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Rating: 6.5 stars

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All movies seen on 12/03/2011

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The Lost Volcano (1950)

Directed by Ford Beebe

Adventure

Overview

Little David Gordon lives in the jungle with his parents Ruth and Fred, along with their servant Nona. David likes living there while his father captures wild animals; he’s made friends with Bomba the jungle boy, who has shown him a great deal about life in the jungle. One day two adventurers come looking for ancient treasure in the shadow of a live volcano.

Rated NR | Length 76 minutes

Actors

Johnny Sheffield | Donald Woods | Marjorie Lord | John Ridgely | Tommy Ivo | Elena Verdugo | Don C. Harvey | Grandon Rhodes | Robert Lewis

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

TCM has been following up their run of Tarzan movies on Saturdays with a run of Bomba movies, starring the actor who played Tarzan’s son in later Tarzan movies (before he got too old).

This is the second Bomba movie I’ve managed to catch (though it’s the third movie in the series of, I believe, ten total) and it was more enjoyable than the first.

The plot follows the typical white people exploiting the culture/resources of the indigenous peoples for fun and profit. This time, some white hunters kidnap a boy friend of Bomba’s and force him to lead them to a fabled lost city within a supposedly dormant volcano.

Shot on a small budget and entirely on sets and at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, inevitably you get what you pay for. But that includes a now hilarious scene where Bomba wrestles with an obviously fake alligator (or is it crocodile, I never remember).

The end scene in the volcano is decently done and overall, it was an enjoyable watch. I hope to catch a few more of these over the following weeks.

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