The Lost Volcano
Appearance
The Lost Volcano | |
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Directed by | Ford Beebe |
Written by | Ford Beebe |
Based on | Roy Rockwood (based upon characters created by) |
Produced by | Walter Mirisch |
Starring | Johnny Sheffield |
Cinematography | Marcel Le Picard |
Edited by | Richard V. Heermance (as Richard Heermance) |
Music by | Ozzie Caswell |
Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Lost Volcano is a 1950 American adventure film. It was the third in the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series, based on the Bomba series of juvenile adventure books.
Plot
[edit]The parents of a young boy named David Gordon (Tommy Ivo) think Bomba (Johnny Sheffield) is just an imaginary friend of their son's. Luckily, they learn differently after the boy is kidnapped by a pair of crooked jungle guides who are searching for a lost city's treasure. Bomba rescues the boy, battles a croc, and with the help of an erupting volcano and a python, finishes off the bad guys.
Cast
[edit]- Johnny Sheffield as Bomba
- Donald Woods as Paul Gordon
- Marjorie Lord as Ruth Gordon
- John Ridgely as Fred Barton
- Tommy Ivo as David Gordon
- Elena Verdugo as Nona
- Don C. Harvey as Fred Higgins (as Don Harvey)
- Grandon Rhodes as Dr. Charles Langley
- Robert Lewis as Daniel
Reception
[edit]"The Production is a small boy's paradise", said the Los Angeles Times adding that "Tarzan now has a formidable rival in Bomba."[1]
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