Perils of the Jungle

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1953 · 63 min · NR · Adventure · TMDB 4.5/10

Overview

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.

Directed by George Blair

Cast

• Clyde Beatty — Clyde Beatty
• Stanley Farrar — Grant
• Phyllis Coates — Jo Carter
• John Doucette — Gorman
• Leonard Mudie — Grubbs