African Treasure is a 1952 American adventure film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Johnny Sheffield. It is the seventh of the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series,[1] 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 communication skills as a jungle drummer.
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. September 7, 1951. p. 12, Part II.
External links
- African Treasure at IMDb
- African Treasure at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)
- African Treasure at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films