The Golden Idol is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Johnny Sheffield, Anne Kimbell and Paul Guilfoyle. It was the tenth in the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series,[1] based on the Bomba series of juvenile adventure books. It was produced and distributed by Allied Artists
| The Golden Idol | |
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| Directed by | Ford Beebe |
| Written by | Ford Beebe |
| Produced by | Ford Beebe |
| Starring | Johnny Sheffield |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | John C. Fuller |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Allied Artists Pictures |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editPrince Ali wants the Golden Idol of Watusi and hires a ruthless hunter to get it for him. Bomba has the idol and, with the help of Commissioner Barnes, Eli, and a beautiful archaeologist from the British Museum (Anne Kimbell), he foils Ali's plans. Ali and the hunter are noticeably more cold-blooded than most of Bomba's adversaries.
Cast
edit- Johnny Sheffield as Bomba
- Anne Kimbell as Karen Marsh
- Paul Guilfoyle as Ali Ben Mamoud
- Leonard Mudie as Commissioner Andy Barnes
- Smoki Whitfield as Eli
- Rick Vallin as Abdullah
- Lane Bradford as Joe Hawkins
References
edit- ^ "GOLDEN IDOL, The". Monthly Film Bulletin. 22 (252). London: 9. 1 January 1955. ProQuest 1305820254.
External links
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