A menacing inset scene and carefully arranged border illustration, along with an intriguing use of coloration, make this Mexican lobby card for Jungle Drums of Africa a perfect example of how movies depicted the Dark Continent in the 1950s: full of mystery and menace. Quick, what's the single theme every jungle movie from the 1940s to 1950s always seemed to peg its script on? My answer: outsiders pissing off the locals enough to cause much harm and mayhem. From comedies to jungle dramas, hapless visitors and belligerent natives were the usual payoffs. Not surprisingly, many horror movies follow this same theme.
