07 Jan 1952
The African Queen
At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.
The Boy Kumasenu
It tells the story of a boy Kumasenu who moves to the city of Accra from a small fishing village, encouraged by his cousin Agboh's exaggerated tales of the wonders of city life. Hungry, he steals bread and is caught by police, but is rescued by a doctor and his wife who find him work. Agboh attempts to get Kumasenu to rob the doctor, but Kumasenu foils his cousin's plans.
Top Billed Cast
Nortey Engmann Kumasenu
Dr. Oku Ampofo Dr. Tamakloe
Rosina Ampofo Grace
Robert Nunoo Fiawoo
Angela Nanor Adobia
Kofi Ghanaba 
Russell Napier Narrator
Guy Warren Yeboah
Robert Baffour Lawyer Mensah
Arthur Ankrah Fetish Priest
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