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Jungle Gents (1954)

Movie"They're GONE NATIVE...Real Gone!"
Audience Score
40
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NR 1 hr 4 minSep 5th, 1954ComedyThe Bowery Boys Collection PosterPart of The Bowery Boys Collection
When a cold medicine causes Sach to be able to smell diamonds, he and the rest of the Bowery Boys are induced by a diamond dealer to accompany him to Darkest Africa in search of a legendary cache of them.
StarringLeo GorceyHuntz HallPatrick O'Moore
DirectorEdward Bernds
WritersEdward BerndsElwood Ullman

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 5th, 1954
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Allied Artists Pictures
Movie Tags:
ghostafricaslapstick comedyjunglelioncavediamondexpeditionjewel thiefbowery boys

The Bowery Boys Collection

From Dead Ends to the East Side and finally landing in Louie's Sweet Shop in the heart of the Bowery (3rd and Canal, natch!), there was no stopping these Boys! When understudy Leo Gorcey joined the ensemble of teen thespians on stage for the Broadway hit "Dead End", Hollywood soon followed with William Wyler taking the troupe in toto for 1937's film version. Personifying the grit and heart of the kid gangs sprouting up in city slums, these little wise guys quickly stole the nation's heart. Ably anchored by the central pair of Huntz Hall and Leo Gorcey, the kids moved from "preachment" and crime pictures to straight up comedy as The Bowery Boys - and the rest is history as the boys capered through scores of pictures for over two decades!