Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Aspen Orson There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

mark.waltz Tommy Ivo is poised for his own jungle boy series that never happened as the end of the B movie was imminent. This third installment of the Monogram series has Tarzan's son, now Bomba, befriending the lonely Ivo, trying to convince his parents (Donald Woods and Marjorie Lord) of the existence of the elusive Bomba, a legend of fantasy to adults yet the obvious hero to an impressionable young boy. Add in Elena Verdugo as an exotic jungle girl and some bad white men, hidden treasure, and of course, an active volcano, and the stage is set for an action packed programmer that is satisfactory, if just barely adequate.In spite of that, Ivo holds his own opposite Johnny Sheffield as Bomba, and it's a curious idea that so early in the series, the obvious ploy to promote a possible new jungle boy now that Sheffield was not quite a boy. The film stars off slowly but quickly picks up speed when the bad guys (lead by John Ridgley) kidnap Ivo. From there on, it's adventurous fun and fraught with tension, Indiana Jones like thrills, yet silly and often melodramatic serial like camp.

utgard14 The third entry in Monogram's Bomba series starring Johnny Sheffield has our monosyllabic hero befriending the son of an animal trapper. The boy's parents (Donald Woods, Marjorie Lord) believe Bomba is the boy's imaginary friend. When some bad men try to force the boy to take them to the ruins of a lost city near an active volcano, Bomba comes to the rescue.Child actor Tommy Ivo plays the boy who idolizes Bomba and gives the corniest 'aw-shucks' performance this side of Timmy from the Lassie TV show. Donald Woods is his usual stiff self. Pretty Marjorie Lord and Elena Verdugo represent the fairer sex in this one, for better or worse. Bomba really needed a regular cast of characters like Tarzan had. The lack of one hurts the series, I think. This has the expected amounts of stock footage and rear projection effects all of the Bomba movies have. The climax goes on way too long. It's a decent B jungle adventure picture but nothing remarkable. Which is par for the course with this series. Might play better for the kiddos. But watch out for that python scene!

moonspinner55 Moony-eyed kid, staying with his parents in a hut in Africa, has secretly befriended Bomba, the legendary jungle boy; the child's father--who traps wild animals--has admonished little David for believing in a myth, but comes to regret his words after his son is kidnapped by two greedy men out to snare precious jewels from volcano country. Third entry in the "Bomba" series has some good scenes (Bomba surprising a native girl in the jungle, and later freeing David from his captors), but much of the acting is amateurish and Ford Beebe's direction is balky. Typically, Johnny Sheffield is the sole reason to watch, his modest smile and husky physique being perfect equipment for a 'monkey man.' ** from ****

Michael_Elliott Lost Volcano, The (1950) * 1/2 (out of 4) Third film in the Johnny Sheffield Bomba series finds the jungle boy becoming friends with the son (Tommy Ivo) of an animal trapper (Donald Woods) and soon the kid is kidnapped because a couple thieves believes he can lead them to a dangerous volcano where a buried treasure can be found. This third film in the series suffers from a rather weak and predictable story but also it runs way too long. Clocking in at 75-minutes that's about ten or fifteen-minutes too long as things get so slow that you really feel as if you're watching the movie and someone hits the pause button and keeps it on for an hour or so. As with the previous two films, this one here contains some decent moments and this includes the performance of Ivo as the young boy. I thought the actor gave a very good performance and managed to really keep the film moving at a good pace. I certainly think the film improved each time he was on the screen and there's no question that Ivo and Sheffield shared some nice chemistry together. Veteran actor Woods is also good in his part but he's not on screen enough to make a real difference. The same is true for Marjorie Lord who plays the boy's mother. As with previous films, this one here features quite a bit of stock footage of various wildlife and there's one incredibly freaky scene where a man is attacked by a large snake. I'll admit that I'm terrified of snakes so this scene was extremely effective to me but others might not see it that way. Of course, being a low-budget series we get some rather funny scenes including Bomba's first fight with a rubber crocodile and it looks even cheaper than what was used in all those Tarzan movies. THE LOST VOLCANO, in the end, really suffers from a story that just doesn't move anywhere and direction that just doesn't spark any energy or excitement.