The Lost Tribe

The Lost Tribe (1949)

Jungle Jim fights a lion and sharks trying to save an African village from those who would despoil it.

Date of release
1949-04-19
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Adventure, Action, Crime
Director
William Berke
Collection
Jungle Jim Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

The Lost Tribe (1949) is the second Jungle Jim film produced by Columbia Pictures. The film features Johnny Weissmuller in his second performance as the adventurer Jungle Jim, co-starring Myrna Dell and Elena Verdugo, along with Joseph Vitale and George J. Lewis as the film's antagonists. It was directed by William Berke and written by Don Martin and Arthur Hoerl.

Production

The working title for the film was Jungle Jim's Adventure. Myrna Dell was cast in September 1948.

The film features an array of animal actors, including a crow and a dog. Ray Corrigan portrays Zimba, Jungle Jim's gorilla friend, with the film being shot at his Corriganville Movie Ranch.

The film was directed by William Berke with assistance from Wilbur McGaugh. Sam Katzman was in charge of production for Columbia Pictures, while Arthur Hoerl and Don Martin wrote the screenplay based on a story by Hoerl. Ira Morgan signed on as cinematographer. The set decorator was Sidney Clifford. Mischa Bakaleinikoff headed the musical direction, and Aaron Stell edited the film.

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