Jungle Book (1942)

United States of America

Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Hollywood Movies Hindi Dubbed, Hindi Dubbed Movies, Hollywood Movies, English Movies

Alexander Korda Films

Sabu, Joseph Calleia, John Qualen, Frank Puglia, Rosemary DeCamp, Patricia O'Rourke

Zoltan Korda

Laurence Stallings

Taglines: A jewelled secret city...guarded by the jungle's fiercest denizens!

treasure, tiger, greed, human animal relationship, giant snake, revenge, jungle, india, cobra, raised by wolves, wolves, storyteller, jungle boy, talking animal, animals & nature, panther

Mowgli, lost in the jungle when a toddler, raised by wolves, years later happens upon his human village and reconnects with its inhabitants, including his widowed mother. Continuing to maintain a relationship with the jungle, adventures follow.

Reviews:

Author: r96sk
I didn't find entertainment watching this 'Jungle Book'. I will say, as many others have, colour-wise it looks real neat. I'm admittedly not a huge fan of any adaptation of this classic story yet, though do thoroughly enjoy the 1994 and 2016 versions; as well as liking the 1967 animated attempt, of course. This 1942 film is my least favourite so far. The way it is all told didn't interest me all that much. The stuff with the animals looks - welfare concerns aside - good, but what hampers it most in my opinion is that it puts heavy focus on the humans. I didn't feel satisfied watching any of the onscreen talent. The performances of Sabu (Mowgli), Joseph Calleia (Buldeo) & Co. didn't do anything for me. There's also, as you might expect, inappropriate casting/make-up. It's not a terrible film, just one of those that drags as it never excites or intrigues - for me, at least.