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In 1941 Republic thrilled audiences with perhaps the best jungle serial every produced . This thrilling adventure was based loosely on the famous novel "Jungle Girl" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It starred the very beautiful Frances Gifford as Nyoka, with Tom Neal as the male hero Jack Stanton, and Trevor Bardette and Gerald Mohr as their villainous adversaries. Jungle Girl was packed with thrilling cliffhangers as opposing sides fought from chapter to chapter for a fortune in diamonds hidden in the African jungle. With both Helen Thurston and David Sharpe providing incredible stunt work, Gifford was able to swing through the jungle on vines with the agility of Tarzan, dive from cliffs into alligator-filled lakes, wrestle with man-eating lions, and battle quicksand and poison gas throughout all fifteen exciting episodes!
Original Release
06/21/1941
US Release
06/21/1941
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Frances Gifford | Nyoka Meredith |
| Tom Neal | Jack Stanton |
| Trevor Bardette | Bradley Meredith / Dr. John Meredith |
| Gerald Mohr | Slick Latimer |
| Eddie Acuff | Curly Rogers |
| Frank Lackteen | Shamba |
| Tommy Cook | Kimbu |
| Robert Barron | Bombo |
| Al Kikume | Chief Lutembi [Chs. 1, 4-6] |
| Bud Geary | Brock |
Directors
Writers
Ronald Davidson, Norman S. Hall, William Lively, Joseph O'Donnell, Joseph F. Poland, Alfred Batson, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Frances Gifford | Nyoka Meredith |
| Tom Neal | Jack Stanton |
| Trevor Bardette | Bradley Meredith / Dr. John Meredith |
| Gerald Mohr | Slick Latimer |
| Eddie Acuff | Curly Rogers |
| Frank Lackteen | Shamba |
| Tommy Cook | Kimbu |
| Robert Barron | Bombo |
| Al Kikume | Chief Lutembi [Chs. 1, 4-6] |
| Bud Geary | Brock |
| Al Taylor | Claggett |
| Joe McGuinn | Ted Bone |
| Jerry Frank | The Lion Chief |
| Ken Terrell | Mananga (as Kenneth Terrell) / Mananga |
| Jay Silverheels | Lion Man Guard [Chs. 2-3, 15] |
| Emil Van Horn | Gorilla |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hiram S. Brown Jr. | Producer |
