Pygmy Island (1950)

Jungle Jim heads a search for missing WAC Captain Ann Kingsley; a white midget plays Tembo, the pygmy chief.

Director:

William Berke

Writer:

Carroll Young

Stars:

Johnny Weissmuller, Ann Savage, David Bruce

Cast

Cast overview:
Johnny Weissmuller	...	Jungle Jim
Ann Savage	...	Capt. Ann R. Kingsley
David Bruce	...	Maj. Bolton
Steven Geray	...	Leon Marko
William Tannen	...	Kruger
Tristram Coffin	...	Novak (as Tris Coffin)
Billy Curtis	...	Makuba

Storyline

After Jungle Jim finds an American army captain's dog tags among the remains of a dead pygmy, he joins a U.S. military investigation not only to find the missing soldier, Captain Ann Kingsley, but also to look into a recently discovered kind of rope that will not burn or break. The pygmy had been killed by the Bush Devil cult but little is known of them. In fact, others are after the plant used to make this indestructible rope fiber and it's up to Jungle Jim to stop them. He will face crocodiles, stampeding elephants and a gorilla along the way.

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Plot Keywords:

jungle jim | sequel | character name in title

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Taglines:

Johnny drives America's enemies out of jungle frontier!

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Buschteufel im Dschungel

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Katzman Corporation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

69 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Early in the movie, this newspaper headline "Officer Beleived Victim of International Conspiracy!" is shown. "Believed" is misspelled.

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Connections

Followed by Jungle Manhunt (1951)

User Reviews

Jungle Jim is the man!!

I can't believe how much fun Jungle Jim movies really are! I stayed up very late to watch this one and it's a real gem! Anything with... Johnny Weissmuller, Billy Curtis (wearing a black long wig), jungle settings, tons of stock footage, Johnny fighting a rubber crocodile and a guy in a gorilla suit (is that Crash Corrigan? Looks like his suit.)...is well worth it. This is one that should not be missed! Too bad Johnny only made 16 Jungle Jims.