King of the Congo
King of the Congo is a movie serial. It is the 48th movie serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based on the comic book character "Thun'da", created by Frank Frazetta. Buster Crabbe stars as Thunda and his alter ego Capt. Roger Drum. King of the Congo was both the last Tarzan-style serial and the last serial to star Buster Crabbe.[1] Crabbe starred in nine serials between 1933 and 1952.
| King of the Congo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennett Wallace Grissell |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Written by | Royal K. Cole Arthur Hoerl George H. Plympton |
| Starring | Buster Crabbe |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
| Cinematography | William Whitley |
| Edited by | Earl Turner |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | May 1, 1952 |
Running time | 252 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
References
- ↑ Harmon, Jim; Donald F. Glut (1973). "6. Jungle "Look Out The Elephants Are Coming!"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. pp. 138. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
Other websites
- Buster Crabbe filmography
- BFI - Film & TV database Archived 2009-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- King of the Congo on IMDb
- King of the Congo at AllRovi
