Law of the Jungle

Law of the Jungle

1942 · 61 min · ★ 5.6 · Adventure, Romance

Nona Brooks, former member of a stranded theatrical troupe, earns a temporary living singing in a café in Duakwa, British Rhodesia, Africa. The café owner is secretly in league with two foreign agents with a goal of making the natives restless. American explorer Larry Mason leaves for the jungle with his servant, Jeff and a safari. Nona escapes the café into the jungle but is followed by the agents as, unknowing to her, she is carrying a report of the agent's activities. She joins the safari just as all hands are captured by a tribe of natives

Directed by Jean Yarbrough · Written by George Bricker

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Arline Judge Nona Brooks
John 'Dusty' King Larry Mason
Mantan Moreland Jefferson "Jeff" Jones
Arthur O'Connell Simmons
C. Montague Shaw Sgt. Burke
Guy Kingsford Constable Whiteside
Laurence Criner Chief Mojobo
Victor Kendall Grozman
Feodor Chaliapin Sr. Belts
Martin Wilkins Bongo

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