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Curse of Simba [Curse of the Voodoo] * (1965, Bryant Haliday, Dennis Price, Lisa Daniely) – Classic Movie Review 11,108

Director Lindsay Shonteff’s 1965 British-American black-and-white supernatural horror film Curse of Simba [Curse of the Voodoo] [Voodoo Blood Death] stars Bryant Haliday, Dennis Price, and Lisa Daniely, and is set in Africa but filmed in […]

Apr, 18

African Treasure [Bomba and the African Treasure] ** (1952, Johnny Sheffield, Laurette Luez, Leonard Mudie, Martin Garralaga) – Classic Movie Review 11,013

‘FABULOUS! FORBIDDEN! FEARSOME! Ruthless raiders trap white savage and jungle beauty!’ Director Ford Beebe’s simple 1952 adventure film African Treasure [Bomba and the African Treasure] stars Johnny Sheffield as Bomba and is the seventh in […]

Mar, 11

The Lion Hunters ** (1951, Johnny Sheffield, Morris Ankrum, Ann E Todd, Douglas Kennedy, Smoki Whitfield) – Classic Movie Review 11,008

Director Ford Beebe’s acceptably standard 1951 black and white Monogram Pictures adventure The Lion Hunters is the fifth Bomba the Jungle Boy series entry, again starring Johnny Sheffield as Bomba. The usual African jungle excitements […]

Mar, 10

Napoleon and Samantha *** (1972, Michael Douglas, Jodie Foster, Johnny Whitaker, Will Geer) – Classic Movie Review 9491

Director Bernard McEveety’s 1973 children’s movie Napoleon and Samantha stars youngsters Johnny Whitaker and Jodie Foster as 11-year old Napoleon and his friend Samantha, who take off with their best pal Major the Lion in […]

Mar, 09

The Lion ** (1962, William Holden, Trevor Howard, Capucine, Pamela Franklin) – Classic Movie Review 8935

Director Jack Cardiff’s 1962 romantic action adventure drama The Lion stars William Holden as American lawyer Robert Hayward, who goes to Africa to visit his ex-wife Christine (Capucine) on a wildlife reserve in Kenya, where […]

Sep, 24

The Lion King *** (2019, voices of Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogen) – Movie Review

The lion’s share of praise for The Lion King (2019) must go to its incredible technical achievement. It looks and sounds truly amazing. So huge praise and kudos go to the visual effects and animator […]

Jul, 21

Androcles and the Lion *** (1952, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Alan Young, Robert Newton, Maurice Evans, Reginald Gardiner, Elsa Lanchester) – Classic Movie Review 8631

The George Bernard Shaw play roars on to the screen in director Chester Erskine’s 1952 drama Androcles and the Lion, with its ancient Rome story of Androcles (Alan Young), the nice Christian tailor who removes a […]

Jun, 23

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