White Pongo
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White Pongo is a 1945 American film directed by Sam Newfield
. The film is also known as Adventure Unlimited in the United Kingdom
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Uncredited: Ray "Crash" Corrigan as White Pongo. Corrigan, a Western actor, was an experienced "gorilla man," and played a similar role earlier that year in " The White Gorilla ," where he starred both as jungle explorer and as the gorilla.
Sam Newfield
Sam Newfield, born Samuel Neufeld, also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American B-movie director, with over 250 feature films to his credit, and a large number of shorts, training films, industrial films, TV episodes, and pretty much anything anyone would pay him for...
. The film is also known as Adventure Unlimited in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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Plot summary
It starts with a group of natives dancing around a great fire with a human sacrifice, Then they are attacked by White Pongo, that causes the escape of the human sacrifice and later he tries to catch White Pongo. At the end there is a staff fight between white pongo and a regular gorilla, presumeably default pongo.Cast
- Richard FraserRichard Fraser (actor)-Early life:After attending Cambridge University, Richard Fraser studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Spending time as a London stage actor, Richard came to Hollywood before WWII, where he signed a contract with 20th Century Fox and appeared in several films.-Career:His American...
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Uncredited: Ray "Crash" Corrigan as White Pongo. Corrigan, a Western actor, was an experienced "gorilla man," and played a similar role earlier that year in " The White Gorilla ," where he starred both as jungle explorer and as the gorilla.