The Lost Volcano
{{Short description|1950 film directed by Ford Beebe}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Lost Volcano
| image = File:The Lost Volcano.jpg
| caption =
| director = Ford Beebe
| producer = Walter Mirisch
| writer = Ford Beebe
| based_on = Roy Rockwood
(based upon characters created by)
| starring = Johnny Sheffield
| music = Ozzie Caswell
| cinematography = Marcel Le Picard
| editing = Richard V. Heermance
(as Richard Heermance)
| color_process = Black and white
| studio = Monogram Pictures
| distributor = Monogram Pictures
| released = {{film date|1950|6|25|}}
| runtime = 67 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}
The Lost Volcano is a 1950 American adventure film. It was the third in the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series, based on the Bomba series of juvenile adventure books.
Plot
The parents of a young boy named David Gordon (Tommy Ivo) think Bomba (Johnny Sheffield) is just an imaginary friend of their son's. Luckily, they learn differently after the boy is kidnapped by a pair of crooked jungle guides who are searching for a lost city's treasure. Bomba rescues the boy, battles a croc, and with the help of an erupting volcano and a python, finishes off the bad guys.
Cast
- Johnny Sheffield as Bomba
- Donald Woods as Paul Gordon
- Marjorie Lord as Ruth Gordon
- John Ridgely as Fred Barton
- Tommy Ivo as David Gordon
- Elena Verdugo as Nona
- Don C. Harvey as Fred Higgins (as Don Harvey)
- Grandon Rhodes as Dr. Charles Langley
- Robert Lewis as Daniel
Reception
"The Production is a small boy's paradise", said the Los Angeles Times adding that "Tarzan now has a formidable rival in Bomba."{{Cite news|title=BOMBA NEW JUNGLE HERO IN 'THE LOST VOLCANO'|date=Jun 23, 1950|work=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|166112308}}}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0042686}}
- {{TCMDb title|81890}}
{{Bomba the Jungle Boy}}
{{Ford Beebe}}
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Category:American adventure films
Category:Films directed by Ford Beebe
Category:Films produced by Walter Mirisch
Category:Monogram Pictures films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:English-language adventure films
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