Elephant Stampede Explained

Elephant Stampede
Director:Ford Beebe
Producer:Walter Mirisch
Based On:Roy Rockwood characters
Starring:Johnny Sheffield
Donna Martell
Edith Evanson
Music:Raoul Kraushaar
Cinematography:William A. Sickner
Editing:William Austin
Distributor:Monogram Pictures
Studio:Monogram Pictures
Runtime:71 mins
Country:United States
Language:English

Elephant Stampede is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Johnny Sheffield, Donna Martell and Edith Evanson. It was the sixth in the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series,[1] based on the Bomba series of juvenile adventure books.The film's sets were designed by the art director, Vin Taylor.

A new Commissioner Barnes shows up and he appears in all of the adventures which follow.

Plot

A school teacher has the locals learning to read. Her beautiful assistant is teaching Bomba, when two ivory poachers arrive in the village and try to force Bomba to lead them to a hidden cache of ivory. Bomba calls on his elephant friends to deal out the fitting finish.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Arcadia, California, in the botanical garden now known as the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Wald And Krasna To Do 'Years Ago'. September 4, 1950. The New York Times. .
    - News: Bomba And The Elephant Stampede. 1952. Monthly Film Bulletin. 19. 78. .
  2. Web site: Elephant Stampede (1951) . Richard Harland . Smith . TCM.