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Bomba, the Jungle Boy (1949)

HE ALONE KNEW THE JUNGLE'S SECRET...ITS SAVAGE DANGERS!

Genre : Adventure

Runtime : 1H 11M

Director : Ford Beebe
Writer : Jack DeWitt

Synopsis

George Harland and his daughter Pat are photographers who discover a wild boy in the jungle. When Pat becomes lost, Bomba brings her back, overcoming plagues of locusts, forest fires and fierce wild animals.

Actors

Johnny Sheffield
Johnny Sheffield
Bomba
Peggy Ann Garner
Peggy Ann Garner
Patricia 'Pat' Harland
Onslow Stevens
Onslow Stevens
George Harland
Charles Irwin
Charles Irwin
Andy Barnes
Smoki Whitfield
Smoki Whitfield
Eli
Martin Wilkins
Martin Wilkins
Mufti
Blue Washington
Blue Washington
Native Bearer (uncredited)

Crews

Ford Beebe
Ford Beebe
Director
Walter Mirisch
Walter Mirisch
Producer
William A. Sickner
William A. Sickner
Director of Photography
Theobold Holsopple
Theobold Holsopple
Art Direction
Ilona Vas
Ilona Vas
Script Supervisor
Roy V. Livingston
Roy V. Livingston
Editor
Lloyd Garnell
Lloyd Garnell
Gaffer
Jack DeWitt
Jack DeWitt
Screenplay
Roy Rockwood
Roy Rockwood
Book
Allen K. Wood
Allen K. Wood
Production Supervisor
Tom Lambert
Tom Lambert
Sound Recordist
Edward J. Kay
Edward J. Kay
Music Director
Otho Lovering
Otho Lovering
Supervising Film Editor
Raymond Boltz Jr.
Raymond Boltz Jr.
Set Dresser
Lester A. Sansom
Lester A. Sansom
Researcher

Posters and backgrounds

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