Bomba: The Jungle Boy

Not really a handbook for jungle exploration but oddly modern in it's conservation ideas. That's a near extinct white rhino...Hey let's get it to charge us and you kill it Andy. Then the native dude gets attacked protecting the arrogant girl and she deserts him. At least he died for a noble cause. Not to mention the guards at night who stare into the campfire. Especially silly is the girl's demands YOU MUST HELP ME.....Why???? Bomba was a good guard sitting on the ground with the snakes and stinging creepy crawlers. And then he goes for help and the Great White Moron shoots him. Are they sure this isn't America in 2022??

When I sat down to watch "Bomba: The Jungle Boy" I thought I was in for a fun, goofy hour. Instead I sat through a painfully dull movie. This is my second Bomba movie and I don't want to be mean but Johnny Sheffield is deadwood on screen. He brings nothing to the table. On the plus side, Peggy Ann Garner is cute and appealing. So the stars kind of balance each other out. "Bomba: The Jungle Boy" will only stay in my memory bank for about another ten minutes.

If I am not mistaken I watched this movie in 1951 and I was just an 11 year old, and my memory fades somewhat on detail of the Film. Keep in mind, my memories of this film was from a childs viewpoint, but the best that I remember, I really enjoyed it, in particular the animals, and lot & lots of action. Bomba was just a few years older than myself and I really related to him and his escapades. I would like to see it once more as an adult, but I really don't know if any videos/dvds' are available. Thank you for reading my comments.

Bomba, the Jungle Boy is the first of the Bomba movies with Johnny Sheffield (Boy from the Weismuller Tarzan movies) as Bomba. In this first movie, a safari in Africa including a girl and her dad are photographing and filming the wildlife when the girl, Pat gets lost and Bomba finds her. They become friends and he helps her to look for the rest of the party, facing several dangers along the way including lions, leopards, a huge swarm of locusts and unfriendly natives. She is reunited with the others at the end and Bobma disappears back into the jungle. Joining Johnny Sheffield in the cast is Peggy Ann Garner as Pat, Onslow Stevens (Them!) as her dad and Bomba regular Smoki Whitfield. Bomba, the Jungle Boy is worth watching if you can get hold of a copy. Rating: 3 stars out of 5.

Bomba the Jungle Boy was an average movie but what made it great was the appearance of my little angel Peggy Ann Garner. She was 17 years old when this movie was made and her greatness was shown through her acting ,her beautiful eyes and her unique smile. Peggy Ann could act in any kind of movie be it comedy, drama, film noir or any kind of movie that existed. My little Peggy Ann is not with us any longer having left us on Tuesday, October 16,1984 but thank God we still have her through her movies. I am lucky enough to own a very rare copy of Bomba the Jungle Boy having secured it in England and when I view this rare movie and any other other Peggy Ann movies I fall in love with her all over again. God bless my little angel Peggy Ann Garner.

On safari in Africa, pretty teenager Peggy Ann Garner (as Patricia "Pat" Harland) photographs animals with father Onslow Stevens (as George). For better pictures, "glorified game warden" Charles Irwin (as Andy Barnes) and "native" Smoki Whitfield (as Eli) lead them deeper into the wild, where they meet "Teen Tarzan" Johnny Sheffield (as Bomba). The popular "Boy" from the faltering "Tarzan" movies was a natural pick for this unofficial spin-off series. While successful, it's nothing special. The first outing finds Mr. Sheffield and Ms. Garner in a tame "Tarzan and His Mate" (1934) mode. Best scene is when Garner tears her dress and Sheffield offers her his loincloth; she declines as the always-obvious stock footage inserts two chimps kissing. **** Bomba, the Jungle Boy (3/20/49) Ford Beebe ~ Johnny Sheffield, Peggy Ann Garner, Onslow Stevens, Charles Irwin

George Harland and his daughter Patricia are photographers on safari. She's making wildlife films. She encounters white jungle boy Bomba (Johnny Sheffield) who leads her through the jungle. Johnny Sheffield is 18 during 1949. This is basically a discount Tarzan Jr. The story isn't much more than the standard Tarzan plot. The sets are mostly artificial nature in interior studios. I wouldn't say that there is great chemistry with the young couple. They are very white-bread 50's American teens. The best parts may be the actual nature footage and some of the animals which adds up to about 5%. The most compelling and the most brutal would be the native lion hunt. It's 70 minutes which is about 20 minutes too long. The story isn't worth that. It's a B-movie which looks very much like a B-movie.