a_chinn The Tarzan films declined in quality significantly after Johnny Weissmuller left the series, and even poorer of quality knock-off/unofficial spin-off series about Bomba the Jungle Boy, played by Johnny Sheffield, who played "Boy" in the Weissmuller Tarzan films, represented an even further decline. Loads of stock footage, poorly done rear projection, and lousy looking backlot jungles make this series pretty weak. This particular entry finds Bomba fighting a dangerous black panther (I only with is was the 1960s activist kind or the Marvel Cinematic Universe kind, which would have made a much more interesting of film). Bomba also has to fight some stereotypically superstitious natives.

davjazzer-43068 The highlight of this Bomba film is certainly Lita Baron. She was the sexiest of Bomba's female admirers and had a lot of the sensuality of Acquanetta from "Tarzan and the Leopard Woman". As a matter of fact she took Acquanetta's place in Weissmuller's "Jungle JIm"(1948) as member of his safari with an eye for JIm. She also performs a sexy but hilarious dance-compared to Elaine's dance in Seinfeld. She had talent-sang with Xavier Cugart and was married to Rory Calhoun. A VerySexy and Petite(4'11) Jungle Girl!

moonspinner55 Fairly weak follow-up to 1949's "Bomba, the Jungle Boy" has a better production (with much-improved nature footage from stock), but a terribly nonsensical script to contend with. Johnny Sheffield returns as Bomba, a teenage Tarzan complete with loincloth and stunted English, here tracking a killer black panther through the jungle; meanwhile, an American architect and his kid-sister (in matching pith helmets!) try persuading the jungle natives to chop down the trees to make room for their experimental farm, but the workers are scared off by the marauding beast who represents an ancient taboo. Also frightening the men is Lita Baron, a glinty-eyed French maid who may be possessed by the soul of a cat (paging Simone Simon!). Bomba certainly isn't afraid of the bewitching lass, taking momentary delight in her frisky caresses and excitable hands! Sheffield, with his thickly-sculpted physique and junior high school grin, is still a charmer...but what good can be said about a jungle adventure in which most of the action comes courtesy of the second-unit add-ons? (a buffalo fighting an alligator, for example). Monogram Pictures did keep the series going after this, but were already running low on fresh ideas. *1/2 from ****

bkoganbing Bomba On Panther Island is the one I remember best from watching the series in my childhood. Mainly because with the presence of Lita Baron in the cast the story came close to being adult.Johnny Sheffield is on a jungle island where brother and sister Harry Lewis and Allene Roberts hope to build a plantation. But on that same island is a black panther with a taste for killing humans. When the panther kills one of Bomba's little monkey friends he goes on a mission.There are two women admiring Bomba's physique in this one, Allene who is a good girl and Lita who is one sexy dish. In fact the closest sex ever came to this series was when Lita gives Bomba the come hither glance while at a jungle stream. If this had been an adult picture you better believe Bomba would have been putty in her hands. In the entire Bomba series there was never anyone else like Lita Baron in it. I think more than the kids will like Bomba On Panther Island.