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enlarge | Directors: Ray Taylor, Lewis D. Collins Actors: Ruth Roman, Edward Norris, Eddie Quillan, Douglass Dumbrille, Lois Collier Studio: VCI Entertainment Category: DVD
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Format: Black & White, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc Language: English (Original Language) Rating: NR (Not Rated) Number Of Items: 1 Running Time: 240 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 8531 UPC: 089859853128 EAN: 0089859853128 ASIN: B0013K1AJ6
Theatrical Release Date: 1945 Release Date: March 25, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Five Star Seller!!! New, factory sealed US Region 1 DVD. Item is 100% guaranteed not to be a bootleg or import. Item is shipped directly from our warehouse. Easy exchange if item defective or damaged in shipped.
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Product Description During World War II the Nazi High Command sends agents into the African jungle to stir up the local Tongghili tribes against the British Allies. This allows them to plant Commander Elise Bork posing as a scientist and her subordinate Lang within the Tambosa Experimental Farm. Along with the help of Maati an evil rival tribesman they search for the legendary Secret Sword which has mysterious powers. Two Americans Bob Elliott (Edward Norris) and Chuck Kelly (Eddie Quillan) arrive to aid the Allies and meet Pamela Courtney (Lois Collier) who is looking for her father an explorer who mysteriously disappeared. Bork and Lang feign friendship with the trio in order to find out what they know before trying several ways to kill them. Their attempts always fail though due to the well-timed appearances of Lothel (Ruth Roman) the beautiful and mysterious Queen of the Jungle Tongghili s spiritual leader. In desperation the Nazis try to kill Lothel by letting loose wild animals and setting fire to the jungle. Lothel however walks through the flames un-harmed and seems to tame even the wildest beast. And in the end she helps our heroes end the Nazi terror and return peace to the jungle before vanishing into a sheet of flame. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/CLASSICS UPC: 089859853128 Manufacturer No: 8531
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"13 Chapters of Savage Thrills ... Jungle Queen (1945) ... VCI Ent. (2008)" April 7, 2008 4 out of 5 found this review helpful
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 --- Who is this mysterious girl Lothel the Jungle Queen (Ruth Roman), who arrives in the nick of time for the tribes to rescue them on the spot --- 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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