Congo Bill (serial)

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Congo Bill
Original poster for Congo Bill
Directed by	Spencer Gordon Bennet Thomas Carr
Starring	Don McGuire Cleo Moore Jack Ingram I. Stanford Jolley Leonard Penn Nelson Leigh
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	28 October 1948
Running time	15 chapters
Country	United States
Language	English
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Congo Bill (1948) is a Columbia movie serial based on DC Comics character Congo Bill.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Congo Bill searches Africa following rumours of a "White Goddess" and for an heiress, missing since her plane crashed in the wilderness. However, Bernie McGraw, the man who stands to inherit everything if Bill fails, is out to stop him.

[edit] Cast

Don McGuire as Congo Bill, Famed Hunter and Animal trainer
Cleo Moore as Queen Lureen, white ruler of a forbidden valley in Africa & Ruth Culver missing heiress to the Culver fortune
Jack Ingram as Cameron, Mysterious trader
I. Stanford Jolley as Bernie McGraw, Villainous trustee of the Culver fortune
Leonard Penn as Andre Bocar, Owner of the seedy African bar The Green Parrot Inn, in Bernie McGraw's pay and working for his own ends
Nelson Leigh as Dr Greenway
Charles King as Kleeg, works for Andre Bocar in The Green Parrot Inn
Armida as Zalea
Hugh Prosser as Morelli
Neyle Morrow as Kahla
Fred Graham as Villabo
Rusty Wescoatt as Ivan
Anthony Warde as Rogan
Stephen Carr as Tom McGraw, Murdered brother of Bernie McGraw and trustee of the Culver fortune

[edit] References

Congo Bill at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] External links

Congo Bill at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by Superman (1948)	Columbia Serial Congo Bill (1948)	Succeeded by Bruce Gentry (1949)

v • d • e Columbia serials

Pre-war Serials (1937-1942)	Jungle Menace • The Mysterious Pilot • The Secret of Treasure Island • The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok • The Spider's Web • Flying G-Men • Mandrake the Magician • Overland with Kit Carson • The Shadow • Terry and the Pirates • Deadwood Dick • The Green Archer • White Eagle • The Spider Returns • The Iron Claw • Holt of the Secret Service

War-time Serials (1942-1945)	Captain Midnight • Perils of the Royal Mounted • The Secret Code • The Valley of Vanishing Men • Batman • The Phantom • The Desert Hawk • Black Arrow • Brenda Starr, Reporter • The Monster and the Ape

Post-war Serials (1945-1956)	Jungle Raiders • Who's Guilty? • Hop Harrigan • Chick Carter, Detective • Son of the Guardsman • Jack Armstrong • The Vigilante • The Sea Hound • Brick Bradford • Tex Granger • Superman • Congo Bill • Bruce Gentry • Batman and Robin • Adventures of Sir Galahad • Cody of the Pony Express • Atom Man vs. Superman • Pirates of the High Seas • Roar of the Iron Horse • Mysterious Island • Captain Video • King of the Congo • Blackhawk • Son of Geronimo • The Lost Planet • The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd • Gunfighters of the Northwest • Riding with Buffalo Bill • The Adventures of Captain Africa • Perils of the Wilderness • Blazing the Overland Trail

Actors and Actresses	Kirk Alyn • Judd Holdren • Warren Hull • Victor Jory • Clayton Moore • Noel Neill • Tom Tyler

Production Crew	Spencer Gordon Bennet • Elmer Clifton • B. Reeves Eason • James W. Horne • Sam Katzman • George H. Plympton • Joseph F. Poland • Ray Taylor • Mack V. Wright

See also	Film serials • List of film serials • List of film serials by studio

v • d • e DC Comics films

The Serials	Batman (1943) • Hop Harrigan (1946) • The Vigilante (1947) • Superman (1948) • Congo Bill (1948) • Batman and Robin (1949) • Atom Man Vs. Superman (1950)

Single films	Superman and the Mole Men (1951) • Batman (1966) • Supergirl (1984) • Steel (1997) • Road to Perdition (2002) • Catwoman (2004) • A History of Violence (2005) • Constantine (2005) • V for Vendetta (2006) • The Spirit (2008) • Watchmen (2009)

Franchises	Batman (1989–1997): Batman (1989) • Batman Returns (1992) • Batman Forever (1995) • Batman & Robin (1997) Batman (2005 — ): Batman Begins (2005) • The Dark Knight (2008) Superman: Superman (1978) • Superman II (1980) • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006) • Superman III (1983) • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) • Superman Returns (2006) Swamp Thing: Swamp Thing (1982) • The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)