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Nabonga

  • 19441944
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
600
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Ray Corrigan, Buster Crabbe, and Julie London in Nabonga (1944)
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When a treasure hunter seeks a downed airplane in the jungles of Africa, he encounters one of the passenger's young daughter, now fully grown, and with a gorilla protector.When a treasure hunter seeks a downed airplane in the jungles of Africa, he encounters one of the passenger's young daughter, now fully grown, and with a gorilla protector.When a treasure hunter seeks a downed airplane in the jungles of Africa, he encounters one of the passenger's young daughter, now fully grown, and with a gorilla protector.
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
600
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Sam Newfield
  • Writer
    • Fred Myton(story)
  • Stars
    • Buster Crabbe
    • Fifi D'Orsay
    • Barton MacLane
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sam Newfield
  • Writer
    • Fred Myton(story)
  • Stars
    • Buster Crabbe
    • Fifi D'Orsay
    • Barton MacLane
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    • 25User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    Buster Crabbe in Nabonga (1944)
    Buster Crabbe and Julie London in Nabonga (1944)
    Buster Crabbe, Fifi D'Orsay, Julie London, and Barton MacLane in Nabonga (1944)
    Nabonga (1944)
    Ray Corrigan, Buster Crabbe, and Jackie Newfield in Nabonga (1944)
    Ray Corrigan and Buster Crabbe in Nabonga (1944)
    Julie London in Nabonga (1944)
    Ray Corrigan, Buster Crabbe, and Julie London in Nabonga (1944)
    Julie London in Nabonga (1944)
    Buster Crabbe and Barton MacLane in Nabonga (1944)
    Ray Corrigan, Buster Crabbe, and Julie London in Nabonga (1944)

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    Buster Crabbe
    Buster Crabbe
    • Ray Gormanas Ray Gorman
    Fifi D'Orsay
    Fifi D'Orsay
    • Marieas Marie
    Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane
    • Carl Hurstas Carl Hurst
    Julie London
    Julie London
    • Doreen Stockwellas Doreen Stockwell
    Bryant Washburn
    Bryant Washburn
    • Hunteras Hunter
    Herbert Rawlinson
    Herbert Rawlinson
    • Stockwellas Stockwell
    Prince Modupe
    • Toboas Tobo
    Jackie Newfield
    • Doreen Stockwell - as a Childas Doreen Stockwell - as a Child
    Ray Corrigan
    Ray Corrigan
    • Gorillaas Gorilla
    • (as Nabongo)
    Jack Gardner
    • Pilotas Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Humes
    Fred Humes
    • Gorilla Fighting Samson the Gorillaas Gorilla Fighting Samson the Gorilla
    • (uncredited)
    I. Stanford Jolley
    I. Stanford Jolley
    • Policemanas Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Edmund Mortimer
    Edmund Mortimer
    • Traderas Trader
    • (uncredited)
    Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
    Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
    • Native Attacking Toboas Native Attacking Tobo
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sam Newfield
    • Writer
      • Fred Myton(story) (screenplay)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      To play the role of Doreen as a child, director Sam Newfield used his own daughter, Jackie Newfield.
    • Quotes

      Marie: Oh, wait! I'm afraid of that gorilla!

      Ray Gorman: He won't hurt you - not after she's told him not to.

      Marie: And suppose she tells him different... what then?

      Ray Gorman: He'd tear you to pieces.

    • Connections
      Edited into Dark Jungle Theater: Nabonga (2015)

    User reviews25

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    Top review
    4/10
    Bearable, but unexciting
    This low-grade production is nevertheless a slight upgrade, if you can believe that, compared to "Jungle Siren" which I saw yesterday and which was also directed by Sam Newfield and starred Buster Crabbe. Don't expect too much excitement, though; the "perils of the jungle" alternate between obvious stock footage of random animals and a man in an obvious gorilla suit. At the end there is a long fistfight between Crabbe and bad guy Barton MacLane, but because they are dressed almost exactly the same, you can't tell who's punching whom! Julie London is quite stunning in her film debut. *1/2 out of 4.
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    • Jan 14, 2018

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gorilla
    • Production company
      • Sigmund Neufeld Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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