Zamba (1949)
Like the pounding beat of jungle drums !
Jenny and her six-year-old son, Tommy, are flying over the Belgian Congo when they are forced to bail out and become separated. Jenny lands in a dense jungle and is rescued by a safari headed by two wild-animal collectors, but Tommy is not found. He has amnesia and is lost, but is adopted by Zamba, a huge gorilla. He lives happily with his new family. Jenny comes back with a searching party, and Zamba, the gorilla mother, is determined to protect Tommy from his real mother.
- Date of release
- 1949-09-01
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Drama, Adventure, Action
- Director
- William Berke
Casting
- Jon Hall — Steve
- June Vincent — Jenny
- Jane Nigh — Carol
- Beau Bridges — Tommy
- George Cooper — Doug
- George O'Hanlon — Marvin
- Harry Lauter — Jim
- Darby Jones — Keega
- Theron Jackson — Kayla
- Pierre Watkin — Benton
- Alphonse Martell — Gaston
- Ray Corrigan — Zamba the Gorilla
Interesting facts
Zamba is a 1949 American adventure film directed by William Berke and starring Jon Hall and Beau Bridges. It was written by Barbara Worth.
Production
Zamba was made at Nassour Studios. It was released through Eagle-Lion Films.
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