The Lost Volcano

The Lost Volcano
Directed by	Ford Beebe
Written by	Ford Beebe
Based on	Roy Rockwood (based upon characters created by)
Produced by	Walter Mirisch
Starring	Johnny Sheffield
Cinematography	Marcel Le Picard
Edited by	Richard V. Heermance (as Richard Heermance)
Music by	Ozzie Caswell
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	June 25, 1950 (1950-06-25)
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Lost Volcano is a 1950 American adventure film. It is the third in the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series, based on the Bomba series of juvenile adventure books.

Plot

The parents of a young boy named David Gordon think that Bomba is just David's imaginary friend. David is kidnapped by a pair of crooked jungle guides who are searching for a lost city's treasure. Bomba rescues David, battles a crocodile and, with the help of an erupting volcano and a python, defeats the villains.

Cast

• Johnny Sheffield as Bomba
• Donald Woods as Paul Gordon
• Marjorie Lord as Ruth Gordon
• John Ridgely as Fred Barton
• Tommy Ivo as David Gordon
• Elena Verdugo as Nona
• Don C. Harvey as Fred Higgins (as Don Harvey)
• Grandon Rhodes as Dr. Charles Langley
• Robert Lewis as Daniel

Reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote: "Every small hoy who sees this film will wish he were in David's shoes, for the production is a small boy's adventure paradise, as, along with jungle man Bomba, the lad swings from tree to tree. Pretty soon, if this business keeps up, small boys going through forests will he looking up in the trees for ape men like those heroes. Indeed, Tarzan now has a formidable rival in Bomba." ^[1]

References

1. "Bomba New Jungle Hero in 'The Lost Volcano'". Los Angeles Times . 1950-06-23. p. 7, Part II.

External links

• The Lost Volcano at IMDb
• The Lost Volcano at the TCM Movie Database