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Voodoo Tiger

  • 19521952
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 7m
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6.0/10
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Jean Dean and Johnny Weissmuller in Voodoo Tiger (1952)
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Jungle Jim helps an attractive research writer for the British museum clear up the mystery of a tiger cult in Africa while thwarting art thieves and bringing to justice a Nazi war criminal.Jungle Jim helps an attractive research writer for the British museum clear up the mystery of a tiger cult in Africa while thwarting art thieves and bringing to justice a Nazi war criminal.Jungle Jim helps an attractive research writer for the British museum clear up the mystery of a tiger cult in Africa while thwarting art thieves and bringing to justice a Nazi war criminal.
IMDb RATING
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256
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  • Director
    • Spencer Gordon Bennet
  • Writers
    • Samuel Newman(story)
    • Alex Raymond(characters)
  • Stars
    • Johnny Weissmuller
    • Jean Byron
    • James Seay
Top credits
  • Director
    • Spencer Gordon Bennet
  • Writers
    • Samuel Newman(story)
    • Alex Raymond(characters)
  • Stars
    • Johnny Weissmuller
    • Jean Byron
    • James Seay
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    • 4User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Voodoo Tiger
    Trailer 1:39
    Voodoo Tiger

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    Jean Byron, Jean Dean, and Johnny Weissmuller in Voodoo Tiger (1952)
    Robert Bray, William Bryant, Jean Byron, Jean Dean, James Seay, and Johnny Weissmuller in Voodoo Tiger (1952)
    Voodoo Tiger (1952)
    Jean Dean and Johnny Weissmuller in Voodoo Tiger (1952)
    Jean Dean and Johnny Weissmuller in Voodoo Tiger (1952)
    Jean Dean and Johnny Weissmuller in Voodoo Tiger (1952)
    Jean Dean and Johnny Weissmuller in Voodoo Tiger (1952)
    Jean Dean and Johnny Weissmuller in Voodoo Tiger (1952)
    Jean Dean and Johnny Weissmuller in Voodoo Tiger (1952)
    William Bryant, Jean Dean, Michael Fox, and Johnny Weissmuller in Voodoo Tiger (1952)
    Jean Dean and Johnny Weissmuller in Voodoo Tiger (1952)

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    Johnny Weissmuller
    Johnny Weissmuller
    • Jungle Jimas Jungle Jim
    Jean Byron
    Jean Byron
    • Phyllis Bruceas Phyllis Bruce
    James Seay
    James Seay
    • Abel Petersonas Abel Peterson
    Jean Dean
    • Shalimaras Shalimar
    Charles Horvath
    Charles Horvath
    • Wombuluas Wombulu
    Robert Bray
    Robert Bray
    • Maj. Bill Greenas Maj. Bill Green
    Michael Fox
    Michael Fox
    • Karl Werner, aka Heinrich Schultzas Karl Werner, aka Heinrich Schultz
    Rick Vallin
    Rick Vallin
    • Sgt. Bonoas Sgt. Bono
    Tamba
    Tamba
    • Tamba the Chimpas Tamba the Chimp
    Frederic Berest
    • Native Chiefas Native Chief
    • (uncredited)
    William Bryant
    William Bryant
    • Co-Pilotas Co-Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    John Cason
    John Cason
    • Jerry Mastersas Jerry Masters
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Hoffman
    • Mike Kovacsas Mike Kovacs
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Kipling
    • Commissioner Kingstonas Commissioner Kingston
    • (uncredited)
    Alex Montoya
    • Native Leaderas Native Leader
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Soldani
    Charles Soldani
    • Nativeas Native
    • (uncredited)
    William Wilkerson
    William Wilkerson
    • Voodoo Cultist-Guardas Voodoo Cultist-Guard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Spencer Gordon Bennet
    • Writers
      • Samuel Newman(story) (screenplay)
      • Alex Raymond(characters) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Although the film is set in "darkest Africa", the actors playing the natives are mostly Hispanic, and their chief is played by Charles Horvath, who is Hungarian.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      [Jungle Jim and his party hear the sound of jungle drums nearby]

      Phyllis Bruce: What's that? What does it mean?

      Jungle Jim: Sounds like a ritual. Someone's being sacrificed.

    • Connections
      Followed by Savage Mutiny (1953)

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    5/10
    Stay away from Voodoo Voodoo bad medicine!
    **SPOILERS** Jungle Jim, Johnny Weissmuller, gets involved with a fugitive Nazi Karl Werner aka Col. Heinrich Schultz, Michel Fox, as well as a gang of hoodlums out to get him. Not because of Schultz's war record but because of him having hid over $2,000,000.00 in art works that he smuggled out of Europe after the war and hid somewhere on the African Continent.

    Before we ever even get to know about Schultz there's this Voodoo jungle cult headed by their witch doctor and head man Mr. Wombulu,Charles Horvath, worshiping a magical Voodoo Tiger in darkest Africa. The natives and Wombulu himself looking as if their from the Amazon Jungle of South America instead of native Africans looking more Hispanic or native South American Indian then dark and indigenous African warriors and tribesmen. That has you so confused at times that you don't exactly know just what part of the world the film is supposed to be taking place in? The movie "Voodoo Tiger" has a tiger escape from a plane that crash-landed in the jungle that was part of a act with it's master the beautiful exotic dancer Shailimar,Jean Dean. The confused natives thinking that she's some kind of Voodoo Goddess who then uses her influence with them to keep Jungle Jim and his fellow white-men and one woman museum curator Phillis Bruce, Jean Byron, from being killed by them. For once Jungle Jim isn't upstaged by his pet chimp Tamba with Tamba being given very little screen time by the films director. He doesn't what his big star former Tarzan Johnny Weissmuller to end up, like in most of the movies with Tamba co-staring in. Having Weissmuller looking like a monkey with Tamba not only getting the best lines, and laughs, but in many cases the girl as well.

    Being taken prisoner by Wombulu's Voodoo men as well as the local head hunters Jungle Jim & Co.are slated to be sacrificed to the Voodoo Tiger but to gave Jungle Jim a chance to strut his stuff he's put into a lions cage and given the choice to live if he can defeat the wild and savage beast or end up as it's supper if he loses. The lion, who was obviously drugged to keep him from mauling the jungle man, in his fight with Jungle Jim looks as if he'd rather go to sleep and doesn't even try to put up any fight at all. Jungle Jim easily puts the lion away, like an alligator wrestler puts away the big reptile by rubbing it's stomach, in no time at all. Wombulu going against his word, by not letting Jungle Jim and friends go free, has Jim makes a run for it together with the white captives held by the Voodoo head hunters into the open jungle. The tiger meanwhile is always getting into fights with local jungle animals, like crocodiles buffalo's and leopards, before he just gets so sick and tired of being used by the Voodoo men and head hunters that he attacks them. The tiger has the entire Voodoo cult run for their lives thus giving Jungle Jim & Co. a chance to escape.

    Everything turns out right for the good guys, Jungle Jim & Co., in the end with the bad guys getting caught by the natives and run through with spears and Schultz being captured by Jim and friends and being forced, or obliged, to reveal where the stolen art works and painting are. The big hero of the flick after Jungle Jim of course Maj. Bill Green, Robert Bray, ends up getting the girl Phillis but Jungle Jim does him one better he ends up getting the monkey; Tamba.
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    • Release date
      • November 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tigre Voodoo
    • Production company
      • Sam Katzman Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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