King of the Congo
1952 film by Wallace Grissell, Spencer Gordon Bennet
King of the Congo is a movie serial. It is the 48th movie serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based on the comic book character "Thun'da", created by Frank Frazetta. Buster Crabbe stars as Thunda and his alter ego Capt. Roger Drum. King of the Congo was both the last Tarzan-style serial and the last serial to star Buster Crabbe.[1] Crabbe starred in nine serials between 1933 and 1952.
| King of the Congo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennett Wallace Grissell |
| Written by | Royal K. Cole Arthur Hoerl George H. Plympton |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Buster Crabbe |
| Cinematography | William Whitley |
| Edited by | Earl Turner |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | May 1, 1952 |
Running time | 252 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
References
change- ↑ Harmon, Jim; Donald F. Glut (1973). "6. Jungle "Look Out The Elephants Are Coming!"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. pp. 138. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
Other websites
change- Buster Crabbe filmography
- BFI - Film & TV database Archived 2009-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- King of the Congo on IMDb
- King of the Congo at AllMovie
