Jungle Manhunt (1951)

Director:

Lew Landers

Writers:

Samuel Newman (screenplay)
Samuel Newman (story)

Release Date:

4 October 1951 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

SAFARI INTO SAVAGERY! (original ad - all caps)

Plot:

Football player Bob Miller, played by an actual football player, is lost in the jungle. Who else to find him but Jungle Jim. |

Plot Keywords:

Jungle Jim | Sequel | Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title

Cast

Johnny Weissmuller	...	Jungle Jim
Bob Waterfield	...	Bob Miller
Sheila Ryan	...	Anne Lawrence
Rick Vallin	...	Matusa Chief Bono
Lyle Talbot	...	Dr. Mitchell Heller
Tamba	...	Tamba the Chimp

Runtime:

66 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In an early scene when Miss Lawrence first meets Jungle Jim after he saves her from drowning, she's admiring his features, and asks him to 'turn your head to the right', to which he turns his head left!

Quotes:

Dr. Mitchell Heller: This is igneous rock: a very rare and difficult substance to find.

Movie Connections:

Follows Captive Girl (1950)

Enjoyable Jungle Jim adventure

I seen Jungle Manhunt around two or three years ago and quite enjoyed it. I obtained a copy of it from the same source as I get the Bomba movies from.

A footballer is lost in the jungle and Jungle Jim and a party are sent to find him. Among the dangers they face along the way are prehistoric monsters fighting which are actually the usual stock footage from One Million BC.

As usual, Jungle Jim is played by Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller and the rest of the cast includes real life footballer Bob Waterfield as the lost footballer, Sheila Ryan and Lyle Talbot (Plan 9 From Outer Space).

Watching Jungle Manhunt is a good way to spend just over an hour one afternoon or evening. Enjoyable.

Rating: 3 stars out of 5.