The Lion Hunters

The Lion Hunters
Directed by	Ford Beebe
Screenplay by	Ford Beebe Roy Rockwood (uncredited)
Based on	characters created by Roy Rockwood in the "Bomba Books"
Produced by	Walter Mirisch
Starring	Johnny Sheffield Morris Ankrum Ann Todd Douglas Kennedy "Woody" Strode
Cinematography	William Sickner, A.S.C.
Edited by	Otho Lovering
Music by	Marlin Skiles
Production company	Monogram Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	March 25, 1951 (1951-03-25)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Lion Hunters is a 1951 American low-budget adventure film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Johnny Sheffield, Morris Ankrum, Ann Todd (in her final feature film), Douglas Kennedy and Woody Strode, billed as "Woodrow Strode" in his first credited role. It was the fifth in the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series from poverty row Monogram Pictures, ^{[1] [2]} based on the Bomba series of juvenile adventure books. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Dave Milton and Vin Taylor.

Plot summary

A lion trapper [and his daughter] rendezvous with his hardheaded partner in the African jungle. Bomba befriends the girl, Jean, and explains to her why trapping lions is not right, and she comes to understand him; he later sabotages the men's plans, and with assistance from local Masai natives and lions, runs them off. In this film, Bomba uses the word "Ungawa" for the first time.

Cast

• Johnny Sheffield as Bomba
• Morris Ankrum as Tom Forbes
• Ann Todd as Jean Forbes
• Douglas Kennedy as Marty Martin
• Smoki Whitfield as Jonas
• Robert Davis as Lohu
• Woodrow Strode as Walu

References

1. "BOMBA AND THE LION HUNTERS". Monthly Film Bulletin. 19 (216). London: 142. 1 January 1952. ProQuest   1305815223.
2. "The Lion Hunters". Turner Classic Movies.

External links

• The Lion Hunters at IMDb
• The Lion Hunters at TCMDB
• The Lion Hunters at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films