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Nabonga

Nabonga

A WHITE GIRL RULES THE JUNGLE...HER STRENGTH OF POWER WAS "NABONGA!"

19444.31h 11mNR

Overview

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.

Directed by Sam Newfield
Written by Fred Myton
Produced by Sigmund Neufeld
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Top Cast

Buster Crabbe

Buster Crabbe

Ray Gorman

Fifi D'Orsay

Fifi D'Orsay

Marie

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

Carl Hurst

Julie London

Julie London

Doreen Stockwell

Bryant Washburn

Bryant Washburn

Hunter

Herbert Rawlinson

Herbert Rawlinson

T.F. Stockwell

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Jackie Newfield

Doreen Stockwell als Kind

Ray Corrigan

Ray Corrigan

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Themes & Keywords

africagorillawhite womanjungle girl

About Nabonga

Nabonga is a adventure, mystery, crime film released in 1944 exploring themes of africa, gorilla, white woman, jungle girl. Directed by Sam Newfield, it stars Buster Crabbe, Fifi D'Orsay, Barton MacLane. 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.

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