Jungle Queen

'Who in the heck gave Mauser rifles to the natives?!?' (film details)
Of course, I rate this one five stars specifically for rabid fans of older black-and-white theater serials. This 1945 film runs for thirteen chapters, 240 minutes in length and the quality of the DVD (VCI Entertainment) is good, excepting that the background footage to the opening credits of each chapter (but not the credits themselves) are only slightly fuzzy. The aspect ratio is 1.37:1 (full-screen.)

THE STORY: The film is set in 1939, just prior to the outbreak of World War II. Nazi officers decide, (as Hitler employs his well-known artistic skill doodling a skull and crossbones on a notepad), that parts of Africa must fall under their total domination in order for them to control military activity in the Mediterranean region; however, they are concerned about widespread rumors of a Jungle Queen, a sort of goddess to the various indigenous tribes of "British Middle Africa," who might impede their aggression. Covert Nazi agents are sent into the district to thwart both...

"The King of Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Jungle Queen (1945)"
VCI Entertainment and Universal Pictures present "Jungle Queen" (1945) (Dolby digitally remastered), with 13 Chapters of jungle vintage serial episodes loaded with action sequences...story line has a mysterious girl Lotel, the Jungle Queen who arrives in the nick of time for the tribes to rescue them...are Nazi agents behind stirring up the local tribes in Africa to fight against our British allies...who is really behind all of the plots, Lang (Douglass Dumbrille) and Dr. Elise Bork (Tala Birell) seem to have everything under control as our key villains posing as dutiful scientists, or do they...can Bob Elliott (Edward Norris) and Chuck Kelly (Eddie Quillan) be of assistance before the final chapter "The Secret of the Sword" can be discovered...what part does Pam Courtney (Lois Collier), niece of the explorer Alan Courtney (Boyd Irwin) play in this intriguing tale....what strange power does the Sword have over the tribes and why is it so important...will the Jungle Queen once more...

Suspense and Titanic Destruction, on a budget
"Jungle Queen" is a 13 chapter serial released by Universal Pictures early in 1945, directed by Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins.

In 1939, the Nazi high command has decided that control of Africa is required before they can conquer Europe. They plan to do this by installing a Judge of the tribes in "Middle Africa" sympathetic to their cause, and start by murdering the current judge. But Lothel (Ruth Roman), known by the natives as "the woman who walks through fire" is interfering with these plans. She appears, through the flames in the chamber of judgement and warns the natives that foreigners are responsible for the murder. Meanwhile, the British have sent for Pamela Courtney (Lois Collier), Secret Service agent to convince her uncle, Alan Courtney (Boyd Irwin) to investigate the murder of the judge. At Tambosa, where the British Commissioner, Braham Chatterton (Lester Matthews) has his headquarters is an Experimental Farm, run by Dr. Elise Bork (Tala Birell), a Nazi...

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