When pat become lost, bomba brings her back, overcoming plagues of locusts, forest. 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. Johnny sheffield april 11, 1931october 15, 2010 was an american child actor. He won the part of boy in the 1939 movie tarzan finds a son. The books were made by the stratemeyer syndicate, and were written under the pen name roy rockwood. 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. Bomba the jungle boy is a 1949 film about a father and daughter.
Full movie online free george harland and his daughter pat are photographers who discover a wild boy. Bomba, the jungle boy simple english wikipedia, the free. Bomba lived far back in the jungles of the amazon with a halfdemented naturalist who told the lad nothing of his past. Frances kavanaughs and bob tanseys take on the tarzan bomba the jungle boy franchise is almost completely without merit of any kind. Bomba the jungle boy is a series of american boys adventure books produced by the stratemeyer syndicate under the pseudonym roy rockwood and. 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. English spanish french japanese italian german swedish greek danish. Bomba, the jungle boybomba on panther islandthe lost volcanobomba and the hidden citythe lion hunterselephant stampede. 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. The bomba the jungle boy series by roy rockwood named author notes.
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. Movie 212 in the bomba the jungle boy series starring johnny sheffield from the tarzan movies bomba the jungle boy must stop a. Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 the movie database tmdb. Bomba, the jungle boy volume 2 african treasurebomba and the jungle girlsafari drumsgolden idolkiller leopard and more. 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. It was the first in a 12film series featuring bomba. 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. In 1949, monogram pictures brought bomba to the screen with johnny sheffield. Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The first ten are set in south america, where bomba. Bomba, the jungle boy volume 2 african treasurebomba. Bomba, the jungle boy is a series of adventure books for boys. The bomba films arent terrible, just worn out and uninspired. Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 ford beebe, johnny sheffield, peggy.
Inspired by the adventurebook series by roy rockwood, monograms bomba the jungle boy was the first of a series of twelve. 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 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. 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. Eventually, weismullers tarzan even had a son, known simply as boy and played by a young actor named johnny sheffield. Jul 08, 2014 jungle thrills abound in the final six films of the series based on the popular adventure novels. 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. 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. George harland and his daughter pat are photographers who discover a wild boy in the jungle. Jungle boy b9055c from alamys library of millions of. Bomba, the jungle boy bomba series book by roy rockwood. Johnny sheffield simple english wikipedia, the free. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf.
After playing the role eight times, the now teenaged sheffield moved into the primary role in a jungle series of his own. He also played bomba, the jungle boy in 12 movies between 1949 and 1955. While books with these covers are all generally regarded as first editions, they actually consist of several different print editions. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Johnny sheffield as boy stock photos and images alamy. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. 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. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Jun 22, 2016 eventually, weismullers tarzan even had a son, known simply as boy and played by a young actor named johnny sheffield. They were first published by cupples and leon beginning in 1926. 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.
Many of the bomba titles, of which there were 20 in all, were written by duffield. Frances kavanaughs and bob tanseys take on the tarzanbomba the jungle boy franchise is almost completely without merit of any kind. 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. Bomba, the jungle boy is a 1949 american adventure film directed by ford beebe. Sep 28, 2016 bomba, the jungle boy 1949 directed by ford beebe. Bomba the jungle boy, bomba on panther island, the lost volcano, the hidden city, the lion hunters and elephant stampede. Bomba discovers that a race of intelligent treemen were working with viracocha so that he could pretend to control plants. You are cordially invited to attend the wedding of lois lane and superman. Celebrating monogram pictures exciting movie serial bomba starring johnny sheffield. 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.
Bomba the jungle boy and the hostile chieftain, or, a hazardous. 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. Sheffield tried to continue his familiar jungle roles by playing bantu the zebra boy in a tv pilot produced by his father. 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 movies are all juvenile jungle adventure tales with lots of stock. Buy a cheap copy of bomba, the jungle boy bomba series book by roy rockwood. Bomba the jungle boy cover 1 page report information pencils jack sparling inks jack sparling colors. With johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner, onslow stevens, charles irwin.
He costarred with johnny weissmuller in seven more tarzan movies. Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 fatheranddaughter photographers onslow stevens, peggy ann garner find a teenage boy johnny sheffield living wild in africa. Johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner, onslow stevens, charles irwin, smoki whitfield, martin wilkins. Johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner, onslow stevens, charles irwin en smoki whitfield.
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 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 the jungle boy and the hostile chieftain, or, a hazardous trek to the sea roy. Jungle thrills abound in the final 6 films of the series based on the popular adventure novels. When pat becomes lost, bomba brings her back, overcoming plagues of locusts, forest fires and fierce wild animals. Starring johnny sheffield, peggy ann garner and onslow stevens. Johnny sheffield, formerly boy in the tarzan pictures. 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. Johnny sheffield stars and there could be none better for the bomba role than the actor who played boy in the weissmuller tarzans.
Bomba the jungle boy is pretty much just boy from the tarzan movies grown up. 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. 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. Bomba, the jungle boy volume 2 african treasurebomba and. Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 ford beebe, 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. Inspired by the adventurebook series by roy rockwood, monograms bomba the jungle boy was the first of a series of twelve bomba pictures. The jungle boy was a lover of birds, and hunted animals with a bow and arrow and his trusty machete. Rare and selected movies from all genres free download. Johnny sheffield stars and there could be none better for the bomba role than the actor who.
Bomba the jungle boy is a 1949 film about a father and daughter who discover a child who lives in the jungle. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your oldest. Johnny sheffield peggy ann garner onslow stevens 1949 fatheranddaughter photographers onslow stevens, peggy ann garner find a teenage boy johnny sheffield. The first ten are set in south america, where bomba, a white boy who grew up in the jungle. 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. 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 1949 stream and watch online. Johnny sheffield, bomba the jungle boy, 1949 stock photo. Bomba, the jungle boy 1949 fatheranddaughter photographers onslow stevens, peggy ann garner find a teenage boy johnny sheffield living wild. The first of this series is our movie today1949s bomba, the jungle boy. Bomba the jungle boy in the abandoned city by roy rockwood. Jungle thrills abound in the final six films of the series based on the popular adventure novels. Johnny sheffield boy in johnny weissmullers tarzans stars, rescuing lost travelers, fighting fierce beasts and vanquishing deadly human foes.
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