George Reeves, TV's Superman, stars in this absolute winner. So George is an airplane pilot along with his partner, Bob. They're hanging out in some bar somewhere when they find out about a prize for bringing back a girl from the (Amazon?) jungle, dead or alive. George and Bob argue for a bit, George doesn't want to go. They finally decide to go and they somehow land their plane in the middle of the jungle!?
So when they land, a group of "African natives" arrive and try to capture them. George's brilliant partner, Bob, has a gun and shoots one of them, killing him. They're then dragged back to the village where they meet a... (gasp!) WHITE WOMAN! Low and behold, it's the woman they're looking for! She is the leader of the village and decides that Bob should be killed in a few days as a sacrifice. They put him in a prison hut, which looks more like giant straw hat. Over the next few days, the woman reveals that she is the "Jungle Goddess" because before World War 2, she was in a plane that crash landed in Africa and was found by the natives who immediately thought she was a god. Together, George and the Jungle Goddess plot a way for all three of them to escape the village to go back to Colorado. Bob develops "jungle fever" from being in the jungle too long and goes crazy. He tries to escape by himself using his gun but ends up creating more trouble for them. George and the Jungle Goddess rush into the jungle to get to the plane before Bob, and they end up fighting each other along the way.
This is the most hackneyed storyline I've ever heard. The acting is so bad too that it's just forgettable. Although the MST3K crew did a good job making this episode funny. It's definitely worth watching, although definitely drags through some parts, even with the MST3K humor.
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