Jungle Drums Of Africa [VHS]

Jungle Drums Of Africa [VHS]
by Fred C. Brannon

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Actor: Clayton Moore, John L. Cason, Johnny Sands, Phyllis Coates, Roy Glenn
Director: Fred C. Brannon
Cinematographer: John MacBurnie
Editor: Cliff Bell Sr.
Editor: Joseph Harrison
Producer: Franklin Adreon
Writer: Ronald Davidson
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Running Time: 167 minutes
Release Date: 1995-05-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Republic Pictures
Studio: Republic Pictures

VHS Movie Reviews of Jungle Drums Of Africa [VHS]

Movie Review: average
Summary: 4 Stars

this vhs was average for the age,sound & video.i would buy it, if it was remastered on a dvd

Movie Review: "Jungle Drums Of Africa " (1953) ... Clayton Moore ... A Republic 12 Chapter Serial"
Summary: 4 Stars

Republic Pictures present "JUNGLE DRUMS OF AFRICA" (1953) (163 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- is a 12-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Clayton Moore, Phyllis Coates, Johnny Spencer, Roy Glenn & John Cason, relive those thrilling days week after week venue brought you to the theater, as you were mesmerized in your seat waiting for the final chapter ... exciting action within 12 episodes from the Republic Serials department, released in December 12, 1952, the plot line has the daughter of a medical missionary in Africa carries on her father's work after he dies. She befriends two adventurers prospecting for uranium, and before long she finds herself in danger from crooks trying to get the uranium for themselves and a local witch doctor who sees her as a threat to his power ... TV's Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore) and TV's original Lois Lane (Phyllis Coates) battle a team of enemy agents, a murderous hunter and a jealous witch doctor in order to secure the rights to a valuable uranium mine ... as they embark upon a perilous journey through Africa in order to get the rights to a uranium mine. En route they encounter spies, angry natives, lion attacks, and a brush with voodoo ... 12 breathtaking chapters come across with all the gusto Republic Studios has to offer.

Under Fred C. Brannon (Director), Franklin Adreon (Associate Producer), Ronald Davidson (Screenwriter), Stanley Wilson (Original Score), John MacBurnie (Cinematographer), Cliff Bell Sr.(Editor), Joseph Harrison (Editor) ------ the cast includes Clayton Moore (Alan King), Phyllis Coates (Carol Bryant), Johnny Sands (Bert Hadley), John L. Cason (Regas), Roy Glenn (Naganto, witch doctor), Henry Rowland (Kurgan), Steve Mitchell (Gauss, store clerk), Bill Walker (Chief Douanga), Tom Steele (Third Constable) ... great stunt work by the Republic stunt personnel Tom Steele (stunt double: Clayton Moore) --- don't leave the theater until the final chapter ... another winner from the vaults of Republic Serials --- this is a must watch for the serial buffs in all of us.

BIOS:
1. Clayton Moore (aka: Jack Carlton Moore)
Date of birth: 14 September 1914 - Chicago, Illinois (some sources say 1908)
Date of death: 28 December 1999 - Los Angeles, California

Special Footnote, Clayton Moore was a circus acrobat at the age of eight and grew up in the Midwest (Illinois) ... worked in the circus and traveled to New York and then Hollywood where he became a stuntman and bit player ... appeared in various serials "Peril of Nyoka" (1942), "The Crimson Ghost" (1946), "Jesse James Rides Again" (1947), "The Adventures of Frank and Jesse James" (1948), "G-Men Never Forget" (1948), "Ghost of Zorro" (1949), "Radar Men from the Moon" (1952), "Jungle Drums of Africa" (1953) ... .inducted into the "Stuntman's Hall of Fame" in 1982...also received the "Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame'" also the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" both in 1990...Clayton was once quoted "Playing him [the Lone Ranger] made me a better person.", "Once I got the Lone Ranger role, I didn't want any other. I was playing the good guy."..."I will continue wearing the white hat and black mask until I ride up into the big ranch in the sky." (On his costume as the Lone Ranger, February 4, 1985)...Clayton very much enjoyed quoting and lived by "A Ranger's Creed" which included this moral lesson "That God put the firewood there, but every man must gather and light it himself."

2. Phyllis Coates (aka: Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell)
Date of birth: 15 January 1927 - Wichita Falls, Texas
Date of death: Still Living

3. Fred C. Brannon (Director) ("The Black Widow" (1947)/Serial)
Date of birth: 26 April 1901 - Louisiana, USA
Date of death: 6 April 1953 - Los Angeles, California
[Special footnote, "King of the Rocket Men" has a truly amazing mid-air chase in one of its early
chapters, ending with a startlingly realistic piece of stunt work as the rocket man flies in pursuit of
a plane, Brannon also directed episodes of the "Commando Cody" (1953) television series]

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5. Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (Judd Holdren & I. Stanford Jolley)
6. Dick Tracy's G-Men (Ralph Byrd)
7. Don Winslow of the Navy (Don Terry)
8. Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (Don Terry)
9. Drums of Fu Manchu (Henry Brandon)
10.Fighting Kit Carson (Johnny Mack Brown)
11.Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (Buster Crabbe)
12.The Green Archer (Victory Jory)
13.Jungle Girl (Frances Gifford)
14.Jungle Jim (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton)
15.The Lost City (Kane Richmond, William Stage Boyd & George Gabby Hayes)
16.Lost City of the Jungle (Russell Hayden & Keye Luke)
17.Mandrake the Magician (Warren Hull & Dick Curtis)
18.Miracle Rider (Tom Mix & Tony Jr)
19.The Painted Stallion (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)
20.The Phantom (Tom Tyler)
21.The Return of Chandu (Bela Lugosi)
22.Riders of Death Valley (Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo & Buck Jones)
23.Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (Scott Kolk & Henry Brandon)
24.Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (Lloyd Bridges & Keye Luke)
25.Sky Raiders (Donald Woods & Billy Halop)
26.Undersea Kingdom (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)
27.Winners of the West (Dick Foran, Harry Woods, Roy Barcroft & Charles Stevens)
28.Zane Greys "King of the Royal Mounted" (Allan "Rocky" Lane)
29.Zorro's Cliffhanger Collection (Reed Hadley, John Carroll & Linda Stirling)

Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author: Trail Talk), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) and Bob Nareau (author: The Real Bob Steele) as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns and Serials --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 163 mins on VHS ~ Republic Video ~ (5/30/1995)

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