – Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden
- Tex Mooney – Chief Devil Doctor
- Steve Calvert – Gorilla
- Al Kikume – Native Bearer / Tribesman
References
See also
External links
- Jungle Jim at IMDb
- Jungle Jim at AllMovie
- Jungle Jim at the TCM Movie Database
- Review of film at Variety