screenshots / The Golden Idol / 1954 Monogram Pictures


Johnny Sheffield's tenth appearance as Bomba, the Jungle Boy is a thrilling adventure and a sort of sequel to the fourth film in the series "The Hidden City". It is revealed that Bomba has in his possession the Golden Idol of Watusi which is sought after by an evil prince who has hired a cold-blooded hunter to retrieve it from the jungle boy.

The role of Abdullah is played by actor Rick Vallin who had previously appeared in Jungle Jim (1948), Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949), Jungle Manhunt (1951), King of the Congo (1952) and Voodoo Tiger (1952).