Nabonga - 1944

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The film Nabonga launched Julie London’s movie career when she was just eighteen years old. The movie was a cheapie, filmed in five days, and I suspect it is one she would prefer her fans forget. The earliest article I’ve found on Julie is an excerpt from a studio publicity kit for the movie’s release. You can read that piece by clicking here on Nabonga. The article is really a hoot. Check out the Italian movie posters on this page. If I remember correctly the United States and Hollywood were still at war with Italy in 1944. Either Nabonga was released in Italy after VE-Day or her ape film showed the Italians what Americans were fighting for and they realized theirs was a lost cause and brought an end to the hostilities.