Congo Bill (serial)
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| Congo Bill | |
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 Original poster for Congo Bill |
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| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet Thomas Carr |
| Starring | Don McGuire Cleo Moore Jack Ingram I. Stanford Jolley Leonard Penn Nelson Leigh |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  28 October 1948 |
| Running time | 15 chapters |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Congo Bill (1948) is a Columbia movie serial based on the DC Comics character Congo Bill.
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[edit] Plot
Congo Bill searches Africa following rumours of a "White Goddess" and for an heiress, missing since her plane crashed in the wilderness. However, Bernie McGraw, the man who stands to inherit everything if Bill fails, is out to stop him.
[edit] Cast
- Don McGuire as Congo Bill, famed hunter and animal trainer
- Cleo Moore as Queen Lureen, white ruler of a forbidden valley in Africa, and as Ruth Culver, missing heiress to the Culver fortune
- Jack Ingram as Cameron, mysterious trader
- I. Stanford Jolley as Bernie McGraw, villainous trustee of the Culver fortune
- Leonard Penn as Andre Bocar, owner of the seedy African bar The Green Parrot Inn, in Bernie McGraw's pay and working for his own ends
- Nelson Leigh as Dr Greenway
- Charles King as Kleeg, employee of Andre Bocar in The Green Parrot Inn
- Armida Vendrell as Zalea
- Hugh Prosser as Morelli
- Neyle Morrow as Kahla
- Fred Graham as Villabo
- Rusty Wescoatt as Ivan
- Anthony Warde as Rogan
- Stephen Carr as Tom McGraw, murdered brother of Bernie McGraw and trustee of the Culver fortune
[edit] Chapter titles
- The Untamed Beast
- Jungle Gold
- A Hot Reception
- Congo Bill Springs a Trap
- White Shadows in the Jungle
- The White Queen
- Black Panther
- Sinister Schemes
- The Witch Doctor Strikes
- Trail of Treachery
- A Desperate Chance
- The Lair of the Beast
- Menace of the Jungle
- Treasure Map
- The Missing Letter
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Cline, William C.. "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc.. pp. 248. ISBN 078640471X.
[edit] External links
- Congo Bill at the Internet Movie Database
- Congo Bill at AllRovi
| Preceded by Superman (1948) |
Columbia Serial 'Congo Bill (1948) |
Succeeded by Bruce Gentry (1949) |
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