Jon Hall stars as Dr. Tom Reynolds, or "Ramar" in this jungle adventure series set in Africa and, later, India. The series ran 52 episodes over a two year period from 1952 to 1954 and was broadcast well into the 1960s in syndication. The stock scenes of wildlife were good, but didn't always mesh well with scenes set in obvious studio "jungles." Besides Hall, also in the weekly cast were Ray Montgomery as Professor Howard Ogden and Nick Stewart as their native guide, Willy-Willy. Look for Woody (billed as "Woodrow") Strode in two of the four episodes on this DVD.
Alpha Video's DVD presentation is reasonably good, considering the age of the broadcasts; video contrast is, for the most part, good and the audio is clear throughout all four episodes. The show isn't great, but it's enjoyable enough on its own terms and will certainly bring back lots of memories for Baby Boomers and those who enjoy television from the early days. Alpha has also released a second volume on DVD with an additional four episodes. Episode titles on this first volume include "Dark Venture," "Voice of the Past," "King of the Watus," and "Lady of the Leopards."
So does Glen Gordon as 50's TV's deliciously nefarious incarnation of Sax Rohmer's icon of Evilll...Dr. Fu Manchu. Ian Fleming's Dr. No was Fu-ster reborn to face-off against 007. Here Sir Denis Nayland Smith and his Yankee buddy,Dr.John Petrie, reprise Rohmer's reprise of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to keep the never-ending battle between Good & Evil never-ending.The disc provides four outrageous Saturday matinee, serial-like adventures that demonstrate how Olden Days TV could do so much with so little. THE MASTER PLAN is best serving; and example of audacity no modern or PM director would dare: revival of Adolf Hitler himself.(Shades of Outer Limits/Twilight Zone & the FuMANCHURIAN CANDIDATE!)Are these ADVENTURES great? Is Elvis King & Little Richard Queen of Rock'n'Roll? The... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Franklin Adreon - William Witney DVD Release Date: Released the 21 January 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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The shows are cool (because the special effects and plot lines are ultra-cheesy and because they demonstrate a complete lack of knowledge of even the most basic concepts of astronomy), but there are only four of them, and, worst of all, the last one is the first half of a to-be-continued episode. In other words, not a very good collection. More Info about this DVD Director(s): Wallace Worsley Jr. - Gunther von Fritsch DVD Release Date: Released the 21 January 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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"Jungle Jim" is worth the price. The quality of this DVD is quite good for a cliffhanger from 1936. VCI Entertainment did a fine job. I'm not completely agree with the other viewers. I found this chapterplay a little bit slow paced and sometimes too talky. Grant Withers is a nice Jungle Jim, Raymond Hatton adds some pleasant jokes, but Betty Jane Rhodes isn't very convincing as Joan the Lion Goddess. Henry Brandon is perfect as the Cobra, also Evelyn Brent as Shanghai Lil. Brandon is really an underrated actor. I specially think about his part as the indian chief Scar in the "Searchers" directed by John Ford. I haven't seen him yet in "Drums of Fu Manchu", but I'm sure he must be great. I hope someday there will be a book about all the villains in serials ! So what else can be said... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Grant Withers DVD Release Date: Released the 24 September 2002 Usually ships within 24 hours
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Obscure, bottom-of-the-sewer episodes complete with authentic 1950s television broadcast quality.
Normally I would be happy to expound upon my review, but this DVD "collection" is not even worth the few extra seconds it would take to type the words.
Avoid this purchase like the plague. More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 01 July 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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