Drums of Africa (Jungle Man) - 1941

"Drums of Africa (Jungle Man)" is a jungle adventure that suffers from a lack of a plot as well as an insidious white savior complex. This Buster Crabbe vehicle follows a family who travels from the United States to Africa in order to search for a lost city and also visit an uncle who happens to be a missionary. While there, they also find Dr Hammond, who was working on a treatment for an infectious disease that's in danger of becoming an epidemic. An outbreak of the condition, encounters with wild animals, and a sunken ship all come into play as the newcomers try to find the lost city and Dr Hammond tries to save lives. Mike and Amber go through the huge problems with this film, including how it treats the entire continent of Africa and its lack of a plot.

Title: Drums of Africa (Jungle Man)

Director: Harry L. Fraser

Writer: Rita Douglas

IMDB Rating: 3.6 out of 10

Rating: NR

Content warnings: Misogyny, racism, mistreatment of animals, death

Notable actors: Buster Crabbe, who was Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon and Charles Middleton, who played Ming the Merciless in the 30s. He was also in Duck Soup with the Marx brothers.

5th Edition Character: Malaka, a tiger-like beast with a spiky spine ending in a barbed tail, large bat-like wings, and a humanoid face

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