The Lion Hunters (1951)

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Country: USA
Genres: Adventure
Release: 1951-03-25
Director: Ford Beebe
Writers: Roy Rockwood , Ford Beebe
Language: English
Stars: Johnny Sheffield , Morris Ankrum , Ann E. Todd , Douglas Kennedy , Smoki Whitfield , Davis Roberts , Woody Strode , Dion Muse , Maxie Thrower , William Washington
Runtime: 75 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Lion Hunters (United States of America) , Bomba, der Rächer (Austria) , Bomba contre les chasseurs de lions (Canada) , Lejonjägarna (Sweden) , Bomba, der Rächer , The Lion Hunters (Canada) , The Lion Hunters , Caçadores de Leões (Brazil) , Bomba og løvejægerne (Denmark) , Viidakon nuori Tarzan (Finland) , Artiglio insaguinato (Italy) , Bomba contre les chasseurs de lions (France, French Republic) , Cazadores de leones (Mexico) , Bomba and the Lion Hunters (United Kingdom) , Tarzan jr. en de leeuwenjagers (Netherlands the)
Plot: Bomba the Jungle Boy finds a wounded lion dying a slow and painful death, he finds a group on safari trapping lions for sale to zoos, which were unable to obtain such animals during the war. Tom Forbes, accompanied by his daughter Jean, is traveling downstream to join his business partner Marty Martin, who has already captured several beasts for shipment. As Bomba sets out to release the animals as soon as they are captured, he gains an ally in Jean Forbes whom he convinces the capturing and display of animals is wrong. Martin is bent on succeeding however, even if it means killing the Jungle Boy.
IMDB:tt0043746