African Treasure
1952 film directed by Ford Beebe
- May 6, 1952 (1952-05-06) (New York City)
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African Treasure is a 1952 American adventure film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Johnny Sheffield. It was the seventh in the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series,[1][2] based on the Bomba series of juvenile adventure books.
Plot
Two unscrupulous geologists force the locals to work in a hidden diamond mine. Bomba, who narrowly avoids being buried alive, rescues them and defeats the villains. Bomba demonstrates some communication skills as a jungle drummer.
There is also some underwater action in the film and a cameo by Woody Strode.[3]
Cast
- Johnny Sheffield as Bomba
- Laurette Luez as Lita Sebastian
- Martin Garralaga as Pedro Sebastian
- Lyle Talbot as Roy DeHaven
- Leonard Mudie as Andy Barnes
- Arthur Space as Greg
- Lane Bradford as Hardy
- Smoki Whitfield as Eli
References
- ^ "45 films on monogram, allied artists schedule". Los Angeles Times. Sep 7, 1951. ProQuest 166255401.
- ^ "BOMBA AND THE AFRICAN TREASURE". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 20. 1953. p. 121. ProQuest 1305820363.
- ^ Smith, Richard Harland. "African Treasure (1952)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
External links
- African Treasure at IMDb
- African Treasure at the TCM Movie Database
- African Treasure at AllMovie
- African Treasure at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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Films directed by Ford Beebe
- The Vanishing Legion (1931)
- The Pride of the Legion (1932)
- Law Beyond the Range (1935)
- The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935)
- The Man from Guntown (1935)
- Stampede (1936)
- Jungle Jim (1937)
- West Bound Limited (1937)
- Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
- The Phantom Creeps (1939)
- Oklahoma Frontier (1939)
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
- The Green Hornet (1940)
- Son of Roaring Dan (1940)
- The Masked Rider (1941)
- Night Monster (1942)
- Frontier Badmen (1943)
- Enter Arsène Lupin (1944)
- The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
- Easy to Look At (1945)
- My Dog Shep (1946)
- Six-Gun Serenade (1947)
- Courtin' Trouble (1948)
- Shep Comes Home (1948)
- Texas Manhunt (1949)
- Satan's Cradle (1949)
- The Dalton Gang (1949)
- Bomba, the Jungle Boy (1949)
- Bomba on Panther Island (1949)
- The Lost Volcano (1950)
- The Hidden City (1951)
- The Lion Hunters (1951)
- Elephant Stampede (1952)
- African Treasure (1952)
- Bomba and the Jungle Girl (1952)
- Safari Drums (1953)
- The Golden Idol (1954)
- Killer Leopard (1954)
- Lord of the Jungle (1955)
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