bride of the gorilla (1951)

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The opening scene of this horror makes sure you know it's set in a jungle somewhere, with lots of stock shots of various animals, including a black panther.


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Then later a leopard appears in the trees, as a man wanders the wilderness, realising that he is cursed to become a gorilla.

the cat creeps (1946)

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A little old lady, looking after a deserted house, is murdered in front of her pet cat. Then a strange woman arrives to suggest that the cat is now possessed by the murdered woman and will not rest until the killer is discovered.


"You who seek to discredit the cat, would be wiser to seek its assistance." Cue cat mosseying around, supposedly about to finger the murderer. Me I think it was more interested in finding some food. Then we find out its got kittens...

africa screams (1949)

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Abbott and Costello comedy, which starts with Bud, (as a book store assistant), playing a fearless lion tamer - the gag being that he's using a kitten! It spits and hisses at him and Bud runs away.


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The duo come across a lion cub, and Bud comes up with the idea to catch it, unfortunately coming across its mother in the process! More lions appear later, within a long lion taming sequence.

piranha (1972)

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Generic jungle scenes at the begining of this lame horror briefly feature a jaguar.

the island of dr. Moreau (1977)

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The beautiful Maria, turns up on the beach with her pet serval, which promptly runs off with her scarf.


Later Lions, tigers and other big cats also make a brief appearance, escaping their cages to fight the creatures on the island.

singles (1992)

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Man tells his potential girlfriend all about his neighbours, whilst a cat begs to be let into one of the flats.

the notorious bettie page (2005)

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Biopic of the rise of our favourite cheese cake pin-up from the 50's, Bettie Page. At one point she is involved in a jungle scene, posing with a couple of tranquil leopards.