Jungle Bride

Jan 9, 1933

1h 3m

★ 5.1

Overview

Four survivors of a ship wreck are stranded on a deserted island, including a woman and the man she believes is responsible for the murder which her brother is in prison for.

Genres

Adventure

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

I.E. Chadwick Productions

Monogram Pictures

Jungle Bride Trailers

Cast

Doris Evans

Anita Page

Gordon Wayne

Charles Starrett

John Franklin

Kenneth Thomson

Eddie Stevens

Eddie Borden

Captain Andersen

Clarence Geldart

Laura

Gertrude Simpson

Passanger on deck

Alfred Cross

Jimmy

Jay Emmett

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