US Release date: 20 March 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 30 December 1950
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Running time: 70 minutes
Director: Ford Beebe
Cast: Johnny Sheffield, Peggy Ann Garner & Onslow Stevens
Australian Distributor: BEF
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty Theatre for one week from 18 August 1950 as support to Stampede.
Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 44 | 306 |
| EF PPE | 3.14 | 171 |
| Metres Travelled | 118,688 | 328 |
| Average MT | 8,478 | 344 |
| Engagements | 14 | 325 |
| Slots | 21 | 317 |
| Weeks | 7 | 141 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 50.00% | 87 |
| Saturdays | 2 | 324 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 14.29% | 321 |
| Tuesdays | 5 | 261 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 35.71% | 163 |
| First billed | 4 | 196 |
| Second billed | 10 | 188 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 10 |
| Ratio | 71.43% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -20.93% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 1 |
| Ratio | 7.14% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.75% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 3 |
| Ratio | 21.43% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 19.19% |
| Hoyts eng | 1 |
| Ratio | 7.14% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 6.30% |
| Independent eng | 9 |
| Ratio | 64.29% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -12.82% |
| Suburban eng | 4 |
| Ratio | 28.57% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 6.52% |
Notes: First in a series that would play better in the Saturday matinee slot this one picked up a mere 14 engagements filling out spots in Union’s support schedule with no regular partner. Naturally, positive metrics were few and far between.
Bomba the Jungle Boy engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| North Carlton | Adelphi | Independent | 30/12/1950 | 1 | W | 2 | Father of the Bride |
| St. Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 1 | W | 2 | The Capture |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 6/01/1951 | 2 | T | 2 | State Secret |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 13/01/1951 | 3 | T | 2 | State Secret |
| Middle Brighton | Dendy | Independent | 20/01/1951 | 4 | W | 2 | Father of the Bride |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 27/01/1951 | 5 | T | 2 | State Secret |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 27/01/1951 | 5 | W | 2 | Father of the Bride |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 3/02/1951 | 6 | W | 2 | Moonrose |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 17/02/1951 | 8 | T | 1 | High Tide |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 17/02/1951 | 8 | T | 1 | High Tide |
| Burnley | Burnley | Independent | 28/04/1951 | 18 | W | 2 | Fancy Pants |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 10/11/1951 | 46 | S | 2 | The Spider and the Fly |
| Yarraville | Sun | Independent | 17/11/1951 | 47 | S | 1 | The Spider and the Fly |
| Port Melbourne | Port | Independent | 24/11/1951 | 48 | W | 1 | The Spider and the Fly |
The 1950 Project 