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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Her Jungle Love (1938)

When their plane crash lands on a jungle island, an aviator (Ray Milland) and his mechanic (Lynne Overman) are shocked to discover an exotic girl (Dorothy Lamour) living there with only animals to keep her company. Directed by George Archainbaud (THIRTEEN WOMEN). Hokey adventure but not much fun. Dorothy Lamour had found fame wearing a sarong in THE JUNGLE PRINCESS (1936), solidified that image with John Ford's THE HURRICANE (1937) and with this movie, made her Technicolor sarong debut. Except for the explosive volcano finale which is impressive, the movie moves along at a snail's pace, stopping for a couple of songs sung by Lamour. Normally, I'm a sucker for kitsch like this but I just grew impatient after awhile. With J. Carrol Naish, Virginia Vale and an annoying chimpanzee played by Jiggs.

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