African Treasure
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| Directed by | Ford Beebe |
| Written by | Ford Beebe |
| Based on | Roy Rockwood (based upon characters created by) |
| Produced by | Walter Mirisch |
| Starring | Johnny Sheffield |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | Bruce Schoengarth |
| Music by | Raoul Kraushaar |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Monogram Pictures |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
African Treasure is a 1952 American adventure film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Johnny Sheffield. It is the seventh of the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series,[1] based on the Bomba series of juvenile adventure books.
Plot
[edit]Two unscrupulous geologists force the locals to work in a hidden diamond mine. Bomba, who narrowly avoids being buried alive, rescues them and defeats the villains. Bomba demonstrates communication skills as a jungle drummer.
Cast
[edit]- Johnny Sheffield as Bomba
- Laurette Luez as Lita Sebastian
- Martin Garralaga as Pedro Sebastian
- Lyle Talbot as Roy DeHaven
- Leonard Mudie as Andy Barnes
- Arthur Space as Greg
- Lane Bradford as Hardy
- Smoki Whitfield as Eli
References
[edit]- ^ "45 Films on Monogram, Allied Artists Schedule". Los Angeles Times. September 7, 1951. p. 12, Part II.
External links
[edit]- African Treasure at IMDb
- African Treasure at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
- African Treasure at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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Categories:
- 1952 films
- American adventure films
- Films directed by Ford Beebe
- Films produced by Walter Mirisch
- Monogram Pictures films
- 1952 adventure films
- American black-and-white films
- 1952 English-language films
- 1952 American films
- English-language adventure films
- Films based on Bomba, the Jungle Boy
- 1950s adventure film stubs