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THE SAVAGE GIRL (1932)
David the Bruce • Jun 07, 2020
A fierce killer gorilla protects a white jungle goddess.
African explorer Jim Franklin is hired by eccentric millionaire, Amos P. Stitch, to capture animals for his private Westchester estate zoo. Stitch, who is perpetual drunk, provides much of the comic relief. He also wants to know if elephants in the wild are afraid of mice.
Their expedition is secretly observed by The White Goddess, a white jungle girl, aka The Savage Girl. Having grown up with the animals, she warns the animals of the dangers of being captured. She, of course, releases the animals they do capture. The expedition eventually catches her by luring her with a shiny hand mirror. Naturally, complications ensue.
CAST:
• Rochelle Hudson
as The Girl
• Walter Byron
as Jim Franklin
• Harry Myers
as Amos P. Stitch
• Adolph Milar
as Alec Bernouth
• Ted Adams
as Chauffeur
• Floyd Shackelford
as Oscar
CREW:
Directed and Produced
by Harry L. Fraser
Executive Producer:
John R. Freuler
Written by
Brewster Morse
Cinematography by
Edward A. Kull
Edited by
Frederick Bain
Release Date:
1932
Original Running Time
66 minutes
ABOUT ROCHELLE HUDSON
Rochelle Hudson plays the White Goddess; she was 16 years old at the time. The Savage Girl is her first headlining film. She arrived in Hollywood when she was just 14. RKO bumped her age by 3 years in the PR material so she could play leads in romantic films. At 14, he was hired to voice Honey, in the 'Bosko and Honey' cartoon series 1930-1938. Bosko And Honey were a fun-loving African American couple.
During World War II she and her husband, Harold Thompson, did espionage work in Mexico posing as a vacationing couple, they penetrated various parts of Mexico to help detect possible Nazi activity.
She has 116 film credits and is best remembered for:
• Rebel Without a Cause (1955) as Natalie Wood's mother
• Imitation of Life (1934) Oscar Best Picture nominee
• Wild Boys of the Road (1933) Selected by the Library of Congress for preservation
• She Done Him Wrong (1933) Best Picture nominee