Jungle Book (1942 film) Jungle Book (1942 film) Jungle Book is a 1942 independent Technicolor action-adventure film by the Hungarian Korda brothers, based on a screenplay adaptation by Laurence Stallings of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book", about a wild boy who is kidnapped by villagers who are cruel to animals as they attempt to steal a dead king's cursed treasure. The film was directed by Zoltán Korda, produced by his brother Alexander and art directed by their younger brother Vincent. The cinematography was by Lee Garmes and W. Howard Greene and the music was by Miklós Rózsa. The film starred Sabu as Mowgli. Because
The Jungle Book and Scouting friend Rudyard Kipling for the use of his "Jungle Book" history and universe as a motivational frame in cub scouting. Baden-Powell wrote a new book, "The Wolf Cub's Handbook", for junior members. In 1917, junior members became known as Wolf Cubs. In the 1960s and later, the "Wolf Cub" section departed in many organizations from the jungle theme. Some changed their name to Cub Scout or something similar but retained the Jungle Stories and Cub ceremony as tradition—such as the use of Jungle Books names (as described below); and the Grand Howl which signals the start and end of the