African Treasure
Seen it?1952 | 70 min | Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at adventure lovers. A good one for when you want to be swept off somewhere else.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 10 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1952: an older pace and style.
Against stock footage of lions, elephants and wildebeasts, Bomba the Jungle Boy captures a pair of nefarious diamond smugglers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ford Beebe
- Johnny SheffieldBomba
- Laurette LuezLita Sebastian
- Leonard MudieAndy Barnes
- Arthur SpaceGreg
- Lane BradfordHardy
- Martín GarralagaPedro Sebastian
- Lyle TalbotRoy DeHaven, alias Pat Gilroy
- Smoki WhitfieldEli
- Woody StrodeMailman (uncredited)