Jungle Man (1941)

An expedition sets out to darkest Africa to find the fabled City of the Dead, and must battle thick jungle, hostile natives, wild animals and a deadly epidemic.

Director:

Harry L. Fraser

Writers:

Rita Douglas (original story), Rita Douglas (screenplay)

Stars:

Buster Crabbe, Charles Middleton, Sheila Darcy

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Buster Crabbe	...	Dr. Robert Hammond, aka Junga
Charles Middleton	...	Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
Sheila Darcy	...	Betty Graham
Vince Barnett	...	Buckthorn 'Buck' the Guide
Weldon Heyburn	...	Bruce Kellogg
Robert Carson	...	Andy
Paul Scott	...	William Graham
Hal Price	...	Capt. Aleck
Floyd Shackelford	...	Friday (as Floyd Shackelforth)

Storyline

An expedition sets out to darkest Africa to find the fabled City of the Dead, and must battle thick jungle, hostile natives, wild animals and a deadly epidemic.

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Plot Keywords:

jungle | africa | expedition | epidemic | religion | 

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Genres:

Adventure

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

Drums of Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

63 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Betty Graham: Oh, Dad, this is getting monotonous! Every year we do the same thing. We go to Saratoga, we go to Newport, then we come to Glencove for the yacht races.
William Graham: Well, I always win.

User Reviews

Welcome to The City of the Dead

I've just watched Jungle Man for the first time and found fairly enjoyable, despite reading some bad reviews about it.

A party, including a woman and her dad set off to Africa to search for The City of the Dead, located in the depths of one of the jungles there. They have to face several dangers on their way including lions, tigers, snakes and head hunters. When they do find it, they discover it a ruin and explore and take some film of it. On the way back to camp, the woman finds a lion cub and decides to take it with her. A big mistake as several lions then attack the camp looking for it. Everybody is OK at the end though.

Jungle Man has extensive stock footage of animals and natives dancing but that didn't spoil my enjoyment.

The cast includes former Tarzan actor Buster Crabbe, Charles Middleton and Sheila Darcy.

Though not brilliant, Jungle Man is a good way to spend an hour one afternoon.

Rating: 3 stars out of 5.