Jungle Girl (serial)
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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) |  21 June 1941 1941 3 September 1947 25 March 1949 13 July 1951 |
| Running time | 15 chapters (267 min) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $171,415 (negative cost: $177,404)[1] |
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Jungle Girl (1941) is a 15-Chapter Republic Pictures Serial starring Frances Gifford. It was directed by William Witney and John English based on the novel Jungle Girl (1932) by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was the twenty-second of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic.
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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
- Bunny the Elephant
[edit] Chapter titles
- Death by Voodoo
- Queen of the Beasts
- River of Fire
- Treachery
- Jungle Vengeance
- Tribal Fury
- The Poison Dart
- Man Trap
- Treasure Tomb
- Jungle Killer
- Dangerous Secret
- Trapped
- Ambush
- Diamond Trail
- Flight to Freedom
[edit] Production
Filming on Jungle Girl took place between 25 March and 9 May 1941. At forty-five days this shares the title of second longest shoot for a republic serial with Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943).[1]
The serial's production budget $171,415 but the negative cost rose to $177,404 (over budget by $5,989, or 3.5%). This was the most expensive Republic serial of the 1941.[1]
The serial was successful enough that a semi-sequel, Perils of Nyoka was produced in 1942. To avoid paying Edgar Rice Burroughs a second time for the rights, this sequel is based only of the original Republic Pictures elements of Jungle Girl.
[edit] Stunts & Effects
[edit] Stunts
- Yakima Canutt - Ram Rod/Stunt Coordinator
- Dave Sharpe as Nyoka/Jack Stanton (doubling Tom Neal & Frances Gifford)
- Helen Thurston as Nyoka (doubling Frances Gifford)
- Tom Steele as Slick Latimer (doubling Gerald Mohr)
- Duke Taylor as Curly Rogers (doubling Eddie Acuff)
- Ken Terrell as the Meredith brothers (doubling Trevor Bardette)
Dave Sharpe only doubled for Frances Gifford in the vine-swinging scenes. According to director William Witney, when Gifford first saw Sharpe in her costume she commented that he looked prettier than she did.[2] All of Gifford's non-vine swinging stunts were performed by Helen Thurston.
[edit] Special Effects
The effects in this serial were, as with all Republic serials, produced by the Lydecker brothers.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Mathis, Jack (1995). Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement. ISBN 0-9632878-1-8
- ^ Witney, William. In a Door, Into a Fight, Out a Door, Into a Chase: Moviemaking Remembered by the Guy at the Door. (McFarland & Company) ISBN 0786422580
[edit] External links
- Jungle Girl at the Internet Movie Database
- Jungle Girl at Allmovie
- Jungle Girl Trailer at Video Detective
| Preceded by Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) |
Republic Serial Jungle Girl (1941) |
Succeeded by King of the Texas Rangers (1941) |
| Preceded by Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) |
Witney-English Serial Jungle Girl (1941) |
Succeeded by King of the Texas Rangers (1941) |
