Safari Drums
| Safari Drums | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ford Beebe |
| Written by | Ford Beebe |
| Produced by | Ford Beebe |
| Starring | Johnny Sheffield |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | Walter Hannemann |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Safari Drums is a 1953 American adventure film and starring Johnny Sheffield as Bomba. It was the ninth in the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series,[1] based on the Bomba series of juvenile adventure books.
Plot
[edit]A millionaire brings a tiger and film crew to Africa in hopes of staging a battle between the tiger and a lion. Commissioner Barnes learns that one of the crew is a murderer and asks Bomba to find out which one. The Lost Volcano erupts again (this film makes use of previously seen footage) and there is a battle between a lion and a tiger.
Cast
[edit]- Johnny Sheffield as Bomba
- Douglas Kennedy Brad Morton
- Barbara Bestar as Peggy Jethro
- Emory Parnell as Larry Conrad
- Paul Marion as Steve
- Leonard Mudie as Deputy Commissioner Barnes
- Smoki Whitfield as Eli
- Russ Conway as Collins
Reception
[edit]The Los Angeles Times called this "one of the most exciting jungle pictures you have ever seen."[2]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Safari Drums at IMDb
- Safari Drums at the TCM Movie Database
- Safari Drums at AllMovie
- Safari Drums at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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