The Lost Tribe (1949)

Directed by

William Berke

Genre

adventure film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Jungle Jim tries to protect a legendary African city from outsiders who want to exploit it. He faces off against two antagonists who threaten the city's safety.

classicadventurousearnestlight-heartedpacedseriocomicvintagepulp-style

What happens

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. The film follows Jungle Jim struggling to protect a legendary African city from harm and exploitation. Filming took place in September 1948. The film was theatrically released in the United States in May 1949. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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