Bomba and the Jungle Girl (1952)

Bomba, the Jungle Boy and now animal protector, discovers human skeletons which turn out to be those of his parents.

Director:

Ford Beebe

Writers:

Roy Rockwood (based on books by), Ford Beebe (original screenplay)

Stars:

Johnny Sheffield, Karen Sharpe, Walter Sande

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Johnny Sheffield	...	Bomba
Karen Sharpe	...	Linda Ward
Walter Sande	...	Mr. Ward
Suzette Harbin	...	Princess Baru
Martin Wilkins	...	Gamboso the Usurper
Morris Buchanan	...	Chief Kokoli
Leonard Mudie	...	Commissioner Andy Barnes
Don Blackman	...	Umgala, Baru's Henchman
Amanda Randolph	...	Linasi
Bruce Carruthers	...	Constable
Roy Glenn	...	Kaje
Jack Clisby	...	Messenger
Bill Walker	...	The Wards' Headman
Kimbbo the Chimp	...	Kimbbo

Storyline

Bomba decides he wants to know more about his parents and sets out to find out what happened to them. He learns they were in contact with a tribe that he knows little about but the tribal chief and his daughter are evasive and clearly hiding something. One of the tribesman befriends him however and tells him that the current chief is not the hereditary leader of the tribe and was behind the death of Bomba's parents. They set out to find their graves.

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Plot Keywords:

bomba | tribe | jungle | daughter | pagan | 

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Taglines:

VENGEANCE STRIKES IN THE HIDDEN PARADISE OF A PAGAN PRIESTESS!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jungle Girl

Filming Locations:

Baldwin Ranch, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Bomba: I come in peace.

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Connections

Follows Bomba and the Hidden City (1950)

User Reviews

Bomba And The Usurper

This film in the Bomba series finds Johnny Sheffield both finding out his true identity and dealing with a usurper who has taken the leadership of the Masai tribe. The title is a real misnomer, what Sheffield has not done is find a sister.

It seems as though Bomba's real parents were government agents who knew the truth of the coup in the Masai tribe. Martin Wilkins is the usurper and he reals with help of Suzette Harbin who has the meatiest role in the film that of his daughter and chief enforcer. She's a real piece of work and goes out in quite the diva fashion.

Helping Bomba is Walter Sande who is in the Masai village on a survey and his daughter Karen Sharpe and of course that symbol of jungle authority Commissioner Barnes as played by Leonard Mudie, the other recurring character in the Bomba series.

Masai politics and Bomba's identity, makes for a nice film.