Grant withers starred as jungle jim, and henry brandon played the villainous cobra. This time out jim is leading a female scientist virginia grey through the jungles looking for a poison that might just be the cure for polio. Johnny died from a series of stroke on november 20th. The character also trekked through radio, film, comic book and television adaptations.
Johnny weismuler from the 40s we have come to know and love now on dvd. Overview of jungle jim, 1948, directed by william berke, with johnny weissmuller, virginia grey, george reeves, at turner classic movies. Like the tarzan films, these are simple romps in the jungle, featuring greedy. Tarzan and the mermaids 1948 was johnny weissmullers last time playing tarzan, and this was his first time playing alex raymonds comicstrip hero jungle jim. However danger and thrills are lurking at every turn as jungle jim and the group. The series began on january 7, 1934 as an american newspaper comic strip chronicling the adventures of asiabased hunter jim bradley, who was nicknamed jungle jim. It is the first picture in the jungle jim series that consists of 16 films originally released between 1948 and 1955.
A series of 16 jungle jim bmovies from 1948 to 1956, set in africa and starring johnny weissmuller, who had gained fame playing tarzan. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime. To set this templates initial visibility, the state. Jungle jim grant withers goes on safari to darkest africa to find an heiress betty jane rhodes who disappeared in the jungle a few years earlier. Films of the united states, 1948 wikimedia commons.
These musicians are performing free concerts to help fans with social distancing. One safari, led by jungle jim, wants to make sure she gets. Jungle jim is the fictional hero of a series of jungle adventures in various media. In this adventure jungle jim finds himself guiding a sass. The character also trekked through radio, film, comic book and television. Saddled with debts after her fathers death, phyllis warrens most valuable properties are a pair of thoroughbreds. Jungle jim grant withers 1937 12 chapter serial with spanish subtitles chapters 9 thru 12 jungle jim 1937 is a universal movie serial based on the. Media in category films of the united states, 1948 the following 26 files are in this category, out of 26 total. View a list of all the short films sorted by popularity. By the time of the last episode of the set alrmingly named the death of jungle jim, we have kolu and jim, wandering the byways of the good old usa without shanghai lil finding jap spies and assassins in less than 15 minutes an episode.
Jungle jim on dvd 089859834028 from vci home video magic lantern. Brave african explorer jungle jim johnny weissmuller uncovers evidence of a legendary lost burial ground where the ancient rulers. It starred johnny weismuller, who had previously played tarzan in a series of twelve movies, and had also starred in a series of sixteen theatrically released jungle jim feature films. One safari, led by jungle jim, wants to make sure she gets the news that she is now a rich. Syndicated by hearst and sponsored by the comic weekly, the adventures of jungle jim radio series premiered november 2, 1935. Johnny weissmuller list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Notable was a series of films and television episodes in. Jungle jim serial, jungle jim, serial, feature film, alex raymond, cliff hanger, chapters, grant. Jump to navigation jump to search initial visibility. Finally, after a series of rather improbable events, jim finds himself working against a master saboteursuicide bomber in panama, with kolu and kitty. Columbia pictures produced a series of 16 jungle jim bmovies from 1948 to. Jungle jim 1948 directed by william berke esskay pictures corporation columbia pictures its the end of an era, and the start of a new one. This is the entire set of all 16 jungle jim adventures starring.
With more than 200,000 square feet of shopping space in each of our stores, there are over 180,000 products from which to choose. Jungle jim 1948 out of 4 after growing too old for tarzan, johnny weissmuller headed over to columbia where he started the jungle jim series with this one being the first of sixteen movies. It is based on alex raymonds jungle jim comic strip and was distributed by columbia pictures. Flasher, which her little brother boots trains and rides, and charm boy, which doesnt seem to run well unless flasher is in the same race. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The famed explorer tries to protect a lady scientist searching the jungle for a polio cure. Jungle jim is a young boy whose vivid imagination takes him and his animal friends on magical interactive adventures throughout the animal world. Staring henry brandon, paul sutton, betty rhodes and bryant washburn. It began as a weekly comic series in the hearst papers by comic artist legend alex raymond.
