A WHITE GIRL RULES THE JUNGLE...HER STRENGTH OF POWER WAS "NABONGA!"
When a treasure hunter seeks a downed airplane in the jungles of Africa, he encounters one of the passenger's young daughter, now fully grown, and with a gorilla protector.
Nabonga (1944) is a adventure, mystery and crime film directed by Sam Newfield, released on January 25, 1944 with a runtime of 1h 11m. It stars Buster Crabbe, Fifi D'Orsay, Barton MacLane and Julie London. Viewers rate it 4.4 out of 10 across 19 ratings.
Buster Crabbe
as Ray Gorman
Fifi D'Orsay
as Marie
Barton MacLane
as Carl Hurst
Julie London
as Doreen Stockwell
Bryant Washburn
as Hunter
Herbert Rawlinson
as T.F. Stockwell
Jackie Newfield
as Doreen Stockwell als Kind
Ray Corrigan
as Nabonga der Gorilla
Directed by Sam Newfield, written by Fred Myton, produced by Sigmund Neufeld.
Average viewer score of 4.4/10 from 19 ratings.
This film has quite a sincere underlying message - conveying a remarkably (for the time) enlightened mid-WWII message on racial equality. It is just let down by the poor execution - not least from a dreadfully flat Buster Crabbe as "Ray" and the man in gorilla suit. When an hunter attempts to track down a case of jewels that were on a downed aircraft many years earlier over the dense African jungle, he discovers…
Reviewed on June 30, 2022
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Nabonga (1944) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Cultpix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel and Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Nabonga (1944) includes Buster Crabbe, Fifi D'Orsay, Barton MacLane, Julie London and Bryant Washburn. The film was directed by Sam Newfield. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Nabonga was released on January 25, 1944 and runs for 1h 11m.
Nabonga (1944) holds an average rating of 4.4 out of 10 from 19 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, mystery and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
