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Pygmy Island
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Wikipedia article
'Pygmy Island' is a 1950 Jungle Jim film starring Johnny Weissmuller as the title character. It was movie number five in the series.http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/87419/Pygmy-Island/articles.html
Production
Filming started 19 June 1950."FILMLAND BRIEFS" 'Los Angeles Times' 11 May 1950: A16. Katzman hired several midget actors to play pygmies."FILMLAND BRIEFS" 'Los Angeles Times' 21 June 1950: A9. The film was shot over 14 days."HOLLYWOOD HOLDS TO AVERAGE PRODUCTION LEVEL: STRONG ARM BOYS SWING INTO ACTION" by THOMAS F. BRADY. 'New York Times' 30 July 1950: X5.
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