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'''''The Lion Hunters''''' is a 1951 American [[adventure film]] directed by [[Ford Beebe]] and starring [[Johnny Sheffield]], [[Morris Ankrum]] and [[Ann E. Todd]]. It was the fifth in the 12-film [[Bomba, the Jungle Boy]] series.<ref>{{cite journal |id={{ProQuest|1305815223}} |title=BOMBA AND THE LION HUNTERS |journal=Monthly Film Bulletin |location=London |volume=19 |issue=216 |date=1 January 1952 |page=142 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/81466/The-Lion-Hunters/articles.html|website=Turner Classic Movies|title=The Lion Hunters}}</ref> The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]]s [[Dave Milton]] and [[Vin Taylor]]. |
'''''The Lion Hunters''''' is a 1951 American [[adventure film]] directed by [[Ford Beebe]] and starring [[Johnny Sheffield]], [[Morris Ankrum]] and [[Ann E. Todd]]. It was the fifth in the 12-film [[Bomba, the Jungle Boy]] series.<ref>{{cite journal |id={{ProQuest|1305815223}} |title=BOMBA AND THE LION HUNTERS |journal=Monthly Film Bulletin |location=London |volume=19 |issue=216 |date=1 January 1952 |page=142 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/81466/The-Lion-Hunters/articles.html|website=Turner Classic Movies|title=The Lion Hunters}}</ref> The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]]s [[Dave Milton]] and [[Vin Taylor]]. |
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==Plot Summary== |
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A lion trapper [and his daughter] rendezvous with his hardheaded partner in the African jungle. Bomba befriends the girl, Jean, and explains to her why trapping lions is not right, and she comes to understand him; he later sabotages the men's plans, and with assistance from local [[Maasai people|Masai natives]] and lions, runs them off. In this film, Bomba uses the word "Ungawa" for the first time. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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| Directed by | Ford Beebe |
| Written by | Ford Beebe Roy Rockwood |
| Produced by | Walter Mirisch |
| Starring | Johnny Sheffield Morris Ankrum Ann E. Todd |
| Cinematography | William A. Sickner |
| Edited by | Otho Lovering |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date | March 25, 1951 |
Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Lion Hunters is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Johnny Sheffield, Morris Ankrum and Ann E. Todd. It was the fifth in the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Dave Milton and Vin Taylor.
Plot Summary
A lion trapper [and his daughter] rendezvous with his hardheaded partner in the African jungle. Bomba befriends the girl, Jean, and explains to her why trapping lions is not right, and she comes to understand him; he later sabotages the men's plans, and with assistance from local Masai natives and lions, runs them off. In this film, Bomba uses the word "Ungawa" for the first time.
Cast
- Johnny Sheffield as Bomba
- Morris Ankrum as Tom Forbes
- Ann E. Todd as Jean Forbes
- Douglas Kennedy as Marty Martin
- Smoki Whitfield as Jonas
- Davis Roberts as Lohu
- Woody Strode [in his first credited role] as Walu
References
- ^ "BOMBA AND THE LION HUNTERS". Monthly Film Bulletin. 19 (216). London: 142. 1 January 1952. ProQuest 1305815223.
- ^ "The Lion Hunters". Turner Classic Movies.
External links
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