King Solomon's Mines (1937)

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80 min - Action | Adventure | Drama - 26 July 1937 (USA)

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White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Paul Robeson	...	Umbopa
	Cedric Hardwicke	...	Allan Quatermain
	Roland Young	...	Cmdr. John Good
	Anna Lee	...	Kathleen 'Kathy' O'Brien
	John Loder	...	Sir Henry Curtis
	Arthur Sinclair	...	Patrick 'Patsy' O'Brien
	Robert Adams	...	Twala
	Arthur Goullet	...	Sylvestra Getto (as Arthur Goullett)
	Ecce Homo Toto	...	Infadoos
	Makubalo Hlubi	...	Kapse
	Mjujwa	...	Scragga
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	Ben Kubela

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Fortune hunter Patrick O'Brien has left his daughter Kathy and guide Umbopa to trek across the desert in hopes of finding the fabled diamond mines of Solomon. Worried about her father, Kathy persuades hunter Allan Quartermain to lead a party to rescue him. After surviving the desert they are found by natives and brought to their chief, Twala. Umbopa reveals himself to be the true heir to the tribal throne, having been exiled years earlier by Twala and the tribal witch, Gagool. Quartermain's only hope to gain access to the mines and the possible rescue of O'Brien is to try to help Umbopa regain his rightful place as chief. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>

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26 July 1937 (USA) See more »

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Ökenskattens hemlighet See more »

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Africa See more »

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Gaumont British Picture Corporation See more »

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80 min

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Mono

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Black and White

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1.37 : 1

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Revealing mistakes: As the party climbs the mountains, Umbopa appears to be wearing shoes in some shots. See more »

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Allan Quartermaine: You know, O'Brien, there's only one kind of man that it's useless to argue with.
Patrick 'Patsy' O'Brien: And that is?
Allan Quartermaine: A fool!
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Referenced in High Adventure (2001) See more »

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"Climbin' Up"
Music by Mischa Spoliansky
Lyrics by Eric Maschwitz
Sung by Paul Robeson See more »

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