Bomba, the jungle boy volume 2 african treasurebomba and. Harvey was a good actor but has nothing to do but mostly stand around while narration in his head is heard on the sound track or hes doing. Released 1949, bomba, the jungle boy stars johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner, onslow stevens the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 10 min. Johnny sheffield april 11, 1931october 15, 2010 was an american child actor. The bomba the jungle boy series by roy rockwood named author notes. Bomba the jungle boy cover 1 page report information pencils jack sparling inks jack sparling colors.
Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 ford beebe, johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner, onslow stevens, adventure april 3, 2017 george harland and his daughter patricia are in the african jungle to photograph animals. Bomba, the jungle boybomba on panther islandthe lost volcanobomba and the hidden citythe lion hunterselephant stampede. 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. Bomba lived far back in the jungles of the amazon with a halfdemented naturalist who told the lad nothing of his past. Johnny sheffield, bomba the jungle boy, 1949 stock photo. Bomba discovers that a race of intelligent treemen were working with viracocha so that he could pretend to control plants. Bomba the jungle boy and the hostile chieftain, or, a hazardous trek to the sea roy.
In 1949, monogram pictures brought bomba to the screen with johnny sheffield. When a photographer and his daughter travel to the wilds of africa, the girl faces certain death until rescued by bomba, the jungle boy. Bomba the jungle boy is a 1949 film about a father and daughter. Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 the movie database tmdb. The movies are all juvenile jungle adventure tales with lots of stock. Inspired by the adventurebook series by roy rockwood, monograms bomba the jungle boy was the first of a series of twelve bomba pictures. Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 fatheranddaughter photographers onslow stevens, peggy ann garner find a teenage boy johnny sheffield living wild. Many of the bomba titles, of which there were 20 in all, were written by duffield. Johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner, onslow stevens, charles irwin en smoki whitfield. Bomba the jungle boy is a 1949 film about a father and daughter who discover a child who lives in the jungle. The jungle boy was a lover of birds, and hunted animals with a bow and arrow and his trusty machete. Jul 08, 2014 jungle thrills abound in the final six films of the series based on the popular adventure novels. Rare and selected movies from all genres free download. Bomba the jungle boy in the abandoned city, or, a treasure ten thousand years old by roy rockwood and a great selection of related books, art and.
The end of the bomba films coincided with the end of all such bmovie series and chapter serials as movie attendance fell and lowbudget film work moved to television. Bomba the jungle boy is pretty much just boy from the tarzan movies grown up. Johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner, onslow stevens, charles irwin, smoki whitfield, martin wilkins. Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 fatheranddaughter photographers onslow stevens, peggy ann garner find a teenage boy johnny sheffield living wild in africa. 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. Full movie online free george harland and his daughter pat are photographers who discover a wild boy. George harland and his daughter patricia are in the african jungle to photograph animals. Bomba the jungle boy 1 dvd movie video at cd universe, from the novels that thrilled millions came a popular 12film series that swept viewers into the heroic exploits. Johnny sheffield stars and there could be none better for the bomba role than the actor who. Starring johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner and onslow stevens.
Although im not exactly sure how grown up hes supposed to be as he looks like an adult sheffield was 18 at the time but is treated like a young teen by other characters throughout the series. After playing the role eight times, the now teenaged sheffield moved into the primary role in a jungle series of his own. A bit grueling even at 70 minutes apiece, bomba the jungle boy, volume 2 exemplifies the last gasps of the classical hollywood jungle movie, a tired genre overdue for a major shakeup, which is what eventually happened with the tarzan series. Celebrating monogram pictures exciting movie serial bomba starring johnny sheffield. Released 1949, bomba, the jungle boy stars johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner, onslow stevens the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 10 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Johnny sheffield was let go by tarzan film producer sol lesser, and was then casted in the bomba the jungle boy series, based on a popular novel series. Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 stream and watch online. The bomba films arent terrible, just worn out and uninspired. Bomba the jungle boy and the hostile chieftain, or, a hazardous. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. You are cordially invited to attend the wedding of lois lane and superman. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. When pat becomes lost, bomba brings her back, overcoming plagues of locusts, forest fires and fierce wild animals.
They were first published by cupples and leon beginning in 1926. 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. He won the part of boy in the 1939 movie tarzan finds a son. Bomba the jungle boy in the abandoned city, or, a treasure ten thousand years old by roy rockwood and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Watch or download bomba, the jungle boy 1949 full movie. African treasure, bomba and the jungle girl, safari drums, the golden idol, the killer leopard,lord of the jungle. He costarred with johnny weissmuller in seven more tarzan movies. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your oldest. When pat become lost, bomba brings her back, overcoming plagues of locusts, forest. Jungle thrills abound in the final six films of the series based on the popular adventure novels. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits.
