The best Johnny Sheffield’s adventure movies

Johnny Sheffield

Johnny Sheffield

11/04/1931- 15/10/2010
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Tarzan Triumphs

Tarzan Triumphs
6.2/10
Zandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, becomes involved after the Nazis shoot at him and capture Boy: "Now Tarzan make war!"

Tarzan Finds a Son!

Tarzan Finds a Son!
6.5/10
A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years later a search party comes to find the young heir to millions of dollars. Jane agrees, against Tarzan's will, to lead them to civilization.

Tarzan and the Amazons

Tarzan and the Amazons
6.2/10
A group of archaeologists asks Tarzan to help them find an ancient city in a hidden valley of women. He refuses, but Boy is tricked into doing the job. The queen of the women asks Tarzan to help them.

Tarzan's New York Adventure

Tarzan's New York Adventure
6.5/10
Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and his animal trainer out of the jungle. Tarzan and Jane follow them to New York.

Tarzan's Secret Treasure

Tarzan's Secret Treasure
6.4/10
A scientific expedition happens to discover that gold exists on Tarzan's escarpment. The villainous Medford and Vandermeer kidnap Jane and Boy to extort from Tarzan the location of the gold.

The Lost Volcano

The Lost Volcano
5.6/10
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Release: 25/06/1950
  • Character: Bomba
Little David Gordon lives in the jungle with his parents Ruth and Fred Gordon along with their servant Nona. David likes living there while his father captures wild animals. He's made friends with Bomba the jungle boy who has shown a great deal about life in the jungle. His parents have heard the stories of Bomba but think it's just myth along with a bit of David's imagination. When David is kidnapped by two adventurers looking for ancient treasure in the shadow of a live volcano, Bomba comes to the rescue.

Tarzan and the Huntress

Tarzan and the Huntress
6/10
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Release: 05/04/1947
  • Character: Boy
A shortage of zoo animals after World War II brings beautiful animal trainer Tanya, her financial backer and her cruel trail boss to the jungle. After negotiating a quota with the native king, they take more animals than allowed. Tarzan intervenes.

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
6.1/10
A tribe devoted to the leopard cult is dedicated to preventing civilization from moving further into Africa.

Tarzan's Desert Mystery

Tarzan's Desert Mystery
6.1/10
A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants. Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants. Along the way they befriend a stranded American lady magician.

African Treasure

African Treasure
5.1/10
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Release: 06/05/1952
  • Character: Bomba
Against stock footage of lions, elephants and wildebeasts, Bomba the Jungle Boy captures a pair of nefarious diamond smugglers.

Safari Drums

Safari Drums
5/10
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Release: 21/06/1953
  • Character: Bomba
The eighth entry in the "Bomba The Jungle Boy" series, from 1953, starring Johnny Sheffield, Douglas Kennedy, Barbara Bestar, Leonard Mudie and Emory Parnell. Directed by Ford Beebe.

Bomba on Panther Island

Bomba on Panther Island
5.2/10
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Release: 18/12/1949
  • Character: Bomba
The second of the eleven films in the "Bomba, The Jungle Boy" series.

Elephant Stampede

Elephant Stampede
5.3/10
Bomba the Jungle Boy swings into action when an elephant herd is threatened by ivory hunters.

Lord of the Jungle

Lord of the Jungle
5.6/10
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Release: 12/06/1955
  • Character: Bomba
The jungle boy tries to stop a herd of rogue elephants.

Bomba and the Hidden City

Bomba and the Hidden City
5.3/10
A photographer and his guide meet a corrupt Emir with a dirty secret. Only Bomba knows the truth and the Emir wants him silenced! Bomba defeats the Emir and his henchmen, returning a lost princess to her throne.

The Golden Idol

The Golden Idol
5.1/10
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 archeologist, he foils Ali's plans.

Bomba and the Jungle Girl

Bomba and the Jungle Girl
5.4/10
Bomba decides to find out who his parents were. He starts with Cody Casson's diary and follows the trail to a native village. An ancient blind woman tells him his parents and the village's true ruler were murdered by the current chieftain and his daughter.

The Lion Hunters

The Lion Hunters
5.4/10
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Release: 25/03/1951
  • Character: Bomba
A lion trapper and his daughter rendezvous with their hardheaded partner in the African jungle. Bomba, with some assistance from the local natives and lions, runs them off.

Bomba, the Jungle Boy

Bomba, the Jungle Boy
5.4/10
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Release: 20/03/1949
  • Character: Bomba
George Harland and his daughter Pat are photographers who discover a wild boy in the jungle. When Pat becomes lost, Bomba brings her back, overcoming plagues of locusts, forest fires and fierce wild animals.

Killer Leopard

Killer Leopard
5.3/10
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Release: 22/08/1954
  • Character: Bomba
Movie actress Linda Winters has gone into the jungle to find her lost husband Fred. Bomba the Jungle Boy helps in the rescue effort. A major obstacle facing them is a killer leopard which specializes in tearing people limb from limb.

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