Panther Girl of the Kongo
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| Panther Girl of the Kongo | |
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| Directed by | Franklin Adreon |
| Produced by | Franklin Adreon |
| Written by | Ronald Davidson |
| Starring | Phyllis Coates Myron Healey Arthur Space John Daheim Mike Ragan Morris Buchanan Roy Glenn |
| Cinematography | Bud Thackery |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1955 |
| Running time | 12 chapters (167 min) |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955) is a Republic movie serial. It used a lot of stock footage from the earlier Republic serial "Jungle Girl". This was the penultimate (sixty-fifth of sixty-six) serial produced by Republic. As with any serial produced in this period, it is not considered to be the best of the medium.
Panther Girl of the Kongo mixes several stock serial plots including the "land grab", exotic location, jungle girl and mad scientist.
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[edit] Plot
Mad Scientist Morgan wants sole access to secret diamond mines in the local area of Africa. In order to accomplish this he breeds giant crayfish ("Claw Monsters") to scare away any other inhabitants. Jean Evans, the Panther Girl, and friend Larry Sanders encounter this plot while on a photo safari in the region.
[edit] Cast
- Phyllis Coates as Jean Evans, the Panther Girl
- Myron Healey as Larry Sanders, a big game hunter
- Arthur Space as Dr Morgan, a Mad Scientist
- John Daheim as Cass, one of Dr Morgan's Henchmen
- Mike Ragan as Rand, one of Dr Morgan's Henchmen
- Morris Buchanan as Tembo
- Roy Glenn as Chief Danka
[edit] Chapter titles
- The Claw Monster
- Jungle Ambush
- The Killer Beast
- Sands of Doom
- Test of Terror
- High Peril
- Double Trap
- Crater of Flame
- River of Death
- Blasted Evidence -- Re-Cap Chapter
- Double Danger
- House of Doom
[edit] Stunts & Effects
Stunts by:
- Tom Steele as Larry Sanders (doubling Myron Healey)
- Helen Thurston as Jean Evans/Panther Girl (doubling Phyllis Coates)
- Dave Sharpe as Panther Girl (doubling Phyllis Coates via stock footage)
- Fred Graham as Nick Burgass
Special Effects by the Lydecker brothers
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Panther Girl of the Kongo at the Internet Movie Database
- Panther Girl of the Kongo at Todd Gault's Movie Serial Experience
| Preceded by Man with the Steel Whip (1954) |
Republic Serial Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955) |
Succeeded by King of the Carnival (1955) |
