Jungle Queen (serial)

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This article is about the 1945 Universal film serial. For the variety of plant known as Jungle Queen, see Alpinia purpurata. For a serial with a similar name, see Queen of the Jungle.

Jungle Queen

Directed by	Lewis D. Collins Ray Taylor
Starring	Edward Norris Eddie Quillan Douglass Dumbrille Lois Collier Ruth Roman Tala Birell Clarence Muse
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	1945
Running time	13 chapters (219 min)
Country	United States
Language	English

Jungle Queen (1945) is a Universal movie serial.

Material from this serial was re-edited into the feature film Jungle Safari (1956).

Cast

Edward Norris as Bob Elliot
Eddie Quillan as Chuck Kelly
Douglass Dumbrille as Lang, the Nazi villain
Lois Collier as Pamela Courtney
Ruth Roman as Lothel, Jungle Queen
Tala Birell as Dr. Elise Bork
Clarence Muse as Kyba
Cy Kendall as Tambosa Tim
Clinton Rosemond as Godac
Lumsden Hare as Mr X
Lester Matthews as Commissioner Braham Chatterton
Napoleon Simpson as Maati
Budd Buster as Jungle Jack
Emmett Smith as Noma
Jim Basquette as Orbon

Critical reception

Cline writes that "although well produced, it often became bogged down with complicated plot twists, psychological debates and confusion as to who was on whose side, and what was really being accomplished." The Jungle Queen herself is never adequately explained.^[1]

Chapter titles

Invitation to Danger
Jungle Sacrifice
The Flaming Mountain
Wildcat Stampede
The Burning Jungle
Danger Ship
Trip-wire Murder
The Mortar Bomb
Death Watch
Execution Chamber
The Trail of Doom
Dragged Under
The Secret of the Sword!

_Source:^[2]

References

↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "3. The Six Faces of Adventure". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 35. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 239. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

Jungle Queen at the Internet Movie Database
Jungle Queen at allmovie

Preceded by Mystery of the River Boat (1944)	Universal Serial Jungle Queen (1945)	Succeeded by The Master Key (1945)

Universal serials

Serials

Silent Serials (1914-1929)	Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery The Master Key The Trey o' Hearts The Black Box The Broken Coin Graft Under the Crescent The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring Liberty The Mystery Ship The Red Ace The Gray Ghost The Voice on the Wire The Brass Bullet Bull's Eye The Lion's Claws Lure of the Circus The Red Glove The Great Radium Mystery The Lion Man The Midnight Man The Flaming Disc The Moon Riders King of the Circus The Vanishing Dagger The Dragon's Net The Diamond Queen Do or Die The Secret Four Terror Trail The White Horseman Winners of the West The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe In the Days of Buffalo Bill Perils of the Yukon The Radio King With Stanley in Africa Around the World in Eighteen Days Beasts of Paradise The Eagle's Talons The Ghost City In the Days of Daniel Boone The Oregon Trail The Phantom Fortune The Social Buccaneer The Steel Trail The Fast Express The Fighting Ranger The Iron Man The Riddle Rider Wolves of the North Ace of Spades The Great Circus Mystery The Scarlet Streak Fighting with Buffalo Bill Strings of Steel The Winking Idol Blake of Scotland Yard The Fire Fighters The Return of the Riddle Rider The Trail of the Tiger Whispering Smith Rides Haunted Island Tarzan the Mighty The Vanishing Rider The Diamond Master A Final Reckoning The Pirate of Panama

Part-sound Serials (1929-1930)	The Ace of Scotland Yard Tarzan the Tiger The Jade Box The Lightning Express Terry of the Times The Indians Are Coming

Pre-war Sound Serials (1931-1942)	Finger Prints Heroes of the Flames Danger Island Battling with Buffalo Bill The Spell of the Circus Detective Lloyd The Airmail Mystery Heroes of the West The Jungle Mystery The Lost Special Clancy of the Mounted The Phantom of the Air Gordon of Ghost City The Perils of Pauline Pirate Treasure The Vanishing Shadow The Red Rider Tailspin Tommy Rustlers of Red Dog The Call of the Savage The Roaring West Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Flash Gordon The Phantom Rider Ace Drummond Jungle Jim Secret Agent X-9 Wild West Days Radio Patrol Tim Tyler's Luck Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Flaming Frontiers Red Barry Scouts to the Rescue Buck Rogers The Oregon Trail The Phantom Creeps The Green Hornet Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Winners of the West Junior G-Men The Green Hornet Strikes Again! Sky Raiders Riders of Death Valley Sea Raiders

War-time Serials (1942-1945)	Don Winslow of the Navy Gang Busters Junior G-Men of the Air Overland Mail The Adventures of Smilin' Jack Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Adventures of the Flying Cadets The Great Alaskan Mystery Raiders of Ghost City Mystery of the River Boat Jungle Queen The Master Key Secret Agent X-9

Post-war Serials (1945-1946)	The Royal Mounted Rides Again The Scarlet Horseman Lost City of the Jungle The Mysterious Mr. M

See also

Film serials List of film serials List of film serials by studio

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