USA, 1953
68m
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono (Western Electric Recording), English
An American fantasy film directed by Spencer G. Bennet.
Plot Summary
Jungle Jim is accused to murder of a tribesman who has been supplying a mad scientist with animals for his experiments and sets out to clear his name, discovering that the murder was committed by a giant Man-Ape.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Spencer G. Bennet
Copyright MCMLIII [1943] by Columbia Pictures Corporation
Columbia Pictures Corporation presents
Produced by: Sam Katzman
Screen Play by: Carroll Young, Arthur Hoerl
Story by: Carroll Young
Based upon the newspaper feature Jungle Jim owned and copyrighted by King Features Syndicate and which appears regularly in The Comic Weekly
Assistant Director: Carter DeHaven Jr
Director of Photography: William Whitley
Film Editor: Gene Havlick
Musical Director: Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Sound Engineer: Josh Westmoreland
Art Director: Paul Palmentola
Set Decorator: Sidney Clifford
Unit Manager: Herbert Leonard
Cast
Johnny Weissmuller (Jungle Jim)
Carol Thurston (Shari)
Max Palmer (Man-Ape)
Burt Wenland (Ramada)
Nestor Paiva (Andrews)
Paul Marion (Mahara)
Eddie Foster
Rory Mallinson
Ray Corrigan
Nick Stuart
Tamba
Alternative Titles
De doder van de jungle – Belgium (Flemish)
O Gorila Assassino – Brazil
O tromokratis tis zouglas – Greece
Le tueur de la jungle – Belgium (French)
Viidakko-Jim ja jättiläisapina – Finland
Links
Sequel to
Jungle Jim (1937)
Jungle Jim (1948)
The Lost Tribe (1949)
Mark of the Gorilla (1950)
Captive Girl (1950)
Pygmy Island (1950)
Fury of the Congo (1951)
Jungle Manhunt (1951)
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952)
Voodoo Tiger (1952)
Savage Mutiny (1953)
Valley of Head Hunters (1953)
Sequels
Jungle Man-Eaters (1954)
Cannibal Attack (1954)
Jungle Moon Men (1955)
Devil Goddess (1955)
References
Periodicals
- Castle of Frankenstein no.12 p.36
- The Film Daily vol.104 n107 4 December 1953) p.12
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.127 no.5 (20 November 1953) p.4
- Kinematograph Weekly no.2441 (8 April 1954) p.21
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.21 no.244 (May 1954) p.75
- Motion Picture Herald vol.193 no.8 (21 November 1953) p.2077
- Today’s Cinema vol.82 no.6985 (5 April 1954) p.6
- Variety 25 November 1953
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed) p.139
- The Columbia Checklist: The Feature Films, Cartoons, Serials and Short Subjects of Columbia Pictures, 1922-1988 by Len D. Martin p.167
- Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982 by Michael R. Pitts pp.128-129
- Columbia Pictures Movie Series 1926-1955 The Harry Cohn Years by Gene Blottner pp.223-224
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.241
