The Lion Hunters (1951)
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Directors
Ford Beebe
Cast
Johnny Sheffield, Morris Ankrum, Ann E. Todd, Douglas Kennedy
The story
A lion trapper and his daughter Jean rendezvous with his hardheaded partner in the African jungle. Bomba befriends Jean and explains why trapping lions is wrong, and she comes to understand him. He later sabotages the men's plans, and with assistance from local Masai natives and lions, expels them from the area.
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