The Savage Girl (film)

The Savage Girl
Directed byHarry L. Fraser
Written byBrewster Morse (story, continuity & dialogue)
Produced byHenry R. Freuler (producer)
John R. Freuler (executive producer)
StarringSee below
CinematographyEdward A. Kull
Edited byFrederick Bain
Release date
  • 1932 (1932)
Running time
66 minutes
52 minutes (American DVD)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Savage Girl is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Harry L. Fraser.

Plot

An explorer, Jim, is solicited by Amos, a rich, drunken man to capture animals for a zoo he is building at his home in Westchester County, New York at a late night party and demands to be taken to Africa the next morning. They acquire excessive gear for the journey including an automobile and a mouse to determine whether or not Elephants are afraid of them. They disembark on a ship for an undisclosed country where the jungle is rumored to be ruled by a mysterious queen who rules the animals. Upon their arrival, they hire a large crew, including Oscar, a manservant from Harlem, and venture into the jungle and capture a lion. Meanwhile, the Jungle Queen has been watching the hunters and sends her chimpanzee servant to rescue the captive lion. Upon discovering their prize gone, the hunters suspect the jungle queen and manage to catch her in a pitfall trap. When one of the hunters is kicked out of the camp for assaulting her, the Jungle Queen grows attached to an initially disinterested Jim. When the scorned hunter returns with a band of armed tribesman, he kidnaps Jim who is saved by a Gorilla loyal to the Jungle Queen. The movie ends as Jim and the Jungle Queen kiss.

Cast