Crooks dressed to look like gorillas are looking for lost Nazi gold, and Jungle Jim must stop them.Crooks dressed to look like gorillas are looking for lost Nazi gold, and Jungle Jim must stop them.Crooks dressed to look like gorillas are looking for lost Nazi gold, and Jungle Jim must stop them.
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Robert H. Purcell
- Kramer
- (as Robert Purcell)
William Bailey
- Game Preserve Officer
- (uncredited)
George Barrows
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Steve Calvert
- Gorilla Man
- (uncredited)
Jimmy the Crow
- Caw-Caw the Crow
- (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
- Game Preserve Officer
- (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
- Game Preserve Officer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Alex Raymond(uncredited)
- Carroll Young
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOther than the actors in the gorilla costumes, almost every ape seen here appears in stock footage,
- GoofsThere is a tiger and lion fight at about 47 minutes. There are no tigers in Africa.
- Quotes
[spotting huge footprints while investigating a game warden's death]
Jungle Jim: Skipper, this isn't gorilla country.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Captive Girl (1950)
Featured review
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the Gorilla doesn't sleep tonight.
How wonderfully silly. Johnny Weissmuller stars as Jungle Jim, getting himself in a serialisation of a character not a million miles away from the Tarzan role that would define his film career. Plot has Jungle Jim going about his jungle business, hunting in the wild and larking about with his animal pals, when he is suddenly thrust into a mystery involving dubious Gorillas, stolen Nazi treasure and the protection of a couple of babes. Nefarious treasure hunters will stop at nothing to get the treasure, but they hadn't counted on Jim and his animal pals. Hooray!
What follows is a blend of stock wildlife footage with Jungle Jim wrestling a number of fake creatures, including men in Gorilla suits who are about as subtle as a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Dummies are flung off of cliffs when the chance arises, the human acting is about as useful as a brick built toilet at the Rhinoceros swamp, and Jim's indestructible being puts Captain Scarlet to shame. The animals are really cool, with Caw Caw the crow smarter than your average Gorilla and Skipper the dog capable of fighting off a lion and celebrating with a good smoke when survival of the fittest is assured.
Crappy but honest with it, a good time assured for those of us who trawl the lowbrow splinter of jungle based adventures... 6/10
What follows is a blend of stock wildlife footage with Jungle Jim wrestling a number of fake creatures, including men in Gorilla suits who are about as subtle as a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Dummies are flung off of cliffs when the chance arises, the human acting is about as useful as a brick built toilet at the Rhinoceros swamp, and Jim's indestructible being puts Captain Scarlet to shame. The animals are really cool, with Caw Caw the crow smarter than your average Gorilla and Skipper the dog capable of fighting off a lion and celebrating with a good smoke when survival of the fittest is assured.
Crappy but honest with it, a good time assured for those of us who trawl the lowbrow splinter of jungle based adventures... 6/10
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- hitchcockthelegend
- Mar 27, 2014
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Diamantenjagd im Urwald
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- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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