An action-packed slog
I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
View MoreBy the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
View MoreThis is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
View MoreEasy to figure out, this jungle adventure is fun fluff with Mr. Bring Em' Back Alive himself, Frank Buck, preventing a nefarious villain from utilizing jungle cats to kill enemies of his unsurprising cause. Z grade fluff has plenty of great stock footage although I don't think that it would please animal rights activists. Yet, at under an hour, this poverty row bottom of the barrel double bill is perfect popcorn fare. Pretty June Duprez is an engaging heroine, especially when she is confronted by a snarling, drooling panther. A slew of chirping monkeys of all sorts will amuse the kiddies while a herd of elephants make a welcome late entry to help wrap up the plot.
View MoreJungle films sometimes incorporate some noirish sequences, but as they were generally made for the matinée trade, the most often used plot element was mystery. Admittedly, in some movies like "Tiger Fangs" (1943), the mystery element was easily penetrated by a seven-year-old, even though it seemed to puzzle slow-of-brain Frank Buck and company. Admittedly, a bit of well-staged action helped to distract from the plot's shortcomings. However, aside from its copious use of ancient stock shots, this movie's most notable contribution to an audience's entertainment was the engaging performance by Dan Seymour as an overweight, short-sighted villain. The rest of the players were a waste of time. It was particularly sad to see super-lovely June Duprez (star of Korda's luxurious "Thief of Bagdad") forced to stand around in the shade of such pushy "B" regulars as Duncan Renaldo and J. Farrell MacDonald
View MoreDuring World War II, "Bring 'em Back Alive" hunter Frank Buck (as Frank Buck) battles Nazi and Japanese warriors, in the jungles of Asia; he also encounters native superstition. Several of Mr. Buck's wild animal friends are on caged display. Some of the wild animals aren't so friendly - in fact, they're downright deadly! Tigers, mainly. Duncan Renaldo (as Pete Jeremy) helps Buck out, as the Allies' rubber trade supply is threatened. Pretty June Duprez (as Linda MacCardle) adds femininity to the cast; she knows how to scream, when threatened. Rotund villain Dan Seymour (as Henry Gratz) shoots an elephant in his suspenders.Ta-dumb...
View MoreFrank Buck stars as himself in this 1943 PRC classic. Frank is summoned to a remote area of India which is plagued by tiger attacks. Dozens of men havebeen killed. Many workers fear the spirits of dead Japanese soldiers havepossessed the tigers and are continuing to fight. The immediate effect is to inhibit the movement of Allied war materiel through the region.Frank teams with Peter Jeremy (Renaldo) to determine the cause of the unusual spate of attacks. They immediately suspect a human intelligence is responsible. It is soon evident that Nazi agents have infiltrated the area. They have a means of aggravating the tigers and then release them into areas they want to disrupt.This is a mildly entertaining jungle adventure. Viewers who enjoy low budget 1940s films will probably not be disappointed.
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