Fury of the Congo

Fury of the Congo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam Berke
Screenplay byCarroll Young
Based onJungle Jim
1934-1954 comic strip
by Don Moore and Alex Raymond
Produced bySam Katzman
StarringJohnny Weissmuller
William Henry
Narrated byJames Seay
CinematographyIra Morgan
Edited byRichard Fantl
Music byMischa Bakaleinikoff
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • February 1951 (1951-02)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fury of the Congo (1951) is the sixth Jungle Jim film produced by Columbia Pictures. It features Johnny Weissmuller in his sixth performance as the protagonist adventurer Jungle Jim. The film was directed by William Berke and written by Carroll Young.

The film centres on Jungle Jim venturing into tribal land with pilot Ronald Cameron in search of Professor Dunham, who in turn is tracking down a rumoured creature known as the Okongo. Along the journey, Jim faces other obstacles, both man and wild. The film was theatrically released in the United States in February 1951.