The Jungle Princess
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| Directed by | William Thiele |
| Produced by | E. Lloyd Sheldon |
| Written by | William Thiele |
| Starring | Dorothy Lamour Ray Milland Ray Mala |
| Music by | Frederick Hollande Gregory Stone |
| Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck |
| Edited by | Ellsworth Hoagland |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $600,000 (estimate) |
The Jungle Princess is a 1936 motion picture released by Paramount Pictures, directed by Wilhelm Thiele, and starred Dorothy Lamour in her film debut along with Ray Milland and Ray Mala.
Plot synopsis
Christopher Powell is in Malaya with his fiancée and her father, capturing wild animals. While out hunting, he is attacked by a tiger, and his native guides run away, leaving him for dead. But the tiger is the pet of Ulah, a beautiful young woman who grew up by herself in the jungle. She rescues Chris and takes him back to her cave, where she nurses him to health and falls in love with him. When he eventually returns to camp, she follows. The fiancée is jealous, and the natives do not like Ulah or her pet tiger either, all of which leads to a lot of trouble.
Cast
- Dorothy Lamour - Ulah
- Ray Milland - Christopher Powell
- Akim Tamiroff - Karen Neg
- Lynne Overman - Frank
- Molly Lamont - Ava
- Ray Mala - Melan
Reception
The Jungle Princess was a major hit and launched Lamour's career as one of the leading stars of the era, often cast in similar sarong-clad jungle adventure romances, which led to her playing leading lady to Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in the Road to... musical comedy movie series beginning four years later.
The Indonesian film Terang Boelan (1937) was partially inspired by The Jungle Princess.[1][2]
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Jungle Princess at IMDb
- The Jungle Princess at AllMovie
- Jungle Princess film clip on YouTube
- Original german handbill from 1939
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