African Treasure (1952)
Directed by Ford Beebe / Ford I. Beebe
Genres - Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Family-Oriented Adventure, Jungle Film |
Release Date - May 6, 1952 (USA), May 31, 1952 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 70 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Number Seven in Monogram's Bomba the Jungle Boy series was African Treasure. This time Bomba (Johnny Sheffield) agrees to help geologist Arthur Space and his team locate a hidden diamond mine. Unfortunately for our hero, Space and his cohorts Lane Bradford and Lyle Talbot are actually jewel thieves. For a while, it looks like the villains have the upper hand, but a convenient landslide changes things. The heroine is played by voluptuous pin-up girl Laurette Luez, whose acting ability is hardly a consideration here. Stock footage from African Treasure later popped up in Monogram's Bowery Boys entry Jungle Gents, which also co-starred Laurette Luez.
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foil [thwart], opal, bad-guy, boy, capture, elephant, geology, good-guy, jungle, lion, native, old-flame, pirate [seafarer], smuggling, tramp-steamer, treasure
