This has the sort of title that would really pull me in with the prospect of excitement up the Amazon searching for a missing person and the fabled Lost City of Gold – what a story line

The film is based on the expedition by George M Dyott to seach for the facts surrounding the Disappearance of Colonel Percy H. Fawcett in the jungles of Matto Grosso*, Brazil in 1925.

At the time, the story of the fearless and obsessive explorer, looking for a lost city in one of the most remote areas on the planet, was followed by newspapers around the world.

Fawcett, born in 1867 in Devon, England, led seven successful expeditions to the Amazon between 1906 and 1924. Initially these were funded by the Royal Geographical Society, but later trips were sponsored by newspapers and other businesses. Fawcett’s drive, stamina, and imperviousness to sickness were legendary. Newspaper dispatches followed Fawcett’s fantastic journeys leaving readers enthralled, and later, stunned by his disappearance.

Fawcett was known for his respect for native people.

He was also a Spiritualist who had come to imagine an advanced urban civilization deep in the Amazon jungle, possibly with ties to Atlantis.

His last trip was made with his eldest son and his son’s best friend, to discover the Lost City. However, after one last message on May 29, 1925, in which Fawcett told of preparing to enter uncharted territory, they disappeared without a trace

Robin Hughes ABOVE played George M Dyott with James Wilson as Dyott

It was filmed in WarnerColor

There is a 16 mm print available for sale and I am considering buying it

I did read this review :

An adventure that makes the blood race romance, mystery — and peril! So promised the North American Newspaper Alliance in 1928 when they sponsored an Amazon expedition to determine the fate of a famous explorer who hadnt been seen in three years. Led by George M. Dyott (Robin Hughes), a commander in the British Naval Reserve, the team ventured deep into the jungle in search of P. H. Fawcett (James Wilson), a British colonel who disappeared in Brazils Mato Grosso region in 1925.

Following a trail left by the colonel, Dyott braves hostile natives, giant reptiles, raging rapids and more as he tries to retrace Fawcetts steps before he vanished without a trace. Shot entirely in Amazon country, Manhunt in the Jungle was based on a 1930 book written by Dyott, his exploits also inspiring the 1933 film Savage Gold, an action-adventure made by and starring the commander himself.

Another Review:

Led by George M. Dyott (Robin Hughes), a commander in the British Naval Reserve, an Amazon expedition venturs deep into the jungle in search of a British colonel who disappeared in Brazil’s Mato Grosso region. Following a trail left by the colonel, Dyott braves hostile natives, giant reptiles, raging rapids and more as he tries to retrace the colonel’s steps before he vanished without a trace.

PICTURES BELOW from the film give us a good look at the impressive Colour film making on Location