| Valley of the Head Hunters (aka Valley of Head Hunters) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Berke |
| Based on | Jungle Jim 1934-1954 comic strip by Don Moore and Alex Raymond |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Johnny Weissmuller |
| Cinematography | William P. Whitley |
| Edited by | Gene Havlick |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
Production company | The Katzman Corporation |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Valley of the Head Hunters (reissued as Valley of Head Hunters) is a 1953 adventure film directed by William Berke and starring Johnny Weissmuller[1] in his eleventh appearance as Jungle Jim.
Plot
The District Commissioner sends out his representatives to have the native chiefs sign their lands over to the Crown for mineral exploration and mining. A small criminal syndicate seek the land themselves to gain the oil concessions. To obtain the land for themselves and eliminate the unwilling native chiefs they create a sham headhunter tribe.
Cast
- Johnny Weissmuller as Jungle Jim
- Christine Larson as Ellen Shaw
- Robert Foulk as Arco
- Steven Ritch as Lt. Barry
- Nelson Leigh as Mr. Bradley
- Joseph Allen as Pico
- George Eldredge as District Commissioner Kingston
References
- ↑ "Johnny weissmuller websites in Canada | Websites.ca". websites.ca.
External links
- Valley of the Head Hunters at IMDb
- Valley of the Head Hunters at the TCM Movie Database
- Valley of the Head Hunters at AllMovie
- Valley of the Head Hunters at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Review of film at Variety
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