Jungle Jim (TV series)
Jungle Jim is a 1955-56 American TV series based on the Jungle Jim comic strip. It stars Johnny Weissmuller, who had previously played the character a series of sixteen theatrically released Jungle Jim feature films after he left the Tarzan film series for which he is best remembered.[1] The show premiered on October 14, 1955.[2]
The Jungle Jim TV series ran for 26 episodes and was produced by Screen Gems who sold it into syndication.[3][4]
Cast[]
- Johnny Weissmuller as Jungle Jim
- Martin Huston as Skipper
- Dean Fredericks as Kaseem
- Tamba as Tamba the Chimp
References[]
- ^ "Johnny Weissmuller: Olympics to Tarzan". Behlmer, Rudy. "Films in Review, New York, Vol. 47, Iss. 7-8 (Jul/Aug 1996): 20.
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 254–255. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- ^ TV AND MOVIES NOW LOOK LIKE A HAPPY COUPLE: Nearly All Film Firms Plunge Into Video Wolters, Larry. Chicago Daily Tribune 24 Apr 1955: s10.
- ^ Bryan Foy to Produce Emergency TVer; Name Star for You Are There Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 28 Nov 1955: 34.
External links[]
- Jungle Jim at IMDb
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