It's Bomba the Jungle Boy to the rescue when the evil Arab chieftain Ali Ben Mamoud steals a golden idol from the Watusi tribe.It's Bomba the Jungle Boy to the rescue when the evil Arab chieftain Ali Ben Mamoud steals a golden idol from the Watusi tribe.It's Bomba the Jungle Boy to the rescue when the evil Arab chieftain Ali Ben Mamoud steals a golden idol from the Watusi tribe.
Don C. Harvey
- Officer Graves
- (as Don Harvey)
Robert Bice
- Gate Guard
- (uncredited)
Kimbbo the Chimp
- Kimbbo--Chimp
- (uncredited)
Robert Lewis
- Native
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaIn the main titles of the previous entry in the Bomba series (Safari Drums) the billing for star Sheffield was changed from "Johnny Sheffield" to "John," a tacit admission that the former child star was getting a bit long-in-the-tooth to continue to be billed with a juvenile name. In this film's titles, his billing reverts to "Johnny Sheffield."
- Quotes
Joe Hawkins: I'm not sure he's got the idol with him or he'd have produced it by now.
Prince Ali Ben Mamoud: Then all we have to do is capture him and make him tell us where it's hidden.
Joe Hawkins: Sounds simple but Bomba's tough. I'm not sure you can break him.
Prince Ali Ben Mamoud: I'd enjoy trying.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Killer Leopard (1954)
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The Swim and the Watusi
A nasty Arab prince is in Africa, looking to retrieve "The Golden Idol" of Watusi. In flashback, we see Bomba (Johnny Sheffield) took the small statue from dastardly Paul Guilfoyle (as Ali Ben Mamoud), who stole it statue from the Watusi people. The "Bomba" film series was nearing its end with this substandard episode. The edited-in segments involving lions look especially cheap, but the entire production is amateurish. There are only a few highlights, if you're inclined to watch; they are shot at the swimming hole and involve some underwater photography. The pretty guest female figure, blonde Anne Kimbell (as Karen Marsh), goes for a swim with Bomba. She wears a modest, one-piece black bathing suit. Bomba wears his immodest loincloth and excels in a solo swim near the end, when he shows where "The Golden Idol" is hidden.
*** The Golden Idol (1954-01-10) Ford Beebe ~ Johnny Sheffield, Paul Guilfoyle, Anne Kimbell, Leonard Mudie
*** The Golden Idol (1954-01-10) Ford Beebe ~ Johnny Sheffield, Paul Guilfoyle, Anne Kimbell, Leonard Mudie
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- Jul 13, 2015
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- Bomba und der goldene Götze
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- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
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