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In 1941, a mysterious Somaliland woman helps the British against the Germans.In 1941, a mysterious Somaliland woman helps the British against the Germans.In 1941, a mysterious Somaliland woman helps the British against the Germans.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 3 nominations total
Cedric Hardwicke
- Bishop Coombes
- (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
William Broadus
- Village Headman
- (uncredited)
Ivan Browning
- Signal Man
- (uncredited)
Frank Clarke
- Pilot
- (uncredited)
Frederick Clarke
- Ibrahim
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the beginning, while flying over Africa, the co-pilot points to a rock formation on the map called Rhino Rocks. The rock used for the picture is Shiprock in New Mexico.
- GoofsZia's caravan uses Bactrian camels (two humps) which are native to central Asia. The camels found in Northern Kenya and Somalia are dromedary camels.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Repeat Performance (1947)
- SoundtracksO God Our Help in Ages Past
(uncredited)
Words by Isaac Watts and music by William Croft
Sung in church at the London church service
Featured review
A surprisingly efficient and startling adventure feature from Africa by Henry Hathaway for being so young and early - this is already Hathaway completely fledged, and it's a very colourful drama although in black and white. Gene Tierney, also very young and fresh, provides the romanticism with glowing colours, and George Sanders for once plays a very unusually honest and heroic role. It's a great adventure, and the cave scenes are gorgeously suggestive in both drama, invention and cinematography. The photo is stupendous, and although rather thin, brief and superficial, it must be deemed as a great film - on a small scale, but nevertheless.
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- Budget
- $1,200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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