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The Lion Hunters
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Wikipedia article
'The Lion Hunters' is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Johnny Sheffield, Morris Ankrum and Ann E. Todd. It was the fifth in the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series. 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 E. Todd as Jean Forbes
*Douglas Kennedy as Marty Martin
*Smoki Whitfield as Jonas
*Davis Roberts as Lohu
*Woody Strode [in his first credited role] as Walu
References
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