Character Relationship Map: Voodoo Tiger

Characters

• Jungle Jim (played by Johnny Weissmüller) — protagonist

  An adventurous explorer who leads a group through the African jungle. He prevents a sacrificial ritual, defuses a dynamite trap, rescues Karl Werner from hunters, and cleverly resets the trap to elimi...

• Phyllis Bruce (played by Jean Byron) — supporting

  A representative from the British Museum touring the jungle with Jim and Bono. She becomes the target of Major Green's affection by the end of the expedition.

• Abel Peterson (played by James Seay) — supporting

  A hunter who initially saves Jim but is revealed to be a notorious art thief. He allies with Wombulu to kidnap Werner, but is ultimately killed by enraged African natives.

• Wombulu (played by Charles Horvath) — supporting

  A furious voodoo practitioner and chief religious official who attempts a human sacrifice. After being shot by Peterson, he forms an alliance with the hunter to kidnap Werner.

• Karl Werner (played by Michael Fox) — supporting

  A jungle businessman suspected of holding clues to looted art. He escapes from captivity, hijacks an airplane, and makes a daring jump to safety as the aircraft burns.

• Native (played by Ray Beltram) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Wombulu → Native (Power Religious Persecutor) — Wombulu exercises ritual authority over the native victim.

  Wombulu is conducting a sacrificial ritual in which an African native is about to be slaughtered as an offering to Tambura.

• Jungle Jim → Karl Werner (Professional Assigned Escort) — Jim is tasked with guiding authorities to Werner.

  Jim is assigned to lead the way to Werner so the military party can question him about the stolen artworks.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Jungle Jim → Native (Conflict Opposing Survivors) — Jim and the attacking native group become enemies during the final escape.

  The natives pursue Jim's group, and Jim resets the dynamite trap, causing it to explode and kill the attacking natives.

• Abel Peterson → Native (Conflict Armed Enemies) — Peterson's criminal group becomes the target of the native attack.

  The enraged African natives run toward Peterson and his men and kill them after Peterson's confrontation with Jim.

• Abel Peterson → Karl Werner (Conflict Captor And Target) — Peterson treats Werner as a captive connected to the stolen-art mystery.

  Peterson grabs Werner and runs away while attempting to take him captive during the jungle chaos.

• Abel Peterson → Wombulu (Alliance Criminal Allies) — Their shared plan links organized theft with the voodoo faction.

  After shooting Wombulu during the ritual, Peterson later forms an alliance with him and helps plan Werner's kidnapping.

• Jungle Jim → Abel Peterson (Alliance Temporary Allies) — Their early cooperation is later undermined by Peterson's criminal identity.

  Peterson shoots Wombulu when the practitioner lunges at Jim and then invites Jim and the expedition group to stay at his lodging.

• Jungle Jim → Wombulu (Conflict Ritual Opponents) — Jim directly opposes Wombulu's sacrificial practices.

  Jim prevents Wombulu from slaughtering an African native as an offering to the tiger god, after which Wombulu attacks him with a knife.

• Jungle Jim → Phyllis Bruce (Alliance Guide And Companion) — Jim serves as Phyllis's jungle guide and protector.

  Jungle Jim leads Phyllis Bruce on a tour through the African jungle and protects her during the expedition.

Story Analysis

An expedition through an African jungle becomes a struggle against ritual violence, art thieves, rival factions, and a deadly pursuit.

Plot Progression

1. Ritual At The Jungle Shrine — Jungle Jim guides Phyllis Bruce through the African jungle and discovers a human sacrifice. He intervenes against Wombulu, while Abel Peterson unexpectedly saves him.
2. The Stolen Art Pursuit — Jim is assigned to lead an investigation toward Karl Werner, who denies knowing about looted artworks. Peterson's group is exposed as notorious art thieves, triggering an armed battle.
3. Escape Above The Jungle — Werner escapes confinement and hijacks Peterson's airplane. When the aircraft catches fire, Werner makes a desperate jump into the jungle.
4. The False Tiger God — The tiger's arrival interrupts an impending massacre when the natives mistake it for Tambura. Meanwhile, Wombulu and Peterson unite to capture Werner.
5. Dynamite In The Clearing — Jim defuses a trap, rescues Werner from Peterson, and escapes the ensuing native attack. He then resets the dynamite, destroying the pursuing force and ending the voodoo threat.