White Witch Doctor (1953)
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- 1h 36min
- Action, Adventure
- 09 Oct 1953 (Australia)
- Movie
In 1907, a nurse arrives in the Belgian Congo to work for a missionary doctor but meets a grumpy animal hunter who secretly plans to search for gold in the dangerous Bakuba tribal region.
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Cast
| Susan Hayward | ... |
Ellen Burton
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| Robert Mitchum | ... |
John 'Lonni' Douglas
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| Walter Slezak | ... |
Huysman
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Mashood Ajala | ... |
Jacques
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Joseph C. Narcisse | ... |
Utembo
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| Elzie Emanuel | ... |
Kapuka
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| Timothy Carey | ... |
Jarrett
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Otis Greene | ... |
Bakuba boy
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Nnaemeka Akosa | ... |
Native (uncredited)
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Leo C. Aldridge-Milas | ... |
Council Member (uncredited)
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Myrtle Anderson | ... |
Aganza (uncredited)
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| Michael Ansara | ... |
De Gama (uncredited)
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Anyaogu | ... |
Native (uncredited)
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| Everett Brown | ... |
Bakuba King (uncredited)
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Louis Polliman Brown | ... |
Councilman (uncredited)
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Naaman Brown | ... |
Witch Doctor (uncredited)
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| Charles Gemora | ... |
Gorilla (uncredited)
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| Michael Granger | ... |
Paal (uncredited)
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Dorothy Harris | ... |
Chief's Wife (uncredited)
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Henry Hastings | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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John Iboko | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Elechukwu Njakar | ... |
Native (uncredited)
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Chukemeka Okeke | ... |
Native (uncredited)
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Floyd Shackelford | ... |
Native (uncredited)
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Paul Thompson | ... |
Witch Doctor (uncredited)
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Gabriel Ukaegbu | ... |
Native (uncredited)
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A.E. Ukonu | ... |
Prosecutor (uncredited)
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Lillian West | ... |
Doctor Mary (uncredited)
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Bob White | ... |
Native (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Henry Hathaway | ||
Written by
| Ivan Goff | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Ben Roberts | ... | (screenplay) |
| Louise A. Stinetorf | ... | (based on novel by) |
Produced by
| Otto Lang | ... | producer |
Music by
| Bernard Herrmann | ||
Cinematography by
| Leon Shamroy | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| James B. Clark | ||
Art Direction by
| Mark-Lee Kirk | ||
| Lyle R. Wheeler | ||
Set Decoration by
| Stuart A. Reiss | ||
Costume Design by
| Dorothy Jeakins | ||
Makeup Department
| Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| F.E. 'Johnny' Johnston | ... | location production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Arthur Lueker | ... | first assistant director |
| Gerd Oswald | ... | first assistant director |
| Roy Ward Baker | ... | location director (uncredited) |
| Richard Rosson | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
| David Silver | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Robert R. Snody | ... | second unit director: location (uncredited) |
| Erich von Stroheim Jr. | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Eugene Grossman | ... | sound |
| Harry M. Leonard | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Ray Kellogg | ... | special photographic effects |
| Matthew Yuricich | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Charles G. Clarke | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Harry Jackson | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Joseph MacDonald | ... | additional director of photography |
| Scotty McEwin | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Walter Fitchman | ... | location grip (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Charles Le Maire | ... | wardrobe director |
Music Department
| Eddie Lynn | ... | musician: jungle drums |
| Bernard Herrmann | ... | conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Eva Monley | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Conway Wharton | ... | technical advisor |
| Serge Bertensson | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
| Mel Koontz | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1953) (United States) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century-Fox)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1953) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Centfox-Film (1953) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1962) (United States) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (DVD) (20th Century Fox Cinema Archives)
- 20th Century Fox India (1953) (India) (theatrical) (as 20th Century Fox Corpn. India) (Bombay)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Ellen Burton arrives in Africa to join Dr. Mary as her nurse, bringing modern medicine to the native peoples. Lonni Douglas, an animal wrangler and fortune hunter, agrees to take her upriver, despite his misgivings about her suitability for Africa. They battle escaped gorillas, hostile natives, infected lion wounds, and hostile witch doctors to reach their destination and on the way, they fall in love. Will their contrasting interests doom their romance?
Written by James Callan |
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| Taglines | The story of a woman who followed a dream to the end of the earth ... and found a love that will live to the end of time ! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,020,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | King Leopold II was the exclusive owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908. The movie is set in 1907. During Leopold's ownership it has been estimated that the population was decreased by as much as 50% while profits for some years were as much as 100%. The first resource harvested was ivory but the next, and most profitable, was rubber. Torture, killing, and mutilations were used to such an extent on the population enslaved by Leopold that the rubber crop was referred to as "Red Rubber". See more » |
| Goofs | In the opening scene the human face behind the gorilla costume is clearly visible. See more » |
| Quotes |
John 'Lonni' Douglas:
We leave at dawn. See more » |