Buster crabbe and gloria dea in king of the congo 1952. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. King of the congo, by the natives but is still mistrusted by princess phi and her assistant nahee, still miffed that he rang the wrong gong. The king of the kongo 1929 is a mascot film serial, and was the first serial to have sound, although only partial sound part talking rather than the later and now standard alltalking productions with complete sound. The film stars robert allen, elaine shepard, john merton, wally wales, lafe mckee and tom london. The visit of king albert i to the belgian congo, 1928. A 15chapter columbia pictures serial starring buster crabbe that was loosely based on the title character from frank frazettas shortlived comic book thunda, king of the congo. King of the congo simple english wikipedia, the free.
King of the congo is my favorite columbia serial, i remember it was screened many times over the years in the 1950s, at the saturday afternoon matinees, in my local picture theater here in bentleigh, australia, was always received with great applause by the kids,me included. Trailer for the 1952 cliffhanger serial with buster crabbe as thunda. Baudouins mother died in 1935 in an automobile accident. Law of the ranger is a 1937 american western film directed by spencer gordon bennet and written by nate gatzert. King of the congo 1952 king of the congo 1952 user. Download citation the visit of king albert i to the belgian congo, 1928. This 15episode adventure was columbias 48th serial and the seventh and last starring buster crabbe. With buster crabbe, gloria dea, leonard penn, jack ingram. His father became king of the belgians, as leopold iii, in 1934 and prince baudouin became duke of brabant. Based on the comic book character thunda, king of the congo, a tarzan imitator, whose only comic of any value is the first one rendered entirely by cult artist frank frazetta, this was columbias 48th serial and the seventh and last serial starring buster crabbe. Gil eanes, the ships young page, is sent ashore to deliver greetings to the congo king. Seriales en dvd don daredevil, seriales en castellano cinefania. This poster is from chapter four entitled, thunda meets his match. Edge wear, some scuffing throughout, some creasing in corners and along right border, pinholes in all corners, slight staining along borders, singlesided.
The king of the kongo 1929 is a mascot film serial, and was the first serial to have sound, although only partial sound part talking rather than the later and now. Buster crabbe stars as thunda and his alter ego capt. Crabbe starred in nine serials between 1933 and 1952. Born clarence linden buster crabbe ii on this day, february 7, in. The film series is a complicated serial with more twists than a maze that basically centers around a u. King of the congo was both the last tarzanstyle serial and last serial to star buster crabbe. Based on the comic book character thunda, king of the congo, a tarzan imitator, whose only comic of any value is the first one rendered entirely by cult artist frank frazetta, this was columbia.
Buster crabbe and gloria dea are starring, alongside leonard penn, jack ingram, rick vallin and nick stuart. An unrestored poster with bright color and a clean overall appearance. King of the congo 1952 vintage original lobby card u. Based on the comic book character thunda, king of the congo, a tarzan imitator, whose only comic of any value is the first one render. He was portrayed by buster crabbe in the 1955 serial king of the congo, where the. Plot the film series is a complicated serial with more twists than a maze.
King of the congo 1952 15 chapters it was based on the comic book character thunda, created by frank frazetta. King of the congo classic movie cliffhanger serial dvd. He was playing the part of thunda, a character owned by magazine enterprises. King of the congo 1952 serial classic horror film board. Ironically, thundas comic book run only lasted six issues. King of the congo is a 1952 american blackandwhite 15 chapter movie serial, the 48th released by columbia pictures. Thunda is the only tarzan clone to ever feature in a serial. King of the forest rangers 1946 king of the forest rangers came in 1946, as america was getting back into peace time. This goes on for 15 chapters before thundra reunites the rock and cave people and clears the jungle of all the. Grissell, spencer gordon bennet on allmovie in this convoluted adventure serial, a u. Thunda, king of the congo archive frazetta, frank, frazetta, frank on.
Free wallpapers download of king of the congo movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Air force captain whos searching for stolen microfilm on the dark continent. Mama was queen of the mambo papa was king of the congo deep down in the jungle i start banging my first bongo every monkey like to be in my place instead of me cause im the king. This is buster crabbes last appearance in a serial. The film was released on may 11, 1937, by columbia pictures. It was produced by sam katzman, directed by spencer gordon bennet and wallace grissell, and stars buster crabbe.
An air force captain is assigned to find some missing topsecret microfilm. It was based on the comic book character thunda, created by frank frazetta. King of the congo usa, 1952 us one sheet movie poster. King of the congo is a 1952 american blackandwhite 15 chapter movie serial, the 48th.
Day 276 of colourisation project february 7 challenge. Usa an air force captain goes undercover in africa to discover why communist agents are at work there. Released on may 01 of 1952 in the usa, king of the congo is an action film. Best animal special effectes i ever saw in any jungle movie etc. In the 1933s king of the jungle, 1941s jungle man, and the 1952 serial king of the congo he played generic jungle man roles in the tarzan mode. We have 7 books to download or read online the latest is thunda, king of the congo 04 alt. When gils journey takes longer than expected, the leonor sets sail. This 1952 production was buster crabbes last serial. King of the congo was both the last tarzanstyle serial and the last serial to star buster crabbe. King of the congo 1952 serial article 2505 by dave sindelar viewing date. Twelve page pressbook for the columbia pictures serial adaptation of frank frazettas thunda, king of the congo. Usa an air force captain goes undercover in africa to. It is the 48th movie serial released by columbia pictures. Good a copy in this grade has all pages and covers, although there may be small pieces missing inside.
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