The Beauty Jungle (1964): Cast & Plot
The Beauty Jungle is a 1964 comedy drama directed by Val Guest, starring Janette Scott as Shirley Freeman, Ian Hendry and Norman Bird. It runs 1 hour 50 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 50m (110 min)
- Director
- Val Guest
- Original language
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English - Studio
- The Rank Organisation
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Beauty Jungle About?
The premise of The Beauty Jungle without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Now - A Startling Expose! A Bristol typist joins the world of beauty contests.
The Beauty Jungle Themes & Keywords
· 21 tags- bikini
- beach
- contest
- prize
- lie
- jealousy
- blackmail
- love
- sunshine
- nightclub
- swimming
- catfight
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- lipstick
- telephone
- advertising
- car
- crowd
- bikinis
- montecarlo
- beauty pageant
- independent film
The Beauty Jungle Cast & Characters
Janette Scott leads the cast as Shirley Freeman, with Ian Hendry as Don Mackenzie and Norman Bird as Mr. Edward Freeman. Directed by Val Guest; 34 actors are credited in all.
- Director Val Guest
- Janette Scott as Shirley Freeman
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Ian Hendry as Don Mackenzie - Norman Bird as Mr. Edward Freeman
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Kay Walsh as Mrs. Freeman
Also Starring in The Beauty Jungle
· 30 more- Edmund Purdom Rex Carrick
- Jean Claudio Roger Armand
- Jacqueline Jones Jean Watson
- Ronald Fraser Walter Carey
- David Weston Harry
- Leila Williams Miss Globe Chaperone
- Aliza Gur Miss Peru
- Janina Faye Elaine Freeman
- Marianne Stone Rita
- Sid James 'Butlins' Judge
- Alan Taylor TV Commentator
- Jill Goldston Monaco Audience (uncredited)
- Francis Matthews Taylor
- Margaret Nolan Caroline
- Joe Brown Themselves
- Linda Christian Themselves
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- Norman Chappell Talk of the Town Stage Manager
- Jerry Desmonde Swimming Pool MC
- Eve Eden Angela Boynton
- Raymond Young Miss Globe MC
- Lionel Blair Talk of the Town Producer
- Tommy Trinder Charlie Dorton
- Michael Peake Cosmetics President
- Keith Peacock TV Technician Talk of the Town (uncredited)
- Stirling Moss Themselves
- Peter Ashmore Lucius
- Jackie White Barbara Lawton
- Nikki Peters Cora Baker
- Angela Lovell Angela
- Norman Hartnell Themselves
More from Val Guest
More films directed by Val Guest, best-rated first: Casino Royale, Child’s Play, Mark of the Devil and Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective.
The Beauty Jungle Plot Summary
What happens in The Beauty Jungle from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Shirley Freeman, Janette Scott, a Bristol-born typist, heads to a seaside holiday at a Butlins camp where a savvy local journalist, Don MacKenzie, Ian Hendry, persuades her to enter a beauty contest. When she wins, she reshapes her life around beauty pageants instead of her previous work, a move that shocks and upends her family. Her parents, Mr. Edward Freeman, Norman Bird, and Mrs. Freeman, Kay Walsh, disown her as she steps into the gleaming, cutthroat world of competition and publicity.
Full summary
The whole story of The Beauty Jungle, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know The Beauty Jungle?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Before her pageant life took over, what was Shirley Freeman's job?
Cars in The Beauty Jungle
1 car on screen: the 1956 Chausson ANG.
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1956 Chausson ANG Minor role
The Beauty Jungle Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “Contest Girl” and “Dschungel der Schönheit”.
- Also known as
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- Contest Girl
- Dschungel der Schönheit
- Giungla di bellezze
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The Beauty Jungle FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Beauty Jungle, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Beauty Jungle?
The Beauty Jungle runs 1 hour 50 minutes (110 minutes).
When was The Beauty Jungle released?
The Beauty Jungle was released on August 25, 1964.
Who directed The Beauty Jungle?
The Beauty Jungle was directed by Val Guest.
More films by Val Guest Who is in the cast of The Beauty Jungle?
The Beauty Jungle stars Janette Scott as Shirley Freeman, Ian Hendry as Don Mackenzie and Norman Bird as Mr. Edward Freeman, among 34 credited actors.
Does The Beauty Jungle have a post-credit scene?
No. The Beauty Jungle has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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