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]

Pygmy Island
Directed byWilliam Berke
Written byCarroll Young
Based onJungle Jim
1934-1954 comic strip
by Don Moore and Alex Raymond
Produced bySam Katzman
StarringJohnny Weissmuller
Ann Savage
Billy Curtis
CinematographyIra H. Morgan
Edited byJerome Thoms
Music byMischa Bakaleinikoff
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Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 22, 1950 (1950-11-22)
Running time
69 mins
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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Production

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

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  1. ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/87419/Pygmy-Island/articles.html [bare URL]
  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.
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