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Jungle Queen [1945]


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"13 Chapters of Savage Thrills ... Jungle Queen (1945) ... VCI Ent. (2008)"
Review date: 2008-04-07 Rating: 10 out of 10

VCI Entertainment and Universal Pictures present "JUNGLE QUEEN" (23 January 1945) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Cliffhangers or Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials or Film serials, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film --- Known as "chapter plays," they were extended motion pictures broken into a number of segments called "chapters" or "episodes." --- Each chapter (a typical serial usually had as many as 15 of them) would be screened at the same theater for one week --- The serial would end with a cliffhanger, as the hero and heroine would find themselves in the latest perilous situation from which there could be no escape --- The audience would have to return the next week (and pay admission) to find out how the hero and heroine would escape and battle the villain once again --- Serials were especially popular with children, and for many youths in the first half of the 20th century, a typical Saturday at the movies included a chapter of at least one serial, along with animated cartoons, newsreels, and two feature films was the norm when we were kids growing up in Midwestern America.

Under the production staff of:
Lewis D. Collins - Director
Ray Taylor - Director
Morgan Cox - Screenwriter
Ande Lamb - Screenwriter
George H. Plympton - Screenwriter
Morgan Cox - Associate Producer
Ray Taylor - Associate Producer
Maury Gertsman - Cinematographer
William A. Sickner - Cinematographer
Irving Birnbaum - Editor
Jack Dolan - Editor
Ace Herman - Editor
Alvin Todd - Editor
Edgar Zane - Editor
Norman A. Cerf - Supervising Editor
Harold H. MacArthur - Art Director
Carey Loftin - Stunt Double for Edward Norris
Milton Rosen - Composer with Stock Music
Hans J. Salter - Composer with Stock Music
Paul Sawtell - Composer with Stock Music
Frank Skinner - Composer with Stock Music
Dimitri Tiomkin - Composer with Stock Music

The plot and story line with 13 Chapters of jungle vintage serial episodes loaded with action sequences --- has a mysterious girl Lotel, the Jungle Queen who arrives in the nick of time for the tribes to rescue them --- are Nazi agents behind stirring up the local tribes in Africa to fight against our British allies --- who is really behind all of the plots, Lang (Douglass Dumbrille) and Dr. Elise Bork (Tala Birell) seem to have everything under control as our key villains posing as dutiful scientists, or do they...can Bob Elliott (Edward Norris) and Chuck Kelly (Eddie Quillan) be of assistance before the final chapter "The Secret of the Sword" can be discovered...what part does Pam Courtney (Lois Collier), niece of the explorer Alan Courtney (Boyd Irwin) play in this intriguing tale --- what strange power does the Sword have over the tribes and why is it so important --- will the Jungle Queen once more walk through the sheets of flames as before and have the answers --- the Universal Studio stunt people leave no stone unturned with each cliffhanger episode --- don't leave the theater until the final chapter is over and done with "The Secret of the Sword" ---.return next week to this local theater for another episode of action and adventure that will keep you glued to your seat.

the cast includes
Edward Norris ... Bob Elliot
Eddie Quillan ... Chuck Kelly
Douglass Dumbrille ... Lang
Lois Collier ... Pamela Courtney
Ruth Roman ... Lothel, Jungle Queen
Tala Birell ... Dr. Elise Bork
Clarence Muse ... Kyba
Cy Kendall ... Tambosa Tim [Chs. 6-8]
Clinton Rosemond ... Godac
Lumsden Hare ... Mr. 'X'
Lester Matthews ... Commissioner Braham Chatterton
Napoleon Simpson ... Maati
Budd Buster ... Jungle Jack [Chs. 4-6, 10-13] (as Budd L. Buster)
Emmett Smith ... Noma
Jim Basquette ... Orbon
Louis Adlon ... Weber, Nazi Radio Operator
Edmund Cobb ... Johann, alias Jack [Ch. 1]
John Merton ... Mine Henchman-Guard [Chs. 8-9]

13 THRILLING UNIVERSAL CHAPTER TITLES:
1. Invitation to Danger
2. Jungle Sacrifice
3. The Flaming Mountain
4. Wildcat Stampede
5. The Burning Jungle
6. Danger Ship
7. Trip Wire Murder
8. The Mortar Bomb
9. Death Watch
10.Execution Chamber
11.The Trail to Doom
12.Dragged Under
13.The Secret of the Sword

SPECIAL FEATURES:
1. Scene Selection
2. Trailers of "Jungle Queen" (1945) Ruth Roman and "Phantom Empire" (1935) - Gene Autry

If you're into vintage serials as I am, why not pick up a copy of the following titles from VCI Home Video:
VCI CLIFFHANGER:
1. Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe)
2. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (Bobby Jordan)
3. Drums of Fu Manchu (Henry Brandon)
4. Jungle Girl (Frances Gifford)
5. The Phantom (Tom Tyler)
6. Zane Greys "King of the Royal Mounted" (Allan "Rocky" Lane)
7. Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (Lloyd Bridges & Keye Luke)
8. Adventures of Red Ryder (Don "Red" Barry)
9. Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (Scott Kolk & Henry Brandon)
10.Zorro's Cliffhanger Collection (Reed Hadley, John Carroll & Linda Stirling)
11.Dick Tracy's G-Men (Ralph Byrd)
12.Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (Buster Crabbe)
13.Jungle Jim (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton)
14.Miracle Rider (Tom Mix & Tony Jr)

Hats off and thanks to Robert Blair and his staff at VCI Entertainment --- VCI was named in Variety and Hollywood Reporter as the first company to produce and release motion pictures directly to the home marketplace --- order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch releases --- VCI are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector -- looking forward to more Nostalgic Collections --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 240 mins on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment 8531 ~ (3/25/2008)

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Product Details/Specifications


Creators:
Ruth Roman (Performer)

Director(s):

Recording label: Vci Video
Manufacturer: Vci Video
EAN: 0089859853128
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Full Screen, PAL,
Release date: 2008-03-25
Universal product code (UPC): 089859853128
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Running time: 240 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1945
Language: English (Original Language)

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