---
title: 'King of the Congo (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Spencer Gordon Bennet'
released: '1952-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-of-the-congo-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044800/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# King of the Congo (1952)

1952 · Fantasy · United States


## Synopsis

King of the Congo is a 1952 American 15 chapter movie serial, the 48th released by Columbia Pictures. It was produced by Sam Katzman, directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Wallace Grissell, and stars Buster Crabbe. The serial also co-stars Gloria Dea, Leonard Penn, Jack Ingram, Rick Vallin, Nick Stuart, William Fawcett, and Rusty Wescoatt. King of the Congo was based on the comic book character "Thun'da", created by Frank Frazetta, and published by Magazine Enterprises.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Spencer Gordon Bennet](https://cinepixo.com/people/spencer-gordon-bennet), [Wallace Grissell](https://cinepixo.com/people/wallace-grissell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mischa Bakaleinikoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/mischa-bakaleinikoff)
- **Producer:** [Sam Katzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-katzman)

## Cast

- [Leonard Penn](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-penn)
- [Jack Ingram](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-ingram)
- [William Fawcett](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-fawcett)
- [Buster Crabbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/buster-crabbe)
- [Rick Vallin](https://cinepixo.com/people/rick-vallin)
- [Rusty Wescoatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/rusty-wescoatt)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-of-the-congo-1952
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