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The Jungle Princess
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Wikipedia article
'The Jungle Princess' is a 1936 American adventure film directed by Wilhelm Thiele starring Dorothy Lamour and Ray Milland.
Plot
Christopher Powell is in Malaya with his fiance and her father, capturing wild animals. While out hunting he is attacked by a tiger, and his native guides run away, leaving him for dead. But the tiger is the pet of Ulah, a beautiful young woman who grew up by herself in the jungle. She rescues Chris and takes him back to her cave, where she nurses him to health and falls in love with him. When he eventually returns to camp, she follows. His fiance is jealous, and the natives do not like Ulah or her pet tiger either, all of which leads to a lot of trouble.
Cast
on the set of 'The Jungle Princess'
* Dorothy Lamour as Ulah
* Ray Milland as Christopher Powell
* Akim Tamiroff as Karen Neg
* Lynne Overman as Frank
* Molly Lamont as Ava
* Ray Mala as Melan (as Mala)
* Hugh Buckler as Col. Neville Lane
* Sally Martin as Ulah, as a child
* Roberta Law as Lin
* Limau as Tiger
* Bogo as Chimpanzee
Reception
Writing for 'The Spectator' in 1937, Graham Greene gave the film a mildly positive review. He critiqued the film's hackneyed use of exaggerated social consciousness as a trope, but noted that "the climax is magnificent" and ultimately characterized it as a "lively picture". (reprinted in: )
'The Jungle Princess' was a major hit and launched Lamour's career as one of the leading stars of the era, often cast, sarong-clad, in similar jungle adventure romances, which led to her playing leading lady to Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in the 'Road to...' musical comedy movie series beginning four years later.
The Indonesian film 'Terang Boelan' (1937) was partially inspired by 'The Jungle Princess'.
References
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