Friday, December 16, 2011

The Hidden City (1950)


Monogram Pictures
Directed by Ford Beebe
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

A more apt title might be: "Bomba Reluctantly Gets a Girlfriend". Zita is the pretty daughter of a local merchant in the "hidden city", which looks more like leftover sets from an old Monogram serial. He tries to get her married off to the cruel ruler, but she is more interested in jungle boy Bomba. She follows him into the jungle where Bomba has to catch her food, show her where to sleep, carry her across the river, etc. Well, it turns out Zita is actually a long lost princess, and they must ward off the current leaders who would rather see her and Bomba dead. Barely acceptable escapist entertainment, even by Saturday matinee standards.

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