Congo Bill (serial)
| Congo Bill | |
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 Original poster for Congo Bill | |
| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet Thomas Carr |
| Written by | George H. Plympton Arthur Hoerl Lewis Clay |
| Based on | |
| Starring | Don McGuire Cleo Moore Jack Ingram I. Stanford Jolley Leonard Penn Nelson Leigh |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 chapters |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Congo Bill (1948) is a Columbia movie serial based on the DC Comics character Congo Bill, later named Congorilla.
Plot
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 248. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
External links
[edit]- Congo Bill at IMDb
- Congo Bill at AllMovie
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