Nona Brooks, former member of a stranded theatrical troupe, earns a temporary living singing in a cafe in Duakwa, British Rhodesia, Africa.Nona Brooks, former member of a stranded theatrical troupe, earns a temporary living singing in a cafe in Duakwa, British Rhodesia, Africa.Nona Brooks, former member of a stranded theatrical troupe, earns a temporary living singing in a cafe in Duakwa, British Rhodesia, Africa.
John 'Dusty' King
- Larry Mason
- (as John King)
Laurence Criner
- Chief Mojobo - an Oxford Graduate
- (as Lawrence Criner)
Victor Kendall
- Grozman
- (as Victor Kendal)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
- Belts
- (as Feodor Chaliapin)
Ed Brady
- Man in Hotel Barroom
- (uncredited)
Hattie Noel
- Chief Mojobo's Sister
- (uncredited)
Robert Strange
- Capt. Anthony Hobson
- (uncredited)
Emil Van Horn
- Gorilla
- (uncredited)
Blue Washington
- Native
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe earliest documented telecasts of this film took place in New York City Sunday 13 June 1948 on WATV (Channel 13) . in Chicago Friday 14 January 1949 on WBKB (Channel 4), in Los Angeles Tuesday 12 April 1949 on KTLA (Channel 5), in San Francisco Wednesday 28 December 1949 on KRON (Channel 4), and in Cincinnati Tuesday 3 January 1950 on WKRC (Channel 11).
- GoofsWhen singing "Jungle Moon" in the bar, the girl is backed by the sound of a full orchestra, while there is only a piano playing behind her. Meanwhile, the sound of a piano is absent from the orchestra background to her song.
- ConnectionsEdited into Dark Jungle Theater: Law of the Jungle (2015)
Featured review
Arline Judge is a singer who's manager left her stranded in Duakwa. In reality, that's in Ghana, but in this movie, it's in Rhodesia. She's making do singing for room and board, but because her boss is a spy, she gets accused of murder and leaves town, hooking up with paleontologist John 'Dusty' King and his manservant Mantan Moreland as real and fake police agents trail her.
To say this is dire is an understatement. It's full of badly written lines, King offers a performance that has wood as its main component, and Moreland's efforts at comedy are hampered by a stupid script. There's a lot of wasted talent in the background, like Arthur O'Connell, C. Montaue Shaw, and Blue Washington, but director Jean Yarborough seems to have no interest in overcoming Monogram Pictures' lack of interest and budget.
To say this is dire is an understatement. It's full of badly written lines, King offers a performance that has wood as its main component, and Moreland's efforts at comedy are hampered by a stupid script. There's a lot of wasted talent in the background, like Arthur O'Connell, C. Montaue Shaw, and Blue Washington, but director Jean Yarborough seems to have no interest in overcoming Monogram Pictures' lack of interest and budget.
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- A Maldição da Selva
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- Runtime1 hour 1 minute
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- 1.37 : 1
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