JUNGLE GIRL, 15 CHAPTER SERIAL, 1941

JUNGLE GIRL
15 CHAPTER SERIAL
1941

PLOT:
Driven from civilization by the criminal activities of his twin brother Bradley Meredith, Dr. John Meredith settles in the African jungle with his infant daughter. There with his ability to cure the native ills, he has virtual control of the Masamba tribes who happen to possess vast diamond mines which are coveted by a gang of crooks...

Edgar Rice Burroughs penned a number of stories set in the (then) contemporary world. These are tales of adventure and romance, but do not rely upon speculative fiction such as the Tarzan tales do. Jungle Girl first appeared in The Blue Book Magazine, May-Sept 1931 as a five part serial. His original working title for the novel was The Dancing Girl of the Leper King.

CAST:
Frances Gifford  ....  Nyoka Meredith
Tom Neal ....  Jack Stanton
Trevor Bardette ....  Dr. John Meredith/Bradley Meredith
Gerald Mohr ....  Slick Latimer
Eddie Acuff ....  Curly Rogers
Frank Lackteen ....  Shamba
Tommy Cook ....  Kimbu
Robert Barron ....  Bombo
Al Kikume ....  Chief Lutembi
Bud Geary ....  Brock
Al Taylor ....  Claggett
Joe McGuinn ....  Ted Bone
Jerry Frank ....  The Lion Chief
Ken Terrell ....  Mananga

CHAPTERS:
1. Death by Voodoo
2. Queen of Beasts
3. River of Fire
4. Treachery
5. Jungle Vengeance
6. Tribal Fury
7. The Poison Dart
8. Man Trap
9. Treasure Tomb
10. Jungle Killer
11. Dangerous Secret
12. Trapped
13. Ambush
14. Diamond Trail
15. Flight to Freedom

RUNNING TIME: 267 MIN

In 1955 Republic's penultimate serial was the 12-part Panther Girl of the Kongo starring Phyllis Coates as Jean Evans. This was essentially a low-budget re-working of the Jungle Girl character. Coates, who resembles Francis Gifford, wears an identical costume. This made it possible to reuse a significant amount of footage from the 1941 series, thus saving on production costs. Many of the stunts and action sequences (Panther Girl riding an elephant, swinging on vines, diving off a cliff, etc.) were taken from Jungle Girl.