Johnny sheffield, formerly boy in the tarzan pictures. It was the first in a 12film series featuring bomba. Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 ford beebe, johnny sheffield, peggy. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Bomba and his best pals, the elephants, find themselves in trouble with some ivory hunters.
Bomba, the jungle boy is a series of adventure books for boys. Bomba on panther island, poster, johnny sheffield, as bomba, the jungle boy, lita baron, 1949. Inspired by the adventurebook series by roy rockwood, monograms bomba the jungle boy was the first of a series of twelve bomba pictures. Johnny sheffield boy in johnny weissmullers tarzans stars, rescuing lost travelers, fighting fierce beasts and vanquishing deadly human foes. Bomba the jungle boy movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. He was a super guy, full of life and fun to be with. Bomba, the jungle boy simple english wikipedia, the free. George harland and his daughter pat are photographers who discover a wild boy in the jungle. In excitementpacked talesof gem smugglers, stampeding elephants, bombas quest to learn about his parents and more, the jungle boy again shows he is an alltime matinee hero. Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 the movie database tmdb. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of bomba the jungle boy with exclusive news, pictures. Johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner, onslow stevens, charles irwin, smoki whitfield, martin wilkins. Johnny sheffield, fresh from playing boy in the tarzan series, was immediately dropped into.
Heermance, otho lovering, gordon wiles, raymond boltz jr. African treasure, bomba and the jungle girl, safari drums, the golden idol, the killer leopard,lord of the jungle. Bomba on panther island is a 1949 english film stars johnny sheffield, ford beebe, allene roberts, harry lewis, bill walker, smoki whitfield, martin wilkins, lita baron, charles irwin, ford beebe, roy rockwood, walter mirisch, william a. Bomba and the hidden city 1950 with sue england and paul guilfoyle the lost volcano 1950 with marjorie lord, donald woods, elena verdugo, and tommy ivo bomba on panther island 1949 with allene roberts and lita baron bomba, the jungle boy 1949 with peggy ann garner. After returning to high school to complete his studies, sheffield was signed by monogram pictures later allied artists in 1949 to make a dozen bomba films. Johnny sheffield, formerly boy in the tarzan pictures, stars as bomba. Peggy ann garner and johnny sheffield in bomba, the jungle boy 1949 oto in bomba, the jungle boy 1949 johnny sheffield in. When sheffield outgrew that part, monogram studios signed him for the role of bomba in a series of 12 films that ran from 1949 to 1955. Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 stream and watch online. George harland and his daughter, patricia, are photographers who discover a wild boy in the jungle. Johnny sheffield originated the role of boy in the tarzan film series. A photographer and his daughter arrive in africa hoping to capture the local wildlife on film.
Volume 1, dvd, full frame, manufactured on demand, dolby, mono sound, action adventure, 883316734506. The first ten are set in south america, where bomba, a white boy who grew up in the jungle. Johnny sheffield, the maturing boy of the tarzan films, continued adventuring through the veldt in this popular series of jungle actioners from monogram. Though written with good craftsmanship, the basic pleasure of this soolditcreaks story is a satisfied curiosity. The first series of 10 books had bomba in south american settings, and the second series of 10 books placed bomba in africa. The books were made by the stratemeyer syndicate, and were written under the pen name roy rockwood. Bomba the jungle boy cover 1 page report information pencils jack sparling inks jack sparling colors. Bomba the jungle boy was the first of the tarzan imitations appearing in 20 novels starting in 1926 that told the tale of a white boy raise in the rainforests of south american in the first 10 and. Bomba on panther island, poster, johnny sheffield, lita baron. These lowbudget, but very cool, jungle films are based on the popular young peoples bomba, the jungle boy books by roy rockwood that were published from 1926 to 1938. George harland and his daughter patricia are in the african jungle to photograph animals. Bomba the hidden city 1950 bomba the jungle boy 1949 bomba the lion hunters 1951 bomba the lost volcano 1950 jack lemon double features. Jungle thrills abound in the final six films of the series based on the popular adventure novels.
However, he was immediately signed by monogram studios to star in bomba, the jungle boy 1949, based on roy rockwoods. In excitementpacked tales of gem smugglers, stampeding elephants, bombas quest to learn about his parents and more, the jungle boy again shows he is an alltime matinee hero. When pat becomes lost, bomba brings her back, overcoming plagues of. Bomba the jungle boy is a series of american boys adventure books produced by the stratemeyer syndicate under the pseudonym roy rockwood and. Bomba the jungle boy 1949 full movie online free english. African treasure, bomba and the jungle girl, safari drums, the golden idol, the killer leopard, lord of the jungle. They were first published by cupples and leon beginning in 1926. From the novels that thrilled millions came a popular 12film series that swept viewers into the heroic exploits of bomba, the boy growing up in the wilds. Johnny sheffield who stars in the role of bomba, the jungle boy also played the role of boy in the 1939 johnny wiessmuller tarzan movie tarzan finds a son. A wildlife photographer onslow stevens and his teenage daughter find more than they expected on safari when they encounter bomba, the jungle boy 1949. Many of the bomba titles, of which there were 20 in all, were written by duffield. The movies included here are african treasure, bomba and the jungle girl both 1952, safari drums 1953, the golden idol, killer leopard both 1954. They discover something altogether different when they find a young white boy living there.
Another former child performer, peggy ann garner, costars as pat harland, who with her. The first series of 10 books had bomba in south american settings, and. From monograms bomba, the jungle boy with peggy ann garner. Johnny sheffield, fresh from playing boy in the tarzan series, was immediately dropped into another serial as bomba the jungle boy. Celebrating monogram pictures exciting movie serial bomba starring johnny sheffield. While books with these covers are all generally regarded as first editions, they actually consist of several different print editions. Sheffield starred in 12 bomba movies in all, the product of monogram studios later allied artists between 1949 55, of which the last six are collected in bomba the jungle boy volume 2.
Johnny sheffield, child actor who played boy in the 1940s tarzan movies starring johnny weissmuller and then starred in his own film series as bomba the jungle boy, died oct. It does fill in some of bombas backstory concerning his parents and how he wound up abandoned in the jungle as an infant. In this, the first of the series, photographer george harland. The jungle girl of the title is not a jungle girl in the way that bomba is a jungle boyshes just an american visitor in khaki. The name roy rockwood was a house pseudonym used by the stratemeyer syndicate for boys adventure books including the deep sea series, the speedwell boys series, the dave fearless series, and bomba the jungle boy. When patricia become lost, bomba brings her back, overcoming plagues of locusts, forest fires and fierce wild animals. Bomba, the jungle boy bomba series book by roy rockwood. Bomba the jungle boy among the slaves or, daring adventures in the valley of the skulls by roy rockwood 3. Read the full synopsis of bomba, the jungle boy, 1949, directed by ford beebe, with johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner, onslow stevens, at turner classic movies. With johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner, onslow stevens, charles irwin. Bomba, the jungle boy is a 1949 american adventure film directed by ford beebe.
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