Now a young man Mowgli (Sabu) returns to civilization when he is menaced by Shere Khan the vicious tiger who rules the jungle where he was raised. In the village Mowgli is adopted by Messua (Rosemary De Camp) who sees in him the child Natu whom she thought had been killed years before when he wandered off into the jungle. Mowgli is attracted to Mahala (Patricia O’Rourke) the daughter of Buldeo (Joseph Calleia). Buldeo is a wealthy and influential merchant in the village and he has no use for Mowgli. Buldeo considers Mowgli no more than a beast because of his ability to talk to animals. When Mowgli takes Mahala to see a spectacular ruined palace deep in the jungle he doesn’t realize that she has picked up a gold coin from the treasure stored there. But when her father finds the coin he turns the town against Mowgli in an effort to discover where the ruins lie. The greedy villagers follow him to the hidden ruins where they turn on one another and eventually destroy all that they care about.
Starring: Sabu; Joesph Calleia; John Qualen; Frank Puglia; Rosemary Decamp Director: Zoltan Korda
