Perils of the Jungle (1953)
On an African safari with his friend Grant, Clyde Beatty plans to buy some black-maned Numbian lions from Jo Carter but her animals are wiped out by a fire. Despite interference by rival dealer Gorman, who hopes to ruin Jo, Beatty saves her business by helping her to capture an adult gorilla. (2nd story) When Grant is bitten by a tsetse fly and falls ill, Beatty heads for the nearest hospital through the territory of the dangerous Matabeles tribe. They are captured and condemned to death by Grubbs, a white man living with the tribe and stealing their gold. Using the Matabele Boy King as a shield, Beatty and Grant make an escape and Grubbs is forced to accompany them, leaving his loot behind.
Director:
George Blair
Writer:
Robert T. Smith
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Clyde Beatty as Clyde Beatty |
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Stanley Farrar as Grant |
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Phyllis Coates as Jo Carter |
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John Doucette as Gorman |
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Leonard Mudie as Grubbs |
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Joel Fluellen as Kenny |
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Roy Glenn as Korjah |
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Olaf Hytten as Mac |
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Tudor Owen as Commissioner |
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Shelby Bacon as Boy King |
| Writing | Frank Hart Taussig | Story |
| Writing | Robert T. Smith | Screenplay |
| Camera | Elwood J. Nicholson | Director of Photography |
| Directing | George Blair | Director |
| Writing | Frank Hart Taussig | Screenstory |
| Editing | Robert B. Warwick Jr. | Editor |
| Art | James W. Sullivan | Art Direction |
| Sound | Gordon Zahler | Music Director |
