Pygmy Island

Pygmy Island
Directed by	William Berke
Written by	Carroll Young
Based on	Jungle Jim 1934-1954 comic strip by Don Moore and Alex Raymond
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	Johnny Weissmuller Ann Savage Billy Curtis
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan
Edited by	Jerome Thoms
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Production company	King Features Syndicate
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	November 22, 1950 (1950-11-22)
Running time	69 mins
Country	United States
Language	English

Pygmy Island is a 1950 American Jungle Jim adventure film starring Johnny Weissmuller as the title character. It was movie number five in the series. ^[1]

Cast

• Johnny Weissmuller as Jungle Jim
• Ann Savage as Capt. Ann R. Kingsley
• David Bruce as Maj. Bolton
• Steven Geray as Leon Marko
• William Tannen as Kruger
• Tristram Coffin as Novak
• Billy Curtis as Makuba

Production

Filming started 19 June 1950. ^[2] Katzman hired several midget actors to play pygmies. ^[3] The film was shot over 14 days. ^[4]

References

1. "Pygmy Island (1950) - Articles - TCM.com". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
2. "FILMLAND BRIEFS" Los Angeles Times 11 May 1950: A16.
3. "FILMLAND BRIEFS" Los Angeles Times 21 June 1950: A9.
4. "HOLLYWOOD HOLDS TO AVERAGE PRODUCTION LEVEL: STRONG ARM BOYS SWING INTO ACTION" by THOMAS F. BRADY. New York Times 30 July 1950: X5.

External links

• Pygmy Island at IMDb
• Pygmy Island at TCMDB
• Pygmy Island at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Review of film at Variety
• Pygmy Island at Johnny Weissmuller fan site