
Tarzan and His Mate(1934)
Harry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.


“Darkest Africa's most daring hero!”
An Air Force captain is assigned to find some missing top-secret microfilm.

Buster Crabbe
Thunda / Roger Drum

Gloria Dea
Princess Pha

Leonard Penn
Boris

Rick Vallin
Andreov

Jack Ingram
Clark

Nick Stuart
Degar

William Fawcett
High Priest

Neyle Morrow
Nahee
Bart Davidson
Alexis
Rusty Wescoatt
Kor
King of the Congo is a adventure film released in 1952 exploring themes of jungle, movie serial. Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, it stars Buster Crabbe, Gloria Dea, Leonard Penn. An Air Force captain is assigned to find some missing top-secret microfilm.
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