"Sheena: Queen of the Jungle" (1955) TV series 1955-

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Genre:

Adventure

Plot Keywords:

Jungle Girl | Action Heroine | Africa | Kenya | Based On Comic

Cast

Irish McCalla	...	Sheena (26 episodes, 1955-1956)
Chris Drake	...	Bob Rayburn (26 episodes, 1955-1956)
Neal the Chimp	...	Chim / ... (21 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Directed by
Carl K. Hittleman		(10 episodes, 1955-1956)
Arthur Pierson		(10 episodes, 1955-1956)
Stuart Gilmore		(2 episodes, 1955)

Series Writing credits
S.M. Eiger		(25 episodes, 1955-1956)
Will Eisner		(25 episodes, 1955-1956)
Joel Murcott		(4 episodes, 1955-1956)
Ken Field		(3 episodes, 1955)
Warren Wilson		(2 episodes, 1955)

Series Produced by
Edward Nassour	....	producer / executive producer (24 episodes, 1955-1956)
William Nassour	....	executive producer / producer (16 episodes, 1955-1956)
Don Sharpe	....	executive producer / producer (16 episodes, 1955-1956)
Joel Murcott	....	associate producer / producer (15 episodes, 1955-1956)
Arthur Pierson	....	associate producer / producer (8 episodes, 1955-1956)
Lloyd Laumann	....	associate producer / producer (6 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Original Music by
Eli Briskin		(13 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Cinematography by
Álvaro González		(12 episodes, 1955-1956)
Henry Sharp		(4 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Film Editing by
Roland Gross		(7 episodes, 1955)
Carl Pierson		(6 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Production Management
John Pommer	....	production supervisor (2 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ray Heinz	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1955-1956)
Charles Wasserman	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1955)
Judson Cox	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Mark Evans	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1955)

Series Special Effects by
Louis DeWitt	....	special photographic effects / special effects (16 episodes, 1955-1956)
Jack Rabin	....	special photographic effects / special effects (16 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Miki Carter	....	cinematographer: African animal sequences / photographer: African animal sequences / ... (16 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Editorial Department
Holbrook N. Todd	....	supervising editor / editorial supervisor (6 episodes, 1955-1956)
Maurice Wright	....	supervising editor (2 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Other crew
Joel Murcott	....	story supervisor / story supervision (21 episodes, 1955-1956)
Howard Bryant	....	animal trainer (12 episodes, 1955-1956)
Donna M. Norridge	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 1955)
Ismael Rodriguez	....	production executive (2 episodes, 1955)

Production Companies

• Nassour Studios Inc.

Distributors

• Alpha Video Distributors (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Moviecraft (2005) (USA) (VHS)

Runtime:

28 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Nassour Studios Inc.

Trivia:

Sheena ran primarily in Jumbo Comics, a publication of Fiction House comics. The reason for the unusual name was that originally the large size plates from the British magazine "All Top" were used for the first five issues, and by the time the TV show came on the air, the run of Jumbo Comics had ended. Sheena appeared in all 153 issues of Jumbo Comics

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Hawaii Five-0: Lapa'au (#2.8)" (2011)

Sheena was gentler and more nurturing than Tarzan.

I liked the series because Sheena was much more gentle and nurturing than her Tarzan counterpart. There were morals to every one of her episodes, from liars not benefiting from their exploits, to we should all respect other people's gods. Set in Kenya, the episodes were complete in each segment. Of course, her chimpanzee side-kick "Chim" stole the show on several episodes. I actually have 8 episodes (not 5) on one DVD. These were captured from VCD/TV, but the quality is fair to good, given their age and transition from television to DVD format. Titles are: Forbidden Land; The Renegades; The Test; Magic Bag; Ganyika Kid; Elephant God; Secret of the Temple; The Lash.