''The Jungle Princess'' is a 1936 American adventure film directed by Wilhelm Thiele starring Dorothy Lamour and

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Plot

Christopher Powell is in Malaya with his fiancée and her father, capturing wild animals. While out hunting he is attacked by a tiger, and his native guides run away, leaving him for dead. But the tiger is the pet of Ulah, a beautiful young woman who grew up by herself in the jungle. She rescues Chris and takes him back to her cave, where she nurses him to health and falls in love with him. When he eventually returns to camp, she follows. His fiancée is jealous, and the natives do not like Ulah or her pet tiger either, all of which leads to a lot of trouble.

Cast

* Dorothy Lamour as Ulah *

as Christopher Powell *

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as Karen Neg * Lynne Overman as Frank *

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as Ava * Ray Mala as Melan (as Mala) *

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as Col. Neville Lane * Sally Martin as Ulah, as a child * Roberta Law as Lin * Limau as Tiger * Bogo as Chimpanzee

Reception

Writing for ''

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'' in 1937,

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gave the film a mildly positive review. He critiqued the film's hackneyed use of exaggerated social consciousness as a trope, but noted that "the climax is magnificent" and ultimately characterized it as a "lively picture". ''The Jungle Princess'' was a major hit and launched Lamour's career as one of the leading stars of the era, often cast,

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-clad, in similar jungle adventure romances, which led to her playing leading lady to

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and

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in the '' Road to...'' musical comedy movie series beginning four years later. The Indonesian film '' Terang Boelan'' (1937) was partially inspired by ''The Jungle Princess''.

References

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* * * * 1936 films 1936 adventure films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Paramount Pictures films Films set in Malaysia Films directed by Wilhelm Thiele Jungle girls Films with screenplays by Cyril Hume American adventure films 1930s American films {{adventure-film-stub