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The Jungle Princess (1936)

Directed by William Thiele. 

Love blooms when Malaysian cave-girl Ulah (Dorothy Lamour) nurses explorer Ray Milland to health after a tiger attack.  Truly greater than the sum of its parts was the sarong that Edith Head designed for Lamour in this tropical fantasy; a garment that became the actress’ nearly inescapable signature for years to come and sparked a nationwide style trend.

Paramount Pictures, Inc. Producer: E. Lloyd Sheldon. Screenwriter: Cyril Hume, Gerald Geraghty, Gouveneur Morris. Based on a story by Max Marcin. Cinematographer: Harry Fischbeck. Editor: Ellsworth Hoagland. Costume Designer: Edith Head. Cast: Dorothy Lamour, Ray Milland, Akim Tamiroff, Lynne Overman, Molly Lamont.

35mm, b/w, 85 min.