Lord of the Jungle is a 1955 American adventure film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Johnny Sheffield. It is the 12th and final film in the Bomba, the Jungle Boy series,[1][2] which were based on the Bomba series of juvenile adventure books. It was also Sheffield's final film. He died in 2010.[3]
| Lord of the Jungle | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ford Beebe |
| Written by | Ford Beebe |
| Based on | Based upon characters created by Roy Rockwood in the "Bomba Books" |
| Produced by | Ford Beebe |
| Starring | Johnny Sheffield Wayne Morris Paul Picerni Nancy Hale Bill Phipps |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann, A.S.C. |
| Edited by | Lester A. Sansom (supervising film editor) Neil Brunnenkant |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editBomba must locate a rogue elephant before a stubborn group of government agents slaughter the entire herd. Surprisingly, Commissioner Barnes sides with the agents but his visiting niece helps Bomba. After surviving a stampede (while tied up), Bomba identifies the guilty elephant and rescues the herd.
Cast
edit- Johnny Sheffield as Bomba
- Wayne Morris as Jeff Wood
- Nancy Hale as Mona Andrews
- Paul Picerni as Paul Gavin
- Bill Phipps as Kenny Balou
- Leonard Mudie as Commissioner Andy Barnes
- Smoki Whitfield as Eli
- James Adamson as Elisha
| Joel Fluellen | Molu |
| Juanita Moore | Molu's wife |
| Harry Lauter | pilot |
References
edit- ^ "LORD OF THE JUNGLE (Allied Artists-A.B. Pathe)". Picture Show. 65 (1708). London: 10. 24 December 1955. ProQuest 1879635996.
- ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/26820/Lord-of-the-Jungle/articles.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Actor who played Tarzan's Boy dies at 79". USA Today. Associated Press. October 19, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
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