Jungle Girl (serial)
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| Jungle Girl | |
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| Directed by | William Witney John English |
| Produced by | Hiram S Brown Jr |
| Written by | Alfred Batson Ronald Davidson Norman S Hall William Lively Joseph O'Donnell Joseph F Poland Edgar Rice Burroughs(novel) |
| Starring | Frances Gifford Tom Neal Trevor Bardette Gerald Mohr Eddie Acuff Frank Lackteen |
| Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1941 |
| Running time | (15 episodes) / 267 min |
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Jungle Girl (1941) is a 15-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Frances Gifford. It was directed by William Witney and John English.
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[edit] Plot
Dr John Meredith, ashamed at the crime spree of his twin, Bradley, travels with his daughter, Nyoka, to Africa. There his skills as a doctor displace Shamba, the resident Witch Doctor of the Masamba. Years later, Slick Latimer and Bradley Meredith arrive looking for a local diamond mine and team up with the disgruntled Shamba. Bradley kills his brother John and takes his place. Fortunately, they also brought along Jack Stanton and Curly Rogers, who promptly join Nyoka in trying to stop the villains.
[edit] Cast
Frances Gifford as Nyoka Meredith
Tom Neal as Jack Stanton
Trevor Bardette as Dr John Meredith/Bradley Meredith
Gerald Mohr as Slick Latimer
Eddie Acuff as Curly Rogers
Frank Lackteen as Shamba
Tommy Cook as Kimbu
Robert Barron as Bombo
Al Kikume as Chief Lutembi
[edit] Chapter Titles
1. Death by Voodo
2. Queen of the Beasts
3. River of Fire
4. Treachery
5. Jungle Vengeance
6. Tribal Fury
7. The Poison Dart
8. Man Trap
9. Treasure Tomb
10.Jungle Killer
11.Dangerous Secret
12.Trapped
13.Ambush
14.Diamond Trail
15.Flight to Freedom
[edit] Trivia
- One of the stunt doubles for Frances Gifford is a man, Dave Sharpe. (The other is Helen Thurston).
[edit] See Also
- Jungle Girl - character type
- Perils of Nyoka (1942) - sequel Nyoka serial
[edit] External Links
- Jungle Girl at the Internet Movie Database
- Jungle Girl Trailer at Video Detective
- Dr Hermes Review of Jungle Girl
- Jungle Girl at Todd Gault's Movie Serial Experience
- In The Balcony
- The Serial Squadron
| Preceded by Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) |
Republic Serial Jungle Girl (1941) |
Succeeded by King of the Texas Rangers (1941) |
