Jungle Man-Eaters
Jungle Man-Eaters is a 1954 Jungle Jim movie starring Johnny Weissmuller. It was also the last official Jungle Jim movie after Screen Gems bought the rights to make a TV series based on the character (which also stars 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.
| Jungle Man-Eaters | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lee Sholem |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Johnny Weissmuller Karin Booth |
| Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
| Edited by | Gene Havlick |
Production company | The Katzman Corporation |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | June 1954 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Plot
Jungle 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
- Johnny Weissmuller as Jungle Jim
- Karin Booth as Dr. Bonnie Crandall
- Richard Wyler 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
- "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.