Jungle Mystery narrative location Africa
Jungle Mystery is a 1932 American pre-Code  Universal 12-chapter movie serial directed by Ray Taylor.  The serial was based on a book called "The Ivory Trail" by Talbot Mundy. A 1935 feature version was also released, edited down to 75 minutes.Plot
Various expeditionary parties head to Zanzibar to search for a legendary cache of ivory and a missing explorer named Jack Morgan.  Tom Tyler played the hero, Kirk Montgomery, and Cecilia Parker played the heroine, Barbara Morgan, who is searching for her missing brother Jack. Boris Shillov and his henchman Comrade Krotsky are also searching for the ivory. The "jungle mystery" pertains to a half-man, half-ape creature named Zungu.Cast
Tom Tyler as Kirk Montgomery
Noah Beery Jr. as Fred Oakes
Cecilia Parker as Barbara Morgan
William Desmond as John Morgan (Barbara's father)
Philo McCullough as Georgie Coutlass
Carmelita Geraghty as Belle Waldron
James A. Marcus as Boris Shillov
Anders Van Haden as Comrade Krotsky (Shillov's chief henchman)
Frank Lackteen as Kazimoto
Peggy Watts as Azu (Barbara's servant)
Sam Baker as Zungu (the title character; half-man, half-ape)
Onslow Stevens as Jack Morgan (Barbara's missing brother; uncredited)
Ralph Morgan as Recap Narrator (voice; uncredited)