The budget (expected cost of production) was exactly $174,536. THe actual negative cost was $210,033.
When it was reissued with a new title in 1954, the official documentation often called it "Manhunt in the African Jungle". However the actual on-screen title was "Manhunt in the African Jungles" (the plural word "Jungles" was used on-screen).
Chapter titles: (1) North African Intrigue, (2) The Charred Witness, (3) Double Death, (4) The Open Grave, (5) Cloaked in Flame, (6) Dial of Doom, (7) Murder Dungeon, (8) Funeral Arrangements Completed, (9) Invisible Menace, (10) Racing Peril, (11) Lightning Terror, (12) Ceremonial Execution, (13) Fatal Leap, (14) Victim of Villainy, (15) Nazi Treachery Unmasked.
Chapter One, which concerned Nazi efforts to get a religious artifact in North Africa, inspired the basic plot premise for "Raiders of the Lost Ark."
The third most expensive serial in Republic history behind "The Lone Ranger Rides Again" and "Captain America" and the most over-budget of any Republic serial.