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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)
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I have just seen this adventure movie for the first time and found it very enjoyable.
A hunter and his guide set out across the desert to search for King Solomon's Mines so he can get hold of the treasure. A party, including his daughter who is worried about him follows him and after confronting a dust storm and running out of water, they reach there. Natives find them and after a battle for the throne, the mines are eventually reached and the young woman is reunited with her dad. A volcano erupts and they manage to escape and set off for home, accompanied by 100 natives for the journey across the desert as a thank you for helping the native leader get his throne back.
The movie features an excellent performance by Paul Robeson, whose songs help the movie along nicely. This also stars Cedric Hardwicke, Roland Young and Anna Lee. The special effects were good for their time, especially the cave scenes with the volcano.
This movie has since been remade several times and the best version is the 1950 one with Stuart Granger, which I also have in my movie collection.
This movie is worth checking out. Great fun.
Rating: 3 stars out of 5.
A hunter and his guide set out across the desert to search for King Solomon's Mines so he can get hold of the treasure. A party, including his daughter who is worried about him follows him and after confronting a dust storm and running out of water, they reach there. Natives find them and after a battle for the throne, the mines are eventually reached and the young woman is reunited with her dad. A volcano erupts and they manage to escape and set off for home, accompanied by 100 natives for the journey across the desert as a thank you for helping the native leader get his throne back.
The movie features an excellent performance by Paul Robeson, whose songs help the movie along nicely. This also stars Cedric Hardwicke, Roland Young and Anna Lee. The special effects were good for their time, especially the cave scenes with the volcano.
This movie has since been remade several times and the best version is the 1950 one with Stuart Granger, which I also have in my movie collection.
This movie is worth checking out. Great fun.
Rating: 3 stars out of 5.
- chris_gaskin123
- Oct 6, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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