Jungle Drums of Africa

Jungle Drums of Africa 1953 is a 12episode, American serial film, shot in blackandwhite, which was an original commissioned screenplay by Ronald Davidson produced by Franklin Adreon and directed by Fred C. Brannon for Republic Pictures. The story is set in Kenya, and involves the efforts of an American uranium processing companys representative and a woman medical missionary, to thwart the efforts of agents of a foreign power, abetted by a disaffected native witchdoctor, to gain control of a large uranium deposit on lands owned by the latters tribe. This serial features black American actors in major roles, including that of a collegeeducated chieftain.

Jungle Drums of Darkest Africa was budgeted at 172,840 although the final negative cost was 167,758 a 5,082, or 2.9, under spend. It was the most expensive Republic serial of 1953.It was filmed betweenSeptember andOctober 1952 under the working title Robin Hood of Darkest Africa. The serials production number was 1935. ........

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