Valley of the Head Hunters
1953 film by William A. Berke
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Valley of the Head Hunters (reissued as Valley of Head Hunters) is a 1953 adventure film directed by William Berke and starring Johnny Weissmuller[1] in his eleventh appearance as Jungle Jim.
Directed byWilliam Berke
Based onJungle Jim
1934-1954 comic strip
by Don Moore and Alex Raymond
1934-1954 comic strip
by Don Moore and Alex Raymond
Produced bySam Katzman
StarringJohnny Weissmuller
| Valley of the Head Hunters (aka Valley of Head Hunters) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Berke |
| Based on | Jungle Jim 1934-1954 comic strip by Don Moore and Alex Raymond |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Johnny Weissmuller |
| Cinematography | William P. Whitley |
| Edited by | Gene Havlick |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
Production company | The Katzman Corporation |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
The District Commissioner sends out his representatives to have the native chiefs sign their lands over to the Crown for mineral exploration and mining. A small criminal syndicate seek the land themselves to gain the oil concessions. To obtain the land for themselves and eliminate the unwilling native chiefs they create a sham headhunter tribe.
Cast
- Johnny Weissmuller as Jungle Jim
- Christine Larson as Ellen Shaw
- Robert Foulk as Arco
- Steven Ritch as Lieutenant Barry
- Nelson Leigh as Mr. Bradley
- Joseph Allen as Pico
- George Eldredge as District Commissioner Kingston
