King Solomon's Mines (1950)

Adventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.

Directors:

Compton Bennett, Andrew Marton

Writers:

Helen Deutsch (screenplay), H. Rider Haggard (novel)

Stars:

Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson

Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Deborah Kerr	...	Elizabeth Curtis
Stewart Granger	...	Allan Quatermain
Richard Carlson	...	John Goode
Hugo Haas	...	Van Brun aka Smith
Lowell Gilmore	...	Eric Masters
Kimursi	...	Khiva (as Kimursi of the Kipsigi Tribe)
Siriaque	...	Umbopa (as Siriaque of the Watussi Tribe)
Sekaryongo	...	Chief Gagool (as Sekaryongo of the Watussi Tribe)
Baziga	...	King Twala (as Baziga of the Watussi Tribe)

Storyline

Guide Allan Quatermain helps a young lady (Beth) find her lost husband somewhere in Africa. It's a spectacular adventure story with romance, because while they fight with wild animals and cannibals, they fall in love. Will they find the lost husband and finish the nice connection?

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Plot Keywords:

diamond mine | africa | guilt | adventurer | treasure | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Romance | Action

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

König Salomons Diamanten

Filming Locations:

Biondo, Democratic Republic Of Congo

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The location footage in this film, especially the various animals, was re-used as stock footage for dozens of films in the fifties and later, including Tarzan, the Ape Man, Watusi and the 1973 version of Trader Horn.

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Goofs

Throughout the movie Beth is wearing and not wearing her hat moment to moment. Noticeably when the jaguars attack and when the natives find the warning in the bushes.

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Quotes

Allan Quatermain: ...in the end you begin to accept it all... you watch things hunting and being hunted, reproducing, killing and dying, it's all endless and pointless, except in the end one small pattern emerges from it all, the only certainty: one is born, one lives for a time then one dies, that is all...

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Connections

Edited into Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)

User Reviews

The ultimate African safari movie

I fell in love with this movie when I was 5 years old. Unlike some boyhood favorites, which fade and weaken with age, this one looks as good now as it did back in 1950. Glorious scenery and glamorous co-stars: Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr.