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6.3/10
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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.White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Arthur Goullet
- Sylvestra Getto
- (as Arthur Goullett)
Mako Hlubi
- Kapse
- (as Makubalo Hlubi)
Sydney Fairbrother
- Gagool
- (uncredited)
Alf Goddard
- Red
- (uncredited)
Frederick Leister
- Diamond Buyer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was thought lost for years. It was believed the negative was ceded to MGM when the studio acquired remake rights in 1950. When MGM denied it, it was believed to have been assigned to Pinewood Lake on the studio's property, a watery grave that contains cans and reels of unstable nitrate films. When it did turn up, it was in Rank's Pinewood vaults.
- GoofsThe diary page containing the eclipse notification is titled "WED. 2ND JUNE 1882". That day was actually a Friday.
- Quotes
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!
- ConnectionsEdited into Dark Jungle Theater: King Solomon's Mine (2015)
Featured review
This first version of H. Rider Haggard's 1884 novel has a wonderful cast (Paul Robeson, Cedric Hardwicke, Anna Lee, Roland Young and John Loder), excellent production values which includes a bubbling volcano pit, and good special effects when the lava starts eroding the walls of the crater. Even with black and white photography, it is very comparable to the 1950 Technicolor version (with Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr) and better than the 1985 version (with Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone). Because I am partial to Paul Robeson, I didn't mind the intrusion into the narrative of his singing three songs with his magnificent voice. (Who can make a film with Robeson without having him sing?) The movie is full of suspense, action (when the tribes battle each other) and some comedy provided mostly by Roland Young. Overall a stirring addition to the genre that should please its fans.
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- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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