It's Bomba the Jungle Boy to the rescue when the evil Arab chieftain Ali Ben Mamoud steals a golden idol from the Watusi tribe.It's Bomba the Jungle Boy to the rescue when the evil Arab chieftain Ali Ben Mamoud steals a golden idol from the Watusi tribe.It's Bomba the Jungle Boy to the rescue when the evil Arab chieftain Ali Ben Mamoud steals a golden idol from the Watusi tribe.
Don C. Harvey
- Officer Graves
- (as Don Harvey)
Robert Bice
- Gate Guard
- (uncredited)
Kimbbo the Chimp
- Kimbbo--Chimp
- (uncredited)
Robert Lewis
- Native
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaIn the main titles of the previous entry in the Bomba series (Safari Drums) the billing for star Sheffield was changed from "Johnny Sheffield" to "John," a tacit admission that the former child star was getting a bit long-in-the-tooth to continue to be billed with a juvenile name. In this film's titles, his billing reverts to "Johnny Sheffield."
- Quotes
Joe Hawkins: I'm not sure he's got the idol with him or he'd have produced it by now.
Prince Ali Ben Mamoud: Then all we have to do is capture him and make him tell us where it's hidden.
Joe Hawkins: Sounds simple but Bomba's tough. I'm not sure you can break him.
Prince Ali Ben Mamoud: I'd enjoy trying.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Killer Leopard (1954)
Featured review
"It's a long run, my friends!"
Tenth entry in the "Bomba" canon is a drowsily-paced adventure with Johnny Sheffield's resourceful, likable jungle boy the only point of interest--the villains all being cut-outs right off the series' assembly-line. A hunter is hired by the nefarious Prince Ali to retrieve the Golden Idol of Watusi, which he claims is his, stolen by Bomba. Turns out the Arab chieftain forcibly took it from a native, who was left for dead; Bomba promises to get it back. A nice swimming scene between a giddy Bomba and the resident pretty girl (Anne Kimball) is the highlight here, the plot and action being extremely tired. For completists, Bomba is bound and gagged (again), overturns a boat for an underwater fight and--in an amusing Ed Wood-like moment--allows a python to drown one of the bad guys. Regulars Leonard Mudi (as Mr. Barnes) and Smoki Whitfield (as faithful guide Eli) turn in their usual solid supporting performances, but this low-budget quickie would be nothing with Sheffield. *1/2 from ****
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- moonspinner55
- May 25, 2015
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- Bomba und der goldene Götze
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- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
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