I found this surprisingly lavish for a PRC film, in that it actually offers sets, locations and extras along with the standard guys in gorilla suits (Ray Corrigan?) and creaky stock shots from other old Jungle flicks.The camera work is above average for PRC as well, indicating that director Sam Newfield may have taken a bit more time and care here. Note the tracking shots as the canoes drift down the river and think of the time & expense to set that up. Or the shots of Pongo crashing through the jungle in the foreground, following the canoes in the background. Again it evinces a bit of extra care (=$) Where most PRC films amaze one by the mere fact of existing, WHITE PONGO stands out--sort of--as a film in its own right, and I wonder what burst of enthusiasm must have led to its creation.That said, it's still a turkey.

This film appears to be a typical jungle safari film with lots of time spent floating down the river and traipsing through the jungle. There are some funny parts that keep it interesting.They are after a white gorilla, a supposed "missing link," that can think like a man. The gorilla is following them along as he is interested in the white woman (Maris Wrixon) with the group. Her father's secretary is also interested in her, but she has eyes for one of the riflemen on the safari.There is skulduggery afoot as some of the group appear to be more interested in finding treasure than the white gorilla and an eventual mutiny ensues, leaving five men behind and a search for treasure led by the native guide, Mumbo Jumbo (Joel Fluellen). I kid you not, that is his name.As expected, the white gorilla waits for a chance to grab the girl and take her back to his pad. But, instead of getting down to action, he waits and she escapes. When he catches her again, a black gorilla sees her and desires her too. They fight. She escapes again, and they capture the white gorilla to go back to London.Not so smart after all, was he?

This is another story of a jungle expedition that runs across a legendary white ape that may or may not be the missing link. There has got to be five or six of these films floating around in the film vaults and everyone of them is a turkey or a close cousin.The problem here, as in almost every jungle movie, is that the gorillas look like what they are, men in suits. Worse if the fact that the suits are absolutely terrible and so unconvincing that anyone watching it is going to laugh rather than scream. This movie isn't too terrible, and is actually okay if you have a love of bad movies, especially ones that you can talk back to and make fun of. As these things go its not a movie that I' search out, but it is one that I'd put on if I was in need of some unintentional laughs.

This movie for some reason isn't as popular as Plan 9 and Robot Monster, but it's really good (in a bad way). The whole film is a waste of your time. You got a stupid storyline - an albino gorilla running around the jungle terrorizing people. You got scientist trying to stop the havoc. Then there's the horrible monkey suit and dialogue. Yes, it's one of the worst! Watch it!