Captive Girl
| Captive Girl | |
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 Italian film poster | |
| Directed by | William Berke |
| Written by | Carroll Young (written for the screen by) |
| Based on | Jungle Jim 1934-1954 comic strip by Don Moore and Alex Raymond |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Johnny Weissmuller |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | Henry Batista |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
Production company | The Katzman Company |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Captive Girl is the fourth Jungle Jim film produced by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by William Berke and starred Johnny Weissmuller as the title character.[1][2] It was also Weissmuller's second teaming with his fellow former Tarzan and Olympic Gold Medal swimming champion Buster Crabbe after Swamp Fire (1946).[3] The film was the only feature film appearance of Anita Lhoest who was a swimming champion and cellist.[4]
Plot[edit]
Jungle Jim is summoned to go to a different jungle area for a twin mission. He is to escort Chief Mahala, returning after studying in the West, to regain the leadership of his tribe. His second mission is to investigate a mysterious blonde witch who has a pet tiger. It is believed the "witch" is actually Joan Martindale, the child of a long missing couple. In his absence, Chief Mahala's leadership has been usurped by the evil witch doctor Hakim who seeks to kill the white witch.
A third factor is the evil treasure hunter Barton. Hakim keeps his power by making sacrifices of prisoners bound in gold chains and jewels who are thrown into the Lagoon of the Dead; these victims included the Martindales with Hakim seeking Joan to prevent her testifying against him after Mahala gains control of the tribe. Using scuba gear, Barton seeks to gather the gold and jewels of the drowned victims for himself.
Cast[edit]
- Johnny Weissmuller as Jungle Jim
- Buster Crabbe as Barton
- Anita Lhoest as Joan Martindale
- Rick Vallin as Chief Mahala
- John Dehner as Hakim
- Rusty Wescoatt as Silva
- Frank Lackteen as Village Elder
- Nelson Leigh as Reverend E.R. Holcom
References[edit]
- ^ "Captive Girl". www.geostan.ca. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ CAPTIVE GIRL Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 17, Iss. 193, (Jan 1, 1950): 171.
- ^ Johnny Weissmuller: Olympics to Tarzan Behlmer, Rudy. Films in Review; New York Vol. 47, Iss. 7-8, (Jul/Aug 1996): 20.
- ^ "Anita Lhoest - Captive Girl - 1950". 27 September 2016.
External links[edit]
- Captive Girl at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety
- Captive Girl at TCMDB
- Captive Girl at AllMovie
- Captive Girl at the American Film Institute Catalog
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