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Perils of the Jungle (1953)
Directed by George Blair
Overview
On an African safari with his friend Grant, Clyde Beatty plans to buy some black-maned Numbian lions from Jo Carter but her animals are wiped out by a fire. Despite interference by rival dealer Gorman, who hopes to ruin Jo, Beatty saves her business by helping her to capture an adult gorilla. (2nd story) When Grant is bitten by a tsetse fly and falls ill, Beatty heads for the nearest hospital through the territory of the dangerous Matabeles tribe. They are captured and condemned to death by Grubbs, a white man living with the tribe and stealing their gold. Using the Matabele Boy King as a shield, Beatty and Grant make an escape and Grubbs is forced to accompany them, leaving his loot behind.
Rated NR | Length 63 minutes
Actors
Clyde Beatty | Stanley Farrar | Phyllis Coates | John Doucette | Leonard Mudie | Joel Fluellen | Roy Glenn | Olaf Hytten | Tudor Owen | Shelby Bacon