The Golden Idol


The Golden Idol is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Johnny Sheffield, Anne Kimbell and Paul Guilfoyle. It was the tenth in the 12-film Bomba, [the Jungle Boy] series, based on the Bomba series of juvenile adventure books. It was produced and distributed by Allied [Artists Pictures|Allied Artists]

Plot

Prince Ali wants the Golden Idol of Watusi and hires a ruthless hunter to get it for him. Bomba has the idol and, with the help of Commissioner Barnes, Eli, and a beautiful archaeologist from the British Museum, he foils Ali's plans. Ali and the hunter are noticeably more cold-blooded than most of Bomba's adversaries.

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