Fury of the Congo | |
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Directed by | William Berke |
Screenplay by | Carroll Young |
Based on | Jungle Jim 1934-1954 comic strip by Don Moore and Alex Raymond |
Produced by | Sam Katzman |
Starring | Johnny Weissmuller William Henry |
Narrated by | James Seay |
Cinematography | Ira Morgan |
Edited by | Richard Fantl |
Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.