Africa Screams
★ 5.7 · 1949 · 79m · Comedy · Adventure · Action
When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking that his friend Stanley knows all there is to know about Africa, they are abducted and ordered to lead Diana and her henchmen to an African tribe in search of a fortune in jewels.
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