Jungle Moon Men (1955)

Priestess Oma is forever young in this Jungle Jim knockoff of "She" or the La of Opar stories from "Tarzan". The Jungle Jim type is played by Weissmuller using his own name.

Director:

Charles S. Gould

Writers:

Jo Pagano (story), Jo Pagano (screenplay),

Stars:

Johnny Weissmuller, Jean Byron, Helene Stanton

Cast

Cast overview:
Johnny Weissmuller	...	Johnny Weissmuller
Jean Byron	...	Ellen Marsten
Helene Stanton	...	Oma (as Helen Stanton)
William Henry	...	Bob Prentice (as Bill Henry)
Myron Healey	...	Mark Santo
Billy Curtis	...	Damu
Michael Granger	...	Nolimo
Frank Sully	...	Max
Ben Chapman	...	Marro (as Benjamin F. Chapman Jr.)
K.L. Smith	...	Link (as Kenneth L. Smith)
Ed Hinton	...	Regan

Storyline

Johnny Weissmuller accompanies writer Ellen Martson, archery-expert Bob Prentice and trader Mark Santo to the remote Baku area in Africa, where an ancient civilizations is rumored to have once flourished. The are captured by the pygmy Moon Men who worship the blonde high priestess Oma. Johnny agrees to become her high priest if the others are freed, but they are all condemned to death when Santo is discovered trying to steal the sacred diamonds.

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Plot Keywords:

jungle | africa | diamond | trader | pygmy | 

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Taglines:

ATTACKED By The Savage Slaves Of THE MOON GODDESS! (original poster)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 1955 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Deusa da Lua

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clover Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White (Sepiatone)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In an early scene, native Marro is attacked by a band of pygmies in order to drug and capture him. He's struck by a poison dart on an area of his upper chest that was covered directly by his shield.

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Connections

Follows Fury of the Congo (1951)

User Reviews

Maybe not the bottom of the barrel, but it gets close.

No matter what you expect "jungle moon men" to be, you'll likely be disappointed. Your imagination is probably better than that of the filmmakers. Johnny Weissmuller is playing a character named Johnny Weissmuller here, but twenty years as Tarzan and Jungle Jim doesn't seem to have taught him much about acting. At least Jean Byron as an intrepid author and Helene Stanton as some kind of high priestess are both attractive. That gives you a little something worth paying attention to in this dismal flick.