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{{Short description|1950 film}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Captive Girl
| name = Captive Girl
| image =
| image = Capgirpos.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Italian [[film poster]]
| director = [[William Berke]]
| director = [[William Berke]]
| producer = [[Sam Katzman]]
| producer = [[Sam Katzman]]
| based_on = {{based on|[[Jungle Jim]]<br>1934-1954 comic strip|Don Moore and [[Alex Raymond]]}}
| writer = Carroll Young<br>(written for the screen by)
| writer = [[Carroll Young]]<br>(written for the screen by)
| starring = [[Johnny Weissmuller]]
| starring = [[Johnny Weissmuller]]
| cinematography = [[Ira H. Morgan]]
| cinematography = [[Ira H. Morgan]]
| music = [[Mischa Bakaleinikoff]]
| editing = [[Henry Batista]]
| editing = [[Henry Batista]]
| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]]
| studio = The Katzman Company
| studio = The Katzman Company
| released = {{film date|1950|04|27|premiere|1950|06||United States}}
| released = {{film date|1950|04|27|premiere|1950|07||United States}}
| runtime = 73 minutes
| runtime = 73 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
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| budget =
| budget =
}}
}}
'''''Captive Girl''''' is a 1950 American [[Jungle Jim]] film directed by [[William Berke]] and starring [[Johnny Weissmuller]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geostan.ca/captive.html|title=Captive Girl|website=www.geostan.ca|access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref>
'''''Captive Girl''''' is the fourth [[Jungle Jim]] film produced by [[Columbia Pictures]]. It was directed by [[William Berke]] and starred [[Johnny Weissmuller]] as the title character.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geostan.ca/captive.html|title=Captive Girl|website=www.geostan.ca|access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref><ref>CAPTIVE GIRL
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 17, Iss. 193, (Jan 1, 1950): 171.</ref> It was also Weissmuller's second teaming with his fellow former [[Tarzan]] and Olympic Gold Medal swimming champion [[Buster Crabbe]] after ''Swamp Fire'' (1946).<ref>Johnny Weissmuller: Olympics to Tarzan
Behlmer, Rudy. Films in Review; New York Vol. 47, Iss. 7-8, (Jul/Aug 1996): 20.</ref> The film was the only feature film appearance of Anita Lhoest who was a swimming champion and cellist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bizarrela.com/2016/09/anita-lhoest-captive-girl-1950/|title = Anita Lhoest - Captive Girl - 1950|date = 27 September 2016}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Jungle Jim is summoned to go to a different jungle area for a twin mission. He is to escort Chief Mahala, returning after studying in the West, to regain the leadership of his tribe. His second mission is to investigate a mysterious blonde witch who has a pet tiger. It is believed the "witch" is actually Joan Martindale, the child of a long missing couple. In his absence, Chief Mahala's leadership has been usurped by the evil [[witch doctor]] Hakim who seeks to kill the white witch.
Jungle Jim is out to save Joan from an evil witch doctor whilst simultaneously fighting evil treasure hunter Barton.

A third factor is the evil treasure hunter Barton. Hakim keeps his power by making sacrifices of prisoners bound in gold chains and jewels who are thrown into the Lagoon of the Dead; these victims included the Martindales with Hakim seeking Joan to prevent her testifying against him after Mahala gains control of the tribe. Using [[Scuba set|scuba]] gear, Barton seeks to gather the gold and jewels of the drowned victims for himself.

==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Johnny Weissmuller]] as Jungle Jim
* [[Johnny Weissmuller]] as Jungle Jim
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* Anita Lhoest as Joan Martindale
* Anita Lhoest as Joan Martindale
* [[Rick Vallin]] as Chief Mahala
* [[Rick Vallin]] as Chief Mahala
* [[John Dehner]] as Hakim
* [[Rusty Wescoatt]] as Silva
* [[Frank Lackteen]] as Village Elder
* [[Nelson Leigh]] as Reverend E.R. Holcom

==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0042311}}
* {{IMDb title|0042311}}
* [https://archive.org/details/variety178-1950-04/page/n149/mode/1up/search/%22jungle+jim%22?q=%22jungle+jim%22 Review of film] at Variety
*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/70263/Captive-Girl/ ''Captive Girl''] at [[TCMDB]]
* [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/70263/Captive-Girl/ ''Captive Girl''] at [[TCMDB]]
* {{allMovie title|14147}}
* {{AFI film|26255}}

{{Jungle Jim}}
{{Jungle Jim}}
{{Sam Katzman}}
{{Sam Katzman}}
{{William Berke}}


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[[Category:1950 films]]
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[[Category:Jungle Jim films]]
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Latest revision as of 12:57, 19 October 2024

Captive Girl
Italian film poster
Directed byWilliam Berke
Written byCarroll Young
(written for the screen by)
Based onJungle Jim
1934-1954 comic strip
by Don Moore and Alex Raymond
Produced bySam Katzman
StarringJohnny Weissmuller
CinematographyIra H. Morgan
Edited byHenry Batista
Music byMischa Bakaleinikoff
Production
company
The Katzman Company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • April 27, 1950 (1950-04-27) (premiere)
  • July 1950 (1950-07) (United States)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Captive Girl is the fourth Jungle Jim film produced by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by William Berke and starred Johnny Weissmuller as the title character.[1][2] It was also Weissmuller's second teaming with his fellow former Tarzan and Olympic Gold Medal swimming champion Buster Crabbe after Swamp Fire (1946).[3] The film was the only feature film appearance of Anita Lhoest who was a swimming champion and cellist.[4]

Plot

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Jungle Jim is summoned to go to a different jungle area for a twin mission. He is to escort Chief Mahala, returning after studying in the West, to regain the leadership of his tribe. His second mission is to investigate a mysterious blonde witch who has a pet tiger. It is believed the "witch" is actually Joan Martindale, the child of a long missing couple. In his absence, Chief Mahala's leadership has been usurped by the evil witch doctor Hakim who seeks to kill the white witch.

A third factor is the evil treasure hunter Barton. Hakim keeps his power by making sacrifices of prisoners bound in gold chains and jewels who are thrown into the Lagoon of the Dead; these victims included the Martindales with Hakim seeking Joan to prevent her testifying against him after Mahala gains control of the tribe. Using scuba gear, Barton seeks to gather the gold and jewels of the drowned victims for himself.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Captive Girl". www.geostan.ca. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  2. ^ CAPTIVE GIRL Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 17, Iss. 193, (Jan 1, 1950): 171.
  3. ^ Johnny Weissmuller: Olympics to Tarzan Behlmer, Rudy. Films in Review; New York Vol. 47, Iss. 7-8, (Jul/Aug 1996): 20.
  4. ^ "Anita Lhoest - Captive Girl - 1950". 27 September 2016.
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