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List Price: $19.99 | | Label: Vci Video
Salesrank: 34546
Released: September 24, 2002 |
| Our Price: $11.45 |
| Used Price: $12.25 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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| Features:
Black & White DVD NTSC | |
Editorial Review:
Jungle Jim is based on a comic strip by Alex Raymond, the creator of `Flash Gordon,' and produced by Universal in 12 exciting chapters. Jungle Jim (Grant Withers) goes on safari to darkest Africa to find an heiress (Betty Jane Rhodes) who disappeared in the jungle a few years earlier. It turns out the heiress is not really lost but has become the ruler of a tribe of natives. It also appears that she has fallen under the influence of a mysterious figure known as The Cobra (Henry Brandon) who holds some kind of evil dominion over her. With Jungle Jim's help, Joan escapes from The Cobra's spell but now our hero and heroine must fight their way back to civilization against all manner of wild beasts and bad guys. Bonus Features: Actor Bios & Filmographies| Photo Gallery| Bonus Serial Trailers| Motion Menus| Chapter Menu. Specs: 1-DVD9 + 1-DVD5; Dolby Digital Mono; 232 minutes; B&W; 1.33.1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1936; SRP - $19.99.
Jungle Jim Reviews:
jungle jim 
2009-04-04 - i remember watching it when i was 17 and still like to watch it today
A Fun and Well-done Serial! 
2008-11-14 - An above-average serial with plenty of action, outstanding stunt work, and interesting intros to each chapter via vintage cartoon panels in the style of creator Alex Raymond. One disappointing note: having greatly enjoyed Henry Brandon in a star villian turn as Fu Manchu[ASIN:B000087F3F Drums of Fu Manchu], it was sad here to see him underutilized as a secondary (mostly offscreen) baddie. His natural and realistic acting was ahead of its time (thus accounting for his long career) and puts the other, stilted cast members to shame(save the always great Rondo Hatten). Still, this one is well worth a look.
"VCI and Universal Pictures present Alex Raymond's ~ Jungle Jim"
2005-09-13 - VCI Entertainment and Universal Pictures present Alex Raymond's "Jungle Jim " (1936) (digitally remastered), 12 Chapters of vintage serial loaded with action sequences - really outstanding scenes between a lion and tiger in a to the death fight...high production from Universal's serial department...wild animals give the story realism of the dangers in this unknown continent we call Africa...there is a great deal of entertainment here for the cliffhanger fans out there.
Under director's Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith with screenplay by Wyndham Gittens, Ray Trampe and Norman S. Hall...the cast Grant Withers (Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley), Betty Jane Rhodes (Joan Redmond/Mrs. Tom Redmond), Raymond Hatton (Malay Mike) (Raymond Hatton had been in films since the "teens". He had appeared with Lon Chaney in a few films. He is probably best remembered as the crusty old sidekick in a long list of "B" westerns, most notably "The Rough Rider" series (1941-42) with Buck Jones and Tim McCoy- one of my favorite sidekicks of Johnny Mack Brown), Evelyn Brent ( Shanghai Lil), Henry Brandon ( The Cobra), (Henry Brandon was always one of my favorite villains. He had the lead in the 1940 serial "Drums of Fu Manchu". He was often cast as an Indian Chief as in "The Searchers" (1956) and "Two Rode Together" (1961), Bryant Washburn (Bruce Redmond)Al Bridge (Slade), Al Duvall (Kolu)...another great serial provided by Universal Pictures during their heyday in the early '30s...can two safaris that enter the African jungle find a white girl who is the heiress to a fortune...Jungle Jim leads one, while the other safari group wants to kill the girl and take over her inheritance...will Jungle Jim triumph over the evil men who wish to do harm to our heroine Lion Girl...stayed tuned and don't miss each exciting chapter.
CHAPTER TITLES: (Disc One)
1. Into the Lion's Den
2. The Cobra Strikes
3. The Menacing Herd
SPECIAL FEATURES: (Disc One)
BIOS:
Grant Witers
Betty Jane Rhodes
Raymond Hatton
Ford I. Beebe (Director)
PHOTO GALLERY
VCI CLIFFHANGER COLLECTION (Disc One)
The Master Key
The Mysterious Mr. M
Mystery of the Riverboat
Riders of Death Valley
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
Jungle Queen
Raiders of Ghost City
The Phantom Creeps
Winners of the West
CHAPTER TITLES: (Disc Two)
4. The Killer's Trail
5. The Bridge of Terror
6. Drums of Doom
7. The Earth Trembles
8. The Killer Lion
9. The Devil Bird
10.Descending Doom
11.In the Cobra's Castle
12.The Last Safari
Own them now on DVD....if you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure then this is the place for all of the above...if you enjoyed this serial check out another release from VCI Entertainment as they present Edgar Rice Burroughs "Jungle Girl" (1941) (digitally remastered), 15 Chapters of vintage Republic Serial each episode chuck full of scenes loaded with cliffhanger adventure...gotta love it!
Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more of the same from the '30s vintage serial era...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment, stay tuned once again with a top notch serial from VCI...just the way we like 'em!
Total Time: 232 mins on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment 8340 ~ (9/24/2002)
Jungle Jim: a nice entertainment ! 
2004-04-18 - "Jungle Jim" is worth the price. The quality of this DVD is quite good for a cliffhanger from 1936. VCI Entertainment did a fine job.
I'm not completely agree with the other viewers. I found this chapterplay a little bit slow paced and sometimes too talky. Grant Withers is a nice Jungle Jim, Raymond Hatton adds some pleasant jokes, but Betty Jane Rhodes isn't very convincing as Joan the Lion Goddess. Henry Brandon is perfect as the Cobra, also Evelyn Brent as Shanghai Lil. Brandon is really an underrated actor. I specially think about his part as the indian chief Scar in the "Searchers" directed by John Ford. I haven't seen him yet in "Drums of Fu Manchu", but I'm sure he must be great. I hope someday there will be a book about all the villains in serials !
So what else can be said about "Jungle Jim" ? It's an honest entertainment, but it could have been better. I found it sometimes a little bit superficial. Perhaps the directors Ford Beebe and Cliff Smith didn't have the same sense of action like William Witney & John English. However if you like jungle adventures, you will enjoy these 12 chapters.
As good as a serial can be
2003-07-12 - Agree with reviewer form Holland; except I want to give 5 stars. The reason for 5 stars is that I consider what can be accomplished with "B" film budgeted dollars, then this film reaches the apex of what can be accomplished. Character, setting, and dialogue are all marvelously rendered. Sure, we do not have the Stanislavsky school of acting here, but could even Montgomery Clift or Brando focus on internalizing the character while being asked to dive off cliffs or stand next to live, dangerous lions and tigers? I think not! Therefore, five awesome stars. Jungle Jim is a real entertainer.
