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Tarzan's dad bod era: when jungle gods were just white guys with delusions of grandeur.
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Devil Goddess (1955)

vintage cheesecolonial chaosmatinee adventure

Overview

Adventure

Jungle-Jim type Johnny Weissmuller helps Professor Blakely look for a missing colleague who is now playing "god" for a bunch of natives.

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Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Gloriously fake jungle sets and questionable animal footage.

Acting

Weissmuller glaring at everything like it's personally offended him.

Best for:Solo: Ironically appreciating 1950s jungle nonsense with zero interruptions.·Friends: Mystery Science Theater-style roast session required.·Background: Perfect for folding laundry to dramatic jungle drums.
Heads up:Triggers: Racist colonial tropes throughout, played completely straight.
Spencer Gordon Bennet

Director

Spencer Gordon Bennet

ReleasedOct 1, 1955
Runtime1h 10m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Clover Productions

Top Cast

Johnny Weissmüller

Johnny Weissmüller

Johnny Weissmuller

Angela Stevens

Angela Stevens

Nora Blakely

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Prof. Carl Blakely

William Tannen

William Tannen

Nels Comstock

Ed Hinton

Ed Hinton

Joseph Leopold

Abel Fernandez

Abel Fernandez

Teinusi (as Abel M. Fernandez)

Frank Lackteen

Frank Lackteen

Nkruma

Vera Francis

Vera Francis

Sarabina

John Cason

John Cason

Henchman

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was Weissmuller's fourteenth jungle movie after leaving Tarzan—Hollywood kept him in vines until 1958.

Cultural

The 'lost white man as god' trope peaked here, borrowed from Kipling by way of countless B-pictures.

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