Elephant Stampede
| Elephant Stampede | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Ford Beebe |
| Written by | Ford Beebe |
| Based on | Roy Rockwood characters |
| Produced by | Walter Mirisch |
| Starring | Johnny Sheffield Donna Martell Edith Evanson |
| Cinematography | William A. Sickner |
| Edited by | William Austin |
| Music by | Raoul Kraushaar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Elephant Stampede is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Johnny Sheffield, Donna Martell and Edith Evanson. It was the sixth in the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series,[1] based on the Bomba series of juvenile adventure books.The film's sets were designed by the art director, Vin Taylor.
A new Commissioner Barnes shows up and he appears in all of the adventures which follow.
Plot
[edit]A school teacher has the locals learning to read. Her beautiful assistant is teaching Bomba, when two ivory poachers arrive in the village and try to force Bomba to lead them to a hidden cache of ivory. Bomba calls on his elephant friends to deal out the fitting finish.
Cast
[edit]- Johnny Sheffield as Bomba
- Donna Martell as Lola
- John Kellogg as Bob Warren
- Edith Evanson as Miss Banks
- Martin Wilkins as Chief Nagalia
- Myron Healey as Joe Collins
- Leonard Mudie as Andy Barnes
- Guy Kingsford as Mark Phillips
Production
[edit]The film was shot in Arcadia, California, in the botanical garden now known as the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wald And Krasna To Do 'Years Ago'". The New York Times. September 4, 1950. ProQuest 111744456(subscription required).
- "Bomba And The Elephant Stampede". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 19. 1952. p. 78. ProQuest 1305815212(subscription required). - ^ Smith, Richard Harland. "Elephant Stampede (1951)". TCM.
External links
[edit]- Elephant Stampede at IMDb
- Elephant Stampede at the TCM Movie Database
- Elephant Stampede at AllMovie
- Elephant Stampede at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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