Lord of the Jungle (film) explained

Lord of the Jungle
Director:Ford Beebe
Producer:Ford Beebe
Based On:Based upon characters created by Roy Rockwood in the "Bomba Books"
Starring:Johnny Sheffield
Wayne Morris
Paul Picerni
Nancy Hale
Bill Phipps
Music:Marlin Skiles
Cinematography:Harry Neumann, A.S.C.
Editing:Lester A. Sansom
(supervising film editor)
Neil Brunnenkant
Color Process:Black and white
Studio:Allied Artists Pictures
Distributor:Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Runtime:69 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

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]

Plot

Bomba 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

+Uncredited (in order of appearance)
Joel FluellenMolu
Juanita MooreMolu's wife
Harry Lauterpilot

Notes and References

  1. . LORD OF THE JUNGLE (Allied Artists-A.B. Pathe) . Picture Show . London . 65 . 1708 . 24 December 1955 . 10 .
  2. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/26820/Lord-of-the-Jungle/articles.html
  3. News: Actor who played Tarzan's Boy dies at 79. May 17, 2023. USA Today. Associated Press. October 19, 2010.