It starred kay aldridge as nyoka the jungle girl, a character who first appeared in the edgar rice burroughs inspired serial jungle girl. Jungle queen is a chapter serial released by universal pictures early in 1945, directed by ray taylor and lewis d. Also hunting for the tablets are queen vultura ruler of the arabs. Nyoka and the lost amulet of vultura trailer color. Republic studios would pick her up for a movie serial the jungle girl in 1941.
Nyoka meredith got her start in the edgar rice burroughs story the land of the hidden men in blue book, 1932. Nyoka, queen of the silver screen and zoo funnies nyoka the jungle girl. I n 1942, republic made an oldfashioned serial, a throwback to the silent era when serial stars such as pearl white and ruth roland were cliffhanger queens. In 1939, the nazi high command has decided that control of africa is required before they can conquer europe. The first one, jungle girl, was produced in 1941 and stars. See the beautiful serial queen, kay aldridge, face death again and again. Opposing nyoka at every turn is queen vultura, who wants the vast treasure buried with the tablets and is willing to kill anyone who gets in her way. This is an allregions, 2 disk set that includes all 15 exciting chapters of the serial, nyoka and the tigermen. But actually the name nyoka was the creation of the writers of the jungle girl serial, and it was they who made her a sort of female tarzan. With his infant daughter, he settles in the african jungle, where his ability to cure the native ills has resulted in his virtual control of the masamba tribes, who possess. I have never actually seen one, but they look like a lot of fun. Jungle girl was the first sound serial to have a female lead. Burroughs then expanded the story into the novel the jungle girl in 1932. Also hunting for the tablets are queen vultura ruler of the arabs and cassib.
Republics jungle girl was released in 1941, and starred frances gifford as nyoka meredith, but the serial had nothing to do with burroughs story, other. Republics jungle girl was released in 1941, and starred frances gifford as nyoka meredith, but the serial had nothing to do with burroughs. David worth travels into africa to find his old friend joan lawrence, who disappeared in a hot air balloon as a child while the pair were with an expedition searching for radium. This bold, twofisted archaeologist displayed an uncanny ability for extricating herself from certain doom. Jungle girl and nyoka and the tigermen movie serial free. See more ideas about comics, comic books and comic covers. The first one, jungle girl, was produced in 1941 and stars frances gifford as nyoka. Nicola rae pierce knightly chris casteel autumn sage nyoka the jungle girl fights back.
We have 76 books to download or read online the latest is nyoka the jungle girl 03. It starred kay aldridge as nyoka the jungle girl, a character who first. There is one other nyoka serial, with kay aldridge as nyoka, which i like just slightly better than jungle girl. Featuring kay aldridge as nyoka the jungle girl, clayton moore as larry grayson, lorna gray aka adrian booth as vultura and charles ming the. Starring kay aldridge, clayton moore, billy benedict, lorna gray, charles middleton, tristram coffin, robert strange, forbes murray, george pembroke. Starring nicola rae as nyoka gordon and pierce knightly as the crimson skull with autumn sage as rulah gordon and nancy krayer as congo kate.
Her saga is fraught with sensational tales, but perhaps her most incredible exploit was the war with vultura, as each sought to secure the golden tablets of hippocrates, perhaps. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. A cover gallery for the comic book nyoka the jungle girl jungle queen, jungle life. Perils of nyoka is a 1942 republic serial directed by william witney. Nevertheless, it bore almost no resemblance to the novel, which had no character named nyoka and was about an asian princess, not a white woman living in africa. With edward norris, eddie quillan, douglass dumbrille, lois collier. Perils of nyoka, its title borrowed from the earlier white vehicle, perils of pauline 1914, was another in a long cycle of jungle pictures. Enter fawcett and comics, where nyoka s first comic issue was a oneshot to support the movie. Classic cliffhanger villain the crimson skull seeks to obtain the mystical lost amulet of vultura to raise the dead and revive his long deceased queen. Serials afford us a means to have the effect of the movie suspended between. Nyoka and the tigermen however, this preference is just my personal opinion you may, in fact, enjoy the frances gifford nyoka better. Perils of nyoka part1 desert intrigue video dailymotion. For one, nyoka was the creation of edgar rice burroughs.
