Congo Bill (1948) - IMDb
A girl is about to inherit a fortune, but she is missing in Africa. Only then, family charges Congo Bill, an adventurer, to find her, and bring her back to civilization. He follows a legend about some White Queen, but his path is full of... See more »
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Don McGuire | ... |
Congo Bill |
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Cleo Moore | ... |
Lureen / Ruth Culver |
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Jack Ingram | ... |
Cameron |
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I. Stanford Jolley | ... |
Bernie MacGraw |
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Leonard Penn | ... |
Andre Bocar |
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Nelson Leigh | ... |
Dr. Greenway |
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Charles King | ... |
Kleeg |
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Armida | ... |
Zalea |
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Hugh Prosser | ... |
Morelli |
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Neyle Morrow | ... |
Kahla |
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Fred Graham | ... |
Villabo |
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Rusty Wescoatt | ... |
Ivan |
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Anthony Warde | ... |
Rogan |
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Stephen Carr | ... |
Tom MacGraw |
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Ray Corrigan | ... |
Gorilla (uncredited) |
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William Fawcett | ... |
Blinky [Ch. 3] (uncredited) |
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Mel Koontz | ... |
Mel - assistant lion tamer [Ch. 1] (uncredited) |
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Frank Lackteen | ... |
Nagoo - Witch Doctor (uncredited) |
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Knox Manning | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) |
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Frank O'Connor | ... |
Frank, Cafe Clerk (uncredited) |
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Eddie Parker | ... |
Torturer [Chs. 8 & 9] (uncredited) |
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Stanley Price | ... |
Tonata (uncredited) |
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Wally West | ... |
Circus Henchman [Ch. 1] (uncredited) |
| George H. Plympton | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Arthur Hoerl | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Lewis Clay | ... | (screenplay) |
| Whitney Ellsworth | ... | (based on the comic strip by) |
- Columbia Pictures (1948) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia Pictures Corporation)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1948) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Proprietary (1948) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1948) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures de Cuba (1948) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1948) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1957) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Filmonde (1957) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
| Plot Summary |
Congo Bill, a tamer of wild animals, intends to find Ruth Culver, a missing woman who has just inherited the Culver Circus, worth half a million dollars. He has heard of the existence somewhere in Africa of a white queen who might be Ruth. Once on the African continent, Congo Bill's safari gets attacked several times. The man behind all that is none other than Andre Bocar, a trafficker in cahoots with Bernie MacGraw, who hopes to capture the Culver inheritance. With the help of Cameron, a mysterious stranger, Congo Bill manages to locate Lureen, the white queen, who turns out to be Ruth Culver as the tamer had guessed. But trouble is not at an end yet. Indeed Nagu, the witch doctor, who smuggles gold with Bocar, tries to get rid of Congo Bill. To no avail, for Bill and Cameron (who happens to be a colonial officer) recover the gold and capture Bocar. Congo Bill returns to the USA with Lureen/Ruth with a view to creating new circus, even bigger than the former one. Written by Guy Bellinger |
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| Taglines | FANGS AND FURY ADVENTURE! (original ad - all caps) See more » |
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| Trivia | Chapter Titles: 1. The Untamed Beast 2. Jungle Gold 3. A Hot Reception 4. Congo Bill Springs a Trap 5. White Shadows in the Jungle 6. The White Queen 7. The Black Panther 8. Sinister Schemes 9. The Witch Doctor Strikes 10. Trail of Treachery 11. A Desperate Chance 12. The Lair of the Beast 13. Menace of the Jungle 14. Treasure Trap 15. The Missing Letter See more » |
| Goofs | Chapter seven entitled "Panther" actually is a lion. See more » |
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Narrator: With no regard for his personal safety, Congo Bill has never hesitated to risk his life to track down and capture even the most ferocious beasts of the jungle with power and speed beyond human conception. Even though trapped, these savage animals must still be trained adding new hazards to Congo Bill's thrill-packed career. A dangerous way of life, he would not trade it for any other. See more » |
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