Jungle jim, an african guide and hunter, finds a vial containing a substance that turns out to be a promising cure for polio. Jungle jim grant withers 1937 12 chapter serial with spanish subtitles chapters 1 thru 4 jungle jim 1937 is a universal movie serial based on the. Killer goodbye free western movie english action movie full cowboy film duration. Grant withers stars as jungle jim, who leads an expedition into darkest africa. Jungle jim 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Although the jungle jim films were undoubtedly made to cash in on the success of tarzan, the title character, a safari guide, is quite different.
Jungle jim, by this time, is charactarized as the best manhunter in the business, and, in this group of episodes, he mostly stays in the jungle, dealing with powermad warlords, a set of pirates, and towards the end of this part of the run, an exceptionally nasty native tribe. Jungle jim 1948 cast and crew brave african explorer jungle jim johnny weissmuller uncovers evidence of a legendary lost burial ground where the ancient rulers were interred amid their treasures. After that he made 16 jungle jim 1948 programmers for columbia. After johnny weissmuller retired from the tarzan films, he jumped right into a new jungle series, this one being based on a comic strip character. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Holmes herbert narrates the opening, johnny weissmuller in his first scene in the title role, in his first posttarzan serial, based on the alex raymond comic strip, jungle jim, 1948. Follow jungle jim as he strives to protect an ancient city, said to be full of. This 12episode universal serial was based on the alex raymond comic strip of the same name. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Jungle jim films collection 10 dvd 1 movies serial and all 16 jungle jim movies jungle jim 1937 is a universal serial film based on jungle jim, the comic strip by alex raymond two safaris enter the african jungle intent on finding a white girl who is the heiress to a fortune.
Jungle jim 1948 watch turner classic movies on tcm. Johnny weissmuller stars in the first of 16 jungle escapades based on the comic strip jungle jim. Theres always something happening at jungle jims international market. Two safaris enter the african jungle intent on finding a white girl who is the heiress to a fortune. Jim foils their plans, making the jungle safe, wherever free men seek to find the weapons of peace. Jungle jim and jungle pam drag racing legends youtube. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Digital download free sampler featured shopping cart coming soon.
In this adventure jungle jim finds himself guiding a sassy lady scientist and entourage. Listening to the last ten or so of these, one gets the feel of a series going into embarassing decline. Jungle jim 1948 movie clip devil doctor poison airing. Jungle jimstatecollapsed to show the template collapsed, i.
The commissioner holmes herbert is just about recovered from finding out dr. He retired from movies to run a private business in fort lauderdale, florida. The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the grand comics database under a creative commons attribution license. Jim leads beautiful scientist hilary parker into the jungle in search of the lost city from which the vial is believed to have come. Jungle jim is a 1948 black and white adventure film directed by william berke and starring johnny weissmuller. Jungle jim is based on a comic strip by alex raymond, the creator of flash gordon, and produced by universal in 12 exciting chapters. I do not agree with these historians and id like to hold with those who believe norris was a. Jungle jim is a 1937 universal serial film based on jungle jim, the comic strip by alex raymond. Johnny weissmuller stars in this second jungle jim adventure. We have 5 books to download or read online the latest is jungle jim. First movie with jonny wassmuller and george reevers from columbia 1948 leg exract from 16mm theater movie.
Years before john force arrived on the scene, drag racings original flamboyant showman. Matt crowley had the title role for three years, until gerald mohr stepped in as jungle jim beginning april 24, 1938. Original music and charismatic characters make it easy for kids to learn fun facts about animals from inside their magic world. In the last three of these movies, the name jungle jim was not used, and weissmuller used his own name, essentially playing an.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Jungle jim is a 195556 american tv series based on the jungle jim comic strip. Jungle jim was another longrunning jungle adventure show, feet planted firmly in the footsteps of tarzan, but with the hardware and politics of the modern great white hunter. Jungle jim 1948 movie clip he didnt see the leopard. Jungle jim johnny weissmuller stars in his 10th jungle adventure. The last three weissmuller films are not, strictly speaking, jungle jim films. Vicki vola and franc hale portrayed shanghai lil, and juano hernandez was the hindu servant kolu. Jungle jim serial 1937 grant withers chapters 9 thru. A random set of episodes results in kitty and jim being shipwrecked together for a few episodes, while lil and kolu, jims trusty native companion, mourn his presumed death. Hilary parker virginia grey is a woman, come to investigate the funny potion discovered by johnny weissmuller title character, who makes a grand entrance, in jungle jim, 1948.
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