The Lion Hunters
Directed by	Ford Beebe
Screenplay by	Ford Beebe Roy Rockwood
Based on	Roy Rockwood (based upon characters created by)
Produced by	Walter Mirisch
Starring	Johnny Sheffield Morris Ankrum Ann Todd Douglas Kennedy "Woody" Strode
Cinematography	William A. Sickner
Edited by	Otho Lovering
Music by	Marlin Skiles
Production company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	March 25, 1951
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Lion Hunters is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Johnny Sheffield, Morris Ankrum and Ann E. Todd. It was the fifth in the 12-film Bomba, the Jungle Boy series,^[1][2] based on the Bomba series of juvenile adventure books. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Dave Milton and Vin Taylor.

Plot Summary

A lion trapper [and his daughter] rendezvous with his hardheaded partner in the African jungle. Bomba befriends the girl, Jean, and explains to her why trapping lions is not right, and she comes to understand him; he later sabotages the men's plans, and with assistance from local Masai natives and lions, runs them off. In this film, Bomba uses the word "Ungawa" for the first time.

Cast

• Johnny Sheffield as Bomba
• Morris Ankrum as Tom Forbes
• Ann E. Todd as Jean Forbes
• Douglas Kennedy as Marty Martin
• Smoki Whitfield as Jonas
• Davis Roberts as Lohu
• Woody Strode [in his first credited role] as Walu