A move was made to place her in the wild side, a junglethemed version of their femforce, which also included tygra, princess pantha and cave girl. Jungle girls basic plot is rather thin, lacking as it does the sequential treasurehunt aspect of other topranking republic exoticadventure serials like drums of fu manchu, adventures of captain marvel, or the abovementioned perils of nyoka. Douglas campbell forbes murray and his expedition arrive in the small north african town of wadi bartha. With frances gifford, tom neal, trevor bardette, gerald mohr. After the initial film, nyoka appeared in comic books published by fawcett, charlton, and ac comics.
A young girl journeys to africa to find her father, an. Nyoka first appeared in two bijou serials by republic in 1941 starring frances gifford and later kay aldridge. To avoid paying burroughs a second time for the rights, the sequel used only the original material created by republic pictures for jungle girl such as the name nyoka. The serial was officially based on edgar rice burroughs jungle girl novel. Onepage tootsie roll ad, captain tootsie traps the circus culprit, by c.
The serial was rereleased in 1951 under the title perils of the darkest jungle. John meredith has been driven from civilization by the criminal activities of his twin brother bradley meredith. The character of nyoka is a jungle girl and was supposed to have come from a novel of that name by edgar rice burroughs, the creator of tarzan. The main character is a girl named nyoka frances gifford, who has been raised in the jungle by her father dr. From what ive read, most people seem to prefer it to the original nyoka serial, jungle girl, but i beg to differ. Mary marvels magic solves her easter problem mary marvel enterprises, inc. Darkest africa jungle jim jungle menace tim tylers luck hawk of the wilderness call of the savage jungle girl perils of nyoka the phantom tiger woman jungle queen jungle raiders lost city of the jungle congo bill king of. The serial was successful enough that a semisequel, perils of nyoka, was produced in 1942. Now if you arent familiar with nyoka, she is kind of a jungle queen, not the leopard skin wearing kind but still a heroine of the tropics. With kay aldridge, clayton moore, william billy benedict, lorna gray. Scenes from the comic book nyoka the jungle girl, showing nyoka bound, gagged and in peril. The tiger woman 1944 is a 12chapter republic film serial starring allan lane and linda stirling her serial debut. It is an excellent serial in its own right, well above average by the way, but it cannot begin compare to the.
Queen of the jungle is a 1935 independent film serial produced by herman wohl and released theatrically by screen attractions. Lionhearted leo backup story, mans best friend is his mummy. Ac published five issues of the further adventures of nyoka the jungle girl, consisting of comics reprints and movie stills, between 1988 and 89. It starred kay aldridge as nyoka the jungle girl, a character who first appeared in the edgar rice burroughs. Extras on the dvd include chapter two of the 1942 serial nyoka and the tigermen. Nyoka the jungle girl is a fictional character created for the screen in the 1941 serial jungle. Its intrepid nyoka and her friends versus vultura, queen of the desert, on a quest for the golden tablets of hippocrates. Its intrepid nyoka and her friends versus vultura, queen of the desert, on a quest for the. Perils of nyoka was an unofficial sequel to the previous years jungle girl with frances gifford, but now the setting had shifted from the jungle to the desert, and her surname changed from meredith to gordon in order to save on royalties to the burroughs estate. The 1929 tarzan the tiger serial was one of the first serials to be filmed as a talkie.
Frances gifford as nyoka orders a halt to a native attack, from atop her pet elephant. It wasnt until three years later that fawcett picked her up. When our heroine disrupts the villains scheme to control the gorilla satan, the crimson skull conspires to use the amulet to resurrect queen. Nyoka gets squeezed by that pesky gorilla satan in perils of nyoka in 1942, republic made an oldfashioned serial, a throwback to the silent era when serial stars such as pearl white and ruth roland were cliffhanger queens. With his infant daughter, he settles in the african jungle, where his. You will also notice that the nyoka and the tigermen is only available in vhs tape. Well not quite there was the 1933 remake of the perils of pauline and there was the 1935 serial queen of the jungle which just reused footage from the 1922 serial jungle goddess. Well not quite there was the 1933 remake of the perils of pauline and there was the 1935 serial queen of the jungle which just reused. Nyoka the jungle girl last edited by cbishop on 090118 12. She debuted in the land of hidden men, published in the magazine blue book. Jungle girl is based on the novel of the same name written by tarzan creator edgar rice burroughs.