LA LAGUNA DELLA MORTE

LA LAGUNA DELLA MORTE
(CAPTIVE GIRL)

Un film di William Berke. Con Buster Crabbe, Johnny Weissmuller Titolo originale Captive Girl. Avventura, b/n durata 73 min. - USA 1950.
Synopsis

Jungle Jim agrees to search for a wild white girl thought to be the daughter of missing archæologists. A local missionary believes that the missing scientists were sacrificed by a witch doctor cult in the forbidden Lagoon of the Dead. The Bokonji cult is headed by Hakim, and Jim's involvement coincides with the return of the tribe’s young chieftain, Mahala

Treasure hunter Barton, is also looking for the lagoon — for its treasure.

While Jim and Mahala are hot on the trail of the leopard girl, Hakim comes upon Barton diving for treasure. The latter seizes the opportunity of playing Jim and Hakim against each other. He promises the witch doctor not to interfere with the latter’s plans to kill his adversaries.

Meanwhile Jim and Mahala find Joan. On their way back, they are captured by Hakim and Jim falls over a cliff. The intrepid adventurer survives and races back to the lagoon where Hakim is preparing to sacrifice Joan, Mahala and a few of the latter’s loyal followers. Jim releases them underwater, but is forced to fight Barton. The latter drowns when he becomes entangled in his gear, and his men desert. Jim, Mahala and the tribesmen, aided by a horde of monkeys that have been summoned by Joan, attack and vanquish Hakim’s witchmen. Hakim himself is killed by Jim, who hurls him into the lagoon where he drowns. Joan, before leaving the jungle, turns the treasure over to Mahala and his people.