| The Lion Hunters | |
| Director: | Ford Beebe |
| Producer: | Walter Mirisch |
| Screenplay: | Ford Beebe Roy Rockwood (uncredited) |
| Based On: | characters created by Roy Rockwood in the "Bomba Books" |
| Starring: | Johnny Sheffield Morris Ankrum Ann Todd Douglas Kennedy "Woody" Strode |
| Music: | Marlin Skiles |
| Cinematography: | William Sickner, A.S.C. |
| Editing: | Otho Lovering |
| Distributor: | Monogram Pictures |
| Studio: | Monogram Pictures Corporation |
| Runtime: | 75 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Lion Hunters is a 1951 American low-budget adventure film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Johnny Sheffield, Morris Ankrum, Ann Todd (in her final feature film), Douglas Kennedy and Woody Strode, billed as "Woodrow Strode" in his first credited role. It was the fifth in the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series from poverty row Monogram Pictures,[1] [2] based on the Bomba series of juvenile adventure books. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Dave Milton and Vin Taylor.
A lion trapper [and his daughter] rendezvous with his hardheaded partner in the African jungle. Bomba befriends the girl, Jean, and explains to her why trapping lions is not right, and she comes to understand him; he later sabotages the men's plans, and with assistance from local Masai natives and lions, runs them off. In this film, Bomba uses the word "Ungawa" for the first time.