Young pat harland peggy ann garland becomes separated from her father onslow stevens, who has come to photograph the unexplored jungle, but she is rescued by bomba johnny sheffieldtarzan films. The first ten are set in south america, where bomba. Sheffield tried to continue his familiar jungle roles by playing bantu the zebra boy in a tv pilot produced by his father. Jun 22, 2016 eventually, weismullers tarzan even had a son, known simply as boy and played by a young actor named johnny sheffield. It was the first in a 12film series featuring bomba. Bomba the jungle boy in the abandoned city by roy rockwood. Inspired by the adventurebook series by roy rockwood, monograms bomba the jungle boy was the first of a series of twelve. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Jungle boy b9055c from alamys library of millions of. While books with these covers are all generally regarded as first editions, they actually consist of several different print editions. With johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner, onslow stevens, charles irwin. Johnny sheffield, maureen osullivan and johnny weissmuller in tarzans new york adventure, 1942. The books were made by the stratemeyer syndicate, and were written under the pen name roy rockwood.
Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 ford beebe, johnny sheffield. Johnny sheffield boy in johnny weissmullers tarzans stars, rescuing lost travelers, fighting fierce beasts and vanquishing deadly human foes. Enjoy a five star series from a time long gone, of a boy who grew up in the jungle and knew his way around the tree tops just as agile as his monkey friends. Frances kavanaughs and bob tanseys take on the tarzanbomba the jungle boy franchise is almost completely without merit of any kind. Buy a cheap copy of bomba, the jungle boy bomba series book by roy rockwood. Johnny sheffield simple english wikipedia, the free. Johnny sheffield, formerly boy in the tarzan pictures. The johnny sheffield page at brians drivein theater offers photos, biography and filmography information, and dvd and memorabilia sources for actor johnny sheffield. They discover something altogether different when they find a young white boy living there. Frances kavanaughs and bob tanseys take on the tarzan bomba the jungle boy franchise is almost completely without merit of any kind. The first ten are set in south america, where bomba, a white boy who grew up in the jungle. Bomba in the books took place in the amazon jungle, but in films was moved to africa, but it was a perfect role for the prince of the jungle, films son of tarzan.
The hidden city johnny sheffield as bomba the jungle boy sue england damian oflynn leon belasco based on the bomba books by roy rockwood produced by walter mirisch directed by ford beebe monogram pictures movie poster. Bomba, the jungle boy is a series of adventure books for boys. I hesitate to call jack schwarz a schlock, bottom of the barrel producer only because in the ten or so years he produced films a few of his b productions had merit. George harland and his daughter pat are photographers who discover a wild boy in the jungle. Bomba the jungle boy, bomba on panther island, the lost volcano, the hidden city, the lion hunters and elephant stampede. Johnny sheffield as boy stock photos and images alamy. Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 ford beebe, johnny sheffield, peggy.
Bomba the jungle boy is a series of american boys adventure books produced by the stratemeyer syndicate under the pseudonym roy rockwood and. Sep 28, 2016 bomba, the jungle boy 1949 directed by ford beebe. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Johnny sheffield stars and there could be none better for the bomba role than the actor who played boy in the weissmuller tarzans.
Eventually, weismullers tarzan even had a son, known simply as boy and played by a young actor named johnny sheffield. The name roy rockwood was a house pseudonym used by the stratemeyer syndicate for boy s adventure books including the deep sea series, the speedwell boys series, the dave fearless series, and bomba the jungle boy. Bomba, the jungle boy is a 1949 american adventure film directed by ford beebe. Child actor johnny sheffield found fame supporting johnny weissmuller in tarzan films before starring in the bomba series of films in the 1950s. Bomba, the jungle boy volume 2 african treasurebomba and the jungle girlsafari drumsgolden idolkiller leopard and more. Bomba, the jungle boy simple english wikipedia, the free. Separated from his parents since childhood, a young boy, who has been brought up in the jungle by an old naturalist, begins the long search for his true identity. Bomba, the jungle boy johnny sheffield peggy ann garner onslow stevens 1949 fatheranddaughter photographers onslow stevens, peggy ann garner find a teenage boy johnny sheffield living wild in africa. Bomba, the jungle boy volume 2 african treasurebomba. Cast and crew credits for bomba, the jungle boy, 1949, directed by ford beebe, with johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner, onslow stevens, at turner classic movies. The first of this series is our movie today1949s bomba, the jungle boy.
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