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| caption = Original poster for ''Congo Bill'' | | caption = Original poster for ''Congo Bill'' | ||
| director = [[Spencer Gordon Bennet]]<br />[[Thomas Carr (director)|Thomas Carr]] | | director = [[Spencer Gordon Bennet]] <br /> [[Thomas Carr (director)|Thomas Carr]] | ||
| producer = | | producer = | ||
| writer = [[George H. Plympton]]<br /> [[Arthur Hoerl]]<br />Lewis Clay | | writer = [[George H. Plympton]] <br /> [[Arthur Hoerl]] <br /> Lewis Clay | ||
| based_on = {{based on|[[Congorilla]]||[[Whitney Ellsworth]]|[[George Papp]]}} | | based_on = {{based on|[[Congorilla]]||[[Whitney Ellsworth]]|[[George Papp]]}} | ||
| starring = [[Don McGuire (actor)|Don McGuire]]<br />[[Cleo Moore]]<br />[[Jack Ingram (actor)|Jack Ingram]]<br />[[I. Stanford Jolley]]<br />[[Leonard Penn]]<br />[[Nelson Leigh]] | | starring = [[Don McGuire (actor)|Don McGuire]] <br /> [[Cleo Moore]] <br /> [[Jack Ingram (actor)|Jack Ingram]] <br /> [[I. Stanford Jolley]] <br /> [[Leonard Penn]] <br /> [[Nelson Leigh]] | ||
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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
A girl is about to inherit a fortune, but she is missing in Africa. Her family engages Congo Bill, an adventurer, to find her, and bring her back to civilization. He follows a legend about a mysterious White Queen, but his path is full of difficulties, by an inhospitable jungle, and the man who will lose the fortune if the girl is found alive | A girl is about to inherit a fortune, but she is missing in Africa. Her family engages Congo Bill, an adventurer, to find her, and bring her back to civilization. He follows a legend about a mysterious White Queen, but his path is full of difficulties, by an inhospitable jungle, and the man who will lose the fortune if the girl is found alive. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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* Producer: [[Sam Katzman]] | * Producer: [[Sam Katzman]] | ||
* Cinematographer: [[Ira Morgan]] | * Cinematographer: [[Ira Morgan]] | ||
* Art | * Art director: [[Paul Palmentola]] | ||
* Editors: [[Earl Turner (film editor)|Earl Turner]], [[Dwight Caldwell]] | * Editors: [[Earl Turner (film editor)|Earl Turner]], [[Dwight Caldwell]] | ||
* Sound mixer: Josh Westmoreland | * Sound mixer: Josh Westmoreland | ||
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# Treasure Trap | # Treasure Trap | ||
# The Missing Letter | # The Missing Letter | ||
<sub>Source:</sub><ref>{{cite book | <sub>Source:</sub><ref>{{cite book | last = Cline | first = William C. | title = In the Nick of Time | url = https://archive.org/details/innickoftimemot00clin | url-access = registration | year = 1984 | publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc. | isbn = 0-7864-0471-X | pages = [https://archive.org/details/innickoftimemot00clin/page/248 248] | chapter = Filmography}}</ref> | ||
}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:Films produced by Sam Katzman]] | [[Category:Films produced by Sam Katzman]] | ||
[[Category:English-language adventure films]] | [[Category:English-language adventure films]] | ||
{{comics-film-stub}} | {{comics-film-stub}} | ||
{{DC-comics-stub}} | {{DC-comics-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:46, 10 December 2024
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox film Congo Bill (1948) is a Columbia movie serial based on the DC Comics character Congo Bill, later named Congorilla.
Plot
A girl is about to inherit a fortune, but she is missing in Africa. Her family engages Congo Bill, an adventurer, to find her, and bring her back to civilization. He follows a legend about a mysterious White Queen, but his path is full of difficulties, by an inhospitable jungle, and the man who will lose the fortune if the girl is found alive.
Cast
- Don McGuire as Congo Bill, famed hunter and animal trainer
- Cleo Moore as Queen Lureen / Ruth Culver, white ruler of a forbidden valley in Africa and the missing heiress to the Culver fortune
- Jack Ingram as Cameron, mysterious trader
- I. Stanford Jolley as Bernie McGraw, villainous trustee of the Culver fortune
- Leonard Penn as Andre Bocar, owner of the seedy African bar The Green Parrot Inn, in Bernie McGraw's pay and working for his own ends
- Nelson Leigh as Dr Greenway
- Charles King as Kleeg, employee of Andre Bocar in The Green Parrot Inn
- Armida Vendrell as Zalea
- Hugh Prosser as Morelli
- Neyle Morrow as Kahla
- Fred Graham as Villabo
- Rusty Wescoatt as Ivan
- Anthony Warde as Rogan
- Stephen Carr as Tom McGraw, murdered brother of Bernie McGraw and trustee of the Culver fortune
- William Fawcett as Blinky
- Knox Manning as Narrator
- Frank O'Connor as Frank, cafe clerk
- Eddie Parker as torturer
- Stanley Price as Nagu's friend
Crew
- Directors: Thomas Carr, Spencer Gordon Bennet
- Producer: Sam Katzman
- Cinematographer: Ira Morgan
- Art director: Paul Palmentola
- Editors: Earl Turner, Dwight Caldwell
- Sound mixer: Josh Westmoreland
Chapter titles
- The Untamed Beast
- Jungle Gold
- A Hot Reception
- Congo Bill Springs a Trap
- White Shadows in the Jungle
- The White Queen
- Black Panther
- Sinister Schemes
- The Witch Doctor Strikes
- Trail of Treachery
- A Desperate Chance
- The Lair of the Beast
- Menace of the Jungle
- Treasure Trap
- The Missing Letter
Source:[1]
See also
References
External links
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